Remonstrantie 6.2.2

6.2.2

I will now specify various rarities which have been recommended to me by different nobles or great men, and which should be sent here by our ships, but the quantity supplied of each should be small: 10 small gold chains, of the most ingenious work. 20 sabres, costing 10 to 15 guilders each, embellished with some gold-work, slightly curved, of which I can show a sample. 20 handsome musket barrels, wrought with gold and set with agates of various colours, in which heads are carved, of the kind brought here overland by the Venetians. Some sea-horse teeth, marbled on the inside with black stripes, much esteemed. 2 or 3 good battle-pictures, painted by an artist with a pleasing style, for the Moslems want to see everything from close by; also one or two maps of the entire world; also some decorative pictures showing comic incidents, or nude figures. 10 large cases, in which to keep scissors, mirrors, razors, and other implements locked up. 10 to 20 gilt mirrors, costing 8 to 10 guilders each, but no large ones with ebony frames, such as were sent on the Golden Lion by advice. 1 case red woollen cloth, costing 15 to 16 guilders the ell. Also 10 to 20 pieces tapestry, both silken and woollen, from 3 to 8 ells long, and 2 to 4 ells broad, but no sad colours, all bright, must be sent. 5 to 10 pieces Cassa, of bright colours, green, red, or variegated. No cloth of gold should be sent, as it is supplied from Persia, of good quality and much cheaper.