[117] Clar. St. Paps., 108, f. 82, Downing to Clarendon, September 16, 1664 (O. S.). [118] S. P., Holland, 172, f. 241, Downing to Bennet, September 23, 1664 (O. S.). [119] _Brieven van de Ambassadors in Engeland aan de Staten Generaal_, VanGogh to S. G., September 23/October 3, 1664. [120] Pepys, _Diary_, IV, 254; _Brieven van de Ambassadors in Engeland aan de Staten Generaal_, VanGogh to S. G., September 30/October 10, 1664. [121] Pepys, _Diary_, IV, 254. [122] S. P., Holland, 172, f. 35, Downing to Bennet, October 7, 1664 (O. S.). [123] _Brieven van de Ambassadors in Engeland aan de Staten van H. en W. F._, VanGogh to DeWitt, October 3/13, 1664. A few days after this VanGogh very much annoyed the king by bringing up the Cape Verde incident again. The king burst out, "And pray, what is Cape Verde? A stinking place (using these very words): Is this of such importance to make so much adoe about! As much as I could ever yet learne of it, it is of noe use at all." S. P., Holland, 172, f. 158, VanGogh to Ruysch, October 24, 1664 (N. S.). [124] _Brieven van de Ambassadors in Engeland aan de Staten van H. en W. F._, VanGogh to DeWitt, October 3/13, 1664. [125] S. P., Holland, 173, f. 178, VanGogh to Ruysch, November 7, 1664 (N. S.); DeWitt, _Brieven_, IV, 387, 390, VanGogh to DeWitt, October 28/November 7, October 31/November 10, 1664. [126] DeWitt, _Brieven_, IV, 390, DeWitt to VanGogh, November 14, 1664 (N. S.). [127] Clar. St. Paps., 108, f. 126, Downing to Clarendon, November 11, 1664 (O. S.). [128] _Ibid._, f. 100, Downing to Clarendon, October 14, 1664 (O. S.); Brieven van de Ambassadors in Engeland aan de Staten Generaal, October 14/24, 1664. [129] Clar. St. Paps., 108, f. 108, Downing to Clarendon, October 28, 1664 (O. S.); _ibid._, f. 120, Downing to Clarendon, November 4, 1664 (O. S.). [130] _Ibid._, f. 117, Downing to Clarendon, November 4, 1664 (O. S.). [131] _Brieven van de Ambassadors in Engeland aan der Raadpensionaris_, VanGogh to DeWitt, October 17/27, 1664. [132] S. P., Holland, 173, f. 19, VanGogh to Ruysch, December 5, 1654 (N. S.). The duke of York was known to be very favorable to Holmes at the same time. S. P., Dom., Charles II, 105, f. 176, Coventry to Bennet, November 27, 1664. [133] Pepys, _Diary_, IV, 312. [134] He arrived at Cape Verde October 22, 1664, and left the Gold Coast February 27, 1665. [135] In this account it seems unnecessary to give the details of the capture of these places. They may be found at length in Brandt, _Vie de Ruiter_, pp. 223 to 265. [136] S. P., Dom., Charles II, 110, f. 19; Condition of Co., Jan. 2 (1664/5). [137] P. C. R., Charles II, 5: 4. [138] _The Case of the Royal African Company of England and their Creditors_, p. 6. [139] Add. MSS., 22,920, f. 46, Lord Hollis to (Downing), September 2/12, 1664.