Since the ships which carried Printz to New Sweden returned to Stockholm before the departure of the next (the fifth) expedition, it was decided to use the _Fama_ for the new voyage. Another ship, the well-known _Kalmar Nyckel_, was fitted out by the company for a trading journey to the Caribbean Islands. Large quantities of “wooden bottles,” wooden basins, wooden spoons, lumber, tar, and other products and manufactured articles were furnished for the voyage in Sweden and Finland. Brandy and wine and other supplies were purchased in Holland “for the tobacco trade in the Caribbean Islands.” The two vessels sailed out of Gothenburg harbor on December 29. It is probable that both kept the same course for some time, but they must have separated before arriving in American waters, the _Kalmar Nyckel_ going to the Caribbees. On the twenty-seventh of February the _Fama_ was off the American coast and on the eleventh of March her sails were furled before Christina in New Sweden. About the middle of June she was ready for her return-voyage, but contrary winds or other circumstances delayed the sailing. On or shortly after July 20 her anchor was weighed and she set out for Europe with a large cargo of tobacco and skins. After a two months’ voyage the ship put into Harlingen to revictual. From there she was to have sailed to Sweden, but as the war with Denmark was in progress, it was decided to unload the cargo in Holland. A permit to unload was refused, however. Not only that. The ship was seized by the Dutch West India Company and a duty of 8 per cent. was demanded in addition to the ordinary import excises. After many protests and conferences about the matter, Peter Spiring succeeded in freeing the vessel. In the meantime the _Kalmar Nyckel_ also arrived. When the ship parted from the _Fama_ westward bound in the beginning of 1644, she proceeded directly to the Caribbean Island, where the cargo was exchanged for tobacco. The ship left the islands on its return journey late in the summer or early in the autumn. She touched at Dover, to obtain supplies. From there she went to Harlingen, where she was seized by orders of the Dutch West India Company. She was released, however, at the same time as the _Fama_. The cargoes of the two ships were sold by Lucas Arentzen. The beaver skins on the _Fama_ realized 15,000 florins, and the tobacco on the _Kalmar Nyckel_ brought 8,666 florins. But the net proceeds were reduced by Arentzen’s commission as well as by freight charges and other expenditures. The expenses due to the seizure of the ships were also considerable, and Arentzen paid more than 3,000 for supplies and provisions. IV.