Wij hebben voor ons gehadt seven personen van diegeene die in 't jaer 1653 met de Sperwer aen Corea schipbreuck geleden en haer daer aen lant gesalveert, mitsgaeders den tijt van dertien jaeren en 28 daegen als gevangen geseten hebben, off soo langh dan gedetineert sijn geweest, oock haer van de gelegentheden aldaer en van den handel die daer soude kunnen vallen, ondervraecht, en wijders gelesen het verbael dat sij daer op aen ons hebben overgeleverd. En dewijle wij daerin hebben geremarqueert dat de Japanders daer haer handel en logie hebben, en 't selve lant onder anderen medetrect Peper, Sappanhout, Sandelhout, Harte- en Roggevellen, mitsgaders mede soodanige waeren als wij in Japan aen de merckt brengen en waeronder gemeent wort dat de hierlantsche Laeckenen, als een seer kout lant sijnde, mede wel van het voornaemste soude kunnen wesen, hebben wij in bedencken genomen off het niet goet en dienstich soude wesen onder anderen mede onder pretext van de resterende gevangens off gedetineerde daer noch sijnde, dat een besendinge derwaerts gedaen wierd, om te onderstaen off wij daer tot den handel niet mede souden kunnen werden geadmitteert, presenterende de voorsz. luijden haer tot die reijs en besendinge in dienst van de Comp^e weder in te laeten, gelijck als sij ons berichten, dat de achtste synde den boeckhouder (*) bij haer tot Batavia soude syn gelaten. Volgens het voorsz. verbael souden die van Corea haeren handel mede te lande op Pekin drijven, werwaerts vele van de goederen die in cas van admissie bij ons daer souden werden aengebracht, souden cunnen werden vervoert en gedebiteert, dan het voornaemste obstakel dat wij daerin te gemoet sien, soude wesen dat die van Corea sijnde tributarissen van den Groten Tartar, die daar jaerlijx sijn Commissarissen send om haer op alles te laten informeren, van ons aenwesen aldaer verstaende, lichtelijck 't selve soude soeken te weeren en tegen te gaen, insonderheijt dewijle denselven ons tot den handel in sijn rijck niet en verstaet in te laeten; Doch alsoo d'E. Pieter van Hoorn UE. van die gelegentheden lichtelijck naerder sal kunnen berichten, sullen UE. in en omtrent die besendinge kunnen doen en disponeren soo als UE. sullen meenen ten meesten dienste en voordeele van de Comp^e te strecken.  

We have had before us, seven person of those who, in the year 1653 with the Sperwer in Corea shipwreck suffered and themselves there ashore have salvaged, besides the time of thirteen years and 28 days like prisoners having been there, or as long having been detained, also questioned them about the situation there and about the trade which might have been there, and read furthermore the verbatim report that they thereupon handed over to us . And while we noticed that the Japanese have their trade and lodge there, and the same country also draws Pepper, Sapwood, Sandalwood, Deer- and Ray skins, as well as such goods which we bring to the market in Japan and, among which is meant the Dutch [written is: the here lands] cloth [or linen], as well as being a cold country, also might as well be the most important, we have taken into consideration, if it wouldn't be good and helpful, that a shipment would be send thither, amongst other under the pretence for the remaining prisoners or detained still being there, to support if we wouldn't be permitted to the trade there, presenting the previously mentioned folks with the travel and shipment in service of the Company to enter again [into the country], like they reported us, that the eighth being the bookkeeper (*), joined them in Batavia. According to the previous mentioned report, would those of Corea make their trade also into the country of Pekin, to which many of the goods, which in case of admission, could be obtained by us there, might be transported and charged, then that the most important obstacle we might meet therein, should be that those of Corea, being tributaries of the Great Tartar, who sends annually his Commissioners there, to be informed about all kinds of things, from our representative there understanding, easily the same would seek to resist and to discourage, especially since the same resists to let us trade in his realm; But also the Noble Pieter van Hoorn could easily inquire Your Nobleness further, your Nobleness should be able to do and decide, in and around [=concerning] that shipment, as Your Nobleness should mean to be the most beneficial and advantageous to the Company.