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　　The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the middle

of the Indonesian archipelago--remote, tranquil, and now largely

ignored. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, however,

Run's harvest of nutmeg turned it into the most lucrative of the

Spice Islands, precipitating a fierce and bloody battle between the

all-powerful Dutch East India Company and a small band of ragtag

British adventurers led by the intrepid Nathaniel Courthope. The

outcome of the fighting was one of the most spectacular deals in

history: Britain ceded Run to Holland, but in return was given

another small island, Manhattan.

A brilliant adventure story of unthinkable hardship and savagery,

the navigation of uncharted waters, and the exploitation of new

worlds, Nathaniel's Nutmeg is a remarkable chapter in the history

of the colonial powers.

"An exciting account of the dangerous voyages, bizarre

transactions and desperate battles of the Spice Wars."--The

Washington Post

"Fascinating . . . an epic tale, told superbly . . . There is

plenty of gore, chance, and piracy to the story."--The Wall Street

Journal

"A rousing historical romp. . . a tale of courage, treachery,

endurance, cowardice, greed and derring-do."--The New York Times

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　　Giles Milton is the author of The Riddle and the

Knight, a critically acclaimed history of the explorer Sir John

Mandeville.

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1619年7月，荷兰东印度公司和英国东印度公司签署了一份协议，规定立即停止两家公司之间的交战，这让他非常吃惊。这份文件被称为《防御条约》，是第三次英荷协商的成果，这次会议是为讨论东方恶化的局势而召开的。多番争论之后，双方决定应“原谅并忘却”一切积怨，归还俘获的船只，释放俘虏，至于船主们，“无论其职位高低，从今往后都应像互相信任的朋友一样生活和交流”。此条约最重要的条款是，英国人应拥有香料群岛全部贸易的三分之一。作为回报，英国人同意采取积极行动，保卫该地区不受西班牙和葡萄牙人的侵袭。……该条约要求成立一支联合防御舰队，英方提供三分之一的人员、钱款和船只，荷方提供其余部分。这支舰队要把西班牙人和葡萄牙人完全逐出东印度群岛，摧毁他们在马来半岛、中国和菲律宾的残余基地，并作为一支海军巡逻力量保卫对香料的垄断。

我无法告诉你到什么地方找我

因为我只追随着海与风的脚步。

詹姆斯·兰开斯特

他们立即就派两个男子带着弓箭去打猎，这两人很快就带回一对他们猎杀的鸽子。他们还杀了一只肥狗，手脚麻利地用水里捞上来的贝壳剥下了狗皮。他们以为我要留下来过夜，但我不一会儿就回到了船上。

这是我此生踏足过的最适宜耕作的土地，而且这里还长有各种林木。本地土著都是很好的人，因为他们见我不愿久留，以为我是惧怕他们的弓箭，就拿起箭矢折断然后扔进了火里。

肉豆蔻就是这种树的种子，它是17世纪欧洲最为垂涎之物，据传，这种香料的药效奇大无比，人们愿意以死相求。它向来昂贵，当伊丽莎白时代的伦敦医生开始宣称，对付那种始于打喷嚏最终会导致死亡的“传染性瘟疫”，肉豆蔻制成的药丸是唯一的良药时，它的价格一飞冲天。一夜之间，这种干枯的小坚果 ，直到现在它也被用来治疗肠胃气胀和普通感冒， 如黄金般为人所追求。

漫长的谈判结束后，伊凡雷帝把这位英国指挥官（理查德钱德勒1553年所率领的幸运爱德华号远征船）送回了英格兰，并附函赐予伦敦的一批商人贸易特权。他的这个举动，无意间为“东印度公司”的先驱“莫斯科公司”莫定了基础。

葡萄牙人登上了所有这些岛屿，并很快安排了武装力量来加强防御，巩固他们对这些岛的占有。1511年，重要的香料港口马六甲落入他们的控制之下，仅仅几个月后，一艘葡萄牙的武装商船就首度造访了偏远的班达群岛。接着，葡萄牙人攻陷了印度西海岸的几个香料港口，从穆斯林中间商那里夺取了这些港口的控制权，然后又回到那片偏僻遥远的香料群岛。他们在这片群岛修筑了一系列重兵把守的堡垒和要塞，数年之间，德那第岛、蒂多雷岛、安汶岛和塞兰岛，都落入了他们的掌控之中。

书籍介绍

The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago--remote, tranquil, and now largely ignored. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, however, Run's harvest of nutmeg turned it into the most lucrative of the Spice Islands, precipitating a fierce and bloody battle between the all-powerful Dutch East India Company and a small band of ragtag British adventurers led by the intrepid Nathaniel Courthope. The outcome of the fighting was one of the most spectacular deals in history: Britain ceded Run to Holland, but in return was given another small island, Manhattan.

A brilliant adventure story of unthinkable hardship and savagery, the navigation of uncharted waters, and the exploitation of new worlds, Nathaniel's Nutmeg is a remarkable chapter in the history of the colonial powers.

"An exciting account of the dangerous voyages, bizarre transactions and desperate battles of the Spice Wars."-- The Washington Post

"Fascinating . . . an epic tale, told superbly . . . There is plenty of gore, chance, and piracy to the story."-- The Wall Street Journal

"A rousing historical romp. . . a tale of courage, treachery, endurance, cowardice, greed and derring-do."-- The New York Times Book Review