Wrecked Western Ship

A ship from the Netherlands has reached our shores after a long and arduous voyage via what the crew calls 'the Strait of Magellan'. 'De Liefde' is apparently the only ship remaining out of a group of five, and is crewed by only 24 sick and dying men out of an original crew of over a hundred.\n\nIts rich cargo of Western curiosities and military equipment fared far better than its crew, and should be worth quite a bit. What is more; one of the survivors, a navigator called William Adams, insists he be brought before our 'king'...