Here's a snippet from a book I'm reading- " In the winter of 1658, Captain John Dutton was selected to be the first governor of Run, a job which was to earn him a generous £200 a year salary, a further £100 in expenses, and the right to travel with his beloved wife. His orders were to take possession of of the island and 'with drum and trumpett proclaime the same,' and he was asked, en route to stop at the Atlantic island of St Helena and claim it for the (East India) Company as well " "in May 1659, this strategically placed island received its first inhabitants and a small settlement, Jamestown, was built on its northern coastline." from Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton. The bibliography states that the story is drawn largely from original journals, diaries and letters some relating to the East India Company adventurers. Run is one of the Banda Islands/spice islands and known for its nutmegs and mace. cheers Steph