Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 Dutch in Early Modern England: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Terminology -- 1.3 Sources -- 1.4 The People Who Knew Dutch in Early Modern England -- 1.4.1 Dutch Communities in England -- 1.4.2 Temporary Dutch Visitors to England -- 1.4.3 English People Who Knew Dutch -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Dutch in the Church -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Dutch Church Congregations in Early Modern England: A Chronology -- 2.2.1 The Sixteenth Century -- 2.2.2 The Seventeenth Century -- 2.2.3 Other Religious Communities -- 2.3 Written Dutch in the Church Domain -- 2.3.1 Correspondence -- 2.3.2 Meeting Minutes -- 2.3.3 Church Registers -- 2.3.4 Simeon Ruytinck's Treatise on an Agape Meal -- 2.3.5 Memorials and Inscriptions -- 2.3.6 Books Printed in Dutch -- 2.3.7 Concluding Remarks on Written Dutch in the Church Domain -- 2.4 Spoken Dutch in the Church Domain: A Chronology -- 2.4.1 The Sixteenth Century -- 2.4.2 The Seventeenth Century -- 2.4.3 The Eighteenth Century -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Work and the Government of the Dutch Communities -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Use of Dutch in the Work Domain -- 3.2.1 Textiles -- 3.2.2 Printing -- 3.2.3 Drainage and Engineering -- 3.2.4 Fishermen and other Sailors -- 3.2.5 Merchants -- 3.2.6 Other Working Environments -- 3.2.7 Dutch Loanwords in English in the Work Domain -- 3.3 The Government of the Dutch Communities -- 3.3.1 The politicke mannen in Norwich -- 3.3.2 The politicke mannen in other Dutch Communities -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Learning and the Home -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Domain of Learning -- 4.2.1 The Education of the Children in Dutch Communities in England -- 4.2.2 Further Education -- 4.2.3 Cornelis Drebbel: A Case Apart -- 4.2.4 The Royal Society.

4.2.5 Materials for Learning Dutch -- 4.2.6 Dutch Books in Private and Public Collections -- 4.2.7 Concluding Remarks on Learning -- 4.3 The Domestic Domain -- 4.3.1 Personal Letters -- 4.3.2 Wills -- 4.3.3 Household Inventories -- 4.3.4 Other Evidence of Written Dutch in the Domestic Domain -- 4.3.5 Concluding Remarks on Written Dutch in the Domestic Domain -- 4.3.6 Spoken Dutch in the Domestic Domain -- 4.4 Dutch Words in English Dialects -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 The Court, Diplomacy and the Military -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Diplomatic Domain -- 5.2.1 The Written Use of Dutch in the Diplomatic Domain -- 5.2.2 The Spoken Use of Dutch in the Diplomatic Domain -- 5.2.3 English Diplomats Who Knew Dutch -- 5.3 Dutch at Court -- 5.3.1 Elizabeth I -- 5.3.2 James I -- 5.3.3 Charles I -- 5.3.4 Charles II -- 5.3.5 The Commonwealth -- 5.3.6 William III -- 5.4 The Military Domain -- 5.5 Dutch in the Navy -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Dutch Literature -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Dutch Verse in Early Modern England -- 6.2.1 The Refereyn -- 6.2.2 Dutch Sonnets in Sixteenth-Century England -- 6.2.3 Jacobus Colius -- 6.2.4 Jan Cruso -- 6.2.5 Jan Proost -- 6.2.6 Constantijn Huygens -- 6.2.7 Abraham Booth -- 6.2.8 Franciscus Junius -- 6.2.9 Jan Six van Chandelier -- 6.2.10 Johannes Vollenhove -- 6.2.11 John Lagniel: Author of Two Dutch Songs -- 6.2.12 English Poets Writing Dutch -- 6.2.13 Concluding Remarks -- 6.3 Dutch in Plays -- 6.3.1 Thomas Dekker -- 6.4 Dutch in Works of Prose -- 6.4.1 Johannes Radermacher's Grammar -- 6.4.2 The Prose of Emanuel van Meteren, Simeon Ruytinck and Jacobus Colius -- 6.4.3 Travelogues and Journals -- 6.4.4 The Prose of Lucas d'Heere -- 6.4.5 Dutch Learners and Dictionaries -- 6.5 Translations Into and Out of Dutch -- 6.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Dutch in Scotland and Wales -- 7.1 Introduction.

7.2 The Dutch in Early Modern Scotland -- 7.2.1 The Western Isles -- 7.2.2 The Shetland and Orkney Islands -- 7.2.3 The Scottish Mainland -- 7.3 Scots in the Low Countries -- 7.4 The Use of Dutch in Scotland -- 7.4.1 The Commercial Domain -- 7.4.2 The Domestic Domain -- 7.4.3 The Church Domain -- 7.4.4 The Military Domain -- 7.4.5 Other Domains -- 7.4.6 Concluding Remarks on the Use of Dutch in Scotland -- 7.5 The Influence of Dutch on Contact Dialects in Scotland -- 7.6 Wales -- 7.6.1 Flemish in Pembrokeshire -- 7.6.2 Dutch Visitors to Wales -- 7.7 Conclusion -- Epilogue -- The Knowledge and Use of Dutch in Early Modern Britain -- Histories of the Dutch Language and Histories of Language in Britain -- Future Research Opportunities -- Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 A Selection of Dutch Poetry Written in Early Modern England -- Appendix 2 Membership Lists of the London Dutch Church Transcribed by R.E.G. and E.F. Kirk -- Bibliography -- Index.