The most prominent among them was Melchior van Santvoort, who had married a Japanese women and with whom he begot a daughter. Not long after arriving in Dejima, Verstegen asked Santvoort's daughter to marry him. In 1635, he was appointed to the position of trader. On December 7 of that year, Verstegen wrote to Governor Antonie van Diemen that he had learned of some Japan's islands (at around the 37th parallel north) where almost everything was made of gold and silver.
The most prominent among them was Melchior van Santvoort, who had married a Japanese women and with whom he begot a daughter.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
nsubj
Degree=Pos
prominent
prominent
ADJ
JJ
case
among
among
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
Melchior
Melchior
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
van
van
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Santvoort
Santvoort
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
marry
married
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Japanese
Japanese
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
whom
whom
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begit
begot
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Not long after arriving in Dejima, Verstegen asked Santvoort's daughter to marry him.
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADV
RB
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
arrive
arriving
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Dejima
Dejima
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Verstegen
Verstegen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Santvoort
Santvoort
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
iobj
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
marry
marry
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 1635, he was appointed to the position of trader.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1635
1635
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
position
position
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
trader
trader
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On December 7 of that year, Verstegen wrote to Governor Antonie van Diemen that he had learned of some Japan's islands (at around the 37th parallel north) where almost everything was made of gold and silver.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
December
December
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
7
7
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Verstegen
Verstegen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Governor
Governor
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Antonie
Antonie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
van
van
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Diemen
Diemen
PROPN
NNP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Japan
Japan
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Plur
island
islands
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
at
at
ADP
IN
case
around
around
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
37th
37th
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
parallel
parallel
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
north
north
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
advmod
almost
almost
ADV
RB
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing|PronType=Tot
everything
everything
PRON
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
gold
gold
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
silver
silver
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.