In 1616, Nathaniel Courthope , a British merchant navy officer, took the tiny island.He held off a Dutch siege for five years before he was killed, and Run became a Dutch possession.

• 一六一六年，英国商船队员纳撒尼尔．考托普佔领了这个小岛，遭荷兰人围攻，坚守五年，终于遇害，伦岛也就落入荷兰手上。