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Transcription

the said Captaine and company would be civile, but they still persuing
and thretening with greate violence and fiercenesse, and hearing noe
reason, this deponent taking up his sword as if hee meant to stand
upon his iust defense, the said headmost shipp fired a
volley of small shott at this deponent as hee soe stood upon the poope
and forthwith clapt the Beniamin aboard and fired into her a whole
broad side as hee conceived, most of the guns double shotted
which tore the Beniamin and rigging exceedingly and wounded seaven
of her men, some of them very desperately, and this hee
saith was at least two leagues (in his iudgement) from any fort or
castle, yet notwithstanding the said shipp that soe first assaulted the
Beniamin, endeavoured to grapple and make fat to her, but
the graplings slipping, the said shipp spooned away from
the Beniamin, which by that time clearly perceiving them to be
Hollanders, this deponent called out, and desired them to forbeare
and told them hee would presently come to an anchor, but
immediately the sternemost shipp being come up and upon the
Beniamins [?weather] quarter, commanded her to beare off to
sea, and by this time the other shipps boate being come aboard
and endeavouring to cutt the Beniamins anchors fron the Bouyes, and
to cutt and mangle her rigging, somwhat distracted this
deponent and company, who yet (assoone as they could) hald up
their sailes and let drop their anchor, But the company
that was in the said boate, not being herewith content,
forced this deponents companie to strike the Beniamins flagg,
and proceeded further to abuse them by words and actions, and taking
things out of the shipp. Whereupon (they commannding this
deponent to come aboard to their Captaine) this deponent
to satisfie them, and praying them in the meane while to be quiet
went aboard with them in their boate not having his owne
readie, And being come aboard the said shipp that
soe came first up, the Captaine entertained him soe coursly
that in stead either of hearing this deponent, or giving him
any account of the said violence (which this deponent desired) seized him
presently prisoner and would not suffer him to retourne, although
this deponent entreated him to take what account hee should
demand of him, and cleare him if hee had nothing to say against
him, which hee denied, and in stead thereof sent and fetcht aboard
this deponents cheife marchant, cheife mate, and severall others of
his men, and put his owne men aboard this deponents said
shipp, commanding her and keeping her as a prize. And
this deponent being aboard and soe used, and desiring to know the name
of the said shipp that soe came first and upon which this deponent was soe
commanded aboard and kept prisoner, said that his name was Jacob
Swart, and that his shipp was named the Mars of Middleborow
and that the said other shipp was named the Zierickesea of fflushing,
and that her commander was named daniel da Prieza, and that
they were both belonging to the dutch or Netherland East India Company, and
soe much the companie of the said shipp likewise frequently said and
acknowledged