HCA 13/72 f.487v Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/72 |
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Folio | 487 |
Side | Verso |
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Colin Greenstreet | |
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2015/12/02 |
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was riding before Battavia when the said shipp Endimion
soe came in thither, and while they were both soe there, the
Cabinets or Scrittors of the English Agent Mr ffrederick Skinner
were by order of the dutch Generall (as it was there commonly
and generally spoken and reported) seized upon and fetched from
aboard the Marygold, and that (as it was alsoe commonly said)
there were many of the English East India Companies Papers and letters
of greate moment then in the said Scrittors, which were lookt into
and perused by the dutch, to the great discovery of the secrets
and matters much importin the said English companies trade
and commerce in those parts, and greate dammage of the
said cmpany. And further to this article hee cannot depose.
To the tenth article hee saith and deposeth that within the
said time, namely in or about december last was a twelve moneth
a small vessell named the Golden Cock, in the service and imployment
of the said English Company or some of them, having in
India procured her lading of pepper to transship aboard
another of the said Companies shipps named the Imployment,
the dutch (having notice thereof) manned out a vessell
of 20 gunns, to surprize her, and to take the pepper from
aboard, but by Gods Providence, missed of their designe
therein; And that they had soe manned out the said bessell
to take the Pepper away from the Golden Cock, this examinate
heard some of the dutch themselves afterwards confesse at Bantam
and say that they missed of the Golden Cock, and seemed
to be vexed at such their having missed her. And further saith
that hee this examinate was then one of the Golden Cock's
company, namely her masters mate, it being before hee came
into the Endymion.
To the sleaventh article hee saith and deposeth that within the
foresaid time and while the Endymion was soe as aforesaid soe
riding at Battavia, the shipp the Olive branch arlate
(whereof one Brampton was commannder) came and arived there
and her Commannder and Company there said and declared that they came
from England bound for Bantam and being come neare unto
Bantam, were prohibited and forbidden by the dutch ffleete to goe in,
and therefore they were come to Battavia to advise the
English Agent thereof, whom they understood to be there.
To the 13th hee saith that as the Endymion was comming the
said voyage out of the streights of Sunda home wards
bound