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Transcription

English East India Companies agent came from shore and went aboard the
Admirall Lilly to get leave for the saud English shipps the Endymion
and Marigold to foe upon their voyage into Bantam to the [English GUTTER]
[?fortraice] there, but could not prevaile; whereupon hee shortly after
went to Battavia to sea what hee could [XXX] therein there, but
all still in vaine, for they were not permitted to goe to Bantam
and thereupon after some space of stay before Battavia, the
Endymion set saile for England and about eight or tenn dayes
after soe setting saile, the Marigold alsoe set
saile for England, and saith the Endymion was forced soe to
retourne for England with about fiftie or sixtie tonnes dead freight, and
the Marigold the like, And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the tenth hee cannot depose.

To the 11th hee saith that while the Marigold was soe lying before
Battavia, and that the Endimion was newly under saile to
retourne for England, there came a shipp from
Bantam road towards Battavia, and was come soe neare
that this deponent could see her English colours, and the
Marigolds boate went aboard her, and brought word that it
was the said shipp the Olive branch, and that shee came from
England bound for Bantam, and having bin hindered by the said
dutch fleete and not suffered to goe in, shee (hearing of
the Endymion and Marigold their being at Battavia with the English agent) was
comming to them in hopes there to get leave, but soe
meeting the Endimion, wherein the said Agent was retourning
to goe ashore at Bantam, and understanding that there was
noe hopes of getting leave of the dutch at Bantam, shee
retourned with the Endymion. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the 12th and 13th hee saith that as the said shipp the Marigold was
soe retourning from Battavia for England, and being come
about the Midd way betwixt Battavia and Bantam, this
deponent saw the shipp the Jonathan arlate sailing
[?fromwards Bantam to the [?East ?coast GUTTER]
having bin alsoe prohibited by the dutch and not suffered to
goe into Bantam roade.
And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the 14th hee saith that the shipp the Assada Merchant
arlate whereof the said Newton was Commander, came and
arived before Batavia while the Marigold was soe lying
there, and there her commander and company said and declared
that they comming from Camboja for Bantam
in the said English companies service with goods for Bantam
were prohibited by the said dutch fleete, and not suffered
to goe to Bantam roade, and that thereupon they came to
Batavia, but saith they could there get noe leave
to