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Transcription

Kingsman that shee was bound with her Cargoe to the English
ffactory at Bantam to trade there the sayed dutch Captaine replyed
and sayd shee must not goe into Bantam to trade there for that
there was warr betwixt the King of Bantam and the dutch
East India Company, whereto the sayd Kingsman answered &
sayd What is that to the English must they therefore bee hindred
from goeing to trade at their owne factory at Bantam because
there is warr betwixt the dutch East India Company (who are only
private persons) and the King of Bantam, have you any Commission
to hinder the English from going to Bantam whereto the dutch
Captaine at first replyed yes, and being by the sayd Kingsman desired
to shew the same hee then sayd that hee had none but that
hee would desyre him not to goe for Bantam but to goe for Batavia
and that what hee did therein was only by way of entreaty To
which the sayd Kingsman replyed and (speaking to the sayd dutch
captaine) sayd if you will give mee assurance under your hand that
I shall have as goode rates for my outward Cargo at Batavia
as Bantam will afford, and that I shall at Batavia have my home
ward ladeing at the like rates XX the same is to be had at Bantam
I wll to end controversie goe with you to Batavia and not goe at
all to Bantam whereto the sayd dutch Captaine answered and
sayd hee would give noe such assurance, and these words of others to the
like effect passed betweene the sayd two Captaines aboard the
Postillian in the presence and hearing of this deponent and the
precontests Collinn, Williams, and most of the Postillians company
who then were standing upon the deck and heard their discourse, and
afterwards the sayd dutch Captaine after some stay to drinke
with the sayd Kingsman went againe aboard his owne shipp the
Sea hound and sayled for some howers after in Company of
the Postillian And then the Postillian outsayleing him gott into
Bantam with her ladeing but in her passage thither the sayd
captaine of the Sea hound after the same the Postillian
outsayled him gave warning (by firing off some gunnes
to other dutch shipps five in number which lay neere?r Bantam, of the comeing
of the Postillian, who thereupon made towards her with what speed
they could and the Postillian outsayling them they fyred XXXX
gunnes with shott which came very neere the Postillian and
soe continued chaseing of her and shooting at her till she came
to Anchor in Bantam Roade within Command of the Castle
And further to these Interrogatories hee deposeth not

To the 5th and 6th Interrogatories hee saith the Postillian being gone
into Bantam her Captaine bartered away her outward
ladeing