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in or about the beginning of February 1655 … in or about the beginning of February 1655 (old stile) Captaine Albert<br />
Cox in the ''Cat'' or ''Gat frigot'', and Captaine Japoon in a frigot<br />
called the ''Kater'' (or by some such name) were with their respective companies alsoe there [XXX]<br />
and riding, and with the said Captaine Albert Cox was and is<br />
a dutchman, and Inhabitant of Amsterdam (where this deponent<br />
hath bin at his house) and a subiect of the Lords the States of the<br />
United Netherlands, and his Company were and are all or the most<br />
of them dutch men and subiects of the said States, and for such both<br />
they and the said Captaine Japoon and all or most of his company<br />
were and are commonly accounted and reputed, the said Captaine<br />
Japon being then and there said to be of the dominion of the said<br />
States, and hee to be inhabiting (as himselfe acknowledged<br />
to this deponents best remembrance) at Rotterdam in holland, and<br />
saith the said Captaine Coxes frigot, having bin originally<br />
a Carvall, was at Amsterdam altered and built into a<br />
frigot, this deponent being then (mainly about two yeares since) at<br />
Amsterdam in an English shipp, and seeing her soe in altering, and<br />
the shipwrights at worke upon her, and saith shee was and is<br />
commonly reputed to be belonging to the port of Amsterdam, and<br />
the ''Kater'' to the port of Rotterdam, and their respective owners<br />
were and are commonly accounted alsoe to be subiects of the said Lords<br />
States, and the said frigot of Albert Cox was the time aforesaid<br />
(wherein this deponent suplied her at Amsterdam) fitting and<br />
preparing to be sent out on the voyage, wherein the ''Brotherhood''<br />
soe mett her, and hee said Captaine and company acknowledged<br />
at the foresaid Cape in this deponents hearing that shee was soe one and they came<br />
from Amsterdam, and the said frigot the ''Kater'' was commonly said<br />
and accounted to have proceeded from Rotterdam, and the said Captaine<br />
and company alsoe acknowledged then they proceeded thence upon the<br />
said voyage, and were there set out.
To the fourth article he saith and deposeth that notwithstanding<br />
that the said shipp the ''Brotherhood'', with her master and company were<br />
English and for such well knowne and appearing to the said Captaine<br />
Cox, and Captaine Japoon and their companies, and albeit then<br />
was neare the said Cape in a peaceable and inoffensive condition<br />
with her master and company as aforesaid, and had newly weighed and<br />
set saile, the said Captaine Cox with his<br />
boate and company, with some of Captaine<br />
Japoons men amongest them under the commander of Captaine<br />
Coxes masters mate, came all around from aboard the said Captaine Coxes<br />
said frigot on board the said shipp the ''Brotherhood'', and in a violent<br />
and hostile manner by force of armes entred her, and seized and tooke<br />
possession of her and of her tackle apparell and furniture and alsoe<br />
of the said Nintie fowre Negro's and [XXXXXX] of Elephants teeth<br />
andXXXXXX] of Elephants teeth<br />
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