| First transcribed
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1 December 2015 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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| Folio
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525 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/72 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 01/12/2015 +
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| Transcription
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''Postilain'' was goeing in for Bantam) wh … ''Postilain'' was goeing in for Bantam) which shipps fired divers<br />
gunnes with bulletts at the ''Postilian'', some of which shott came<br />
very neere the ''Postilian'' and the sayd shipps followed the ''Postilian''<br />
till shee Anchored in Bantam Roade, and then all save one of them stood<br />
off againe for Pollipan Jan, and that one sjipp anchored soe<br />
neere in Bantam Roade to the ''Postilian'' that shee came within pistoll<br />
shott of her, and soe lay off and on during the whole tyme the<br />
''Postilian'' continued at Bantam this hee deposeth of certayne knowledge<br />
being master of the ''Postilian'' as aforesayd And further cannot depose/
To the 5th Interrogatorie hee saith that the ''Postilian'' being come to<br />
Anchor in Bantam Roade hee this deponent with assistance of one<br />
Samuell Card this deponents Purser having authority equally from<br />
the Interrogate delboe Middleton Temms, Britton Taylor and Syon soe to doe did at<br />
Bantam dispose of the sayd shipps outward Cargoe to divers<br />
English merchants there for Accompt of the sayd delboe Middleton<br />
Temms Britton Taylor and Syon and tooke in pepper for their Accompt and some<br />
pepper and other goods for Accompt of this deponent and his sayd shipps company<br />
and for Accompt of the English East India Company and having soe done departed out of Bantam Roade peaceably<br />
and quietly therewith and with three thousand two hundred and odd peeces of Eight which shee brought from England bound for Europe And further hee deposeth not/
To the 6th Interrogatorie hee saith that the ''Postilian'' being come<br />
with her sayd homewards ladeing about three leagues from<br />
Bantam Roade, shee was then chased by fower dutch shipps belonging<br />
as afterwards appeared to the dutch East India Company and after<br />
a while shee was mett with by a dutch ffrigott called the<br />
''Amsterdam'' (Cornelius [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Master of her) who seeing<br />
the other fower dutch shipps chase the ''Postilian'' thereupon made<br />
divers shott with bulletts at the ''Postillian'' many whereof peirced the hull<br />
and tore and spoiled the sayles and tackleing of the ''Postilian'', and<br />
coming up beerer commanded this deponent to come aboard him<br />
and by violence disposessed this deponent and Company of the<br />
sayd shipp and her ladeing and the other fower ducth shipps coming<br />
up with the ''Postilian'' the Commanders of the sayd dutch shipps<br />
put men of their owne aboard the ''Postilian'' and the Captaine of<br />
the ''Amsterdam'' tooke this deponent and divers of his Company <br />
prizoners aboard his shipp of warr the ''Amsterdam'' aforesayd<br />
and at this deponents coming aboard her told this deponent that<br />
it was truth hee had done noe more (meaning in shooteing at and<br />
seizing the ''Postilian'' and her ladeing) than hee could answere<br />
but desyred this deponent to excuse him for that hee was but<br />
a servant and sayd that if hee had not done hee (their Admirall) one<br />
of the fower shipps who gave chase being in sight) hee must have lost<br />
his head And hee saith the ''Postilian'' and her ladeing being in hostile<br />
manneradeing being in hostile<br />
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