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'''A8'''<br />
Ad 8n and 9n. Article … '''A8'''<br />
Ad 8n and 9n. Articles deponit et dicit that after the arrivall of<br />
the said ship and lading at Brazeele the said SSm Croxon did those unlade<br />
the same from onboard his said ship, and sold and bartered<br />
the same away for the account of the producents arlate; and in<br />
him thereof caused to be put on board the said ship about<br />
eleven or twelve hundred chests of white sugar, twenty five<br />
hundred rolls of tabaccoe, and a quantity of hides and Brazille<br />
wood, all which he sayeth were also for the account of the produc=<br />
ents, and were the producent of their goods so sent from Lisbone<br />
to Brazille as aforesaid et ulterius ad hos articles non deponit<br />
salris predepositis, ad que se refert./
Ad 10 et 11nd dicit that after the lading and putting the aforesaid goods<br />
and merchandises on board the ''Experience'' at Brazeelle, she do<br />
parted therewith towards Lisbone there to discharge and unlade<br />
the same (according to the foresaid security there given) for the use<br />
and act of the producents, and to pay the King of Portugall his Customs<br />
And that in her passage thither, the aforesaid John Kingsman her<br />
Captaine, and Company did on or about the twenty seventh<br />
day of May last (being Sunday) in the morning about breake of<br />
day espy three ships (in sight of the Rocke of Lisbone) making<br />
towards the ''Experience'', which three ships afterwards proved to be<br />
three Dutch men of warre and further deposeth not? to these<br />
articles; saying that when the Captain and Company onboard the ''Expe=''<br />
''rience'' first espyed the said three Dutch ships it was so early<br />
in the morning that they could not discerne whether they<br />
were enemies or friends./
Ad 12nd he sayeth that one of the said three ships called the ''Zelandia''<br />
(which was the Reare Admirall) whereof the Captain Tyson Quarts<br />
was commander came sayling on the weather side of the ''Experience''<br />
(which is contrary to the custome of friends at sea) and never hayled her<br />
at all. Whereapon Captain Kingsman on board the ''Experience''<br />
did in this deponents hearing hayle the ''Zelandia'' and wished she said<br />
Quarts to keepe to the leeward, to which the said Quarts made<br />
no answer at all, but sailed on his course to the windward still<br />
as an enemie. And then he sayeth Captain Kingsman caused a shot<br />
to be made onboard the ''Experience'' athwart the ''Zelandia’s''<br />
foot (according to the custome of the seas in such case.) which shot<br />
as he affirmeth, did not touch the ''Zelandia'' at all nor was intended<br />
soo to doe, but only to give her Captain and Company warning to<br />
fall to the Leewards. Notwithstanding all which means used, he<br />
sayeth they kept on still to the windwards of the ''Experience'',<br />
and would not, nor did they come to the Leeward, which he knoweth<br />
being then on board the ''Experience'' and seeing and hearing the premisses
Ad 13nd dicit that the ''Experience'', when first her Captain and Company<br />
espyed the said three Dutch ships making towards her, had up and<br />
sayled with the English colours, and had them up when she was<br />
seized, as here after is declared; And sayeth the Captan and Company of the<br />
''Zelandia'' and also the Captains and Companies of the other two dutch ships<br />
might and did see the same and he verily beleeveth they all know the<br />
experience to be an English ship. Et alr nescit./nce to be an English ship. Et alr nescit./ +
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