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Ad 14n deponit et dicit that assoone as ev … Ad 14n deponit et dicit that assoone as ever the ''Zelandia''<br />
came neare the ''Experience'', Captain Quarts caused a [X GUTTER]<br />
to be fired upon the ''Experience'' without hayling or speaking to<br />
her Captian or any of her Company and then lay a head of [X GUTTER]<br />
and did much damage unto her masts, rigging, tackle and furniture<br />
until the other two Dutch ships (called the ''Orange'', and [X GUTTER]<br />
Asmes of Zealand) came up also; which two ships assoone [GUTTER]<br />
came neare the ''Experience'', they fired their great and small [GUTTER]<br />
upon her and killed her Captain and one more other Company<br />
and then the Captain of the ''Orange'' (called Jousen Le Sage) [GUTTER]<br />
his company boarded and surprized her; and sayeth that<br />
such boarding and surprizall of the ''Experience'' and quarter given one of the ''Oranges'' Company<br />
notwithstanding in cold blood kill one the the ''Experiences''<br />
company; and further sayeth that they the said Dutch companies plundered the mariners<br />
of the experience of all that belonged to them and tooke all of<br />
their papers and writings, and such as they found which showed the<br />
ship and her lading to be belonging to the English, they tore or threw<br />
overboard, and then carried the said ship and lading first to<br />
Vedea in Gallicia, where they kept her for the space of<br />
twelve dayes, during which time they broke her bulke (X [GUTTER]<br />
any legall tryall) and tooke away about 210 chests of [GUTTER]<br />
and twelve hundred rolles of tobacco, and disposed that<br />
at their pleasures; from there they carries her and the [rest? GUTTER]<br />
her lading to fflushing in Zealand and afterwards to Middleton<br />
and facts then doo still detaine and keep the same from the<br />
producents, who are the true and lawfull owners and proprieters<br />
thereof. The premises he deposeth for the seafairs X<br />
and for that to this deponent was after the seizure put<br />
the ''Orange'' and carried in her (in company of the ''Experience''<br />
to Gallicia aforsaid./
Ad 15n dicit that whilst the ''Experience'' was at Brazill [GUTTER]<br />
35m: depon did these put and cause to be put on board her [GUTTER]<br />
bills of lading, invoices, letters and other papers and writings that<br />
did signify that the ships lading then on board did belong unto the producents<br />
Thomas Bretton, Symon Delboae, Andrew Middleton and company<br />
All which bills of lading, Invoices, letters and papers he sayeth came to<br />
The hands and possession of the three Dutch Captains and company<br />
As some of them, and they as some of them lose or threw them<br />
Over boards, or caused them to be X as the owne over [GUTTER]<br />
Or otherwise made away with them, so that the producents<br />
Deprived of them, and cannot have them to prove their proprieters<br />
In the said ship and lading./
Ad 16 et 17nd deponit et dicit that all the said ships homewards<br />
Lading from Brazill the said voyage, was laden by the aforesaid<br />
Croxon the ffactor of the producents, and was to have been [GUTTER]<br />
X at Lisbone to one Mr. Abraham Jocobs an English<br />
(who is also their factor and agent those, and so commonly accounts<br />
And for their proprietors use and account. Et alserans ad hos Articles [X GUTTER]
Ad 18nd dicit that he hath heard his precontest (Anthony Beale [GUTTER]<br />
Of the ''Experience'' declare to the effect Arlate et arl nescit.eclare to the effect Arlate et arl nescit. +
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