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was riding before Battavia when the said s … was riding before Battavia when the said shipp ''Endimion''<br />
soe came in thither, and while they were both soe there, the<br />
Cabinets or Scrittors of the English Agent Mr ffrederick Skinner<br />
were by order of the dutch Generall (as it was there commonly<br />
and generally spoken and reported) seized upon and fetched from<br />
aboard the ''Marygold'', and that (as it was alsoe commonly said)<br />
there were many of the English East India Companies Papers and letters<br />
of greate moment then in the said Scrittors, which were lookt into<br />
and perused by the dutch, to the great discovery of the secrets<br />
and matters much importin the said English companies trade<br />
and commerce in those parts, and greate dammage of the<br />
said cmpany. And further to this article hee cannot depose.
To the tenth article hee saith and deposeth that within the<br />
said time, namely in or about december last was a twelve moneth<br />
a small vessell named the ''Golden Cock'', in the service and imployment<br />
of the said English Company or some of them, having in<br />
India procured her lading of pepper to transship aboard<br />
another of the said Companies shipps named the ''Imployment'',<br />
the dutch (having notice thereof) manned out a vessell<br />
of 20 gunns, to surprize her, and to take the pepper from<br />
aboard, but by Gods Providence, missed of their designe<br />
therein; And that they had soe manned out the said bessell<br />
to take the Pepper away from the ''Golden Cock'', this examinate<br />
heard some of the dutch themselves afterwards confesse at Bantam<br />
and say that they missed of the ''Golden Cock'', and seemed<br />
to be vexed at such their having missed her. And further saith<br />
that hee this examinate was then one of the ''Golden Cock's''<br />
company, namely her masters mate, it being before hee came<br />
into the ''Endymion''.
To the sleaventh article hee saith and deposeth that within the<br />
foresaid time and while the ''Endymion'' was soe as aforesaid soe<br />
riding at Battavia, the shipp the ''Olive branch'' arlate<br />
(whereof one Brampton was commannder) came and arived there<br />
and her Commannder and Company there said and declared that they came<br />
from England bound for Bantam and being come neare unto<br />
Bantam, were prohibited and forbidden by the dutch ffleete to goe in,<br />
and therefore they were come to Battavia to advise the<br />
English Agent thereof, whom they understood to be there.
To the 13th hee saith that as the ''Endymion'' was comming the<br />
said voyage out of the streights of Sunda home wards<br />
boundghts of Sunda home wards<br />
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