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To the 17th hee cannot depose.
To the 18t … To the 17th hee cannot depose.
To the 18th hee saith that the said shipps the ''Endymion'' and<br />
''Marigold'' and the ''Olive branch'' the times aforesaid by him<br />
deposed wore the English Colours, and were well knowne<br />
and taken notice of by the dutch to be English vessells,<br />
and to belong to English, And the shipps from and by which<br />
they received the said Injuries, were all dutch shipps, one<br />
whereof (and that which was the Admirall) was named the<br />
''Erasmus'', and another the ''Post'', and were somtimes twelve<br />
saile strong, and somtimes fower, and were all in the<br />
service and Imployment of the East India Company of the United Netherlands<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose saving his foregoeing<br />
deposition to which hee referreth himselfe.
To the 19th hee saith that by the foresaid injurious<br />
proceedings of the dutch besides the dishonour<br />
to the English Nation, the said English East India Company<br />
and Propriety [?interesse [XXXX XXXXX] said shipps will sustaine and have sustained very much wrong, losse and<br />
dammage, which many thousands of pounds will never be<br />
able to repaire and satisffie for, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the last hee saith his foregeoing deposition is true.
Repeated before Collonell Cock.
[?Jn] [?Edwards] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 14th of december 1657.
Examined upon the fore said allegation.
'''4.''''
'''John Connis''' of Stratford Bow in the County of<br />
Middlesex Mariner, aged 40 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in the yeares 1655 and 1656 arlate the Governour and Company of<br />
English Marchants trading to East India or some of them sent for<br />
East India arlate divers shipps belonging unto them, which arived<br />
there in safetie within the said time, and that in the said yeare<br />
1656 they had at East India and climates and places<br />
thereabouts theis e particular shipps following of this deponents<br />
sight and knowledge, namely the ''Endymion'' whereof Gervase<br />
Couchman was Commander, the ''Marygold'' whereof Roger<br />
Andrewes was commander, the ''Olive branch'' whereof one Brampton was commander, the ''Jonathan''<br />
whereof Robert Graves was commander, and the ''Assada''<br />
''Merchant'' whereof one Newton was commander, and hee<br />
well knoweth that the ''Marigold'' whereof this deponent was<br />
thenwhereof this deponent was<br />
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