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pretending for their deniall, that hee had … pretending for their deniall, that hee had order not to suffer any shipps or boates<br />
to goe in or out for that (as hee said) the dutch had warr with the king of<br />
Bantam.
To the fifth article hee saith that the said Commander or Admirall and company<br />
kept the said shipp the ''Endimion'' under that restraint and in that condition for the<br />
space of nine dayes, in which space although this deponent and Captaine Couchmann<br />
going severall times aboard, and expostulating about such their detention, and<br />
insisting for libertie to goe into Bantam, the said Admirall still persisted in<br />
his deniall and told them still that they should not goe in, for hee had order to the contrary,<br />
and because they were earnest for leave to goe in, one dutch Captaine that was<br />
present told them that if they (meaning the Captaine and companie of the ''Endimion'')<br />
were stronger than they (speaking of the dutch that were there) they should or<br />
might goe in, otherwise they should not, Whereupon after the said space<br />
of nine dayes restraint, the said Captaine and companie of the ''Endimion''<br />
being soe kept out of Bantam and seeing noe hopes of getting in went<br />
with their said shipp for Jambee, Where heaving procured what pepper<br />
they could, they set saile back againe for Bantam, [XXXX] where unto they arived about<br />
three monethes after such their first departure thence which was on the<br />
eighteenth of August 1656, hoping then that they should not meete with any<br />
obstacle, but might goe freely into Bantam roade, there to compleate their<br />
tonnage, and soe to saile for England. But there they found severall saile<br />
of dutch shipps riding, two of which upon sight of the ''Endimion'' weighed<br />
where shee was found to come againe for an anchor, and then this deponent<br />
went aboard the commander of them in cheife named Commander John<br />
Petersson Lelly in the ''Erasmus'', to know wherefore they were yet againe<br />
commanded to an anchor, and stopt, and whether they might yet goe into<br />
Bantam, and be[XXXXX] him that they might goe in, telling him what prejudice<br />
the East India Company of England had alreadie and were like further<br />
to suffer by such their prohibition, whereupon with much adoe and as<br />
if hee had donne the English a greate favour, hee permitted them to send<br />
in their boate to give notice to the English agent of their being there, but<br />
would by noe meanes permit the shipp to goe in, nor suffer the boate to<br />
carry or bring ought but advise, to which purpose they searched her going<br />
and comming.
To the sixth hee saith that having received the sayd advise, the English Agent came<br />
aboard the said Commander of the dutch fleete in cheif, and in this<br />
deponents presence and hearing (who went aboard with him) [?besought]<br />
and was very earnest with the said Commander or Admirall for leave<br />
for the said shipp to come into banta, roade to receive such goods as were<br />
there in readinesse for her, but his answer was that hee durst not give<br />
leave without expresse order from Batavia, Whereupon the said agent<br />
and Counsell sent letters to Battavia to the Generall of the dutch<br />
to get order thence for her going in, But (as this deponent heard the Agent<br />
say the said Generall and Counsell at Battavia sent answer that<br />
they would not permit any shipp or shipps whatsoever to goe in, or<br />
any going to and fro betwixt the shipps and shoare in any manner<br />
Whatsoever, or to the same effect.
To the seaventh hee saith that having received the said answer, the said<br />
English Agent (being Agent Skinner) came aboard the ''Endimion''<br />
and [XXXXX]d the Captaine and companie to weigh and saile for<br />
Battavia, for that hee would see what hee could doe<br />
(as hee said) in person about getting leave for the said shipp to goe in,<br />
and comming there, hee went severall times to the Castle<br />
to make addresses to the Generall for leave, but at length retourned<br />
aboard and declared that hee had laboured in vaine and that notwithstanding<br />
all his arguments and importunitie for leave, the Generall had<br />
flatlyleave, the Generall had<br />
flatly +
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