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and thereupon the said shipp the ''Geruoon … and thereupon the said shipp the ''Geruoonde Liefde'' did first lay the<br />
said shipp ''Frederick'' on board crosse the halse or [?steinme] and the<br />
said Admirall shipp the ''Avenhooun'' layd the said shipp ''Frederick'' on<br />
board on the quarter, and so being both on board entred there upon in [?great]<br />
number and by fource of armes, and cutting downe her great yards, and<br />
the sailor from the yards did in that manner take possession of her, and<br />
some of the said [?seizure] then [?loue] down the English flagg then flowing at<br />
the maine topmaste head of the said shipp ''Frederick''; all which the [preXX] [fXXX]<br />
[] done about fower or five miles from Bantam, and in the full<br />
sight and [?bidew] of the Bantam [something is abbreviated here but I don't know what] and that the said Dutch seizure did also<br />
this deponent in [Donsrieure] beleeveth, use the said indignities to the said<br />
shipp ''Frederick'', exppressely and purposely to render the English<br />
contemptible and of a low esteeme in the eyes of the Bantam and of<br />
other Indians there residing and negotiating, and thereby to advance<br />
their designe of the ingr[o/e]ssing of thhe said pipper [?pepper] trade. And this<br />
as aforesaid, and the Dutch souldiers and seamen being at [differenX/XX]<br />
about dividing of the same, this deponent called unto the said Dutch<br />
Commander de Keyser, sayeing: "pray take notice, That this flagg<br />
is not any flagg nor the flagg of any private Companie, nor the<br />
flagg of any present imployers, but the flagg of the English nation,<br />
and therefore you must [?epport] to render a good accompt of this great<br />
abuse or affront", or used woords to that or the like effect, whereupon the<br />
said Commander called unto the said soulders and [????] and<br />
commanded them to deliver the said flagg to this deponent and further sayeing<br />
if he would he might putt it up againe or to the effect, whereunto<br />
this deponent answered that he hoped not to live that day, that the English<br />
flagg should be dishonourably pulled downe by the Dutch, and wonne<br />
again by their permission or to that effect, and therewithall this deponent<br />
did in the sight of the said Commander throw the said flagg <br />
into the sea, it being before torne and spoyled. And this<br />
epiaate further saith, That the said Dutch Commander and Companie<br />
of the said Dutch seizous did presently after make the said shipp the<br />
''Frederick'' fast with a great iron Chaine into the sterne of the said<br />
Admirall shipp in order to the towing of her disgracefully to Batavia<br />
in sight of the Bantam and other Indians as aforesaid and accordingly<br />
they [fiXXd] her sailes againe, and sailed her after the said Admirall<br />
to Bataiva, and in the meane [XiXe] of their fitting the said shipp to<br />
saile to Batavia as aforesaid, The Commander and Captaines and<br />
Merchants of the said Dutch fleet held a Consultation on board the <br />
said Admirall shipp, which being ended they manned their boates full<br />
of men who with drawne swordes came on board the said shipp ''Frederick''<br />
with some of their Captaines and Merchants, who tould the deponent that<br />
he must goe on board the saidd Admirall shipp to speake with thehe saidd Admirall shipp to speake with the +
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