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and being brought before the Court whereof … and being brought before the Court whereof the [Meer] [ ? Blaeming]<br />
one of the [Councell] of India was President the Arlate [fiscall]<br />
of the said court read unto them a writing in the nature of a libell<br />
or a charge against them concerning them going into Bantam roade and <br />
carrying armes and ammunition to their enemies contrarie to the [? seccond or sector]<br />
of the seaventh article of the Treatie of Peace lately concluded between<br />
his Highness the Lord [Protector] of this Commonwealth, and the said<br />
Dutch Nation, and other accusations to the like effect, which said<br />
charge or accusations were interpreted to this deponent and the said Mr<br />
Skinner and Captaine Browning by the [Meer] [? Vernate] and of the <br />
Judges of the said Robert Skinner what answer he could make<br />
to the said charge, whereunto the said Mr Skinner answered that <br />
he was not at Bantam, but was then imprisoned at Batavia, and therefore<br />
could say nothing else in answer to the said Charge, and thereupon the said<br />
President adressing his [demand] unto his deponent concerning the <br />
matters of the said charge, and asking him to what he could answer to<br />
the same, this deponent the answered. That he did goe into Bantam<br />
aforesaid and did therein doe and discharge the [pt] of an [honest] man accor<br />
ding as he was obliged, and that he could<br />
well justie his actions there done during his abode there before the<br />
fare of any man whatsoever, or used words and expressions to that or<br />
the like, whereupon the said President further asked this deponent<br />
whether he would accept of a Process to defend the said shipp the<br />
"Frederick" and her [landing] and this deponent then asked the said President<br />
whether he meant a legall Process, who answered yea, and then this<br />
Deponent further insisted and demanded and said to this effect to [witt] first<br />
I pray you showe me by what authority you have taken my shipp and<br />
goods upon the sea in my way to Europe, and brought me hither and<br />
putt me into so base a prison and then I shall say more to you, and<br />
this deponent having so said and observing the said President and Court <br />
to be thereupon silent, hee adressed himself unto the said Commander<br />
Keyser(being then one of the said Court and was Commander of the said<br />
Dutch fleet at the time of the seizure of the said shipp "Frederick") and <br />
saied [that] at the seizure of my shipp I demanded to see your [?abr. Commission]<br />
for such your seizure by hostility, and you showed me none, whereunto the<br />
said commander Keyser instantly replied, Captaine, If I had then<br />
showed you my Commission, you could not have read or understood<br />
it, it being in Dutch, and then this deponent replied, that he could well<br />
understand any Commission in any Christian language by the<br />
Soule, and this deponent then further demanded of the said [Dutch]<br />
that he might see such the said Commander's Commission (if any<br />
such he had) whereunto no reply being made by the said Capteunto no reply being made by the said Capt +
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