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and the Captaine or One<br />
of his … and the Captaine or One<br />
of his Officers bid Sprittman to send his Dutch Boate aboard the<br />
''Alexander'' to which the said Sprittiman replyed and said, that if<br />
(meaning the Master and Company of the<br />
''Alexander'' have any thing more to say to us then wee have to<br />
you, send your English boate aboard us or to that effect, and thereupon<br />
the ''Alexanders'' boate came to the ''Starrs'' side with the mate and<br />
about Eight or nine men more belonging to the ''Alexander'' and<br />
the said Mate came on board the ''Starr'', and went with the <br />
Master into the Cabbin, and in the meane time this Deponant<br />
(who then belonged to, and was on board the ''Golden Starr'')<br />
had some discourse with the men which brought the said Mate<br />
aboard as they were in their boate, and this Deponent<br />
(who then belonged to, and was on board the ''Golden Starr'')<br />
had some discourse with the men which (sic) brought the said Mate<br />
aboard as they were in their boate, adn this Deponent asking<br />
them whence they were, some of them said they were of<br />
the sea, others of them said they came from London and were bound for Jamaica<br />
and they said they had order to search all Dutch ships to see<br />
if they had any Spanish Goods aboard, and presently after<br />
the mate went onboard the ''Alexander'', and so soone as hee<br />
was come onboard, they fired one Gunne at the ''Starr'', and<br />
then lowered their English Antient, and hoysted upp the<br />
Portugall Antient, and then fired a whole broadside at and<br />
upon the said Ship ''Golden Starr'', and a Ketch which belonged<br />
unto and was in Company of the ''Alexander'' (whereof one<br />
Hasnet was master) fired some Gunnes at and upon the ''Golden''<br />
''Starre'', And thereby did much dammage to the said Ships<br />
hull sailes and rigging and her Companyes lives were in greate Danger<br />
and saith that neitehr Master nor Company of the ''Golden Starr'' did give<br />
them any occasion soe to doe, nor did any wais oppose them<br />
and saith that after the ''Alexanders'' Company had fired their<br />
broad side at the ''Golden Starr'', the Master or some of her Company<br />
Called out to then, to leave Shooteing, and they would come<br />
onboard them, which the said Sprittyman presently did<br />
and tooke this Deponent and three more with him, and further<br />
Deposeth not./.
To the third hee saith that soe soone as the said Sprittyman<br />
and this Deponent and the three others were come on board the ''Alexander''<br />
the said Sprittiman was put into the Roundhouse of the ''Alexander''<br />
and the Captaine of her went to him there, and this Deponent<br />
and the other three were put into the great Cabbin, and a<br />
guard set over them soe that this Deponent could not heare what<br />
discourse passed between the said Sprittyman and the<br />
Captaine of the ''Alexander'' and saith that presently<br />
after the said Sprittyman was come onboard the ''Alexander''<br />
the Captaine of the ''Alexander'' sent his boate, and alsoe the<br />
''Golden Starrs'' boate, (which then lay by the ''Alexander'') with about foure<br />
(orxander'') with about foure<br />
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