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Ad 6. 7. et 8. arlos dicit that whilest th … Ad 6. 7. et 8. arlos dicit that whilest the said ship soe<br />
lay under the said Castle and fforts at Scilley within his<br />
Majestiies Chamber there to have the Leake or Leakes [?im GUTTER]<br />
the ''Osama kirke'' stopped as aforesaid, there came foure<br />
Dutchmen of warr to the Iland of Scilly three of which<br />
besett the said Iland and the other (being called the<br />
''Salamander'' Jacob Wildescutt Comander) did in a [?presumptious GUTTER]<br />
manner come into his said Majesty of Chamber and<br />
with in Comand of the fforts at Scilly (where<br />
the said shipps ''Michael'' and ''Osama kirke'' lay in peace mot<br />
fearing any Enemy there,) and assaulted the said<br />
ship ''Michael'' giving her Master and Company [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
language saying [?XXX XXXXX GUTTER]<br />
[?XXX XXXXX XXXX] and such like names, and Imediately came<br />
up to the ''Michael'' and in a hostile and violent manner<br />
without any cause given to them by the said Weaver or any<br />
of his Company fired severall Great Gunnes and [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
shotts at and upon the ''Michael'' and killed the said<br />
Weaver and his Boatswaine, and shott the Quarter[?XXX GUTTER]<br />
in the belly soe that hee dyed the next morning and<br />
Gunner leaping over board hoping to escape their [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
was drowned, and this deponent alsoe leaping<br />
over board to save himselfe, and having taken hold<br />
of a Rope called out to some of the Company of the<br />
said Dutchman of warr (their having then boarded the<br />
''Michael'') for Gods sake to save his life and pulled<br />
him up and one of them hauling him about halfe way<br />
up let him fall downe againe soe that this<br />
deponent was thereby in great danger of drowning. [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
they having boarded her they laid the said Weaver [?and GUTTER]<br />
the Boatswaine (which they had killed upon their back [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
naked on the said ships deck, and in a most inhumane<br />
manner cut or stabbed the said weaver in three places<br />
saying that there was one rogue gone and that hee would<br />
noe more [?XXXX], and other such like language, and the<br />
Captaine of the ''Salamander'' sent for this deponent and his<br />
precontest Wm. Browne and two more that were on board the ''Michael'' [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
aboard his ship where hee kept them some time [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
and during such time as they were soe aboard the Governour<br />
of Scilley sent a boate with Captaine when [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
controler of the ordinance there with severall others in [?her ?to GUTTER]<br />
goe aboard the ''Salamander'' but the Comander of her would not<br />
suffer any of them but the said Handcork to come aboard<br />
And the said handcock after his comming aboard and [?XX GUTTER]<br />
said Captaine that the Governour of Scilley sent to him to [?XXX GUTTER]ur of Scilley sent to him to [?XXX GUTTER] +
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