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hardly and [XXXilly] used, and particularly whilst this Deponent was also
a Prisoner togeather with the said Robert Skinner upon [Perrit] Pearle
in the said Castle of Batavia, he this Deponent there observed the manner of
his entertainment and usage by the Dutch, which was that the said Robert
Skinner togeather with this Deponent and two Captains more to with Captains Laureur
Browning Master and Commander of the aforesaid shipp the Francis and
John, and John Kingsman Commander of the shipp Pestillion were
there confined under a singall shodd built against the common parlate of
easement for the Souldiers of that quarter, which was a [neXy uoisems]
unhealth full and [?union Xent] parlate, being exceedingly pestered and
incommoded with vermin, as chinties, musquites and other vermin
[?irident] to such a [meosouX] parlate in that country, insomuch; That
they Did all of them, at the had just reason, apprehend and beare
that they should not have outlived that great [?opportunity], being not able
with any convenience or satisfaction other to [?eatXX] during the or [?script]
And further to this [interXXXXX] this interrogate saith not/
To the 17th and eighteenth interrogate he saith, That upon the third
Day of August 1657. he this [?interrogatory] finding himselfe and company
to be injured by the unjust Delays or stoppage of his said shipps
[?pertaining] to Bantan upon the intended voyage by the said Dutch
commanders, Did draw up in Writing a Protest of the [?termination] of
the schedule interrate now shown unto this [???], and did himselfe
sign and caused the said to be signed by Mr Robert Skinner aforesaid
and by the Merchants and [?aforesaid] of the said shipp the frederick and
of the shipp the ffrancis and john, who did [?conXoyXtely] present
saide unto the said Dutch Commander by the name John van Misnagel
on board his said shipp the Dromedarie, where the said was read and
interpreted unto the said Dutch Admirall by one [?Metralfe and meerh]
then on board the said Admirall, who well understood and spoke both the
English and Dutch Languages, and after the said protest was soe
publiqely read and interpreted the said was left with the said Dutch
Admirall and the Commanders of the other shipps of the said Dutch
fleets and this Deponents well and assuredly [?fXXwete] being a sufferer and
[?articulate] in the [peXXfses], And further referring himselfe to the [???] of
the said schedule interrate, hee saith he cannot Deposeth those futhermore
To the 19th Anteriorate hee saith, That upon the 20th Day of August

1657. this Deponent did waigh anchor and sett saile with this said shipp the

frederick together with the said shipp the 'francis and John towards
Bantan, and the said shipp the Frederick Did strike her flagg, and
discharged fire peeres of Ordinance without sharpe in salutation of the
said Dutch fleete and steering forward towards Bantan the said Dutch
Admirall and all the other Dutch shipps there being Did also weigh
anchor, and the said Dutch Admirall rowing up with the Frederick
commanded whether they intended to goe, to which this Deponent answering
that they might if they pleased goe with them and soe, the said Admirall
replying, That to Bantan they must not goe; the said Admirall Did
fourthwith lay the said shipp the Frederick on board with the said
shipp the Dromedarie, and the said shipps continued forward together
by the spare of an rower or thereabouts untill the cause [XotXX]