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They did in this Deponents hearing and in … They did in this Deponents hearing and in the audience of the said shipp<br />
''ffrederick's'' Coumpanie tell the said Captaine Stauton, That they<br />
had order or were commanded to Bring all English shipps that<br />
they should meet with to their Admirall rideing neare the Island<br />
of Polipanjan interrate; And further to these Interrates he <br />
saith he cannot depose/<br />
To the eighth Interrogerie he saith, That the said two Dutch shipps<br />
did continually attend upon and sail with the said shipp ffrederick<br />
under their command untill they had brought the said under the<br />
command of the said Dutch Admirall at the place aforesaid <br />
it being a Dutch shipp then accompanied some other Dutch shipps,<br />
to the number of fower [?four] in all or thereabouts besides the said two [?first]<br />
mentioned Dutch shipps, who did compell the said Captain Stauton<br />
there to rowe to and anchor with his said shipp under their ([?onXXXXXXX])<br />
and there to continue from the 27th Day of July 1657 untill the 20th<br />
Day of August kept ensuing, during which time they did not, nor<br />
would suffer him to goe in with his said shipp to the said Port of<br />
Bantam, The premifses he well [?knoweth], for that he [?Xoudent]<br />
was the eye-wittnesse of the said, in the quality aforesaid, And saith<br />
that the said Island of Polipanjan was and is in this Deponent's <br />
estimate about 15. English miles distant from the said Citie of<br />
Bantam. /And further to this interrogate hee Deposeth not/.-
To the 9th Interrogorie hee saith, That [?Xohilest] the said shipp the<br />
''ffrederick'' was so detained at aforesaid, this Deponent Did see and<br />
observe that [?sevrall] [?fXXcXs] barques and fishing boates Did goe in and<br />
out to and from Bantam importing or exporting goods ward [?market]<br />
[Xdises] and provisiond without any hindrance or obstruction received <br />
from or offered by the said Dutch shipps, And that it then was <br />
publique and [?natoXXout] at and neere Bantam aforesaid, and acknowledged<br />
by the said Dutch themselves, That they had not any men at all on<br />
shoare in [?arms] against Bantam nor did or durst they adventure<br />
to land any men thereabouts out of their said shipps, nor had any [?the]<br />
least hopes or apparence in [?hXXXane] reason of taking the said <br />
City, being themselves, as this deponent well observed, in a continuall<br />
apprehension of being surprised by the Bantam[?ers] or Javas, and<br />
were therefore necessitated to keep an extraordinary strict and<br />
strong watch by day and by night on purpose to secure them-<br />
selves from sure surprisall, And this deponent further saith, That<br />
it is a plain and palpable truth, That the designe of the<br />
said Dutch shipps so hideing and lyeing at aforesaid was and <br />
is only to [?engrosse] the heade of Bantam to that Nation, and to
(excludeof Bantam to that Nation, and to
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