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English East India Companies agent came fr … English East India Companies agent came from shore and went aboard the<br />
Admirall Lilly to get leave for the saud English shipps the ''Endymion''<br />
and ''Marigold'' to foe upon their voyage into Bantam to the [English GUTTER]<br />
[?fortraice] there, but could not prevaile; whereupon hee shortly after<br />
went to Battavia to sea what hee could [XXX] therein there, but<br />
all still in vaine, for they were not permitted to goe to Bantam<br />
and thereupon after some space of stay before Battavia, the<br />
''Endymion'' set saile for England and about eight or tenn dayes<br />
after soe setting saile, the ''Marigold'' alsoe set<br />
saile for England, and saith the ''Endymion'' was forced soe to<br />
retourne for England with about fiftie or sixtie tonnes dead freight, and<br />
the ''Marigold'' the like, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith that while the ''Marigold'' was soe lying before<br />
Battavia, and that the ''Endimion'' was newly under saile to<br />
retourne for England, there came a shipp from<br />
Bantam road towards Battavia, and was come soe neare<br />
that this deponent could see her English colours, and the<br />
''Marigolds'' boate went aboard her, and brought word that it<br />
was the said shipp the ''Olive branch'', and that shee came from<br />
England bound for Bantam, and having bin hindered by the said<br />
dutch fleete and not suffered to goe in, shee (hearing of<br />
the ''Endymion'' and ''Marigold'' their being at Battavia with the English agent) was<br />
comming to them in hopes there to get leave, but soe<br />
meeting the ''Endimion'', wherein the said Agent was retourning<br />
to goe ashore at Bantam, and understanding that there was<br />
noe hopes of getting leave of the dutch at Bantam, shee<br />
retourned with the ''Endymion''. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 12th and 13th hee saith that as the said shipp the ''Marigold'' was<br />
soe retourning from Battavia for England, and being come<br />
about the Midd way betwixt Battavia and Bantam, this<br />
deponent saw the shipp the ''Jonathan'' arlate sailing<br />
[?fromwards Bantam to the [?East ?coast GUTTER]<br />
having bin alsoe prohibited by the dutch and not suffered to<br />
goe into Bantam roade.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 14th hee saith that the shipp the ''Assada Merchant''<br />
arlate whereof the said Newton was Commander, came and<br />
arived before Batavia while the ''Marigold'' was soe lying<br />
there, and there her commander and company said and declared<br />
that they comming from Camboja for Bantam<br />
in the said English companies service with goods for Bantam<br />
were prohibited by the said dutch fleete, and not suffered<br />
to goe to Bantam roade, and that thereupon they came to<br />
Batavia, but saith they could there get noe leave<br />
toy could there get noe leave<br />
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