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the ''Jonathan'' anchoring a nights space … the ''Jonathan'' anchoring a nights space neere the said Iland purposing to goe into<br />
Bantam the next day, the said dutch shipp anchored neere her the said<br />
other foure dutch shipps riding also neere, and the next morning the ''Jonathan''<br />
?was to goe into Bantam the said dutch shipps boate came aboard and<br />
told the commander and company of the ''Jonathan'' that they must not goe into<br />
Bantam, for the dutch had warrs with the Bantamers and the said<br />
dutch shipps lay there purposely soe to doe, and being answered that they<br />
of the of the ''Jonathan'' were bound to goe in upon their merchandizing designe, and therewith all<br />
stearing to goe in, the Skipper of the said dutch shipp aboard the ''Jonathan''<br />
called out to those aboard the said dutch shipp to fire at the ''Jonathan'' being commanded<br />
to come close to their Admirall, shee having not powerto resist the said<br />
five shipps came to an anchor close under commande and will of the<br />
said Admirall, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid.
To the fifth, 6th and seaventh articles hee saith and deposeth that the said<br />
shipp ''Jonathan'' being soe come to an anchor under commande of the said<br />
Admirall, the Admiralls boate came aboard and required the Merchant<br />
to come aboard the Admirall, which his precontest Mr dacres (being Cape<br />
Merchant of the ''Jonathan'' did accordingly, accompanied wuth Samuell Wright<br />
one of the Mates of the ''Jonathan'', And after some space the said mr dacres<br />
retourned aboard the ''Jonathan'' and declared that the said Admirall would<br />
not by any meanes or perswasions suffer the ''Jonathan'' to goe into Bantam<br />
although hee had acquainted him with their designe and the sicknes of<br />
the ''Jonathans'' men, and necessitie of their having fresh victualls and laid before<br />
him the dammage like to befall his principalls unlesse the shipp went<br />
in, and being soe denied, there was a upon a consultation aboard<br />
the ''Jonathan'' a Protest drawne up against the dutch for such their<br />
hinderance, and the same was caried aboard the said Admirall. And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the 8th article hee saith that the said mr dacres and mr wright [XXX GUTTER]<br />
carried the said Protest aboard the Admirall declared upon their retourne<br />
after the second time of their going aboard, that they had desired an answer<br />
thereto in writing, but that the said Admirall had denied that alsoe. And<br />
further hee cannot depose XXX this deponent not going aboard the Admirall.
To the nineth hee saith that the said commander and merchant and<br />
the company of the ''Jonathan'' being interrupted and forcibly detained<br />
from going into Bantam, were necessitated to goe and did goe with the<br />
said shipp to other places, to which the said goods were not designed<br />
and for which they were not proper, and therto vend and dispose them<br />
at an under rate by very much in respect of that they would have produced<br />
at Bantam, to the greate losse and dammage of the said Imployers, And<br />
further deposeth not.
To the tenth hee saith that by such hinderance and proXXXX by the dutch<br />
and thereby the ''Jonathan'' not going into Bantam to deliver her said goods and<br />
thether designed, and by her vending the said goods (intended for Bantam) at<br />
other places at low rates, and other disappointments and prjudices<br />
to the said shipps trade and voyage occasioned by the said hinderance and<br />
?precipitation bby the dutch, the said Imployers the producents have in his<br />
estimation suffered losse and dammage to the summe of six thousand pounds<br />
sterling. And further deposeth not
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin
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