HCA 13/72 f.518r Annotate

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To the seaventh hee saith that the said master and company being by the dutch soe
frustrated of all her hopes of carrying the Olive branch into Bantam
they went with her to a small Iland on the coast of
Sumatra called Pullay[?mudi], being an extreame hot and unhealthy
place where the master and diverse others of the said ships company
died, and there the said ship remained about eleaven weekes
and tooke in such lading as shee could have privately brought from
Bantam in boates by night, which hee knoweth, being
then become master of her upon such the said Bramptons death. And
further hee deposeth not.

To the eighth hee saith that be meanes of the said ship the Olive
branch her soe long tarrying there for her lading (occasioned by the
dutch as aforesaid) shee lost her Montsoones (sic), (being
a constant winde serving for such a space of time to bring shipps
thense for theise parts, and constantly for another space (after
that is over) blowing the contrary way) and by meanes thereof
was forced to put into the Mauritius to winter, the time being
past for her coming for England, which hee knoweth being then
master of her.

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