HCA 13/71 f.608v Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/71 |
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Folio | 608 |
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David Pashley | |
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2013/02/04 | |
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Edited on 28/12/2013 by Colin Greenstreet |
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in or about the beginning of February 1655 (old stile) Captaine Albert
Cox in the Cat or Gat frigot, and Captaine Japoon in a frigot
called the Kater (or by some such name) were with their respective companies alsoe there [XXX]
and riding, and with the said Captaine Albert Cox was and is
a dutchman, and Inhabitant of Amsterdam (where this deponent
hath bin at his house) and a subiect of the Lords the States of the
United Netherlands, and his Company were and are all or the most
of them dutch men and subiects of the said States, and for such both
they and the said Captaine Japoon and all or most of his company
were and are commonly accounted and reputed, the said Captaine
Japon being then and there said to be of the dominion of the said
States, and hee to be inhabiting (as himselfe acknowledged
to this deponents best remembrance) at Rotterdam in holland, and
saith the said Captaine Coxes frigot, having bin originally
a Carvall, was at Amsterdam altered and built into a
frigot, this deponent being then (mainly about two yeares since) at
Amsterdam in an English shipp, and seeing her soe in altering, and
the shipwrights at worke upon her, and saith shee was and is
commonly reputed to be belonging to the port of Amsterdam, and
the Kater to the port of Rotterdam, and their respective owners
were and are commonly accounted alsoe to be subiects of the said Lords
States, and the said frigot of Albert Cox was the time aforesaid
(wherein this deponent suplied her at Amsterdam) fitting and
preparing to be sent out on the voyage, wherein the Brotherhood
soe mett her, and hee said Captaine and company acknowledged
at the foresaid Cape in this deponents hearing that shee was soe one and they came
from Amsterdam, and the said frigot the Kater was commonly said
and accounted to have proceeded from Rotterdam, and the said Captaine
and company alsoe acknowledged then they proceeded thence upon the
said voyage, and were there set out.
To the fourth article he saith and deposeth that notwithstanding
that the said shipp the Brotherhood, with her master and company were
English and for such well knowne and appearing to the said Captaine
Cox, and Captaine Japoon and their companies, and albeit then
was neare the said Cape in a peaceable and inoffensive condition
with her master and company as aforesaid, and had newly weighed and
set saile, the said Captaine Cox with his
boate and company, with some of Captaine
Japoons men amongest them under the commander of Captaine
Coxes masters mate, came all around from aboard the said Captaine Coxes
said frigot on board the said shipp the Brotherhood, and in a violent
and hostile manner by force of armes entred her, and seized and tooke
possession of her and of her tackle apparell and furniture and alsoe
of the said Nintie fowre Negro's and [XXXXXX] of Elephants teeth
and