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On board the said ''Turtle Dove'' in the M … On board the said ''Turtle Dove'' in the Molaine and English Language<br />
buth which Languages the said Van Voozst, and alsoe this Deponent well spake<br />
and understood and saith that one Kaleb Kime Mate of the ''Bantam''<br />
heard some of the said words, and further hee cannot depose,<br />
saving that both the said Van Voozst, and the ''Turtle Dove'', and<br />
alsoe the said ther three Vessells were then in the Imediate<br />
Service of the Dutch East India Company:
To the 6th hee saith that the next day after this Deponent had bin<br />
on board the ''Turtle Dove'' as aforesaid the said Captaine<br />
Taylor went on board the said ''dove'', but what discourse or<br />
Words passed betweene him and the said Van Voorst hee knoweth<br />
not in regard hee went not with him, And further cannot<br />
depose.
To the 9th 10th 11th and 12th hee saith that on the day that the said Taylor Went onboard<br />
the said ''Turtle Dove'' as aforesaid or the next day after this deponent and<br />
the said Taylo:r did againe goe aboard the said ''Turtle Dove'', together,<br />
And this deponent and the said Taylor after their Coming on board her told the said<br />
Van Voozst that besides the Pepper that was on board the said<br />
''Bantam ffrigot'' hee this deponent had laid out at Indra Ponza three Thousand<br />
Dollars and had invested the same in Pepper. And desired<br />
the said Van Voozt that hee would not hinder the lading<br />
of the same on board the said Ship the ''Bantam'' or to that<br />
effect, But the said Van Voozst in a Violent and Angry manner<br />
said that none of the said Pepper should be brought aboard<br />
the ''Bantam ffrigot'', and said ffurther that if any attempt<br />
was made to bring any Pepper aboard the said ship the<br />
''Bantam ffrigot'' hee would seize, and take the same, And<br />
alsoe told this deponent and the said Tailor that<br />
all the Trade for Pepper on the West Coast of Sumatra in<br />
the Queene of Acheines Dominions, belonged to the Dutch<br />
East India Company: And then this Deponent<br />
went on board the ''Bantam'' and from thence this Deponent<br />
went in the ''Bantam ffrigots'' Boate ashore, and there<br />
caused about a Bahaire of Pepper to be put on board the<br />
said Boate; and having soe done, this deponent went him<br />
selfe into the said Boate intending to goe directly onboard<br />
the ''Bantam'' with the said Pepper. but in his passage<br />
one of the said Dutch Vessells. which came and Anchored<br />
at or neere the Barre of the River of Indra Ponza, sent her<br />
boate and alsoe another Boate well manned to seize this deponent and the said ''Bantam''<br />
''ffrigotts'' boate and the Pepper therein which they accordingly did<br />
and Carried this deponent and the Said Boate and Pepper to the<br />
said Dutch Vessell and from thence they were sent to the<br />
said Dutch Admirall the ''Turtle Dove''; and there the said<br />
Pepper was by the said Van Voozst his order. taken out<br />
of the said Boate and putt aboard the said ''Turtle Dove''<br />
Andd the said ''Turtle Dove''<br />
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