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in the sayd yeere 1656, And saith that nei … in the sayd yeere 1656, And saith that neither the said shipp the ''Endymion''<br />
nor any of her company offered any affront, iniury or provocation<br />
to any dutch shipp or shipps that were there at that time, or to any of<br />
the commanders or company of any of them, All which hee knoweth<br />
being first Mate and afterwards commander of her the said voyage<br />
Nor did as hee beleeveth any of the said other English shipps or any<br />
of their company offer any iniury whatsoever to the dutch there.
To the third article hee saith that in the moneth of August last<br />
the said shipp the ''Endymion'' (whereof this deponent was then masters<br />
mate) in her voyage from England for Bantam comming into the<br />
Streight of Sundra, did on or about the seaventh day of the said<br />
moneth (old stile) meet in the said Straight a single shipp<br />
appertaining to the dutch [?crussing] too and againe, which said dutch<br />
shipp sailed along with the ''Endymion'' till the next day, [?XXX]<br />
they came within sight of Pullapanjan, where foure other<br />
dutch shipps hee saith were rideing, all which upon sight of<br />
the ''Endymion'' and the said other shipp weighed and stood to [?XXXX]<br />
and when they were come neere, there came one of their [?sloopes] aboard<br />
the ''Endymion'' with command brought by one that was therein, that<br />
the ''Endymion'' should come to an anchor by their Generall who<br />
was still riding at Pullapanjan, which the Commander and<br />
company of the ''Endymion'' obeyed and sailed along with them an<br />
soe came to an anchor near their said Generall; but the dutch<br />
pretending that the ''Endymion'' rode too farr off them, [?XXX]<br />
and commanded the ''Endymion'' to be brought to an anchor yet<br />
nearer to their Generall, and this hee conceiveth they did to<br />
show their power and greatnes; upon which command, the<br />
Captaine and company of the ''Endymion'' obeying, brought her to<br />
an anchor yet nearer to the said Generall; All which hee<br />
knoweth because hee was present in the ''Endymion'' and heard and<br />
saw the premisses soe donne.
To the fourth article hee saith and deposeth that after such second<br />
comming of the ''Endymion'' to an anchor neere the dutch<br />
Generall, there came a summons aboard the said shipp ''Endymion''<br />
to come aboard<br />
the said Generall, but the said Captain Couchman not being then<br />
in health, sent his Purser both to excuse his not comming by meanes<br />
of such his indisposition, and to<br />
learne the reason wherefore the said shipp the ''Endymion'' and her<br />
company and lading were soe detained, and saith the said Purser [?having]<br />
bin aboard the Generall retourned aboard the ''Endymion'' and in this<br />
deponents presence and hearing related that the said generall<br />
had said and declared that hee would not permit the ''Endymion'' to<br />
goepermit the ''Endymion'' to<br />
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