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whereupon the said dutch Captaine replied … whereupon the said dutch Captaine replied and said that the<br />
said ship the ''Olive branch'' might not go into Bantam, for they<br />
(speaking of his and the said other dutch shipps and Captaines)<br />
lay there purposely to hinder and obstruct all English shipps<br />
from going into or trading at Bantam, or with the Inhabitants<br />
thereof, or there passed words betwixt them to the same effect<br />
and the said dutch Captaine then and there commanded the said<br />
master of the ''Olive branch'' to beare up and come to or by his<br />
admiral, which hee saith was accordingly donne, the premises<br />
hee deposeth of his owne sight and hearing, being as aforesaid<br />
masters mate of the said vessel the ''Olive branch'', And further to<br />
this article hee deposeth not.
To the fifth hee saith that the said ship the ''Olive branch''<br />
being soe brought and coming to an anchor neere the said Admirall<br />
of the said dutch shipps, the said John Brampton her master went<br />
aboard the said Admirall with purpose (as hee declared) to get leave<br />
of him to geo into Bantam and take in his lading, and carried<br />
a present, to bestow on him for<br />
better to induce him to give leave for the said shipps going in, bu<br />
upon his retourne hee declared that the said Admirall would by<br />
noe meanes give leave, but expressely forbad her going in<br />
although hee had acquainted him with her coming from London<br />
and her being bound to goe in to receive her lading there. And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the sixth article hee saith thatupon the said prohibition<br />
of the said dutch Admirall, the said Captaine Brampton and<br />
company set saile with the ''Olive branch'' for Battavia the<br />
place of the dutch Generalls residence, purposing to acquaint<br />
mr Frederick Skinner the English agent, (who was gone<br />
thither before) with their being soe stopt from going to Bantam<br />
and to use his mediation with the Generall for their going?s in, but<br />
upon the said shipps arrival at Battavia, they met the said mr Skinner<br />
coming from the said Generall, who (after the said Brampton had<br />
acquainted him with the cause of his coming thither as aforesaid) told<br />
him that hee came then from the Generall, with whom hee had bin<br />
to get permission for the ship the ''Endimion'' which wanted only some<br />
small quantities of her lading to goe into Bantam for the same, but<br />
that the said Generall would not give leave, but had expressely forbidden<br />
the going in either of the ''Endimion'' or any other English shipps whatsoever<br />
whereupon they set saile againe for the roade of Bantam,<br />
intending to trie againe if they could get in, but the said<br />
dutch shipps there lying espying her, [?XXXX]ed and ?towed<br />
their shipps neere her and anchored round about her, and<br />
told her master flatly that shee should not goe in, and<br />
that if hee made any more endeavour to get in, they would<br />
??smite his ship or to that effect, and and soe shee was utterly<br />
disappointed and hindered from goin in, all which hee knoweth for<br />
the reasons aforesaid. and further deposeth not.
Tos aforesaid. and further deposeth not.
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