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him but said they were a man of warr, ad h … him but said they were a man of warr, ad had power[?s GUTTER]<br />
by there Commission to visit every ship they could [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
but would not Declare whose Comission it was and hee asking for this [?Deponent GUTTER] and this<br />
Deponent still fearing the ''Alexander'' to be a Spanish man of<br />
warr or that her Captaine had a Comission from the<br />
king of Scotland shewed him. severall; Colourable<br />
Bills of Lading mentioning the said Lading to be for<br />
account of Cristopger [?Boz] an Irishman living at<br />
Amsterdam, and one Mr Ellis, and after the<br />
said mate had perused them, hee went on board the<br />
''Alexander'' againe, and presently after hee came on<br />
board, some of the Company of the ''Alexander'' tooke<br />
downe her English Colours and hoysted up the Portugall<br />
Colours and under them fixed a whole broad side upon<br />
the ''Starr''; and her ketch which was with her, alsoe fixed some<br />
Gunns upon the ''Starr'', which said firing was done in a violent<br />
and hostile manner, and without any occasion given by<br />
this Deponent or Company and saith that the hull<br />
sailes and Rigging of the said ship ''Starr'' were thereby<br />
Damnified to the vallue of Twenty pounds or thereabouts<br />
and Imediately after the said ffiring this Deponent called<br />
out to the Company of the ''Alexander'' and asked them<br />
what their intention was. to which one of them made answer[?e GUTTER]<br />
that if this deponent would not come onboard they would<br />
sinke him, and soe this Deponent was forced to goe<br />
out of his ship, onboard the ''Alexander'', and upon his<br />
Comming the said Walcup or Warcup trhe Captaine<br />
of the ''Alexander'', told him that hee was as [XXX GUTTER]<br />
as a Prisoner of the King of Portugall might bee<br />
and this Deponent asking him what Power the King<br />
of Portugall had given him to take English Scotch or<br />
Irish, the said Captaine sayd Why Captaine you<br />
told mee you was of Amsterdam, and this Deponent then<br />
told him that hee said soe fearing him to be a Spanishe<br />
man of warr or one that had a Commission from the<br />
King of Spaine or King of Scots XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<br />
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX this XXX<br />
then earnestly desired him that hee might goe that night onboard<br />
his ship and fetch his bills of lading, Merchants Letters<br />
Charterparty which would [?verify] soe much and alsoe the Comission which the Major of Dublin<br />
gave this Deponent Declaring and certifying him to be a<br />
ffreeman and householder of Dublin in Ireland,<br />
And alsoe desired him to cleere this Deponent annd not hinder<br />
his voyage the wind being very good, but notwithstanding [?the GUTTER]<br />
(saidthstanding [?the GUTTER]<br />
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