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not_o suffer_v any_o loss_n or_o damage_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v and_o may_v sue_v the_o polices_fw-la of_o assurance_n and_o be_v accountable_a also_o for_o the_o overplus_n to_o sir_n edward_n littleton_n towards_o discharge_n of_o the_o debt_n he_o stand_v engage_v with_o william_n courten_n as_o aforesaid_a in_o witness_n etc._n etc._n as_o addition_n to_o mr._n courten_n misfortune_n the_o civil_a war_n break_v out_o in_o england_n soon_o after_o he_o set_v forth_o these_o last_o ship_n which_o give_v the_o east-india_n company_n of_o the_o netherlands_o further_o advantage_n to_o dispoil_v he_o and_o his_o friend_n that_o assist_v he_o in_o his_o reputation_n and_o about_o the_o month_n of_o january_n 1643._o the_o henry_n bona_n adventure_n be_v lade_v with_o pepper_n and_o other_o indian_a ware_n bind_v homeward_o for_o england_n be_v drive_v upon_o the_o island_n mauritius_n by_o distress_n of_o weather_n where_o the_o dutch_a under_o a_o pretence_n of_o help_v the_o master_n and_o seaman_n to_o save_v the_o good_n seize_v and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o ship_n tackle_n ammunition_n merchandise_n and_o provision_n and_o convert_v the_o same_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_v east-india_n company_n and_o adriaen_n vanderstell_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o island_n send_v away_o the_o master_n and_o mariner_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o succour_n or_o relief_n to_o the_o damage_n of_o mr._n courten_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o interest_v the_o sum_n of_o 10000_o l._n and_o upward_o and_o about_o the_o month_n of_o june_n 1643._o the_o bona_n esperanza_n make_v a_o trade_n voyage_n from_o goa_n to_o maccao_n in_o the_o strait_n of_o malacca_n be_v violent_o set_v upon_o by_o two_o dutch_a ship_n man_n of_o war_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a company_n call_v the_o vendillo_n and_o the_o portogallo_n whereof_o signior_n fermeren_n and_o signior_n gealand_n with_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o fort_n at_o
we_o the_o 9_o of_o oct._n 1647._o five_o year_n after_o that_o pretend_a transport_n say_v punctual_o that_o these_o two_o ship_n which_o be_v now_o in_o question_n appertain_v to_o william_n courten_n and_o not_o to_o paul_n pindar_n and_o confirm_v this_o truth_n by_o another_o letter_n write_v the_o same_o day_n to_o sir_n william_n boswell_n his_o resident_n then_o here_o whereby_o he_o recommend_v express_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o say_a courten_n in_o the_o say_a ship_n and_o command_v he_o to_o assist_v by_o his_o council_n and_o solicitation_n the_o say_a jacob_n pergen_v who_o prosecute_v courten_n business_n in_o this_o country_n we_o can_v without_o wrong_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o late_a king_n allege_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o parliament_n to_o confirm_v what_o be_v say_v but_o we_o conceive_v ourselves_o bind_v in_o duty_n to_o add_v that_o the_o say_v paul_n pindar_n have_v have_v sufficient_a time_n to_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o year_n 1651._o cause_v to_o be_v summon_v the_o director_n of_o the_o east-india_n company_n of_o amsterdam_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o stathouse_n there_o to_o hear_v themselves_o condemn_v to_o pay_v to_o he_o the_o foresay_a sum_n of_o 85000._o liver_n turnois_n but_o he_o do_v not_o prosecute_v the_o summons_n when_o he_o be_v inform_v of_o the_o particular_a proceed_n beforementioned_a and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v find_v that_o since_o that_o time_n he_o make_v any_o further_a suit_n in_o this_o country_n which_o be_v a_o most_o invincible_a proof_n of_o the_o injustness_n of_o these_o new_a pretension_n and_o give_v we_o hope_n that_o your_o majesty_n will_v not_o suffer_v unpunished_a the_o boldness_n of_o those_o who_o by_o their_o injurious_a ill_a ground_a complaint_n will_v trouble_v the_o good_a correspondence_n which_o we_o daily_o study_v to_o entertain_v betwixt_o your_o subject_n and_o we_o we_o hope_v also_o that_o your_o majesty_n will_v see_v clear_o by_o that_o we_o have_v say_v the_o equity_n of_o our_o proceed_n and_o sincerity_n of_o our_o intention_n to_o entertain_v most_o religious_o the_o friendship_n which_o hitherto_o have_v be_v so_o profitable_a to_o both_o nation_n and_o to_o merit_v the_o affection_n which_o it_o have_v please_v your_o majesty_n to_o profess_v unto_o we_o whereof_o we_o promise_v ourselves_o the_o effect_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n pray_v god_n etc._n etc._n your_o majesty_n very_o humble_a servant_n the_o state_n general_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o low_a country_n antwoort_n van_fw-mi de_fw-fr heeren_n staten_n generael_n der_fw-mi vereenighde_v nederlantsche_n provincien_fw-fr open_fw-mi de_fw-fr memory_n door_n den_n ridder_n george_n downing_n extraordinaris_fw-la envoyé_fw-fr van_fw-mi sign_n majesteyt_n van_fw-mi groot-britannien_a etc._n etc._n aen_fw-mi haer_fw-mi ho_o more_n overgegeven_a den_n 20_o april_n 1662._o de_fw-fr staten_n generael_n der_fw-mi uereenighde_v nedetlanden_n geexamineert_a end_n overwogen_fw-mi hebbende_v seecker_n memoriael_n by_o den_n here_o downing_n extraordinaris_fw-la envoyé_fw-fr van_fw-mi den_fw-mi koning_n van_fw-mi groot_fw-mi britannien_n etc._n etc._n den_n 20_o april_n lestle_n den_fw-mi aen_fw-mi hare_n ho_o more_n gepresenteert_n raeckende_v onder_n andere_fw-la seeckere_fw-la twee_fw-fr engelsche_n schepen_n it_o even_o genaemt_fw-mi la_fw-fr bonne_fw-fr esperance_fw-fr end_v it_o andere_fw-la henry_n bonne_fw-fr aventure_fw-fr there_fw-mi vane_v eerste_fw-mi in_o den_fw-mi jare_v 1643._o soude_z wesen_z genomen_fw-la in_o de_fw-fr straet_n van_fw-mi malacca_n door_n twee_fw-mi schepen_n van_fw-mi de_fw-fr oost-indische_a compagnie_n deser_fw-ge uereenighde_a nederlanden_n end_v it_o laetste_v ontrent_n the_o self_n tijdt_fw-ge gestrandt_fw-ge wesende_v aen_fw-mi it_o eylandt_n genaemt_a mauritius_n aldaer_fw-mi meet_v sijne_a ladinge_n by_o die_v van_fw-mi de_fw-fr self_n compagnie_n soude_z zijn_a gesaiseert_n versoeckende_v hy_z here_o extraordinaris_fw-la envoyé_fw-fr voornaemt_fw-mi that_fw-mi there_fw-mi over_o prompt_a satisfactie_n end_n reparatie_n aen_fw-la de_fw-fr geinteresseerden_fw-ge en_fw-fr mishandelden_a gedaen_fw-mi moge_fw-mi word_n meet_v byvoeginge_v that_o alhoewel_n het_fw-mi ten_o eersten_a aensien_n wot_v ureemt_fw-mi soude_z konnen_fw-mi schijnen_fw-mi that_fw-mi de_fw-fr voorsz_fw-fr saecke_fw-mi tegenwoordich_fw-mi open_fw-mi it_o tapijt_fw-la werdt_fw-mi gebracht_v nademael_v in_o den_n jare_v 1654._o commissarisen_n gonomineert_n end_n naer_fw-mi engelandt_n gesonden_fw-mi zijn_fw-mi geweest_fw-mi they_o of_o te_fw-la do_z verscheyde_v saecken_v oost-indien_a raeckende_v end_n that_o in_o den_n jare_v 1659._o oock_v waren_fw-ge getermmeert_fw-ge geworden_n de_fw-fr saecken_fw-mi van_fw-mi jonger_n date_n that_fw-mi echter_fw-mi there_fw-mi en-tegen_a te_fw-mi consideren_fw-mi stone_v that_o the_o geinteresseerden_n in_o de_fw-fr voorsz_fw-fr schepen_n haer_fw-mi soodanich_fw-mi hebben_fw-mi gesignaleert_fw-mi voor_fw-mi den_fw-mi overleden_fw-mi koningh_n hooghloffelijcker_fw-ge memory_n that_o sy_a self_n niet_fw-mi derven_v hebben_fw-mi declameren_fw-mi it_z gunt_fw-la haer_fw-mi toehoorende_n end_n in_o dier_z voegen_fw-mi tot_fw-mi nu_fw-la toe_n over_o it_o geene_v voorsz_n be_v noch_fw-ge geene_fw-mi reparatie_n bekomen_fw-mi hebben_fw-mi alhoewel_o veel_n andere_fw-la saken_a naer_n date_n van_fw-mi dien_fw-mi voorgevallen_fw-mi zedert_fw-ge getermineert_fw-ge end_n oock_v over_o the_o self_n behoorlijcke_fw-mi reparatie_n geschiet_a zijn_n hebben_fw-mi hare_n ho_o more_n naer_fw-mi genomen_fw-la informatie_fw-mi over_o it_o geene_a voorsz_n be_v goet_fw-mi gevonden_fw-mi den_fw-mi voorsz_fw-mi extraordinaris_fw-la envoyé_fw-fr there_fw-mi open_fw-mi mit_n desen_fw-mi tot_fw-mi antwoort_n toe_n te_fw-mi voegen_fw-mi that_o hare_n ho_o more_n geenstnt_n souden_a konnen_fw-mi bewilligen_n that_o eenige_n saecken_fw-mi voor_fw-mi date_n van_fw-mi den_fw-mi voorsz_fw-mi jare_v 1654._o gepasseert_a end_n voorgevallen_v contrariede_n solemnele_n tractaten_n there_fw-mi over_o tusschen_fw-ge beyde_v de_fw-la natien_n gemaeckt_v oft_o oock_v anderen_n by_o het_fw-mi tractaet_n van_fw-mi den_fw-mi jare_v 1659._o gemortificeert_n all_o be_v nu_fw-la wederom_n levendich_fw-mi gemaeckt_fw-mi end_n open_fw-mi nieuw_n in_o dispute_n gebracht_v souden_fw-ge werden_fw-ge wat_fw-ge redenen_fw-ge van_fw-mi exceptie_v there_fw-mi toe_n oock_v souden_a konnen_fw-mi oft_o mogen_fw-mi werden_fw-ge voergego_v all_o be_v houdende_v sulck_n van_fw-mi seer_n vervaerlijcke_fw-mi consequentie_n en_fw-fr de_fw-fr capabel_n on_fw-we door_n veele_v nieu_o we_o disputen_v over_o well_o geassopieerde_v saecken_v de_fw-fr natien_n ten_o weder_n zijden_a merckelijcke_fw-mi te_fw-mi ontrusten_v end_v the_o goede_n intelligentie_n tusschen_fw-mi de_fw-fr self_n te_fw-mi verstooren_fw-mi it_o welck_n alhoewel_n by_o such_o selven_n end_n alleen_n genoech_n be_v they_o there_fw-mi open_fw-mi de_fw-fr voorsz_fw-fr oude_fw-mi saecke_fw-mi van_fw-mi de_fw-fr handt_fw-ge te_fw-mi wijsen_fw-mi gelijch_fw-ge hare_n ho_o more_n oock_v van_n nu_fw-la voortaen_fw-la niet_fw-mi gemeynt_a zijn_n over_o saecken_fw-mi van_fw-mi diergelijcke_fw-mi nature_n such_o eenichsint_n in_o te_fw-fr latin_a oft_o tijdt_fw-mi te_fw-mi spenderen_fw-mi end_n moyete_fw-la te_fw-la do_z on_fw-we haer_fw-mi open_fw-mi de_fw-mi eygentlijcken_fw-mi toe-dracht_a van_fw-mi de_fw-fr self_n te_fw-fr latin_a informeren_n so_o hebben_fw-mi hare_n ho_o more_n echter_fw-mi on_fw-we alle_fw-mi voldoens_n will_n end_n ten_o overuloet_n voor_fw-mi dese_fw-fr raise_v alleen_n in_o the_o voorsz_n saecke_fw-mi doch_fw-ge sunder_o tot_fw-mi anderen_fw-mi in_o consequentie_n te_fw-mi mogen_fw-mi werden_fw-ge getrocken_fw-mi hem_o here_o extroordinaris_fw-la envoyé_fw-la well_o willen_v aenwijsen_v eerstelijck_fw-mi that_fw-mi de_fw-fr voorsz_fw-fr geinteresseerden_fw-ge seer_n abusivelijck_n end_v contrary_a the_o waerheyt_n haer_fw-mi tegens_fw-la den_fw-mi voorsz_fw-fr generalen_v regul_n trachten_v te_fw-mi behelpen_v meet_v the_o voorsz_n hare_n voorgewende_v exceptie_a van_fw-mi that_fw-mi sy_a luydens_n all_o be_v getrouwe_a dienaer_n van_fw-mi den_fw-mi overleden_fw-mi koningh_n onsterffelick_n gedachtenisse_fw-la self_v hare_n actie_n niet_fw-mi souden_fw-mi hebben_fw-mi derven_v intenteren_fw-mi gedeurende_n de_fw-fr jonghste_fw-fr disordres_n in_o engelandr_n voorge_fw-it fall_fw-mi end_v ten_o anderen_n meed_n that_o oock_v buyten_v the_o voorsz_n tractaten_n voor_fw-mi haer_fw-mi vyt_n saecke_fw-mi van_fw-mi de_fw-mi voorgeweden_fw-mi pretensie_n geen_fw-mi recht_fw-mi ter_z werelt_fw-mi gevoren_n oft_o overigh_a be_v wat_fw-mi het_fw-mi eerste_fw-mi belanght_n be_v het_fw-mi so_o verre_n van_fw-mi there_fw-mi that_fw-mi de_fw-fr voorsz_fw-fr geinteresseerden_fw-ge gedeurende_n de_fw-fr voorseyde_a disordres_n niet_fw-mi souden_fw-mi hebben_fw-mi derven_v reclameren_fw-mi it_z gunt_fw-la haer_fw-mi in_o desen_fw-mi be_v competerende_n that_o ter_z contrary_a sy_a luyden_n there_fw-mi over_z in_o den_n voorsz_fw-fr jare_v 1654._o haren_a eysch_fw-mi well_o expresselijck_fw-mi voor_fw-mi de_fw-mi wederzijt_n geordonneerde_v commissarisen_n ingebracht_v end_n schriftelijck_v over_o gelevert_v hebben_fw-mi open_fw-mi de_fw-mi naem_fw-mi van_fw-mi willem_n toombs_n all_o be_v executeur_fw-fr van_fw-mi den_fw-mi testament_n van_fw-mi den_fw-mi heer_n paulus_n pindar_n vyt_fw-la wyens_fw-fr hoofede_n de_fw-fr tegenwoordige_fw-la pretensie_n oock_v wederom_n be_v geresusciteert_v hebbende_v den_n voorsz_n eysch_fw-mi doenmales_fw-la seer_n enormelijck_a geextendeert_n tot_fw-mi twee-en-seventich_a duysent_a viif_n hondert_fw-ge ses-en-veertich_a ponden_a starling_n gelijck_v alle_fw-mi it_o self_n naerder_n can_n werden_fw-ge afgenomen_fw-la vyt_v
letter_n d_o no._n i._n ii_o the_o deposition_n of_o the_o witness_n take_v in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n concern_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o damage_n mark_v c_o no._n i._n ii_o the_o certificate_n from_o the_o commissioner_n upon_o the_o statute_n make_v concern_v bankrupt_n mark_v c_o no._n iii_o the_o agreement_n between_o the_o mariner_n and_o adrian_n vanderstell_n concern_v the_o henry_n bona_n adventure_n mark_v c_o no._n iu._n sir_n paul_n pindar_n procuration_n to_o ionas_n abeel_v d_o no._n iu._n anno_fw-la 1647._o the_o summons_n and_o proceed_n before_o the_o magistrate_n or_o schepens_n at_o amsterdam_n b_o no._n i._n the_o certificate_n of_o sir_n paul_n pindar_n death_n b_o no._n iii_o the_o act_n and_o proceed_n of_o william_n tomb_n before_o the_o dutch_a and_o english_a commissioner_n anno_fw-la 1654._o b_o no._n ii_o the_o petition_n of_o tho._n newman_n and_o the_o mariner_n to_o the_o say_a commissioner_n anno_fw-la 1654._o b_o no._n iu._n the_o petition_n of_o henry_n powell_n on_o behalf_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o creditor_n claim_v under_o the_o statute_n the_o damage_n of_o both_o ship_n anno_fw-la 1654._o b_o no._n v._n the_o petition_n of_o sir_n john_n ayton_n george_n carew_n and_o charles_n whitaker_n to_o the_o king_n a_o no._n i._n the_o deed_n of_o assignment_n from_o sir_n edward_n littleton_n to_o george_n carew_n john_n ayton_n and_o other_o d_o no._n iii_o anno_fw-la 1656._o letter_n of_o administration_n grant_v to_o george_n carew_n of_o sir_n william_n courten_n estate_n and_o of_o sir_n paul_n pindar_n to_o sir_n william_n powell_n a_o no._n ii_o several_a proeuration_n to_o george_n carew_n from_o commissioner_n of_o bankrupt_a from_o sir_n william_n powell_n sir_n john_n ayton_n thomas_n kynaston_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o interest_v a_o no._n ii_o iii_o iu._n v._o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o report_n go_v at_o the_o hague_n that_o the_o king_n commissioner_n appoint_v to_o treat_v with_o 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