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de_fw-fr heer_n willem_n courten_n ridder_n
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oost-indische_a compagnie_n beschadight_v be_v gewee_a in_o den_n jaer_fw-mi 1642._o door_n her_o onthouden_n der_fw-mi geberghde_v goederen_fw-mi ammunitie_n end_n scheeps-gereetschappen_a vyt_v her_o schip_n genaemt_fw-mi de_fw-fr henry_n bonaventure_n open_fw-mi it_o eylandt_n van_n mauritius_n aen_fw-mi landt_n end_n in_o possessie_a van_n adrian_n vander_n stelt_v gebracht_v all_o be_v oock_v door_n it_o vyantlijck_v aentasten_v en_fw-fr veroveren_fw-mi vane_v schip_n genaemt_fw-mi bona_z esperance_fw-fr in_o den_n jaer_fw-mi 1643._o in_o de_fw-fr straet_n van_fw-mi malacca_n door_n twee_fw-mi schepen_n van_fw-mi oorloge_n genaemt_fw-mi de_fw-fr vendelo_n end_n portugallo_n d'oost-indische_a compagnie_n toebehoorende_n tot_o batavia_n opgebracht_v end_n aldaer_fw-ge geconfisqueert_fw-ge end_v alsoo_o sijne_a majesteyt_n van_fw-mi engelant_n karel_n de_fw-fr tweed_n by_o sijne_a missive_n aen_fw-mi haer_fw-mi ho_o more_n de_fw-fr heeren_n staten_n generael_n in_o date_n den_n 21._o 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quod_fw-la attestor_n henrick_n venckel_n notaris_fw-la publicus_n to_o the_o worshipful_a mr._n vandam_n advocate_n to_o the_o east-india_n company_n of_o the_o netherlands_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commissionated_a bewinthebber_n resident_a at_o the_o hague_n sir_n i_o think_v it_o convenient_a before_o i_o return_v for_o england_n to_o use_v all_o way_n and_o mean_n for_o a_o accommodation_n that_o the_o east-india_n company_n of_o the_o netherlands_o may_v be_v leave_v without_o excuse_n as_o also_o the_o state_n general_n if_o any_o thing_n happen_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o public_a for_o a_o private_a difference_n which_o may_v be_v compose_v upon_o reasonable_a and_o honourable_a condition_n and_o lest_o you_o shall_v suffer_v by_o any_o mistake_n i_o have_v give_v order_n to_o this_o gentleman_n the_o bearer_n hereof_o to_o show_v you_o my_o answer_n by_o way_n of_o reply_n to_o your_o objection_n concern_v the_o treaty_n of_o 1654._o and_o 1659._o make_v with_o 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commons_z for_o the_o admiralty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o william_n tomb_n jun._n an._n 1645._o show_n that_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o assignment_n from_o william_n courten_n esq_n to_o sir_n paul_n pindar_n and_o from_o he_o to_o your_o petitioner_n he_o be_v become_v possess_v of_o the_o ship_n the_o planter_n of_o london_n late_o come_v from_o the_o east-indies_n and_o now_o in_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n and_o your_o petitioner_n be_v engage_v for_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o good_n which_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o say_a ship_n by_o he_o and_o further_o promise_v to_o see_v the_o master_n and_o mariner_n wage_n full_o satisfy_v before_o the_o disposal_n thereof_o have_v make_v sale_n of_o the_o say_a ship_n whereby_o the_o say_v custom_n and_o wage_n may_v be_v speedy_o pay_v according_o now_o so_o it_o be_v that_o one_o thomas_n kynaston_n have_v arrest_v the_o say_a ship_n by_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o admiralty_n upon_o account_n of_o some_o interest_n in_o she_o and_o so_o 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according_a to_o justice_n take_v care_n that_o the_o state_n have_v right_a in_o the_o case_n of_o custom_n and_o the_o master_n and_o mariner_n in_o point_n of_o wages_n subscribe_v warwick_n else_o alexander_n bence_n john_n roll_n giles_n green_n july_n 1._o 1645._o upon_o tuesday_n be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o july_n 1645._o tho._n kynaston_n against_o 21_o 32_o part_n of_o the_o ship_n planter_n and_o her_o tackle_n and_o furniture_n against_o william_n tomb_n come_v for_o interest_n herein_o yoe_n and_o budd_n upon_o this_o day_n before_o doctor_n same_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o admiralty_n court_n in_o his_o chamber_n in_o doctor_n commons_o london_n be_v present_a edward_n brian_n notary_n public_a appear_v mr._n budd_n proctor_n for_o the_o say_a williám_n tomb_n and_o present_v to_o the_o say_a judge_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o say_v william_n tomb_n direct_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n and_o commons_o for_o the_o admiralty_n and_o cinque_fw-fr 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