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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691)

Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. 286 words

had sustened them to trade freely there, and that they had trucked awaye all the goodes, which they carried thither, att the rate that they trucked awaye the rest they mighte have had in trucke for the said goodes, which they were inforced to bringe away from thence in beaver skinnes, furrs and other commodities, to the value of foure thousand poundes Sterlinge att the leaste and this hee sayeth is true, of vertue of his oath. ;

Dicto die.

4. Christopher Langham of Wappinge, in the countie of Middex, sayler, aged about 26 yeares, sworne as aforesaid. To the fSrst interreye : he sayeth, that master Clobery, master Morehead and master Delabarr, of London merchantes, about a fortnighte or three weekes before Christmas laste paste, did victuall and sett forth the shippe the William (whereof William Trevore was master) and did lade diverse goodes abord her, to be transported to Hutsons river, betweene Virginia and New England, within the dominions of the Kinge of England, to bee traded and trucked awaye there with the natives of those places for beaver skinnes, and other furrs the premisses ;

he knoweth to bee true, being one of the quartermasters of the said shippe, the said voyage. To the Second interroye hee sayeth, that the said shippe arrived att Munhaddons fort in :

Hutsons river uppon or about the thirteenth day of Aprill last past, where all the said shippes Companye (excepte one boye) were commannded to come on shoare att the said fforte. And after the said shippe goinge further upp in the said river to trade with the natives of those places, for beaver and furrs. This exadiate and his precontest William Fford and some others