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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. 333 words

And afterwards the Dutch weighed the said shippes anchors, and broughte them abord her, and commannded the companye of the said shippe to departe the said river; and further hee cannott depose. To the thirth hee sayeth, that by the injuries and wronges, done by the Dutch as aforesaid, the voyage of the said shippe the William was overthrowne ; and accordinge as the companye of the said shippe, after they were putt from theire tradinge, did cast upp the remainder of the goodes abord her. There were soe many goodes, remayninge abord her, of her outwards landinge, as would have yeelded, if they had bine trucked ani done awaye to the Indians, att the rate, they had trucked awaye parte of her outwards ladinge in beaver and other skinnes and furrs, to the value of fower thousand poundes sterlinge. And to that some ( as hee beleeveth) the merchants that sett forth the said shippe, have bine dampnified by reason of the premisses; and that hee affirmeth uppon his oath to be true.

7 November 1633.

7. Jacob Jacobson Eikins, of Amsterdam merchant, aged about 42 yeares, sworne before the wor"" William Merricke, doctor of lawes, surrogate to the righte wor"" Sir Henry Marten, Knight judge of his Majesties highe court off the Admiralltye. To the first interreye. hee sayeth, that within the time interrogate William Clobery, David Morehead and John de la Barr, of London merchants, att their owne proper costs and chardges did freighte, victuall and sett forth the interrogate shippe, the William of London (whereof William Trevore was master) and did lade diverse goodes abord her, with intent, that she sould goe to Hutsons river in New England, within the dominions of the Kingh of England, to trade and trucke away such goodes, as she carryed to the natives of those countries, for beaver skinnes and other skinnes and furrs; the premisses hee knoweth to bee true, for that hee was factor for the said merchants in that voyage.