308 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.

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Bayle of ffrench Canuase allso. That in their uoyage from Amster-
dam they were putt by Crosse-winds into the Downes. That att
the Barbados hee was by when the skipper sould a horse for Three
Thowsand three hund^d pownds of Sugar. And that the sugar now
on board the s^d Vessell is part of the price of that horse. That the
Skipper when hee went out of the Vessell att Antegoe tooke the
writings by Consent of the Surprizers on shoare w^th him, when hee
went uppon the Raft. That they would not permitt him this Depon^t
to goe on shoare w^th the skipper because hee was an English man.

June 2^d

Att a Court held att the Crosse howse in S^t Inegos hund^d in the
County of S^t Maries 2^o Junis 1650.

Josias ffendall Esq^r Gou^r
Philip Caluert Esq^r Secr

Cap^t Will^m Stone
Co^ll John Price

Ass^t
Cap^t Miles Cooke.

Attorney
General v.
Husbands

Was called afore the Board Cap^t Richard Husbands, & taxed for
uttering certaine factious & mutinous speeches agst the Gouernour &
Gouerm^t of this Prouince, whoe uppon his ill behauiour & unruly
comportm^t is committed into the Sheriffes Custody. And uppon his
complyance & better comportm^t for the future is dismissed.

Re The St.
George

Vppon the Informaon as afores^d the Prisoners being all present
were called, & Examined.
The Exaon of George Lyne one of the Company taken uppon the
Ship called the S^t George of Amsterdam uppon suspition of Pyracy.
This Exam^d Sayth That hee was one; who surprized this Vessell
att the Barbados. And ttt the s^d Vessell did belong to a ffleming
there, That they came aboard her in a wherry Boate, w^ch they hyred
there that the s^d Vessell rid allmost of the Barre, w^th two Anchors
downe, & that they cutt both the Cables when they went away.

The Examⁿ of Peter Janson one of the Company taken &c: This
Exam^d Sayth That hee was borne in Norway, & did belong to one
Cap^t Courtman that sayled out from Amsterdam, & by reason of his
ill usage, hee left the s^d Courtman att Barbados. That hee knew the
master of this Vessell w^ch hee surprized, lyuing att Amsterdam,
That hee mett w^th this Company att the Barbados, where they agreed
to surprize this Vessell; & accordingly did doe it. That they in-
tended to sayle up & downe in her, for ffashion-sake, because they
were Saylors bread. That they did not stay att Antegoe, because
they durst not, hauing putt the Master there on shoare. That hee
cutt one of the Company, w^ch they tooke in her, ouer the face, w^th a

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Back-sword, because hee steared a wrong Course, & would haue
carryed the Vessell back againe to Barbados. And being asked
whither they intended to goe, after they went from this place, Sayth
That they would haue fownd one place or other to haue gone to.

The Reexaminaon of Thomas Barrett, one of the Company taken
aboard the s^d Vessell uppon suspition &c: This Exam^d Sayth, that