out in all damages that shuld follow or insue upon me Conserning takeing of the prise. then the shipe which I Came from Jemecoe in wasse gon from the Iland over to the Cammanus and their wasse noe other shipe left but only Captaine John Duglasse. I said unto Captaine John Duglasse, "shuld I goe with you, and you shuld Come up with this shipe and take her, and the Company seeing of me they will say that I have been at the Cammanus and have fetched A shipe one purpose to Make a prise of them". Captaine Duglass Answered and said that "I and my Company Can testifie to the Contrarie and as far as my Commishon and my life doth goe I will beare you out Against all them that shall qushton you as Conserning the takeing of this shipe: I am Captaine and I have taken her with my Commishon and I will Answer it". [Footnote 2: The Cayman islands, NW. of Jamaica.] [Footnote 3: Cayman Brac.] [Footnote 4: Ay.] thes be the men that Can testifie that they weare ten or twelve dayes out in the pursuite after thes ship be fore I Came to them: and have heer unto set their hands. the Marke of WILLIAM GIBENS. [W] JOHN HILL. These be the two witnesses wich [*] the Marke of CLINE the Can Justifie that I did desire the Dutchman. Capt. that, without his Comemishon THOMAS HUCKENS is Marke. where[5] sure, not to medle [dot in circle] : with the ship. SOLEMON BEGENSOUS, quarter Maistor. The Marke of DANELL HARRESS. [+] the Marke of HALLIGERT [four connected lines] YOUNSON. THOMAS BERKENHEAD. ABRAHAM WILLKESON. [Footnote 5: Were; "unless his commission were sure."] _21. Deposition of William Browne. July 25, 1664._[1] [Footnote 1: Mass. Archives, vol. 60, p. 223.]