IN THE YEAR 1613. 
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passing further on, they were knowen to be 2 ships of 
Amsterdam, w ch our admirall had formerlie mett withall, 
and dischardged to staie in ye country. Then, comeing by 
close to them, our admirall anchored on the one 
side of them, and our vice-admirall on the other againe in 
Joseph’s Baye. 
side; but they, as men unwilling to be depriued 
of the ritches they had gotten, allthough unable by force 
to hold them, kept out their flags, — the one in the maine-top 
and the other in the fore-top, as admirall and vice-admi- 
rall. Then our generall comaunded the maisters to come 
aboard his ship: w ch they doeing, he chardged them w th the 
breach of their promise formerlie made unto him; viz., 
that they would departe out of the country. Then, after 
some other speeches, he, not finding them willing to resigne 
the goods they had gotten, — as whale oile and finnes, — 
tould them that they must not think to carrie anie of it 
awaie, seeing that they did so sleightlie esteeme the king’s 
ma ties grant formerlie shewed them: therefore he bad them 
goe againe to their owne ships, and they should haue half 
an bower’s space to consider and aduise w th themselues what 
to doe; and, if that they thought fitt to giue him further 
answer before the glasse were runne out, then good it were; 
otherwise, if they would not then yield their goods, he would 
height w th them for them. So ech of them went aboard his 
own ship, and, without anie long deliberation, caused their 
flags to be taken in; and, retourning to our generall, yeilded 
their goods to his disposing. JNowe, although it was intended 
that our two laded ships should goe presentlie for England, 
notwithstanding, it was thought fitting not to leaue our ad¬ 
mirall alone amongst his offended neighbours; and ther- 
fore wee staied till the two Hollanders were gon, who 
(being dispossessed of some oile and finnes they had al- 
readie stowed in their ships, and also of some dead whales 
that were floateing at their ships’ side) went forth of harbour, 
one of them the 15 th , and the other the 18 th , of July. 
