ch merchant in London.]

JOHN TAYLOR. WILLIAM DAVIDSON.
NICOLAS CORSELLIS.

In testimonium veritatis
WM. ALLEN, Not's Pub'cus,
1664

THE _PROVIDENCE_.

_28. Certificate of Cornelius de Lincourt. April 12/22, 1673._[1]

[Footnote 1: Suffolk Court Files, Boston, no. 1257, paper 11. There
was war between England and the United Provinces, 1672-1674. The Dutch
privateer _'s Landswelvaren_ (Commonweal) captures the _Providence_ on
April 4/14, 1673, and puts on board her a prize crew. The two vessels
become separated. On April 11/21 the _'s Landswelvaren_ makes prize of
the ketch mentioned in this document, in which Captain de Lincourt
presents the ketch, by way of consolation, to the master of the
_Providence_. On April 12/22 the prize crew of the _Providence_, by a
ruse, possesses itself of the _Little Barkley_, but presently both
English crews separately recover possession of their vessels, and they
separately make their way to Boston. Raddon, master of the
_Providence_, arrives there later.]

Lett it bee knowne to all kings, princes and potentates in Christendom
and to all those that it may Concerne, how that upon the 21th day of
aprill 1673 before the River of Virginia have taken and overmastered
Under the Comition of his highness my lord prince William the third of
Oringe, taken a Cetch called _Dergens_ [?] Coming from Boston out of
new england, goeing to the River of Virginia, whearof was skiper John
Cox, which ketch I was intended for to burne or to sinck, but after
severall Considerations I doe give the same ketch and all that belongs
unto her freely and liberaly unto the honorable Capt. Thomas Raddon
and Mr. Joseph Fox, whoe both likewise weare taken by mee, to have and
to hold as their owne Ketch and to dispose thereof to their owne
Content.

Signed by mee in the Ship Called _Slanswelvarn_ at sea the 22th day of
Aprill 1673.

CORNELIS DE LINCOURT.
Stierman, JAN CORNELISSE.
Stierman, PIETER GERRITSZ.
bootsman,[2] THOMAS SEVERS.
Constapel,[3] ANTONI FERO.
Schyman,[4] JACOB WALLE.

[Footnote 2: Boatswain.]

[Footnote 3: Gunner.]

[Footnote 4: Boatswain's mate.]

I the underwritten do acknowledge that this above mentioned act is
done and signed in the presence of my officers and signed by them
before skiper Cox, Master of the above mentioned ketch, dated as
above.

CORNELIOUS DELINCOURT.
Copia vera. G. SWERINGEN.

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