to hee tooke the merchant along with him. about halfe an hour
after, the said Ship made sail and steered to the westward. wee in our
Ship making Sail followed them between two and three houres, and
finding wee could not come up with her left our chase and stood to the
Eastward againe, there being five Englishmen belonging to the saide
Ship prisoners in our Ships hold. about six houres after, the same
day, wee Englishmen that were at liberty, by writing to them in the
hold, conspired together with them to lett them come up and soe to
rush all out together upon the Dutch men and if wee could Subdue them
to rescue ourselves and Ship, which accordingly with gods' blessing
wee effected without any loss of life or shedding of blood and soe
intended to New England, being afraide to goe for Virginia leaste wee
should meete the man of War againe and being unable to carry the Ship
home for England, and after eleven days lying at Sea by reason of
foggy weather and contrary windes wee arrived at Piscataquay in New
England aforesaid being 23th Aprill 1673.

[Footnote 2: The Scilly Isles, off the southwesternmost cape of
England.]

[Footnote 3: Ensign.]

HENRY KING, Mate.
JOHN CHAMPION, Bosson.[4]

[Footnote 4: Boatswain.]

At a Court of Assistants held at Boston on Adjou't, 8th May '73, Henry
King, John Champyn and John Sennet deposed in open Court that this
Declaration is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
As Attests

EDWARD RAWSON, Secty.

Portlidge bill of Wages due to the Company belonging to said Ship
_Providence_ is as followeth:

L s.d.

Henry King, Mate, at 55s. per mo.,--4 mos., 5 days-- 11. 9.2
John Champyn, Boatswaine, at 36s. per mo.,--4-1/2 mo., 5d. 8. 6.2
John Jorey, Carpenter, at 3 [pounds] per mo., 4-1/2 mo. 13.10.0
John Sennett at 28s. per mo., 3 mo., 5d. 4. 8.6
John Burley at 28s. per mo., 4 mo., 5d. 5.16.6
George Taylor at 28s. per mo., 3-1/2 mo. 4.18.0
Richard Gross[5] at 20s. per mo., 4 mo., 5d. 4. 3.4
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52.11.8

[Footnote 5: The margin adds, "sick aboard."]

8 May 1673.

It is ordered that the seamen above shall be allowed and payd their
severall wages (according to their Portlidge bills here Given in)