Chapitre V

The depositions of Capt. David Kyrcke, and Capt. Thomas Kyrcke, John

Lowe and Thomas Wade, Factors for the Adventerers to Canada, taken

before Sr. Henry Martin, Kt. and Judge of the Admiralty the 17th. (27) of

November 1629.

The 26th of March (5th. of April) 1629. we departed from Gravesend with

sixe shipps and tow pinnaces and weare of the coast of England, about the

10th. (20) of April following.

The 15'th (25) of June wee arrived at Greate Gaspe and went up to

Taddowsacke and Quebecke, between that and the 3rd (13) of Julye; in

these places we traded with the Natives of the Countrye for 4540 Beavor

skinns and 432. stagge skinns, according to the accompt delivered to mee

by the Factors and pursors of the shipps, as appeareth to bee true under ther

oathes. About the 3rd (13) of Julye I sent my brother with tow hundred men

to demaund the rendering of the forte of Quebecke, which was geven up

unto him the 9th (19) ditto upon such articles and condicions as are set

dowen under the hande writinge of Mr. Champlaine and Mounsier du Pon.

My brother haveing possession of the Forte sent dowen to our shippes all

such Bevore skinns as were found therin, which did amount to one thousand

seaven hundreth and therteen beavors, as appeareth by the account of the

Factors imployed to take the tale and accompte of them, and more beavor

skins were not in the sayed Fortte and habitation as farre as I knowe.

These above sayd are the depositions of Capt. David and Capt. Thomas

Kyrcke, made the 17th Novembr. 1629.

We John Lowe and Thomas Waade, Factors and pursers in this voyadge

with the above sayed Capt. Kyrckes do likewise affirme upon our oathes

taken the 17th Novembr. 1629. that there were noe more then 1713 Bevor

skinns in the Forte and habitation to our knowledge and that there came no

more to the Companies handes.

This the parties abovesayd upon there severall oathes taken before Sr.

Henry Martin Kt. Judge of the Admiraltye have affirmed to be true of theire

knowledge.

(State Paper Office, Colonial Papers, vol. V, art. 37.)

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