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.
5/1417 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.)