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To the first and second Articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the moneths
January ffebruary and March 1652 and March Aprill May and June 1653 the
arlate shipp the harry Bonadventure was ymployed as a Mann of Warr against
the hollanders and others Enemyes of this Commonwealth by a lawfull Commission
under the Command of the sayd Captaine Swanly with Instructions from Mr
Charles Longland Agent of this Commonwealth Residing att Leghorne, And
saith in pursuance of the sayd ymployment about the 19th day of May
1653 Last past The sayd shipp sett out from Messina and in her Course

toward Tunnys off of the Cape Spertevento on or about the 22th day of May

aforesayd mett with two dutch shipps which made one or
two shott att the harry Bonadventure which ymmediately fired upon them
and fought with them and after a sharpe dispute for three or four howres
subdued and tooke the bigger of them named the Saint Peter and her lading
and slew the master of her in the ffight, and the sayd Captaine Swanley
and Company tooke the Mariners of the Saint Peters Company or most of
them out of her into their owne shipp and so became absolute Masters and
Possessors of the Saint Peter and her Lading. All which This deponent knoweth
to be true being Purser of the harry Bonadventure in the sayd service
andpresent and actually engaged in the said ffight. And otherwise
cannot depose.