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for that hee had sailed in her soe long as aforesaid, and for that about
a fortnight since hee went there aboard her with his two precontests
and viewed her and knewe her to be the same by many signes, and
particularly by the two lettres M.W. which Xee (for his name) hee had
before the seizure cutt upon here mainemast and pump, and that the
same there plainly upon the said view. And otherwise hee cannot depose

Rp.

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee lost his clothes, 7li in money and two barrels
of fish by the said seizure, in all to the valew of xxli, and otherwise
negatively.

To the 2 hee saith the said shipp was soe seized off Bufham Mosse on
the coast of Scotland, and ˹hee˺ hath not spoken of the seizure to GUTTER XX XXXXXXlly
(the said Merrit being said tyme the king of Spaines Commission) back XXXwith
the signification of the word to the exposition of the law, and saith this
deponent was kept 16 dayes aboard the frigot after their said shipp
was sent away, which was sent away on the day of the seizure. and
otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the third hee saith the the said shipp hath the same sailes and
anchors shee had at the time of her seizure to his best remembrance
saving one of her anchors is changed or another added XX XXX XXXXXXXX
and severall XXX ˹XXX˺ XXXX and rXXXs shee hath, which are in place of
better than were in her before, and many are wanting that were in
her at that time of the seizure. And otherwise hee cannot answer,
saving as aforesaid.

To the 4th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and cannot
otherwise answer, saving his thXX imployment) and XXX that would speake
the truth.

To the 5th hee conceiveth English goods gotten by Spaniards into their
Dominions to be good prize unto them, by meanes of the present warr
betweene England and Spaine. And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving
negatively for his part to the XXXXXX of examination.

To the last hee hath not soe deposed.

The marke of
[MARKE (A CROSS)] Mathew Willum.

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The foresaid John Rolsun [CENTRE HEADING]
to the Interrogatories.

To the first hee saith hee lost by the said seizure in clothes, materiells, and GUTTER
goods to the valew of 130li besides his imployment and two servants wages
And otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid.

To the second hee saith the said shipp was soe seized off Busham Nesse GUTTER
on the coast of Scotland, and hee beleeveth the said Mewit had a lettre of
Marque from the king of Spaine XXXX authoritie, and hee conceiveth
it take a piraticall seizure, which is donne without a Commission.

To the third hee saith that the said shipp hath nowe a peece of XXXX
which shee had not at the time of the seizure, but it is a place of
a good whole XXX which shee had before, and a new small anchor shee
hath (which shee had not then) worth about 30li. And shee wXXX and
tXXke shee hath, (which shee had not then) but are in place of better XX
shee had of her owne then, and are nowe gonne, which XXXX of her ˹XXX˺ sailes and
some other rigging alsoe gonne. And saith that the said shipp at the time of her
seizure

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