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sett upon, surprized and taken by two men of warr belonging to Ostend in the twentith of January 1654 English stile and he saith that on the next day after the shipp's seizure the Ostenders putt this Rendent on shoare at Bell=Isle and that at his this Rndents departure from the said shipp the herrings laden aboard her by or for the accompt of the said ffrancis harvey were on board her And further he cannot depose./ To the crosse Interrogatoryes./ [CENTRE HEADING] To the first of the crosse Interrogatoryes he answereth that of his certaine knowledge the interrate shipp was at Wesxford in October last past And he answereth that to the rest of the sayd Interrogatory he hath satisfyed in his foregoeing depostion. To the second Interrogatory he answereth that of his this Rendents certaine knowledge the said shipp was by distresse of weather forced into Plymouth, and that she was not there upon any designe, or by the consent of any belonging to her, and that the sayd shipp lay there wind=bound about three weekes, during which time there were (about) a hundred [?barrells GUTTER] of herrings sold there to defray charges, and that the greayer part of the sayd herrings soe sold belonged unto a Mr Garrett Gold a Merchant then on board her And further he cannot answeare, To the third Interrogatory he saith and answereth that the interrate shipp was seized by two Ostend men of warre about 3 or 4 leagues off Bell=Isle in her intended voyage to Nants, And he saith that it was impossible that either the said shipp showld have saved herselfe either by fighting or putting in to any place And further he cannot answeare. To the fourth Interrogatory he answereth that he this Rendent and the sayd Mr Garrett Gold a Merchant on board the interrate shipp th e''Weymouth Merchant'' seeing their condition wherin they qwere when the said two men of warre had seized her, did goe [?aboard GUTTER] one of the Ostenders and did treat with the Captaines, and the result therof was that the said shipps Lading showd go to the Takers, for that they were prohibited goods, but thae shipp showd be released, And further he cannot answeare. To the fifth he answereth that the interrate shipp was according to the agreement by him predeposed of restored backe And further referring himselfe to his former depositions he cannot answeare To the sixth Interrogatory he answereth that there were laden aboard the shipp interrate (as he hath predeposed) about 300 barrells of herrings for the accompt of the producent, wherof some few barrells (not above twenty as he verily beleiveth) were sold by his [?sonne] at [?Plymouth GUTTER] and that had the said shipp come to Nants, her Lading of herrings (though they were as good as could be) had come to a bad market but yet they would have yeilded money And further he cannot answeare saving that as the price or markett then was every barrell of hereings would have produced (had she arrived at Nants her intended Port) thirteene Livers. To the seaventh Interrogatory he cannot answere, and saith he never heard any thing to the purpose interrate Repeated before doctor Clerke./ Thomas James [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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