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'''17''' '''B11''' The seventh of ffebruary 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] Touching the seizure of} the ''Packet frigot''} '''Rp.''' '''Thomas Nevinson''' of Cadiz in Spaine Merchant, aged 20 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the Right worshippfull Charles Geroge Cock Esquire one of the Judges of the high Court of Admiraltie saith and deposeth by vertue of his oath. That one Captaine Albert Cocke, commander of a man of warr of the States of the United Provinces, of 38 gunns or thereabouts having (as hee was informed) by fowle weather lost his said man of warr upon the coast of Gallicia in or about the moneth of ffebruary 1653, came with some of his company to Cadiz to seake passage for holland, And that being soe come to Cadiz one Santos Pott a dutch merchant there resident as hee was informed procured a Commission from the Consull of the United Netherlands there alsoe resident named Jerome de Vandenhave, who as the common fame went, had blanck Commissions from the said States to give to whom had pleased for setting out men of warr in their service, And saith that having obtained the said Commission, the said Santos Pott (as this deponent was there informed by the common report) bought a vessell of about 300 tonnes called the ''Golden dove'', and put the foresaid Cocke commander of her by vertue of the said Commission, soe obtained from the said Consull. And saith that the said Captaine going with the said shipp the ''Golden dove'' to sea, mett with and seized an English vessell called the ''Packet frigat'' whereof one Edward harrison was master of the burthen of 60 tonnes or thereabouts and brought her as prize into the bay of Cadiz in or about the end of may last past, together with her lading, which hee knoweth to be true fr that hee this deponent was then at Cadiz and sawe the said ''Packet frigaot'' in the said bay aftersuch her bringing in as aforesaid, and went on board her, And saith that the said Cock (as this deponent was informed) sold and imbeazeld part of the said shipp the ''Packet frigots'' lading, (being as hee was alsoe informed oiles and anchova's, wherewith shee was bound for London) and alsoe part of her provisions and furniture. Thomas Nevinson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ************************************ The 13th of February .1654:- [CENTRE HEADING] Jennings keate and Companie against ffredericke} Chowne and Companie. Smith. Budd} Examined upon an allegation conteyning 15. articles '''6us.''' '''William Jefferey''' of Wapping in the parrish of Stepney and Countie of Middlesex late Gunner of the shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' in question aged 29. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet/ To the 6th Article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That hee well knoweth the arlate Richard Chowne, and saith that hee first knew him the
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