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the order given in writing by the said Captaine Stoakes to the said Whetstone, which were to the Effect aforeaid, and the said Winter ought not to have Acted or done any thing contrary to the said order, and soe much hee the said Winter did well knowe. To the 9th hee saith that hee hath bin a Comander of men of warr belonging to this Nation for about seaven yeares last past, and thereby well knoweth that whatsoever person or persons imployed at sea in any ship of warr belonging to this Nation shall take and seize any ship or goods, and imploy the same to his or their owne use or uses without the order of the high Court of Admiralty or other just and due warrant and authority, or shall detaine and keepe any of the writings or Evidences or papers belonging to such [XXX] ship, or shall onboard such seized ship or onboard the Ship of warr, give blowes, or abuse sany person that is a ffreind or ally to this Nation, such person or persons soe doeing is, and are by the Customes of the Sea, and Lawes of the Nation in that behalfe Liable to pay, and make full satisfaction for such injuryes and insolencyes Comitted; And soe much the said Winter well knewe, having of this deponents knowledge read the Lawes of Warr, which were hung upp in a publique place, of every of the said Tenne Frigotts./: To the 10.th 11.th and 12.th hee saith that hee this Deponent with his ffrigot called the ''Kent'' and three other ffrigots being as aforesaid committed by Admirall Stoakes to the Charge and Government of Captaine Whetstone, hee the said Whetstone [XXX GUTTER] from Tolon sent this Deponent with his said ffrigott in Company with the ''Phenix ffrigot'' (Thomas [?Bun] Comander) to [?party] at sea, neere the Islands of Majorca and Minorca, where in the month of August 1658 they met with a ship called the ''Armes of Leake'' finding her lading (by writings) to be belonging to Subjects of the King of Spaine and severall of his Subjects aboard, and the said ship [?to ?be GUTTER] Comeing from Allicant, bound for Naples, they seized [?on GUTTER] her, and having secured her, and all her Lading intended to Carry her to Tolon, but meeting the ''ffairfax ffrigot'' (at
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