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'''D''' The thirtieth day of March 1661/ [CENTRE HEADING] On the behalfe of Captaine} Mathew Pennyer touching} the seizure of the ''Charles''} by the French} Examined upon an Allegation given in on behalfe of the said Mathew Pennyer./. '''dt. Captaine Pennier.''' '''Henry Booth''' of London Gentleman aged 66 yeares or thereabouts sworne and Examined saith as followeth./. To the jst article of the Allegation hee saith and deposeth, that in or about the monethes of June July, and August 1649, the arlate Mathew Pennyer was Captain, and Comander of a certaine Frigott then Commissionated by his Majesty Charles the second by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the ffaith et cetera, or by his Royall Highnes, James Duke of Yorke, but the name of the said ffrigott hee saith hee doth not now Certainely remember, but beleeveth that shee was then Called the ''Charles'', And further to this article hee saith hee cannot depose./. To the 2d 3d 4th and 5th articles hee saith that in or about the foresaid months in the said Yeare 1649. the said Captaine Pennyer with his said ffrigott was brought into the haven of Calice in ffrance, by a ffrench man , or ffrenchmen of warr, which had seized the said ffrigott, off at Sea, with a Great Summe of money onboard her, and many utensills and necessaries as this deponent was Credibly Informed after the said ffrigotts bringing into the said haven of Callice but the Vallue of the same hee saith hee knoweth not, And saith that after the said Captaine Pennyer was with his said ffrigott brought ito the said haven, hee the said Pennyer was put into the Common Prison at Callice, and not allowed any Provision but what hee paid for, which hee knoweth for that hee was Agent for his Majesty of England at Callice, and frequently went to see the said Pennyer in the said Prison, And further saith that the said Pennyer was detained and kept in the said Prison for the space ofabout two or three months, and being then lett out were forced to depart thence without receiving any satisfaction for his said ffrigott, money, utensills and necessaryes seized in her or abuses done unto him, that this deponent Knoweth of. And further deposeth not./ To the last hee saith his forgoing deposition is true./ Hen: Booth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Repeated coram [?due] Judicants. ******************************* 2nd die mensis May. 1661./ [CENTRE HEADING] Seager Corsellis Nicholaus Corsellis junior} Christoferus Boone et Jacobus Abrashat} con [?henricus] Warcup et Abraham hall} et [?XXX] Suckley Smith:} '''Rp. jus''' '''Radulphus Forster''' de Gravesend Nauta annos agens 25 aut de circiter testis in hac causa productus et Juratus dicit et deponit prout sequitur. Videlicet./
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