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might all have escaped and not have beene … might all have escaped and not have beene seized by the said frigatt.<br />
And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./
To the 12. 13. and 14:th hee saith, That hee this deponent and his Companie<br />
after the first coming tup perceiving the said shipp the ''Saphire friggat'' to be<br />
a man of warr of theis Commonwealth, used all possible meanes to escape from<br />
between the said french Admirall and Vice admirall, and as soone as possibly<br />
hee could did accordingly gett away from them, and in acknowledgement of and<br />
submission to the English before the beginning of the fight predeposed, this<br />
deponent caused his sailes to be stooke to the said frigatt, And further<br />
saith, That hee this deponent did never make or enter into any Consortshipp<br />
or resolution with the said french shipps to assist them in fighting against<br />
any shippe of this Commonwealth, but onely before their departure from<br />
Saint Malo did enter into a Consortshipp and promise to assist them with his<br />
said shipp to the best of his power against the Turkish searovers in case<br />
they hapned to meete with any of them, And so much hee saith hee this<br />
deponent doth during his aboade in ffrance, and alsoe since his last coming to<br />
sea from thence did severall times declare and signifie unto his said shipps<br />
Companie, All which hee deposeth upon his certaine knowledge, being as<br />
aforesaid Master of and aboard his said shipp during the occurrences<br />
predeposed. And further cannot depose:-
To the 15:th hee saith, That the arlate ffrancis Sloter and this deponent the<br />
Owner of the shipp the ''three kings'' arlate were and are both of them Hamburgers<br />
borne and inhabitants there and Subjects of that free State, and for<br />
such well knowne and commonly accompted. And further cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories./
To the first hee saith hee hath had his settled aboade at Hamburgh ever<br />
since his birth, and saith hee hath one part of the three parts in the said<br />
shipp. and hath three bailes of Canvas or sale cloath marked '''B''', six<br />
hogsheads of powdered porke, six hogsheads of powdered beef, four<br />
pipes pr great vessells of pease, and 7000 ''lb'' of bisketts in baggs, two rolls<br />
of saile cloath loose, two Cases with each three Castors besides severall<br />
other small parcells of goods which hee now exactly remembreth not, And<br />
otherwise negatively saving his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And further<br />
cannot depose./
To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith, That as for the 4500 gilders aforesaid, which hee this<br />
deponent employed in and about the quipping fitting and furnishing of the<br />
said shipp, hee received the same from the hands of the said Jaques<br />
([?Oiselle]of the said Jaques<br />
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