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ánd deposeth that in or about the beginnin … ánd deposeth that in or about the beginning of January last 1656 the shipp the<br />
''Nicholas'' (whereof Claes Johnson was master) was off the Southwood Cape<br />
or Cape Saint Vincent taken and seized by this deponent and<br />
company in the ''Maidstone frigot'' in the immediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
and that the said shipp ''Nicholas'' had then aboard her besides other goods<br />
severall parcells of tobaccoe, which have since bin brought to this port<br />
in severall shipps, and saith that the said shipp the ''Saint Nicholas'' (as her<br />
company declared) then came from Santa domingo in hispaniola, and there<br />
(as her said company declared) tooke in the said lading of tobacco and<br />
other goods. And that the said Spaniards aboard further declared that the same<br />
namely the said tobaccoes and other goods were laden at Santa domingo<br />
by Spaniards, and were for the account of Spaniards, subiects of the<br />
king of Spaine or to that effect #, and were to be carried to and deliveres<br />
at Cadiz in Spaine or thereabouts in the king of Spaines dominions,<br />
and saith the said shipp the ''Nicholas'' was then in her course for cadiz<br />
or Santa Lucars, and would (in all probabilitie) have gone in thither if shee<br />
had not bein prevented by this deponent and company in the said frigot.<br />
And further that when shee was soe seized their were severall papers<br />
aboard her, which this deponent hath caused to be delivered into this<br />
Court; and hee and this examinate was informed that while the<br />
said frigot after the said seizure was in stormes and this deponent and<br />
company were busie upon the deck to prevent danger, the said Claes<br />
Johnson went into this deponents cabbin (whither all the papers that<br />
had bin taken in the ''Nicholas'' had bin brought) and tooke two packets<br />
and heaved them over board into the sea. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
Tho: Adames SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
[#] saving some baggs<br />
of [XX]kow and some<br />
[GUTTER XXXX] tobaccoe, were<br />
for account of a dutch<br />
skipper that came passenger<br />
in the ''Nicholas'', which<br />
tobaccoes<br />
of the said skipper were<br />
plundered away, but [XXX]<br />
[GUTTER XXXX] Blake made gave<br />
[GUTTER XXX] satisfaction for them<br />
and restored him his XXXXXX)m<br />
and restored him his XXXXXX) +
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