HCA 13/73 f.465r Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/73 |
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| Folio | 465 |
| Side | Recto |
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| First transcriber | |
| Colin Greenstreet | |
| First transcribed | |
| 2014/08/09 | |
| Editorial history | |
| Edited on 14/11/2015 by Colin Greenstreet | |
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To the sixth hee saith that it is usuall for masters or commanders of shipps
to weare severall flaggs or arms at home or abroad, somtimes one
and somtimes another, somtimes for a show, and somtimes in fowle
weather to save the best, and this hee saith is often donne by English, dutch and others
shipps, merchant men and others, and saith that when a shipp is ready
to saile in merchant service, and that merchants come aboard for entertainment
it is usuall for a master for a frollick or gallantry to spread all the flaggs or
colours that hee hath, but generally the armes or colours of the place
to which shee belongeth is in the mainstay, or cheife mast, And, further
deposeth not.
To the seaventh hee saith that the said shipp the Marcus Aurelius
did not at any time during her abode at Amsterdam or the Texel
ride with any colours in the mainestay but the dutch colours, and
this hee saith is true and notoriou. And further deposeth not.
To the eighth heesaith that one of this deponents passengers, who went
out of his said shipp in Portland roade aboard the dutch Convoy, would
as hee declared to this deponent upon his comming aboard in the Texell
have gone thence in the said Convoy, if the same had not bin gonne out
before his comming, and being soe gonne out hee embarked in this deponents
said shipp, and assoone as hee over tooke the Convoy in Portland roade
desired this deponent to let him goe aboard her for the rest of his passage
whereupon this deponent understanding as hee had noe reason for the contrary,
the said passenger went aboard the convoy accordingly and had two or three small truncks or coffers belonging to him
and his owne bedding carried alsoe aboard the Convoy, and saving that hee saith there
were noe other goods carried out of the Marcus Aurelius, either there or
elswhere, And that such his going away and carrying away of his said truncks
or chests hee saith was before any notice was given or offer made
for visiting the Marcus Aurelius, And further deposeth not.
To the nineth hee saith that the said shipp the Marcus Aurelius
brought in her from Amsterdam and the Texell noe other than free
goods and merchandize, and noe contrabanda goods, nor armes or
ammunition but only her owne guns and ammunition for her owne
necessary defence. And saith that his said shipp hath since her
coming to Plimouth bin there visited and searched by persons
thereto imployed by Captaine hatzell, to their owne liking, and
that noe contrabanda or unfree goods were found therein, nor could such be
found, for hee saith there were not any at all therein,
And further deposeth not.
To the last hee saith that his foregoeing deposition is true.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee this deponent at Amsterdam and in the Texell
laded aboard the said shipp for his owne account and for this present voyage
to be for his account transported severall packs of peece goods
consisting in one [?XXXX] of [?sayle], one [?cask] of [?har?XXX stuffs], one [?MXXX] of hatts and one case of [?piccots]
and eight small cases of candles. And further hee cannot answer saving hee
knoweth not the vallew of his said goods, and saving that
