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Transcription

And the said Dowdall. from, that time Desisted from any
further act of hostility against any English or other Subjects of
his Majesty of this Deponents certaine Knowledge. who lived at
Swanzey and was very often onboard and with the said
Captaine Dowdall And further cannot depose.

To the 6th. 7th. and 8th. hee saith that on or about the 14th. day
of may last, the Interrate Captaine William barker Comander
of the Litchfeild ffrigot. came to the Port of Swanzey
and the Henrietta Maria being Run a shore
above the Towne of Swansey, the said Captaine
sent most of his men up Armed to seize upon the said ffrigot [?the GUTTER]
Henrietta Maria, and they being come up neere her this
deponent who was then there, seeing them come in that manner
went to them, and desired to speake with their Officers
thereupon they called out the [XXXXs] mate (as hee [XXX GUTTER]
himselfe to be) and this deponent asking then if they had [XXX GUTTER]
higher officer, they replyed , that their Masters [?mate] was [XX GUTTER]
and hee coming to this Deponent (who knewe him very well)
hee this DEponent told him in the presence of the said [XXX GUTTER]
[XXXX], that they had best have a care of what they did
telling them that the King was Proclaimed, and
that they had proclaimed him onboard the said ffrigott
Henrietta Maria, and that her Captaine George Dowdall
had submitted thereunto, and had Desisted from [XXX GUTTER]
of Hostility, and likewise told them, that the said Dowdall
sailed with the Duke of Yorkes Comission or to that effect
to which the said Masters mate (named Oliver More)
made answer that they should have faire Quarter, and
that they would not meddle with any thing, but secure the
ffrigot. till they knewe their Captaines Pleasure, and
this Deponent hearing of the said mats Promise soe faire, called
to the Lieutenant of the Henrietta Maria and one
Captaine Swillisant and the rest of the Officers and mariners
onboard her, and desired to lett them come on board [XX GUTTER]
[?them] what the Masters mate had Promised, and the said [?masters GUTTER]
mate againe saying, to them that they should have faire
Quarter and that they would meddle with nothing, only
their ffrigot till they knew the[?r] Captaines Pleasure, [?or ?words to GUTTER]
that effect, the said Officers and Company of the Henrietta [?maria GUTTER]
that were in her, Permitted them to come on board
And saith that soe soone as they were come on board and
had disarmed the Henrietta Marias Company they did in a
violent and hostile manner, and contrarye to their [XXXX GUTTER]
Plundered the said ffrigot and tooke away much money
and stripped all or most of her Company, and some of [?them GUTTER]
[?(XXX GUTTER]