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of the Company of the said Ship in her namely Charles Andrewes and Joseph Hart and saith shee arrived
in the Road of Ostend and there roade at Anchor; and
it being Stormy weather, the said ship was forced from her said
Anchor, and by the said Stormy weather driven to Dunborowe
neere Middleborowe, and there forced on shore, and the
Burghemasters of Dunborowe Caused her goods to be taken
out of her, and put into the Stadt house; and warehouses, and
aftwewards the Lords of Middleborowe came and seized upon
the same for the use of the English; and afterwards sold
the same, and have the Produce still in their hands And
further Deposeth that the whole ships Lading Consisted
in 1150 barrells of ffiggs 30000 of Oranges or thereabouts, and about
10000 of Lemans, 2500 Canes or thereabouts and about Eight
hundred dozen of Broomes and some other Comodities
all which were Consigned to Mr Edward Lewes of London merchant and 758 of the
said Barrells of the said ffiggs marked with his marke EL
were for the said Mr Edward Lewes his owne Account, and were
Laded by his ffactor Mr Johnson, at Pharoa in Portugall
And saith that all the said goods and Lading of the said ship
would have yeilded here in England twelve hundred
pound sterling at least (if the same had come safe to England)
and saith that the foresaid John Hubbard and other
English men and subjects of this Commonwealth, were and are the true
and lawfull owners of the said ship and of her tackle and
furniture, and saith shee was at the time of her being driven on shore at [?Dunborowe XXX] worth one hundred and fifty
pounds sterling. And further deposeth that the said Mr Lewes
and the owners of the rest of the lading of the said ship
were and are alsoe English Men, and Subjects of this Common=
weatlth The foresaid Premisses hee deposeth for that hee
went from this Port of London to Pharo, in the said ship
and came from thence in her, and was aboard her
at her said seizure, and was as afroesaid send for
Ostend in her, and was Carried in her to Dunborowe
aforesayd, and there sawe and tooke notice of
the Premisses./

The marke of IF the
said John ffisher [MARKE, RH SIDE]

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The 19th of March 1659./.

Joseph Hart of Chiswell in the County of Middlesex
Mariner aged 18 yeeres or thereabouts sworne
and Examined as aforesaid, saith as followeth

That hee the Deponent well knew and was one of the Company
of the ship the GRayhound of London whereof John Hunnard
was Master and saith in or about the moneth of December 1658 as
the said ship was comming from Pharoah to London shee
was taken, and seized by two ffrigotts belonging to Ostend
(and