HCA 13/76 f.23v Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/76 |
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Folio | 23 |
Side | Verso |
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Ad 9 deponit that the said shipp Swedish Lyon with her said lading of salt on
board was in her Course for Corke in Ireland namely about halfe Seas over from
?Ushing in ffrance to the landsend the wind being scant met with and seized by a
private man of warr one Hampton then Commanderr and by him brought
up into or neere ?ffoye aclate Et alre nescit.
Ad 10 deponit that since the said seizure the said privateers Company have broken
the said shipps bulke and have taken and plundred out of the said bulke about
two thirds of the said salt to the best of this deponents judgment being part of the said shipps
lading and belonging to the said Beake, and about three tonns of wines white
and red and about five or six haffe hogsheads of Brandy belonging to the
shipps company as this deponent hath bin informed by the [?XXr] and other of the Company and as hee guesseth by the lightnes of the shipp and have also taken away a New Cable about Eight
Inches thicknes, and a halter also belonging to the said shipp and severall
of the Companies Cloathes, and monies, and sailes Kettles and other
the Shipps furniture and three barrells of [?cheese], and the bookes belonging to the said Knight
And as this deponent who was a prisoner on shore at ffoy ?about some twelve dayes hath bin
informed the said privateers used to and did put the Company of the said
shipp Swedish Lyon into the Great cabbin when they had a mind to plunder
or take anything out of the said shipp least the said Company should see what
they soe tooke, and to that purpose they ordered a person to stand with a
pistoll charged at the doore of the cabbin to keep them in. And saith that one
William Pauley (who came onboard with Captaine Stanthwaite and who is now
waiter on board the said shipp) stood with a pistoll to that purpose and hee the said Pawley
hath confessed to this depo:t that hee was ordered by the privateers
soe to doe.
Et alr dicit predeporta pereum de vera:.
Ad Interria. [CENTRE HEADING]
Ad primum rendet that he went onboard and served in the said shipp soe soone
as she was bought and hath served in her ever since untill her said seizure
and is well assured that the shipp the Swedish Lyon is the same that
was formerly called the Cumberland and was and is one and the same
ship and not divers. Et alr referende sead predeporta.
Ad 2 rendet that he saw the greatest part of the lading of salt put on board the said
ship Swedish Lyon by order of the said Bailey for the said Beakes account but sawe noe mony paid
for the same. and knoweth not whether hee bee related to any of the parties
Interr. and knoweth note what he is worth, andoweth little or nothing. Et
nescit so ad predeporta. Nescit.
Ad 3 rendet that hee knwoeth not the parties Interrogate, and hath heard that Mr
Samuell Beake Interrate hath corresponded withone [?Guill] living in fflushing as hee hath
heard and remembreth. And denieth that the said lading or any part thereof was
to have bin delivered at any other port whatsoever than Corke in Ireland
And saith that the said shipp with her said lading was seized about 13 or 14 leagues
from Ushiont to the best of his Judgement and saith that the place where she
was seized is the way from Rochell to Amsterdam. and somewhat out of the
way from Rochell to Corke. but was forced to steere that way the wind being
betweene the West and the North west and very scant and thought it a greate
deale better to fech any port in England than to Cruze at sea which they XXX
?not doe. Et alr nescit novo
Ad 4 rendet that hee knoweth not of any bills of lading that were signed for the XXXX
question But saith that the Master told this deponent that hee had signed one for Stockholme to XXX
secure the goods. And knoweth not who directed the same Et alr nescit
John Rimmorter [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repetit corum dri Lloyd Surragate
unto Ed:do Browne [?XXXXX]