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Transcription

23th Augusti 66. [CENTRE HEADING]

Touching the Orange tree and Death}
two Hoys seized by the Crowne ffrigott}

dt. Rex

Andrew Barton midshipman of the Crowne ffrigott
John Ennet, John Carter, John Rice, Marriners of the
Crowne ffrigott sworne before the Right Worshipfull Sir Giles Sweit Knight
Doctor of lawes surrogate to the Right Worshipfull Leoline Jenkins doctor of lawes Judge
of the High Court of Admiralty of England say and deposeth by vertue of their
oathes as followeth videlicet.

That off of the River of Emms upon the Coast of Holland they with
their said ffrigott William Godfrey Commander about Wednesday last was a ffortnight discovered and gave chase
to two hoyes and making up to them fired two Gunns
to one of them named the Orange, upon which she struck, and the other of them seeing now
opportunity of an Escape, bore up to the ffrigott and struck also And when these
deponents came up with them they went aboard and tooke possession
of them and found them both to bee laden with oake Timber
for shipping. And imediately after such taking the Commander
of the Crowne ffrigott sent and ordered these deponents to goe on
board and bring the said Hoyes up the said River of Thames
namely these deponents Andrew Barton John Ennett, John
Carter on board (the Death), and constituted this deponent
Andrew Barton as Commander of her, And these three deponents say
and declare that two Dutch men that were left aboard
(the Skipper being taken onboard the Crowne) declared that
the said lading of Oake Timber was lawfull prize and that they were and
bound for Holland and soe they constantly
affirmed during the time these deponents were aboard the said Hoy
And they further say that off of Yarmouth a ffrench
ffisherman gave chace to the said prize (the death) who comming
and bearing up with them the said two Dutchmen told the
ffrenchman that there were goods onboard their said Vessell were
Hollands goods and that they were bound for Holland, where
upon the ffrench asking the said Dutch men if they would bee
released the said Dutch men answred that they would. then the
ffrench men bad them to come on board. Whereupon one of
the Dutch men being at the Helme endeavoured thereby to lay
the ffrench man aboard which this deponent taking notice of
thrust him from it and fired a pistoll at them and soe gott cleare.
And saith that this deponents John Rice and Thomas [?Chick], and Henry Bryan since [?XXX] was put aboard the Orange
The other prize and put this deponent John Rice Master of her And
one ffleming that was left in the Orange (the Master and the other
of them being taken aboard the ffrigott.) often declared to this
these two deponents John Rice and Thomas Chick that the said lading of
oake timber aboard the said prize the Orange was free prize, belonging
to enemys of this Crowne. And saith they came to an anchor with them
said two prizes at Saint Catharines where they came yesterday afternoone
the afternoone where they are now remaining

John Rice [HIS MARKE] His marke
Signum [HIS MARKE] dicti Chick

[?XXX XXXXX]

Jo: XXXXX marke

John [?XXXX] marke

Repetit et jurat XXXcoram dnoX XXX
[?XXXX] Surrogate unto [?XXX]