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28th Jany 1650.
Con naves le ''Philip'' d … 28th Jany 1650.
Con naves le ''Philip'' de Lantraguer}<br />
et le ''Anne and Mary'' de Conquest}<br />
Smith.}
'''Rp.'''
'''John Potts''' of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk<br />
Mariner, aged 25 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined deposeth to the Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of Captaine William Greene<br />
and company as followeth videlicet.
To the first Interrogatory hee deposeth and saith that hee was on board<br />
the shipp ''ffortune'' at such time as shee first gave chase unto the<br />
two shipps or vessells the ''Phillip'' and the ''Anne and Mary'' arlate<br />
and saith they being in company were first chased by the said shipp<br />
the ''ffortune'' on or about thursday last was seavenight about noone<br />
on the coast of Bretaby in the kingdome of ffrance, and were<br />
both there surprized and taken on the open and high seas<br />
and not in any port or harbour, and both belonging to places<br />
in ffrance, which hee knoweth being boatswaines mate of the ''ffortune''<br />
and helping to take them, Et alr nescit.
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John Potts [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Eadem die/
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'''John Murray''' of the parish of Saint Catherine<br />
neere the Tower of London Mariner, aged 34 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid<br />
saith as followeth
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