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To the first Interrogatory hee … [ADD DATA]
To the first Interrogatory hee saith that the said shipp the ''Pellican'' was<br />
taken in the harbour of Trinitie in Newfoundland on the eleaventh of<br />
July last olde style, by Captaine Johnson in the shipp the ''James''<br />
at which time Captaine Goodson was in sight with the shipp the<br />
''hopefull Luke'' in the said harbour, and saith that at the time of the<br />
said seizure there was salt and victualls aboard the said shipp, together<br />
with halfe a dozen muskets, some powder match and bullet, and noe<br />
merchandizes or moneys or other goods saving about a dozen and half<br />
of Jersey stockings, and that there were lying ashore to be dried<br />
about 24 or 25 thousand fish, and there were alsoe ashore six<br />
hogsheads of oile, which fish and oile were fished and taken for<br />
accompt of Malthurin Le Monté, John Vouteur, and Edward<br />
[?Notier] merchants of Jersey and owners of the said vessell ammunition<br />
and provisions, and the said fish and oile after the said seizure were<br />
againe put aboard the said shipp and brought away by the said<br />
Captaine Johnson and Captaine Godson, and saith the said<br />
vessell went last out on the said voyage from Saint Malo's in March last, but this deponent<br />
and some of his company were hired at Jersey, and saith the said shipp<br />
was to have retourned from Newfound land to Bilba and there to<br />
have discharged her ffish and oile and to have taken aboard such<br />
lading as the said merchants should give order for and retourne<br />
therewith to Saint Malo's or Jersey as the said merchants should<br />
order and there to end the voyage.
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Ad 3 et 4 deponit that hee had the Charter partie annexed aboard<br />
the said shipp at the time of the said seizure and a cocquet from<br />
Saint Malo's and noe other papers or writings whatsoever, nor were<br />
there any cast over board, concealed or otherwise disposed of.<br />
and saith the said Charter partie was and is the originall Charter<br />
partie for the said voyage, and the same and the said cocquet were<br />
taken by the said Captaine Johnson into his custody.
John Le [?CXXX] [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
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William Peeters [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Eadam die.
Con navem the ''Espperance'' de}<br />
Saint Malo.}
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''William Vibert''' of Jersey marriner master of<br />
the said shipp the ''Esperance'', aged 33 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne before the right Worshippfull William<br />
Clerke doctor of lawes one of the Judges of<br />
the high Court of the Admiraltie and examined<br />
upon Interrogatories examined<br />
upon Interrogatories +
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