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To the twelfth article of the sayd allegat … To the twelfth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that the<br />
sayd Captaine Swanley and his Company upon the discovery of the foresayd<br />
Dutch ffleet of the ?sayle of shipps finding themselves in danger advised<br />
together and resolved that the best meanes that they could take for preservation<br />
of themeselves and their sayd shipps was to putt in to the sayd port of TrapanyUNIQ457ff46511df0872-ref-0000000E-QINU UNIQ457ff46511df0872-ref-00000011-QINU<br />
which sayd port is a place allso within the dominions of the King of Spaine<br />
and accordingly they did putt into Trapany and gott with both their shipps<br />
within pistoll shott of the ffort, and as neere ground as the burthen of<br />
their shipps would pmitt, this deponent being present and knoweing and<br />
seeing the premisses. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the thirteenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth That<br />
the aforesayd Dutch shipps following upn the Harry Bonadventure and<br />
the ''Saint Peter'', the arlate Capt Swanley before the dutch shipps arrived<br />
or came into the port tooke his master or leivetenant John Merick aforesd<br />
and him this deponent being Corporall of the ''Harry Bonadventure'' along<br />
with him and addressed himselfe to the Governor of Trapany Don Antonia<br />
Rois de Chavis, and demanded of the sayd Governors if he would protect<br />
them and their sayd two shipps in his port, representing to him the danger<br />
they were in by the dutch shipps aforesayd making towards the sayd<br />
port: And thereupon the Governor promised that the sayd dutch shipps<br />
should not come into the sayd port, and in case they did yet the English<br />
and their sayd two shipps should not be molested, and thereof bad the<br />
sayd Captaine Swanley to be secure, for that noe one should affront the English<br />
in the chamber of his Master the King of Spaine, The premisses this<br />
deponent knoweth to be true being one that accompanies the sayd<br />
Captaine Swanley as aforesayd and being a Spaniard assisting the<br />
sayd Captaine in his Treaty with the sayd Governor and was present and<br />
saw and heard the passages aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the fourteenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the premisses<br />
not withstanding the sayd Governor of Trapanie (sic) contrary to his promise<br />
suffered the sayd dutch shipps under the command of ?Young Van<br />
Trump to come in to the sayd Port of Trapany and treated with the sayd<br />
Van Trump, and messengers passed to and fro betwixt them in the sight<br />
of this deponent who saw them so passe to and fro in the sayd Governors<br />
owne boat, and saw and observed that the dutch shipps forbore to enter<br />
the port till the returne of their messenger from the Governo:r and then<br />
immediately made into and entred the sayd Port. And further faith that<br />
att the same tyme that the sayd Governors boat passed as aforesayd betweene<br />
Vantrumps (sic) sayd fleet and the shoare, he the sayd Governor sent a messenger<br />
to captaine Swanly in a boat which Messenger in the Governors name and in the<br />
presence and hearing of this deponent commanded the sayd Captaine Swanly and<br />
Companie that on paine of death they should not shoot so much as a pistoll<br />
in port for that in his Masters Chamber the King of Spaine they<br />
were and should be secure and safe, And further saith that the sayd<br />
Boat wherein the Messenger from the sayd Governor came to Captaine Swanles<br />
hadr came to Captaine Swanles<br />
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