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and comeing from the River of Bourdeaux de … and comeing from the River of Bourdeaux designed for Ponterdeaux in<br />
ffrance, one Monsieur Pananel or Panane, (as this deponent remembreth his name)<br />
being the freighter who laded the said ship at or neere Bourdeaux aforesaid<br />
caused and procured a french Pylott to come aboard the shipp ''Saint Peter''<br />
aforesaid expressely to Conduct her thence to Pontereaux, and to take a Care of<br />
her pyloting to Pontereaux aforesaid, And saith the said french Pylott was<br />
not at all hyrred by this deponent then Master of the said shipp, and that hee was and<br />
remained on board the said shipp at such time as shee lay at an anchor and<br />
fastned to the rocks as aforesaid, The premisses are well knowne to this deponent<br />
being Master of and aboard the said shipp during the whole Voiage in Controversie<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the third article hee saith and deposeth , That the said ffrench Pylott perceiving<br />
the approach of the said man of warr, endeavouring the preservation of the said<br />
shipps ladeing, called a ffrenchman ashoare, who came with two shallops aboard<br />
the said shipp aand towed the same to the Land, and afterwards there came aboard to the number of 20. or 30. men or thereabouts with musketts ginns<br />
and small shott which they brought with them from land, and made resistance<br />
and shott against the said man of warr, all which was done contrarie to the expresse order<br />
and direction of this deponent then Master of the said shipp, and contrarie to the likeing<br />
and without approbation or assistance of or from this deponent or his said shipps Companie<br />
or of any of them, The premisses hee well knoweth and deposeth for and upon<br />
the reasons herein expressed. And further, saving his subsequent depositions hee saith<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith, That the said shipps Companie consisted of this deponent the<br />
Master, and of five men more and one boy, And that when the frenchmen<br />
aforesaid came aboard the said shipp in manner predeposed, the said shipp then<br />
being within the reach of small shott from the shoare of france<br />
(from whence more force of men might easily have been sent and by force habve<br />
come aboard his said ship) this deponent and Companie were not at all in a<br />
Capacitie to make resistance against the violent intrusion of the said ffrenchmen<br />
at such their entring, Which hee well knoweth for the reasons before expressed, And<br />
further, saving his orecedent and subsequent depositions, cannot depose./
To the 5th and 6th articles hee saith, That after the said ffrenchmen or<br />
about the number aforesaid had by violence entred the said shipp contrary to<br />
the likeing and approvbation of this deponent and Companie, this deponent above<br />
20. times, before any opposition made against the said man of warr, perswaded<br />
commanded abd earnestly entreated the frenchmen aforesaid not to shoot at<br />
or agiants the said man of warr, but they not regarding such his commaunds or<br />
entreaties and so much over-powring his Companie did make resistance against the<br />
said friggot or man of warr, this deponent and Companie not being able to hinder<br />
or prevent the same, And hee further saith that this deponent and Companie<br />
did not at all contribute to the opposition and resistance made as aforeaid, but<br />
that the same was totally made by frenchmen who had intruded into the said shipp<br />
and by others from shoare, and saith that in the said opposition onely three shotts<br />
were made with the Ordnance aboard the said shipp ''Saint Peter'', two whereof<br />
were with bulletts, and one with powder onely, all made by the said frenchmen<br />
directly contrary to the good will and likeing of this deponent and Companie and<br />
contrarie to this deponents expresse Commaund as aforesaid, And further<br />
(saith aforesaid, And further<br />
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