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Commonwealth together with this deponent a … Commonwealth together with this deponent and six others of her company<br />
whoe were continually before and at the time of the said seizure by the<br />
said Callard, andafterwards till shee was taken by the ''Saphire'', and<br />
this deponent was Gunner of her, and went Gunner of her from<br />
Amsterdam to the Canaries, and continued Gunner aboard till the<br />
time of the said seizure. And saith that after the bringing the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint Mary'' and her lading by the ''Saphire frigot'' into Plimouth,<br />
the Captaine of the ''Saphire'' tooke this deponent and his said sixe<br />
companions that were of the ''Saint Maries'' company, and carried them<br />
out againe to sea in the said frigot, without ever causing any of<br />
their examinations to be taken at Plimouth, and afterwards at sea<br />
meeting with 8 dutch shipps, hee at their request let them goe<br />
aboard them to get passage homewards, and put every one of them<br />
into severall shipps and soe let them goe. And saith that about<br />
tenn dayes since this deponent ariving here in this port, hee<br />
sawe the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' that was soe taken and retaken<br />
as aforesaid lying in the River of Thames and well knewe her<br />
to be the same, and went aboard her, and comming to this citie<br />
hee was here informed that there was sute in the Admiraltie<br />
for her recoverie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith the said ffrancisco [?lopez] is commonly accompted<br />
a native subiect of the kinge of Spaine, and to be borne in the<br />
Canaries, where hee saith hee dwelleth, namely in Teneriff, and<br />
for such hee was and is commonly accompted , And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 7th hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was Gunner of the ''Saint Mary'' when shee was<br />
seized, and had then belonged about 9 monethes unto her, and that hee<br />
was borne at Genua, and hath lived about three<br />
yeares in holland, and before that for seaven yeares in Savoy, at Tholon, Marseilla and other places thereabouts. And otherwise<br />
negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the said ffrancisco lopez<br />
only by meeting him this voyage at the Canaries, and his being<br />
aboard the ''Saint Mary'', but doth not knowe the other two claimers<br />
interrogated, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith hee was not present at the buying of the<br />
said goods, nor knoweth of whom they were bought, nor howe the<br />
said lopez came by them, nor sawe hee any money paid<br />
for them.
To the fourth hee saith the said lopez sent the said goods aboard<br />
and afterwards embarqued himselfe to goe passenger with them, And<br />
that this deponent did not see them in his possession ashore<br />
And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 6th negatively.
To the last hee cannot depose.
The marke of the<br />
[MARKE] said Gurleroke of the<br />
[MARKE] said Gurlero +
, Commonwealth together with this deponent a … Commonwealth together with this deponent and six others of her company<br />
whoe were continually before and at the time of the said seizure by the<br />
said Callard, andafterwards till shee was taken by the ''Saphire'', and<br />
this deponent was Gunner of her, and went Gunner of her from<br />
Amsterdam to the Canaries, and continued Gunner aboard till the<br />
time of the said seizure. And saith that after the bringing the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint Mary'' and her lading by the ''Saphire frigot'' into Plimouth,<br />
the Captaine of the ''Saphire'' tooke this deponent and his said sixe<br />
companions that were of the ''Saint Maries'' company, and carried them<br />
out againe to sea in the said frigot, without ever causing any of<br />
their examinations to be taken at Plimouth, and afterwards at sea<br />
meeting with 8 dutch shipps, hee at their request let them goe<br />
aboard them to get passage homewards, and put every one of them<br />
into severall shipps and soe let them goe. And saith that about<br />
tenn dayes since this deponent ariving here in this port, hee<br />
sawe the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' that was soe taken and retaken<br />
as aforesaid lying in the River of Thames and well knewe her<br />
to be the same, and went aboard her, and comming to this citie<br />
hee was here informed that there was sute in the Admiraltie<br />
for her recoverie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith the said ffrancisco [?lopez] is commonly accompted<br />
a native subiect of the kinge of Spaine, and to be borne in the<br />
Canaries, where hee saith hee dwelleth, namely in Teneriff, and<br />
for such hee was and is commonly accompted , And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 7th hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was Gunner of the ''Saint Mary'' when shee was<br />
seized, and had then belonged about 9 monethes unto her, and that hee<br />
was borne at Genua, and hath lived about three<br />
yeares in holland, and before that for seaven yeares in Savoy, at Tholon, Marseilla and other places thereabouts. And otherwise<br />
negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith hee hath knowne the said ffrancisco lopez<br />
only by meeting him this voyage at the Canaries, and his being<br />
aboard the ''Saint Mary'', but doth not knowe the other two claimers<br />
interrogated, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith hee was not present at the buying of the<br />
said goods, nor knoweth of whom they were bought, nor howe the<br />
said lopez came by them, nor sawe hee any money paid<br />
for them.
To the fourth hee saith the said lopez sent the said goods aboard<br />
and afterwards embarqued himselfe to goe passenger with them, And<br />
that this deponent did not see them in his possession ashore<br />
And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 6th negatively.
To the last hee cannot depose.
The marke of the<br />
[MARKE] said Gurleroke of the<br />
[MARKE] said Gurlero +
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