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To the fourth hee saith hee was seized on … To the fourth hee saith hee was seized on the open sea by Captaine<br />
George Bradshawe in an English frigot, Captaine John Weare in<br />
another English frigot being in the said Bradshawes companie, and<br />
although the said Bradshawe was the first that made this deponent<br />
strike saile, yet the said Weare was the first that put men aboard<br />
him. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
[?Meremes] Isacksen [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The seaventeenth<br />
day of May Anno<br />
domini 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Samuel Wilson of London Merchant}<br />
owner of the shipp the ''hope'' of London and of Richard}<br />
Rives alsoe merchant of London touching the goods aboard her}<br />
lately seized by a Brestman of warr, and afterwards}<br />
rescued by a dunkirker}
'''Rp. .1.'''
'''Henry Shepard''' of Pilton in the County of<br />
devon Sailer, aged twenty three yeares or<br />
thereabouts, and '''henry [?Bennon]''' of London<br />
Sailer, aged eighteene yeares or thereabouts<br />
servant of John Stevens Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''hope''. sworne before the right worshippfull<br />
William Clerke doctor of lawes one of the Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiraltie of<br />
England, say and depose by vertue of their<br />
oathes s followeth videlicet.
That the said shipp the ''hope'' of London whereof the said John Steevens<br />
was Master was in or about the beginning of ffebruary last (newe<br />
stile) at Estipona (a Port in Spaine neare Mallega) laden by John<br />
Rives an English Merchant resident in Mallega, partner of Thomas<br />
Collins also English Merchant and there also resident with fraile<br />
fruit of the growth of Estipona, thence to be transported to this port of London<br />
and here to be delivered to Richard Rives English Merchant<br />
resident in this Citie, And that in the Course of her proceeding from<br />
Estipona for this Port coming off Portland on the English Coast shee<br />
was mett with and with her said lading seized by a Brest man of warr<br />
named the ''Cornelius'' commannded by one Captaine Codd an Irish<br />
man by Vertue of a Commission (as hee affirmed) from Charles<br />
Stuart, and that as the said man of warr after the said seizure was<br />
carrying the said shipp the ''hope'' for Brest, namely on or about the<br />
25th of Aprill last (old style) as shee lay a litle to the Westward<br />
of haver de Grace, to expect the coming faire of the wind for<br />
Brest, a Shallop of dunquirke sailing as a private man of warr<br />
came and rescued the said shipp ''hope'' and her lading and carried<br />
them to dunquirke where they are now remaining. All which they<br />
(knowe
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