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quantitie of trayne oyle, and some whale b … quantitie of trayne oyle, and some whale bone, and a whole tyre of empty casks,<br />
and some bread, (but that was utterly spoiled by wett received which had made it<br />
unserviceable) And as touching what condition the vessell was in and what<br />
living thing was on board her the tyme Interrogate hee hath answered in his foregoeing<br />
deposition soe farr as hee can and further cannot depose/
To the third hee saith hee knoweth not the name of the shipp interrogate, nor<br />
who had bin Master of her, nor what countrey shee came from, but conceiveth<br />
by her ladeing, being oyle, and whalebone, that shee came from Greeneland or<br />
some such place, and knoweth not whether shee was bound, And further to<br />
this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere./
To the 4th hee saith that when the sayd shipp was soe found driving as<br />
aforesayd, there were three or fower other shipps at a great distance off<br />
but whether they were of her company hee knoweth not, And saith hee hath<br />
heard some of the Company of the ''Lyon'', videlicet hs Contest John Gough and<br />
others who went in the sayd shipp Interrogate to Dartmouth saye, that they<br />
were there told by some ffrenchmen then there that shee belonged to ffrench men And<br />
further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot answere/
To the 5th hee saith the shipp Interrogated is a dutch built shipp soe farr as<br />
this deponent Judgeth by her mould and shape, and saith hee knoweth not of<br />
any writings found aboard her, nor whether shee have any picture on her<br />
sterne or other marke whereby to knowe her name or of what port shee<br />
was, And further cannot answere/
To the last hee saith hee beleeveth the shipp Interrogated<br />
has bin in fight with some other shipp or shipps not longe before shee<br />
was soe found driveing as aforesayd, for that hee observed shee<br />
had receaved shott in divers places under water and for that her yards<br />
and tackle were cut downe and lying on the deck, and for that her companyes<br />
chests were all rifled and broken open, And further to this Interrogatorie<br />
hee cannot answere./
the marke of the sayd<br />
Jacob '''X''' Martyn [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''Abell Longden''' of Limehouse Mariner aged about 22 yeares a wittnes sworne and examined<br />
saith as followeth videlicet./
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith the shipp Interrogate was by Captaine<br />
John Lambert and his Company of the ''Lyon'' then in the service of this Common<br />
wealth and homeward bound from the West Indies) found driveing to and fro<br />
upon the sea about thirteene leagues to the southward of the Lands end<br />
and saith the sayd Captaine seeing her se drive did send some of his<br />
company with a boate on board her, of whome this deponent was one and<br />
that this deponent and the rest of the company sent comeing aboard found that<br />
her hold was full of water up to the Gunne deck and all her<br />
tackle and yardes cutt downe and her sayles gone, and the sayd Captaine of<br />
the ''Lyon'' seeing in what condition shee was did comand about five and forty<br />
of his company whereof this deponent was one and his this deponents contest John Gough and his this deponents contest John Gough +
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