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'''C.4.'''
The 20th of August 1655.
The … '''C.4.'''
The 20th of August 1655.
The Lord Protector against the shipp the ''hare''}<br />
''in the ffeild'' whereof John kein was master}<br />
and the goods in the same taken by the shipps}<br />
of this Commonwealth. Budd.}
Examination on allegation on the<br />
behalfe of the Commonwealth.<br />
the 16th of this instant
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''.j'''
'''Captaine Gabriel Saunders''' Commander of the<br />
''Tiger frigot'' in the immediate service of this<br />
Common-wealth, aged 43 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that<br />
after the seizure of the said shipp the ''hare'' by this deponent and Captaine<br />
Algate this deponent in the presence of the said Captaine Algate and<br />
other officers examined John kein the master of the said shipp the<br />
''hare'' and his stiersman and others of her company and that upon such<br />
their examination they acknowledged and confessed to this deponent that<br />
the said shipp ''hare '' came in ballast from Middleborowe without<br />
my lading of merchandize saving halfe a dozen or halfe a score<br />
rolls (or thereabouts) of tobacco upon the said masters owne accompt<br />
and went purposely to haver de Grace to seeke a freight, without<br />
knowing before hand (soe farr as this deponent could learne) whether or<br />
upon what voyage shee should be imployed thence, or being diverted<br />
to any particular person or persons at haver de Grace to lade her<br />
and further they confessed that they at haver de Grace met with a freight for Cadiz<br />
whereof they knew not before their comming thither, and that accordingly<br />
they tooke in their lading at haver de Grace which came from Roane in three<br />
hoyes, being the same lading that was aboard at the time of the said<br />
seizure.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that according to the said confession<br />
of the said master of the ''hare'' and company, shee went from Middleborowe<br />
in the service and by order of her owners, and that at the said time of<br />
her seizure there was not any part of her lading seeing the foresaid<br />
tobaccoes, belonging to her owners. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article hee deposeth that there was noe freight to be paid for<br />
the said tobaccoes, as appeared upon the said examinations, And otherwise<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the fourth fifth and 6th articles hee saith and deposeth that on the 28th of Aprill<br />
last this deponent being at sea off the coast offfrance in the said shipp<br />
the ''Tyger frigot'' whereof hee is commander, met with a shipp of<br />
hamborough which came from haver de Grace and had there delivered<br />
deales and was retourning for Norway, and haling her and commanding<br />
her master aboard, her said master came aboard the ''Tyger frigot'', where<br />
hee told this deponent that a shipp of twenty guns lading<br />
and taking in of ffrench goods at haver de Grace, which (as hee said)<br />
would be a good prize for this deponent if hee could meete with her<br />
whereupon this deponent asked him if hee were sure that shee was<br />
lading upon the ffrench mens accompt, to which hee answered, that hee<br />
was sure shee was freighted and the goods put on board by ffrench merchantshe goods put on board by ffrench merchants +
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