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and forced her to strike and submit, which … and forced her to strike and submit, which hee knoweth being<br />
then commannder oof the ''Tyger frigot'', and ordered the said<br />
shotts to be made. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that upon the said seizure<br />
this deponent demanded of the said Reyer Cornelison master of the<br />
''Orange tree'' why hee rann fron the ''Tyger frigot'' which woare the<br />
English colours, and did not strike when the English shipp<br />
came within shott of him, to which hee at first answered that it<br />
was for his pleasure, and afterwards said that hee tooke the said<br />
English shipp for a Turcks man of warr. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the sixth article hee saith that the saud Reyer Cornelison being<br />
demannded by this deponent to whom the goods and lading of<br />
the said shipp belonged, and whether they were not for<br />
ffrench mens accompt, answered that hee would not sweare but<br />
that they might be frenchmens goods for ought hee knew.
To the seaventh hee saith that the said Reyer Cornelison was<br />
then demannded what bills of lading and papers and writings<br />
hee had or were in the said shipp, and thereupon hee delivered<br />
to this deponent only one letter sealed and another open paper<br />
and noe more, which hee saith hee hath seene in a bundle as<br />
having bin brought into this Court, and that they are written<br />
on the back side to be the said two papers, and are in the<br />
beginning [?on] the first in the bundle, and upon deliverie thereof<br />
to this deponent hee told this deponent that those were all<br />
the papers hee had; whereupon this deponent asked him if<br />
hee had noe more papers but those, to which hee answered noe<br />
and then this deponent pressing him to discover his other<br />
papers, telling him it was not likely but hee must have more<br />
and asking hin if hee would take his oath hee had noe<br />
more, hee still answered hee had noe more, and that if hee<br />
this deponent would not beleeve him hee might looke or<br />
seake for more in the said shipp or to that effect, but<br />
the said Cornelison neither did nor would make any confession<br />
or discoverie of any more or other papers, nor give any<br />
direction where they might be found or sought for in his shipp
To the eigth hee saith that the Masters mate of the<br />
''Tyger frigot'' shortly upon the said seizure searched in<br />
severall plaes of the ''Orange tree'' for papers and writings<br />
and at length found (as hee told this deponent) the other papers or writings which are<br />
the other papers of the bundles since brought into this<br />
Court, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineth hee saith that the said papers mentioned to bee soe found<br />
by the masters mate were as the said mate told this deponent found hidd at or by the keelson<br />
of the said shipp the ''Orange tree'', and a board was laid<br />
upon the place or hole whereunto they were thrust betweene<br />
the sides of the shipp in a bagge like a money bagge wrapt<br />
upge like a money bagge wrapt<br />
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