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tooke out of [XX XXX] the said shipps the … tooke out of [XX XXX] the said shipps the ''winbeck'', the ''kutch[?XXm]'' and<br />
the ''Bremer'' a great quantitie of corne, a parcell of iron,<br />
of cheese, and out of the ''king of david'' which had noe corne, they tooke<br />
sixteene barrells of beefe, and sume cases of bottles very [?large GUTTER]<br />
all which hee knoweth being present and seeing the same, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, being the said fowre shipps at the time of the said<br />
seizure or restraint, were laden some with wheate and other<br />
goods, and some with flax and other goods.
'''Smith dt.'''
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that Mr L[em]kuel hath willed him to come<br />
and speake the truth in this businesse, and otherwise negatively<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith that the person there said to be Captaine Greene<br />
was a middle statured, browne haired man<br />
with a round, full face, and if hee could be him againe<br />
hee beleeveth hee should will knowe him, and owe him, althench [?had GUTTER]<br />
never [?sawe] him but that time that hee knoweth. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer.
To the third hee cannot speake English, but partly understands it<br />
being spoken by another, having bin often in England, and laine<br />
two winters in Plimouth.
To the fourth hee saith hee did not heare any threatening words<br />
used by the said person called Captaine Greene, but saith that Captaine<br />
Welch comming aboard the ''king david'' did there domineer and<br />
threaten to the company in this deponents presense and hearing [XXX GUTTER]<br />
greate tumble hee hee would put them to, and then they should be [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
and that hee went aboard the other shipps alsoe and there as<br />
hee beleeveth did the like, and this while the master were<br />
soe detained ashoare, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe to this<br />
foregoing deposition./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
[XXXX XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of January 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''2.'''
'''Paul Cats''' of Hamborough Mariner, aged seven<br />
and thirtie yeares or thereabouts, sworne and<br />
examined./
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knew the severall shipps articulated, the [XXX GUTTER]<br />
''Winbeck'', the ''Catherin'', the ''Bremer'' and the ''king david'', and<br />
that hee is master of the said shipp the ''Winbeck'' and well [?knoweth GUTTER]<br />
the masters of the other three. And saith that in or about Aprill [?last GUTTER]<br />
past the said foure shipps, were sailing in their course for Portugall<br />
from hamborough under the said foure masters with severall goods and<br />
marchandizes to be disposed of in Portugall for account of ham[?burgers GUTTER]<br />
and that in which their course proceeding they were by contrary winde [?putt GUTTER]<br />
into the Ile of Wight, where they came all to anchor neere [?Cowes GUTTER]<br />
in the said moneth or thereabouts, and having staid foure or five<br />
dayes there to expect the windes comming fraire, and it at [?length XXX GUTTER]ng fraire, and it at [?length XXX GUTTER] +
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