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To the 9th hee saith; that the said shipp … To the 9th hee saith; that the said shipp the ''Mary Royall'' was and is<br />
a shipp of about 70 tunns burthen having aboard her at the time of the
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seizure aforesaid about one hundred men and nine peece of Cannon and that the said shipp the<br />
''Goulden Eagle'' was and is of the burthen of about 100 tunns, having about<br />
her at the said seizurer 12. peeces of Ordnance, and about one hundred<br />
men, and that either of the said french shipps, in case they had not bin<br />
hindered by the said English friggat, could by their owne force have seized<br />
said shipp ''fortune'' and lading, shee having aboard her onely five peece of<br />
Cannon and about ten men, The premisses hee deposeth upon the grounds<br />
of knowledge predeposed, And further, saving his foregoeing deposition hee<br />
saith hee cannot depose./
To the 10th hee saith hee deposeth not know to whom the wynes and other<br />
goods aboard the said shipp ''fortune'' at the time of her said seizure did<br />
belong. but is in conscience convinced by reason of the Course shee steared<br />
when first espyed and chased by the said frenchmen of warr, that they<br />
belonged to and were for accompt of fflandrians Subjects of the king of<br />
Spaine, and bound directly to some of the said kings ports in flanders<br />
And futher cannot depose./
To the Crosse Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee never know the shipp ''fortune'' interrate till<br />
time of the chase predeposed and seizure interrate.
To the 2nd hee saith hee was not present at nor knoweing any of the<br />
Lading, Laders Proprietors now Consignataries interrate/
To the third Interrogatorie hee saith, That as hee hath credibly been informed<br />
the said shipp ''fortune'' at the time of her said seizure was laden with wyne<br />
and brandewine from Nantes in france, bound for fflanders as predeposed.<br />
And further cannot depose having never bin aboard the said shipp ''fortune''
To the 4th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./
To the 5th hee saith, the said shipp ''fortune'' was seized as aforesaid being<br />
about a league and a halfe distant from dover or any other English<br />
fortification, and about two leagues from certaine English men of warr<br />
which then were at anchor in the downes, does that the said shipp the<br />
''fortune'' nor the said frenchmen of warr were then under the Command<br />
of any such fort or shipp.
To the 6th hee saith, the said frenchmen of warr never deserted the chase<br />
of the said shipp ''fortune'' till shee was boarded and taken by the<br />
Companie of the said English frigate which was at or about the<br />
distance aforesaid, And otherwise saving his foregoing deposition<br />
which hee referreth hee saith hee cannot depose
The marke of<br />
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Noé Tilloué [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day examined upon the said Allegation
'''Rp. 3us'''
'''Pierre Rousell''' of Callice in france<br />
Mariner Boatswaine of the said shipp the<br />
''Goulden Eagle'' aged 30 yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Wittnes sworne and examined saith as<br />
followeth
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this<br />
deponent well knoweth the shipp the ''Goulden Eagle'' arlate whereof the<br />
(arlatee'' arlate whereof the<br />
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