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The fifth of Aprill 1658.
The … '''B:7:'''
The fifth of Aprill 1658.
The claime of Peter Pulla, harti[?a]}<br />
Johnson and others for the shipp called}<br />
the ''Nicholas'' (Nicholas Johnson Engell}<br />
Master) and freight and for goods in her.}
Examined upon an allegation and schedule given<br />
in on the behalfe of the said claimers the<br />
31th of March 1658.
'''Rp. .1.'''
'''Thomas Howard''' of the parish of Saint Mary<br />
At Hill London gentleman, aged 27 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the fifteenth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in the monethes of Aprill and May 1656 and longer hee this examinate<br />
being a Prisoner in Santa domingo in Hispaniola, heard and understood<br />
that a certaine dutch vessell called the ''Nicholas'' (whereof Nicholas<br />
Johnson Engel was said to be Master) came and arived there from Cadiz<br />
in Spaine about the end of the said moneth of Aprill or beginning of<br />
May 1656, and that shee brought thither neither guns, armes, or<br />
other ammunition than what were for her use and defence, nor any<br />
souldiers or other Passengers, or persons (besides the shipps company)<br />
saving only a Conde or Noble man that came to be President at<br />
Santa domingo with his three or foure servants. And saith that<br />
during his said imprisonment there namely about a moneth<br />
or five weekes, there came and arived in this said port of Santa domingo<br />
another dutch shipp called the ''Mary'', this deponent seeing her<br />
after such her arivall; And this deponent heard it commonly said<br />
and reported (and beleeveth it to be true) that shee brought greate<br />
store of ammunition and souldiers thither from Spaine. And this<br />
examinate further there heard that the number of guns that<br />
the ''Nicholas'' brought in thither was only twelve, and that when<br />
shee went away shee had foure and twenty guns, as was said by the<br />
English, but the Spaniards said that shee carried six and twenty thence<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that the said guns soe brought<br />
in the ''Nicholas'' were said and commonly reported to be her owne, and<br />
for her owne use.
To the seaventeenth article hee saith that hee this deponent was<br />
kept prisoner in the common Gaole at Santa domingo, and heard that<br />
Mr John Aylet was then alsoe a prisoner somwhere in Santa domingo<br />
and that hee was soe kept prisoner there at such time as the said<br />
shipp the ''Nicholas'' came and arived there as aforesaid, but in what<br />
place hee the said Master Aylet was kept, hee knoweth not, but heard<br />
hee was kept in the Castle there, but how farr the Castle was<br />
distant from the place that the ''Nicholas'' arived at, hee saith hee<br />
doth not knowe. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Row dt'''
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that the said Nicholas Johnson Engel<br />
the Master was commonly said to have a share in the said shipp the ''Nicholas''<br />
but hee knoweth not who were the other owners, and saith that hee<br />
this examinate hath noe part or share either in her or any of her goods<br />
and otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith hee never saw the said shipp the ''Saint Nicholas''<br />
being kept in prison as aforesaid till after her departure from Santa domingo<br />
And otherwise negatively.
To the third negatively for his part, sa[?y]ing hee knoweth neither of the<br />
shipps knoweth neither of the<br />
shipps +
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