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saith that the reason why the said ships h … saith that the reason why the said ships had Dutch Papers onboard<br />
was to avoide Seizure by the Spaniards. her Reall Papers being<br />
sent to Bourdeaux by the Post. And saith their Owner[?s] did not<br />
feare the Portugalls, And they verily beleeved that if a Swedish<br />
man of warr should meete with them, they would bee Carried<br />
into some Port or Place of England or Scotland, where they<br />
could easily Prove their Propriety, And to the rest<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./.
To the 5th hee saith that neither the said Hart or Thomson<br />
had any share or Part in the said ships or Ladings as<br />
this Deponent verily beleeveth, but saith that tis likely that they<br />
had a barrell of herrings or some such small Adventure<br />
onboard for their Account, And otherwise saving as aforesaid<br />
cannot Answer./.
To the 6th hee saith that neither of the said ships were sold as is<br />
Interrate, and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee Answereth<br />
negatively, saving that although Hamilton had a share in the<br />
foresaid Deales, Yet hee did not see any of them, this Deponent<br />
and the said Anderson selling them at Ayre./.
To the 7th hee cannot Answer, saving hee saith that the<br />
reason why the Owner of the said Ships chose rather to have<br />
the said Hart and Thomson Masters of them was the better to<br />
Colour their trading, and save them from Spaniards./.<br />
it being a usuall thing soe to doe./:
[GUTTER ?Repetit] coram d[XX] Indicant[?e]
Rob.t Cuming [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 7th of July 1660. [CENTRE HEADING]
James Drawater against the vessell called}<br />
the ''hammer and Tongs'' alias the ''Hopewell''}<br />
(John Giles was Master) and against Richard Mills.}<br />
Suckly. dyer.}
'''drawater dt.'''
'''Edward paine''' of Saint Ives in Cornwall<br />
gentleman aged 31 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the fourth article of the said allegation (upon which alone hee is by<br />
direction of the said mr drawater examined) hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth the vessell or barke articulated<br />
formerly called the ''Hopewell'' (whereof John Giles was master) and<br />
now called the ''hammer and Tongs'' and hath soe donne for theise<br />
seaven yeeres last or thereabouts, and alsoe well knoweth the said<br />
Giles and hath soe donne about three yeeres last, And saith hee<br />
first knew the said vessell to bee a private man of warr that used to<br />
be set out from the Cowes in the Ile of Wight in the time of which<br />
imployment this deponent saw her at <u>Garnesey</u> and tooke notice of<br />
her, and afterwards the said Giles becomming master and (as hee was [XXXX]<br />
and afterward) owner of her, and being on a voyage with her from<br />
Swanzey in Wales for the coast of ffrance, the said vessell was seized<br />
by an Ostender and brought into Mounts-bay, where the said Giles having<br />
contracted with the Ostender for her redemption, came to Saint Ives<br />
wheretion, came to Saint Ives<br />
where +
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