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To the 15th hee saith that hee beleeveth t … To the 15th hee saith that hee beleeveth that the said William<br />
Winter is an Englishman, and that hee hath not as yet<br />
bin brought to tryall for his misdemeanours/:
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition us true./:
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to be a witnes in this<br />
busines by meanes of Admirall Stoakes and otherwise<br />
negatively./.
To the second hee saith that the said Captaine Whetstone<br />
was (when the foresaid two ships were taken)<br />
Vice Admirall under Captaine Stoakes as this Deponent beleevth<br />
for that hee wore a flagg, And saith that Lieutenants<br />
are to obey the Comand of their Captaines and if they<br />
doe not they are to be tryed by the Admirall, or<br />
Councill of Warr.
To the 3.d hee saith hee doth not knowe that the said Whetston<br />
gave order for the unlading the ''Armes of Leake'', or for<br />
bringing the foresaid goods out of the other ship onboard the<br />
''ffairefax ffrigot'', but beleeveth that hee did, and otherwise<br />
saving as aforesaid cannot Answer/:
To the 4.th hee saith that hee was not one of those that seized<br />
upon the said Winter nor knoweth how or in what manner<br />
hee was seized or what was taken from him./
To the 5.th hee saith that for his Part hee did not take any<br />
goods out of either of the said two ships taken as aforesaid<br />
for his owne use saving a peece of [XXXX] rope which was not [XXXX] and doth not knowe what others tooke, and<br />
otherwise cannot answer./.
To the 6.th hee saith that the dutchman so as aforesaid Struck<br />
by the said Winter was commonly called at Mersellis the<br />
Dutch Consull and soe this Deponent beleevth hee was, but he<br />
never sawe his commission nor knoweth his name Nor ever<br />
sawe him, but the foresaid time and once after at Mersellis<br />
and saith there were severall others (besides this deponent) present<br />
when the said Winter so abused the said Sutchman,<br />
and hee doth not knowe of any misdemeanour comitted<br />
by teh said Dutchman, against the said Winter./:
To the last hee saith hee never heard the Instructions<br />
Interrate read, to or delivered to the said<br />
Winter./.
[GUTTER ?Repetit] coram duo Judicante.
Samuell Normans [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]nte.
Samuell Normans [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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