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The 26th of September 1660.
Touching the … The 26th of September 1660.
Touching the ''Reformation'' aforesaid}
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'''John Wyvill''' of London Merchant aged 35 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the said shipp the ''Reformation'' (Edward Beryman commannder)<br />
in her late voyage wherein shee was seized, and came passenger in her the said<br />
voyage from the Levant where shee hadtaken in her lading of silkes cotton<br />
cotton yarne, gawles and severall other Merchandizes bound for this port of<br />
London where shee was to discharge, for the account of Sir William Vincent<br />
knight William Dennis, Henry Spurstow and company all Englishmen and<br />
subiects of his Majestie the King of England, And saith that comming<br />
to the Streights mouth namely on the fifteenth of May last the said shipp<br />
was met with by a shipp of warr of two and thirtie peeces of<br />
ordnance and twpo hundred and eightie men Holland built called by the name<br />
''Maria'' whereof one Laurance Andries or Andersson was commannder<br />
which upon this deponents first descrying of her had two Hollands colours<br />
aboard, and comming near and being haled by the Reformation and demand<br />
made whence shee was, answer was retourned from her that shee was of<br />
Amsterdam and was a States-man of warr, and therewith perceiving<br />
the ''Reformation'' to be an English shipp shee stood off a little, and then<br />
fell a little asterne untill shee came even with the ;''Reformations''<br />
quarter, and then shee tooke in her Hollands flagg and put out<br />
the Ensigne of the Ragged staff, and forthwith fired a volley of small<br />
shott and
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, The 26th of September 1660.
Touching the … The 26th of September 1660.
Touching the ''Reformation'' aforesaid}
'''Rp.'''
'''4'''
'''John Wyvill''' of London Merchant aged 35 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the said shipp the ''Reformation'' (Edward Beryman commannder)<br />
in her late voyage wherein shee was seized, and came passenger in her the said<br />
voyage from the Levant where shee hadtaken in her lading of silkes cotton<br />
cotton yarne, gawles and severall other Merchandizes bound for this port of<br />
London where shee was to discharge, for the account of Sir William Vincent<br />
knight William Dennis, Henry Spurstow and company all Englishmen and<br />
subiects of his Majestie the King of England, And saith that comming<br />
to the Streights mouth namely on the fifteenth of May last the said shipp<br />
was met with by a shipp of warr of two and thirtie peeces of<br />
ordnance and twpo hundred and eightie men Holland built called by the name<br />
''Maria'' whereof one Laurance Andries or Andersson was commannder<br />
which upon this deponents first descrying of her had two Hollands colours<br />
aboard, and comming near and being haled by the Reformation and demand<br />
made whence shee was, answer was retourned from her that shee was of<br />
Amsterdam and was a States-man of warr, and therewith perceiving<br />
the ''Reformation'' to be an English shipp shee stood off a little, and then<br />
fell a little asterne untill shee came even with the ;''Reformations''<br />
quarter, and then shee tooke in her Hollands flagg and put out<br />
the Ensigne of the Ragged staff, and forthwith fired a volley of small<br />
shott and
[ADD DATA]f small<br />
shott and
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