| Transcription
|
they were met with by two holland men of w … they were met with by two holland men of warr, one of which haled<br />
them and bad them come aboard, but this deponent in dutch answered<br />
that the shipp was from Venice and bound for Ostend, and for coming aboard<br />
they could not doe it in regard their boate was stowed betwixt decks<br />
soe as they could not come at it, whereupon they commannding<br />
them to lie by them till morning (for in was evening when they soe<br />
came up with them) this deponent suspecting that the man of warr might<br />
set out his boate and came aboard and finde their English documents<br />
made them all fast up with five or six great shott in the said English<br />
Ensign, and soe heaved them out at the gun roome port into<br />
the sea and sunck them, namely the said passe, certificate and colourable<br />
bills of lading, and noe other papers or writings whatsoever were<br />
as hee saith made away or concealed, And about the middle of the<br />
first watch in the night, and Ostender (that with other Ostenders and<br />
an English shipp were in their company) carrying the [?light] made saile<br />
and this deponent after him with his said shipp, and soe escaped the<br />
said two men of warr, who as this deponent perceived in the<br />
morning when hee was almost out of sight of them had seized the<br />
said English man who came from Cadize in company of the<br />
''Nostra Signora'', Luke [?Roche] master of the said English shipp. Et alr<br />
nescit, saving that the said Alderman ffoote Mr Pourteen and<br />
Mr Watts and partners were and are the true proprietors of the<br />
said goods saving the kidd skinns which belong as aforesaid.
Ad 8um arlum deponit that about three or foure leagues to the<br />
westward of Plimouth the arlate Captaine Lucy in the shipp ''Victoria''<br />
a privateer comming up with the ''Nostra Signora del gratia'' and<br />
two Ostenders that were in her company (the other Ostender being<br />
gon off) and firing a gun, the ''Nostra Signora'' presently lowered<br />
her sailes, which the Ostenders not doing, the said Captaine Lucy<br />
made severall shotts at them before they would stricke namely six or<br />
seaven, and constrained them to strike saile, and then made them<br />
pay a noble for each shott for their refusall to strike in time, this<br />
deponent being present and seeing the money paid, and saith<br />
that when the said Captaine Lucy upon examination and discourse<br />
with this deponent aboard the said Captaines frigot, understanding the<br />
truth of the designed for London, and being fully satisfied by him<br />
and his company, hee dismissed them, and for a salute gave them<br />
five guns at parting to goe aboard, and when this deponent<br />
and such as had bin with him aboard Captaine Lucy were come<br />
into their owne shipp, one Mr ffelton a passenger tellin the<br />
Italians that were of the Company, that they could not doe lesse<br />
than retourne the Captaines thankes by shooting some gunds, the<br />
said Italians the Captaine and such of his company as were Italians<br />
out of what apprehension hee knowes not, without more a doe<br />
fell to knocking downe, and did knowck downe the said Mr ffelton<br />
and brake this deponents head bery sorely, whereof this deponent<br />
not understanding the meaning, and fearing the [?XXXX]<br />
calledand fearing the [?XXXX]<br />
called +
|
