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whilst hee was abord and did divers times, … whilst hee was abord and did divers times, without the licesnse or leave<br />
of the said Captaine Wye forsake and leave the said shipp and [?service] and goe on<br />
shore in Lisborne , and there did behave him self very unseemely and<br />
a[?ggressively], and att last deserted his imployment and ran away from<br />
the said Captaine Wye into the imediate service of Prince Rupert, and after<br />
=wards came aboard the said shipp the ''Saphire'' and tooke away his [XXXs]<br />
and returned againe to the service of the said Prince, And hee saith that when hee<br />
the said [?Ruberry] came to them in the said shipp [?hee] was under saile<br />
and hee might very well (if hee would) have come[?n] along with them but<br />
on the contrary did obstinately refuse to continue in his service<br />
under the said Captaine Wye, and went backe to Prince Rupert. All which this<br />
deponent saith hee knoweth for that he was on board the ''Saphire'' aforesaid<br />
and some times on shore att Lisbone when hee hath seene and observed the<br />
said Ruberry to [XXXX] [XXXX] himself as aforesaid And further hee knoweth not<br />
saveing hee saith that att the time of his imployment under the service of the said<br />
Captaine Wye, hee observed that the said Wye did very much [?treate] the<br />
good of the said Ruberry, and [XXX] [?ever] forward to further the [XXXX]<br />
of Merchants and others unto him the said Ruberry when they came aboard the<br />
said shipp to [ffXXX] or otherwise
Repeated as before.
Thomas Wilbrom [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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24th July 1651.
Captaine Phillips and company against the shipp}<br />
the ''Winter kinge'' and lading
'''jus.'''
'''Cornelius Cornelison''' of fflushing in Zealand Sailer,<br />
Cooke of the said shipp the ''Winter kinge'', aged<br />
28 yeares or thereabouts sworne the say above said<br />
before the right Worshipfull William Clarke doctor of lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie<br />
and examined upon Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of<br />
the said [XXXX] Phillips and company saith as followeth,<br />
videlicet
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee well knoweth the shipp the<br />
''Winter kinge'' interrogated and was one of her company being Cooke<br />
on board her at the time of her seizure interrogated, and tthat the said shipp belongeth<br />
to the port of fflushing and that belongeth to Peter<br />
[?Xelin?x] an Inhabitant and marchant of the said towne, well knowne<br />
unto this deponent. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith that the last place from the which the said<br />
shipp came before her seizure by Captaine hurley was d[ooland] neere<br />
Quinperley in Bretany in the kingdome of ffrance laden with wheate and rice<br />
taken in and on board the said shipp at the said place of<br />
[?dooland] neare Quinperley, which wheate and rice were there brought on board by one C[XXXX] Breton and were to have bin carried and<br />
transported in the said shipp to fflushing in Zealand and there delivered<br />
(as the skipper Cornelius Johnson vander veld told him this deponent) to and for<br />
the use of the said shipps said owner, being dutch men and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answar or depose, saving hee giveth a reason of his knowledge of the place<br />
of lading the said goods because hee was aboard and sawe the same soe laden<br />
being one of the company as aforesaid of the said shipp.
To the third hee saith hee cannot depose, saving hee doth not knowe of<br />
any papers or writings torne, burnt, throwne oover board or otherwise<br />
concealed
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp and lading were seized by Captaine<br />
hurley on the high and open seas about five leagues off [?Portland], betwixt<br />
that and the Ile of Wight, and not in any port or harbour.
To the last hee saith hee cannot depose otherwise than as afresaid
Repeated before doctor Ex{ton]
Cornel{us] [CXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]]
Cornel{us] [CXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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