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remained in the sayd Port of Trapanie two … remained in the sayd Port of Trapanie two dutch merchants shipps till the<br />
next day after, and saith that notwithstanding the sayd Captaine Swanly desired<br />
and demanded of the sayd Governor satisfaction in the premisses, noe restraint<br />
was made of the sayd dutch merchants shipps nor any meanes used by the<br />
sayd Towne of Governor for remedy of the English, this deponent<br />
being present and seeing the premisses, and hearing the sayd Governor say<br />
he would not meddle with nor lay any restraint upon the sayd two dutch merchants<br />
shipps. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the nineteenth and 20th articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that about and<br />
soone after the aforesayd passages there was a Common [?brint] and fame anongst<br />
the Inhabitants of Trapany that the English were betrayed by the sayd Governor<br />
and that he the sayd Governor had receyved a large reward or bribe in that<br />
behalfe. And saith that the sayd shipp the ''Harry Bonadventure'' was a<br />
strong and able shipp but the certayne burthen of her he knoweth not.<br />
And saith the sayd shipp was compleatly fitted with Rigging, Anchors<br />
Cables, masts yards and other necessaries, and had 110 men belonging to<br />
her, and was victualled for .6. monethes, and had aboard her 41, gunnes<br />
and two brasse murtering peices, and necessaries thereto appertaining<br />
and had about 142 Kintalls of powder with musketts carbines pistolls<br />
hatchetts, barrs and round shott proportionable, and had aboard severall<br />
good quantities of merchandizes the particulars whereof This deponent<br />
cannot sett forth, and had likewise aboard diverse goods and necessaries<br />
belonging to the sayd Captaine Swanley and Company (the particulars whereof<br />
this deponent cannot sett forth, And this deponent saith himselfe had<br />
aboard the sayd shipp for his owne Accompt att the tyme of her seizure by the dutch shipps aforesayd<br />
monyes and Cloathes to the value .15: ''li'' sterlin and A gold chayne of the cleare<br />
value of 55: ''li'' sterling And he verily beleiveth that the sayd shipp the<br />
''Harry Bonadventure'' with her tackle furniture and moneys and lading<br />
aboard her was well worth the summa of 12 thousand pounds sterling and<br />
upwards. And further he cannot depose.
To the one and twentyeth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and verily beleiveth<br />
that the losse of the sayd shipp the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and allso of the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Saint Peter'' and all their respective ladings was occassioned through<br />
the violence contrivance and fraud of the sayd Governor of Messina, and<br />
Trapany, and saith and verily beleiveth that in case the Company of the<br />
''Harry Bonadventure'' had not bene prisoners att and abused att Messina<br />
and if the sayd Governor of Trapany had not betrayed the sayd shippes<br />
but had (as he might and ought to have done according to his promise)<br />
protected and defended the same whilst they lay in the Port of Trapany<br />
and within the Command of the Gunnes Castle and fforts of the sayd<br />
Towne, the sayd shipps the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and the sayd ?prize the<br />
''Saint Peter'' and their respective ladings might and would have beene<br />
preserved in the possession of the sayd captaine Swanly and Company<br />
and not have bene taken by the Dutch nor lost to the English. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the last he saith this depositions are true-
Repeated before Doctor Clerke)<br />
and Doctor Godolphin)
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