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To the 10. 11. 12 and 13. hee saith that t … To the 10. 11. 12 and 13. hee saith that the sayd shipps the ''harry Bonadventure''<br />
and ''Saint Peter'' sett sayle from Messina upon or about the 12th day of January 1653<br />
toward Tunis by order of Mr Longland Agent for this Commonwealth att<br />
Leghorne, and sayling along the Coasts of Scicily after ?13 dayes sayle<br />
espied 7 dutch men of Warr under the Islands before Trapany<br />
and three merchant dutch shipps comeing from TRapany, and<br />
saith that thereupon Captaine Swanley and Companie resolved to putt into<br />
Trapany being a place subiect to the sayd King of Spaine and accordingly did so, and by the order of the Captain<br />
of the Castle there, who promised them protection anchored with both<br />
the sayd shipps within pistoll shott of the ffort there, and saith that the<br />
Governour of Trapany did likewise afterwards promise the sayd<br />
Captaine Swanley and his sayd two shipps protection and security against<br />
the sayd dutch shipps which followed on upon the ''harry Bonadventure''<br />
and ''Saint Peter'' aforesayd toward the ?Saint ?Porto of Trapany, this deponent<br />
being present and hearing the aforesayd Spanish Corporall make<br />
interpretation of and declare the effect of the sayd Governours promise<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 14th he saith that soone after the premisses and before the sayd dutch shipps<br />
entred the Port there came a Messenger in a boat to the sayd Captaine Swanley from<br />
the Governour of Trapany, and in the Governours name Commanded the sayd<br />
Swanley and Company that they should not make any shott, for that they<br />
were in the Chamber of his master the King of Spaine and should<br />
receyve noe injury there by the dutch, and withall sayd he was goeing from<br />
the sayd Governour to the sayd Van Trump with order to tell him that he should<br />
not attempt any thing against the English in that Port. And saith the<br />
sayd Messenger went off immediately towards Trumps shipps, and this<br />
deponent att the same tyme observed abother boat with one man sitting<br />
in the sterne thereof passe of from van Trumps shipp to Trapany. And<br />
he saith that ymmediately upon the Arivall of the Governours sayd Messenger<br />
att the dutch shipps he this deponent observed Van Trump advance<br />
and come on with 6 sayle of his shipps into the mould or port of<br />
Trapany, and saith the sayd Trumpe made upp to the sayd two shipps<br />
and boarded the ''Saint Peter'' with 2 of his dutch shipps and the ''harry''<br />
''Bonadventure'' with four of his sayd shipps, and thereby became possessor<br />
of the sayd ''harry Bonadventure'', and ''Saint Peter'', and their Ladeing respectively<br />
all which this deponent knoweth being then present and taken prisoner in the<br />
''harry Bonadventure''., and otherwise cannot depose.
To the .15.th 16 17th. and 18th he saith that whilest the sayd attempt and surprizeall by the dutch<br />
was made there were some Gunnes shott off from the ffort of Trapany att Random and without any hurt or<br />
execution done upon the dutch or their shipps; all which wad done for<br />
a colour onley, which this deponent the rather beleiveth for that the sayd<br />
Trump and his shipps together with the ''harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter''<br />
taken by him as aforesayd rode two dayes under Command of the Castle<br />
of Trapany without molestation, this deponent being then a prisoner aboard<br />
the ''Saint Marke'' one of the sayd Trumps shipps. and in that tyme saw allso<br />
two dutch merchants shipps come off without molestation from Trapany<br />
after the sayd seizure. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 19th. he saith he cannot depose.
To. the 19th. he saith he cannot depose.
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