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To the 20th he saith the sayd shipp the '' … To the 20th he saith the sayd shipp the ''harry Bonadventure'' was of the burthen<br />
of 350 tonnes or thereabouts and was compleatly fitted with rigging<br />
Anchors Cables masts yards and other necessary appurtenances and<br />
tackle and had 41 gunnes with tackle and furniture thereto requisit<br />
and powder sufficient for the use of her selfe, and likewise to furnish<br />
other shipps of this Commonwealth which she went to meet, the certayne<br />
quantity with powder this deponent knoweth not, and had musketts Carbines<br />
pistolls hatchetts and other Instruments and munition of warr fitting<br />
and requisit for a man of warr of her bulke and burthen, and was<br />
victualled for 6 monthes for 100 men and upward; and had some<br />
merchants goods aboard videlicet about 63 baggs of Anniseeds taken out<br />
of the gundecke of the ''Saint Peter''. and 20 tunnes of beverage wine or thereabouts<br />
taken into her att Naples for the use of Captaine Badi?beyes shipp the ''Paragon''.<br />
and severall goods and necessaries belonging to the sayd Captaine<br />
Swanley and his sayd shipps Companie. and this deponent for his<br />
owne part had aboard her att the tyme of her seizure by the dutch in goods<br />
Clothes moneys and other things being all lost to him by the sayd seizure<br />
to the cleare value of eighty pounds sterling. and moreover XXXX this deponent suffered 16<br />
dayes imprisonment, and was forced to escape in the night att Leghorne and swimme to shoare for<br />
his Liberty, and in his Journey from Leghorne homeward by Land neere<br />
1000 miles, and expenses in that journey, and losse of tyme all happening<br />
by reason of the sayd seisure, hath suffered further losse and dammage to the<br />
cleare value of thirty pounds sterling and upwards. And saith he knoweth<br />
not the value of the sayd shipp the ''harry Bonadventure'' nor the value of<br />
other mens losses therein and otherwise cannot depose.
To the 21th he saith that he verily beleiveth that the sayd Governour of Trapany<br />
might if he would have protected the sayd ''harry Bonadventure'' and the ''Saint Peter''<br />
according to his promise, and that in case he had done his best endeavour therein<br />
the sayd shipps and their Ladeing respectively had not bene taken<br />
by the dutch nor lost to the English but had continued in the possession<br />
of the sayd Captaine Swanley and Companie. And otherwise referring<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing depositions he cannot depose./
To the last he saith his depositions are true. and otherwise cannot depose.
Repeated with his precontest<br />
before Doctor Clarke and Doctor Godolphin/.
Robert Tibbut [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Examined upon the sayd allegation
'''4.'''
'''John Standen''' of London neere Bottolphs wharfe<br />
Chyrurgeon of the sayd ship the ''Harry Bonadventure''<br />
aged 28 yeares or theraebouts, a witnes sworne<br />
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth<br />
videlicet.
Toth as followeth<br />
videlicet.
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