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To the first and second Articles of the sa … To the first and second Articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the moneths<br />
January ffebruary and March 1652 and March Aprill May and June 1653 the<br />
arlate shipp the ''harry Bonadventure'' was ymployed as a Mann of Warr against<br />
the hollanders and others Enemyes of this Commonwealth by a lawfull Commission<br />
under the Command of the sayd Captaine Swanly with Instructions from Mr<br />
Charles Longland Agent of this Commonwealth Residing att Leghorne, And<br />
saith in pursuance of the sayd ymployment about the 19th day of May<br />
1653 Last past The sayd shipp sett out from Messina and in her Course<br />
toward Tunnys off of the Cape Spertevento on or about the 22th day of May<br />
aforesayd mett with two dutch shipps which made one or<br />
two shott att the ''harry Bonadventure'' which ymmediately fired upon them<br />
and fought with them and after a sharpe dispute for three or four howres<br />
subdued and tooke the bigger of them named the ''Saint Peter'' and her lading<br />
and slew the master of her in the ffight, and the sayd Captaine Swanley<br />
and Company tooke the Mariners of the ''Saint Peters'' Company or most of<br />
them out of her into their owne shipp and so became absolute Masters and<br />
Possessors of the ''Saint Peter'' and her Lading. All which This deponent knoweth<br />
to be true being Purser of the ''harry Bonadventure'' in the sayd service<br />
andpresent and actually engaged in the said ffight. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the third article of the sayd Allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp the<br />
''Saint Peter'' was a large shipp of the burthen of betwixt4 or 5 hundred tonnes<br />
and had 24 gunnes and rigging and furniture and munition fitting and<br />
requisit, saving the dammage she receyved in ffight, and had her full lading<br />
of rich goods and Commodityes her hold being full stowed and her gunn<br />
deck halfe filled with goods, And saith her lading was Quicksylver<br />
Rice Currants, Anniseeds, Glasses and other goods the certayne particulars<br />
of which goods this deponent cannot sett forth. And saith he knoweth<br />
not the certayne value of the sayd shippsLading, but beleiveth that the<br />
value of the whole Cargazon according to the bills of lading for the<br />
same might amount to the summe or value of two hundred thousand duckatts<br />
or fifty thowsand pound stock. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd Allegation This deponent saith that th<br />
sayd shipp the ''Saint Peter'' and the other dutch shipp with he fought with and<br />
against the ''harry Bonadventure'' by the space of four howres or thereabouts<br />
and killed some of her Company and wounded others, and did their best<br />
dendeavour to sinke and destroy her, And saith the ''harry Bonadventure''<br />
during the whole Chase and fight wore and had out the Colours of this Commonwealth<br />
and the sayd dutch shipps wore and had out during all the sayd tyme the<br />
holland Colours. All which he knoweth being Purser of the ''harry<br />
Bonadventure'' and was present and saw and observed the premisses. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the fifth he saith he cannot depose.
To the sixth he saith that the foremast of the sayd prize shipp ''Saint Peter'' being<br />
in the sayd fight so hurt that it would not beare sayle and the maine topmast<br />
of the ''harry Bonadventure'' being lamed, and other hurt being done<br />
to both the sayd shipps Captaine Swanley returned back with them both<br />
to Messina and about the lateer end of May 1659 (sic) arrived there, and provided<br />
himselfe of such mast and other necessaries as were Requisite to enable the<br />
sayd shipps to proceed to Tanys aforesaid, which he knoweth for the Reasons aforesayd<br />
and otherwise cannot deposeyd<br />
and otherwise cannot depose +
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