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of the Company of the ''Saint Peter'' say … of the Company of the ''Saint Peter'' say and confesse some in the Englishe tongue<br />
and others in dutch but to the understanding of this deponent that the<br />
sayd shipp ''Saint Peter'' and her lading were bound for Amsterdam, and were there<br />
to make their discharge. And this deponent saith that he found severall<br />
bills of lading aboard the sayd shipp ''Saint Peter'', and delivered them to the<br />
sayd Captaine Swanley who p:rsently after the perusing of them told this<br />
deponent that according to the entryes in the sayd bills of lading all the<br />
goods therein mentioned were consigned for Amsterdam. And further he cannot<br />
depose.
To the .6th. he saith that upon the taking of the sayd shipp ''Saint Peter'', which<br />
happened about the 22th day of May 1653 the sayd shipp being much<br />
disabled, and the ''Harry Bonadventure'' hurt in fight the sayd Captaine Swanly<br />
appoynted this deponent Master of the prize. and returned with both the<br />
sayd shipps to Messina a foresayd a Citty in Scicily under the dominion<br />
of the sayd King of Spaine, arriving there about the 25th day of<br />
May, and there fitted and provided a new foremast for the ''Saint Peter''<br />
and a new maintopmast for the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and other necessaryes<br />
to enable the sayd shipps to proceed to tunnis aforesayd which this deponent<br />
knoweth for the reasons aforesayd and otherwise cannot depose.
To the .7th and 8th he saith the Governour of the sayd place and Officers of the sayd<br />
Citty of Messina did hinder and would not permitt the sayd Captaine<br />
Swanley and this deponent to make use of and bring aboard the sayd<br />
masts provided and fitted ashoare as aforesayd notwithstanding that<br />
the sayd Governour upon Captaines Swanleyes sending to him a present of good<br />
value in gold and venise glasses had promised him all fitting a[?tt] [?occasions]<br />
whereupon this deponent taking a Broker an Inhabitant of Messina with<br />
him went a shoare to buy and procure such timber as might serve to make<br />
good the old masts, And saith that both himselfe and the sayd broker were<br />
by the Magistrates of Messina putt in prison and there detayned for twelve<br />
dayes, And saith that not long after this deponent was seized and layd in<br />
hold as aforesayd the Corporall of the ''Harry Bonadventure'' being a Spaniard<br />
and goeing to the sayd Governour to make way for this deponents release<br />
was likewise by the officers of the sayd Governour seized on and brought<br />
and putt into the same prison where this deponent was, being one of the<br />
worst prisons in the sayd Citty, And saith that during the tyme of their<br />
such ymprisonment severall pilotts of Messina were clapt into the dungeon<br />
of the same prison and Irons putt upon them by authority of the Magistrates<br />
of Messina to drive or force them to confesse or declare that the sayd<br />
Captaine Swanley and Companie had landed some goods contrary to the rules<br />
and rders of that place that there by they might find occasion to detayne<br />
and confiscat the sayd prize shipp the ''Saint Peter'' and her lading, as the<br />
sayd Pilotts themselves did declare to this deponent. And saith that he<br />
this deponent and the sayd Spanish Corporall Lorenzo Michael and the broker<br />
aforesayd were so putt and deteyned in prison without anie offence given<br />
or cause showne that ever this deponent heard of, and after 12 dayes the<br />
sayd shipps the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'' being departed from<br />
Messina were without cause shewne or any examination taken [?dismissed]<br />
andination taken [?dismissed]<br />
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