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Company taken out of her, and thereby Capt … Company taken out of her, and thereby Captaine Swanley Commander of the<br />
''harry Bonadventure'' became possessed of her the ''Saint Peter'', and her lading. And saith the<br />
''Saint Peter'' was of the burthen of 350 tonnes and upwards and was full laden with<br />
rich commodities Quick sylver Rice, Currants Anniseeds Venice glasses and<br />
other goods, and was worth with her lading by the report of some of her<br />
Company speaking broken English the summe of one hundred and twenty thousand<br />
pounds sterling, And saith he heard diverse of her Company say and declare that<br />
she the ''Saint Peter'' was a dutch shipp, and that she was bound for Amsterdam and<br />
that she was there to discharge her lading for the Accompt of Merchants<br />
Inhabitants of Amsterdam. All which this deponent knoweth being Quartermaster<br />
of the ''harry Bonadventure'', and being present att and seeing and hearing<br />
the passages aforesayd as he hath now declared. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 6. 7. 8. and 9th articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith. that the sayd shipps<br />
the ''harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'' being both hurt in the sayd ffight the<br />
arlate Captaine Swanley returned back againe with them to Messina and<br />
there provided two masts for them, but was not permitted to make use of them<br />
by the Governour and Magistrates of Messina Citty under Command of the King of Spaine and saith that John Merrick<br />
the master of the prize the ''Saint Peter'', and Lorenzo Michell a Spaniard<br />
Corporall of the ''harry Bonadventure'' were by the sayd Governour<br />
and Magistrates seized upon in Messina and detained prisoners four<br />
or five dayes as this deponent remembreth. And further saith that<br />
the sayd Governour and Magistrates did likewise seize and deteyne a<br />
ffalensa and Company to her belonging which the sayd Captaine Swanley<br />
had hired to attend his Mann of warr, for the gaining of Intelligence<br />
and other service, and saith the seizure and detention of the sayd ffelensa and her men<br />
was very much to the preiudice of the sayd Captaine Swanley and his Company and<br />
to the disservice of the Commonwealth. All which this deponent knoweth being<br />
Quarter master of the ''harry Bonadventure'' and present with her att Messina<br />
when the premisses happened. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 10th. 11th 12th and 13th hee saith that the sayd Captaine Swanley about the 11th or 12th<br />
day of June last departed from Messina with his sayd shipps the ''harry''<br />
''Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'', and sayling along the Coasts of Scicily espied<br />
upon the 25th day of June last past in the morning amongst or under the Isles of Trapany .7. sayle of ducth men of warr<br />
and three dutch merchants shipps in the road of Trapany, and thereupon for his<br />
security from the sayd Dutch shipps putt into Trapany, and anchored both<br />
the sayd shipps ''harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'' within pistoll shott of<br />
the Castle of Trapany. And saith that ymmediately thereupon he the sayd<br />
Captaine Swanley John Merrick and lorenzo Michall the Spaniard went ashoare<br />
into Trapany, and att their returne declared to this deponent and others of<br />
the sayd shipps Company, that they had bene with the Governour of Trapanie<br />
and that he had promised them and their sayd shipps protection against the sayd<br />
dutch shipps, which this deponent knoweth being then present aboard the<br />
''harry Bonadventure'' in the sayd Port of Trapany. And otherwise cannot<br />
depose.
To the 14. 15. 16. 17. and 18th he saith that after the premisses this deponent<br />
saw and observed some boates to passe to and fro betweene Trapany and the sayd<br />
Dutch shipps which were Commanded by young Van Trump. And saith the<br />
sayd Governour of Trapany sent a Messenger to the sayd Captaine Swanley requiring<br />
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