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To the Crosse Interrogatories.
'''Smith d … To the Crosse Interrogatories.
'''Smith dt.'''
To the first he saith he comes to be a witnes and to testify the truth in<br />
this cause att the Request of the sayd Emanuel de Croiz, and saith he never<br />
had nor hath any share or part in the sayd shipp nor any part thereof<br />
And otherwise saving his foregoeing depositions he cannot depose
To the second he saith he is a Roman Catholique.
To the third he saith that he this deponent came Captaine or Commander<br />
of the sayd ship from Duinkerke. and otherwise negatively
To the fourth he saith he hath knowne the Interrate Emanuel de Croiz for<br />
theis fifteene yeares last past or therabouts and he saith the sayd<br />
Emanuel de Croys was in the possession of the sayd shipp before this<br />
deponent became Commander of her and was commonly accounted and reputed<br />
the sole Owner of her att Dunkirke whither she did belong, and he appoynted<br />
this Rendent Commander of her/ and this deponent never heard of any<br />
othr Owner thereof, and for theis reasons doth beleive that thesayd Emanuel<br />
de Vroiz was and is the sole Owner of the same. And oterwise he cannot<br />
depose.
To the fifth he saith that the Bill of sale annexed<br />
to the sayd Interrogatories is the Colourable Bill of sale whereof he hath predeposed and is<br />
subscribed by this Rendents hand and was colourably made and delivered by this Rendent<br />
to the sayd James Taswell. And otherwise cannot depose
To the sixth he saith that upon about the 21th day of December<br />
1652 the sayd James Taswell did deale and deliver unto him this<br />
deponent a bond under his hand and seale to pay him this deponent the<br />
summe of 300 ''li'' upon the 20th day of July then next ensueing, and<br />
this deponent lately had the sayd bond in his possession, and the same is<br />
now as he beleiveth in the hands of Mr ffrancklin one of the Proctors<br />
of this Court, And further saith that the sayd bond was not made in consideration<br />
of the sale of the sayd shipp, but to secure this deponent against the sayd<br />
James Tasewell that he the sayd Tasewell should not take any advantage<br />
against this deponent by vertue of the sayd colourable Bill of sale
To the seventh he saith and deposeth that the sayd shipp the ''Dorset'', sometymes<br />
called the 'Robert'', and forerly the ''Saint Jacob'' of Dunkerke hath bene<br />
ymployed for six monthes past and upwards in the service of this<br />
Commonwealth against the enemyes thereof by vertue of a Commission<br />
under the Conduct and Command of this deponent, And he saith that the<br />
sayd James Taswell and one Thomas Powles did victuall the sayd shipp<br />
during all the tyme she was in the sayd service, And saith that Emanuel<br />
de Croys did not in all that tyme expend and ;ay out anything either<br />
in victualls or mens wages; And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the eighth he saith that att the tyme of the Arrest made upon the sayd<br />
shipp by Emanuel de Croys the sayd shipp ws in the possession of the<br />
Governor of Cowes Castle. And saith that att that tyme there was aboard<br />
her eleven barrells of stinking beere, one barrell of beefe, and about<br />
800 of bread, all of the provisions of the sayd Taswell, but he saith there<br />
was not aboard her eyther munition or victuall fitt for any voyage<br />
att sea. And saith there was onely two men then aboard<br />
her putt into her by the Governor of the sayd Castle.<br />
And further otherwise<br />
than negatively he cannot depose.br />
than negatively he cannot depose. +
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