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To the 3d he saith that the interrate ship … To the 3d he saith that the interrate shipp the ''Advantage frigot'' did<br />
first chase and hale the sayd shipp the ''Morning Starr'' or ''Golden Starr'' neer four<br />
howres before the interrte shipp the ''Waterhound'' came in.
To the 4th he saith the interrte frigot the ''Advantage'' did fight with the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Golden Starr'' three howres and upwards before the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Waterhound'' came in to their ayd and assistance.
To the .5.th he saith the ''Adventure'' and ''Advantage'' interrte were and are one<br />
and the same shipp, And further saith that he knoweth the interrate shipps<br />
the ''Advantage'' and ''Waterhound'', and saith they were and are both of them<br />
dutch built and so were att the tyme of their takeing and surprizeing<br />
of the ''Morning Star'' or ''Golden Star'' aforesayd.
To the .6.th he saith he was present aboard the shipp ''Advantage'' for and during<br />
all the tyme of the ffight interrate from the beginning to the end thereof.
To the .7.th he saith that the ''Advantage frigott'' which first chased haled<br />
and fought with the ''Golden Starr'' of the knowledge of this deponent<br />
had att the tyme of first haling comeing upp and fighting with the<br />
sayd ''Golden Starr'' the English Colours ineky, out, and did then weare them out,<br />
and not any Holland Colours or ffrench Colours, either in her sternes<br />
topmast or maintopmast or elsewhere; But saith that att the tyme<br />
of the first sight of the ''Golden Starr'' and att the tyme of shooting<br />
the first warming peices being att a great distance the sayd<br />
''Advantage frigott'' did weare the Holland Colours in ther poope?s<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the .8th. he saith that after sayd tyme as the ''Advantage frigot'' came<br />
up with the ''Golden Starr'', and the ''Starr'' refused to be visited<br />
the Company of the ''Advantage'' did shoot part of one broad side with<br />
bullets att the ''Golden Starr'', before the ''Golden Starr'' did shoot any<br />
bulletts att the ''Advantage''. and otherwise cannot depose.
To the .9.th he saith he doth not know nor hath heard that the Golden Starr<br />
did endeavour to avoyd or decline fighting, but immediately upon the<br />
first fire given in fight by the ''Advantage'', did fire and shoot<br />
against the ''Advantage'' and ?hanged up her flagg of defiance<br />
as aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the :10.th he saith he doth not beleive or know that when any shipp of<br />
warr at sea open the first haling of another shipp and being to Leeward thereof doth [XXX GUTTER]<br />
the colours of another Republique or State or Prince, and afterwards when<br />
she cometh neere and within haling doth putt out the<br />
colours of any other Commonwealth Prince or State different from the<br />
colo:rs of the first republique Prince of State, such shipps usually [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
or generally taken for a searobber or Pyrate, or the Compan[?ie]<br />
thereof enemyes to that shipp so chased; But saith the same is a<br />
common and usuall policy and stratagem in the tyme of warr. And he<br />
further saith he cannot positively answer to this Interrogatory<br />
eyther affirmatively or negatively being wholly Ignorant and [?not]<br />
knowing what such shipps of warr are usually and generally<br />
takenre usually and generally<br />
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