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The second of November 1653.
The keepers … The second of November 1653.
The keepers of the libertie of England by authoritie}<br />
of Parliament against the ''Mercury'' John detree master and}<br />
other shipps. Suckley. Budd.}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
yesterday on the behalfe of the<br />
claimers by the said Suckley.
'''.j.'''
'''Joachim Dowke''' of Lubeck Mariner, master of the<br />
shipp the ''ffortune'' (sic) of Lubeck, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent<br />
with the shipp the ''ffortune'' of Lubeck arlate, whereof hee is master, Garrit ffolkes<br />
in a shipp of Lubeck (named the ''Gideone'') and hendrick Caven<br />
in another shipp pf Lubeck (named the ''hope'') together<br />
with thirteene hamburger masters in their respective vessells (the names of which<br />
vessells hee knoweth not but well knoweth tenn of the masters of them, namely<br />
John detree, hendrick Martins, Barant Verdanck, Barent Jacobsen, Simon<br />
Cornelison, Claus van Reten, Witte Wittenson, Zacharie Milde and [?Bay] Peters,<br />
and hance Claeson) sett saile together in company from the River of Elve on the<br />
seaven and twentieth of September last old stile without any Convoy or man<br />
of warr with them, bound for Rochell, Nantes and other places in ffrance<br />
and this deponent for Bourdeaux to fetch wines; and that on the satturday<br />
next following such their departure from the Elve being in the North sea in<br />
their course for ffrance they happened in company of Martin Minors a dantsicker<br />
in his shipp hendrick [?dauner] of Lubeck in a shipp whereof hee was master,<br />
and an Embdener in his vessell whereof hee knoweth not the name, and the said<br />
three shipps soe by them met went alsoe alonge in their company bound as they<br />
said for ffrance alsoe. And otherwise hee cannot depose,
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that on sunday<br />
the second o October last past (old stile) as the said vessells were come<br />
out from in their course as betweene Dover and Callice there appeares two vessells<br />
[?XXXXX[ of them, with an English private man of warr who was aboard<br />
a Galliott one of their company (which as this deponent after understood [?XXXX]<br />
espying, hee the said private man of warr set saile and fledd, and the said<br />
two shipps which appeared asterne sailed after and chaced him towards Dover,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, for that hee was farr to lee ward of the said<br />
fleete.
To the third fourth fifth and sixth hee saith that the next morning namely on monday morning the third<br />
of October last the said two vessells which soe stood after the said private man of<br />
warr, (and whereof this deponent lost the sight all sunday night) appeared<br />
againe, and were found to be men of warr of Zealand by their flaggs, and<br />
sailed about a league distant from the said fleete, and held the same course <br />
with them and the same morning an English frigot comming with the winde<br />
upon the said fleete the said two dutch men of warr stood towards the same<br />
and anon another English shipp appearinge to leaward, the said two men<br />
of warr stood towards her, leaving the chace of the first which fledd, and<br />
comminge up<br />
the said second shipp exchanged some shotts with her and<br />
then went before the winde, and the said English shipp came up with the<br />
said fleete, and staid there, And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that<br />
the said English shipp that soe came up with and staid them (as hee afterwards<br />
understood) was called the ''Elizabeth'' commannded by Captaine Mings in thae<br />
service of the Commonwealth of England./
Ro the seaventh hee saith that during the said exchange of shotts betwixt the<br />
said shipps, the said hamburgers [?showed] the hamburger colours<br />
and the Lubeckers the Lubeck colours, aswell as they could {?XXX XX XXX]olours, aswell as they could {?XXX XX XXX] +
, The second of November 1653.
The keepers … The second of November 1653.
The keepers of the libertie of England by authoritie}<br />
of Parliament against the ''Mercury'' John detree master and}<br />
other shipps. Suckley. Budd.}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
yesterday on the behalfe of the<br />
claimers by the said Suckley.
'''.j.'''
'''Joachim Dowke''' of Lubeck Mariner, master of the<br />
shipp the ''ffortune'' (sic) of Lubeck, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent<br />
with the shipp the ''ffortune'' of Lubeck arlate, whereof hee is master, Garrit ffolkes<br />
in a shipp of Lubeck (named the ''Gideone'') and hendrick Caven<br />
in another shipp pf Lubeck (named the ''hope'') together<br />
with thirteene hamburger masters in their respective vessells (the names of which<br />
vessells hee knoweth not but well knoweth tenn of the masters of them, namely<br />
John detree, hendrick Martins, Barant Verdanck, Barent Jacobsen, Simon<br />
Cornelison, Claus van Reten, Witte Wittenson, Zacharie Milde and [?Bay] Peters,<br />
and hance Claeson) sett saile together in company from the River of Elve on the<br />
seaven and twentieth of September last old stile without any Convoy or man<br />
of warr with them, bound for Rochell, Nantes and other places in ffrance<br />
and this deponent for Bourdeaux to fetch wines; and that on the satturday<br />
next following such their departure from the Elve being in the North sea in<br />
their course for ffrance they happened in company of Martin Minors a dantsicker<br />
in his shipp hendrick [?dauner] of Lubeck in a shipp whereof hee was master,<br />
and an Embdener in his vessell whereof hee knoweth not the name, and the said<br />
three shipps soe by them met went alsoe alonge in their company bound as they<br />
said for ffrance alsoe. And otherwise hee cannot depose,
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that on sunday<br />
the second o October last past (old stile) as the said vessells were come<br />
out from in their course as betweene Dover and Callice there appeares two vessells<br />
[?XXXXX[ of them, with an English private man of warr who was aboard<br />
a Galliott one of their company (which as this deponent after understood [?XXXX]<br />
espying, hee the said private man of warr set saile and fledd, and the said<br />
two shipps which appeared asterne sailed after and chaced him towards Dover,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, for that hee was farr to lee ward of the said<br />
fleete.
To the third fourth fifth and sixth hee saith that the next morning namely on monday morning the third<br />
of October last the said two vessells which soe stood after the said private man of<br />
warr, (and whereof this deponent lost the sight all sunday night) appeared<br />
againe, and were found to be men of warr of Zealand by their flaggs, and<br />
sailed about a league distant from the said fleete, and held the same course <br />
with them and the same morning an English frigot comming with the winde<br />
upon the said fleete the said two dutch men of warr stood towards the same<br />
and anon another English shipp appearinge to leaward, the said two men<br />
of warr stood towards her, leaving the chace of the first which fledd, and<br />
comminge up<br />
the said second shipp exchanged some shotts with her and<br />
then went before the winde, and the said English shipp came up with the<br />
said fleete, and staid there, And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that<br />
the said English shipp that soe came up with and staid them (as hee afterwards<br />
understood) was called the ''Elizabeth'' commannded by Captaine Mings in thae<br />
service of the Commonwealth of England./
Ro the seaventh hee saith that during the said exchange of shotts betwixt the<br />
said shipps, the said hamburgers [?showed] the hamburger colours<br />
and the Lubeckers the Lubeck colours, aswell as they could {?XXX XX XXX]olours, aswell as they could {?XXX XX XXX] +
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