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the ''Starr'' of Embden Peter [?Exter] mas … the ''Starr'' of Embden Peter [?Exter] master, and another shipp of Lubeck<br />
whereof hendrick [?dunner] was master who were alsoe bound for ffrance<br />
as they said, and sailed alonge with the said other shipps that came from the<br />
Elve towards ffrance, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith and deposeth that the sunday morning next following<br />
the premisses, there apeared asterne of the said fleete two shipps, [?with] a private<br />
man of warr that was plundring aboard the ''Mercury'' aforesaid espying, [?XXXX]<br />
[?XXX] then one of the said shipps appearinge asterne comming up to the ''Saint [?MXXX]''<br />
that was in the sterne went aboard her. And therwise hee cannot depose.
To the third fourth fifth and sixth articles hee saith and deposeth that in the<br />
afternoone of the said sunday there came with the winde upon the said [?XXX]<br />
an English private man of warre and came aboard this deponent and [?others]<br />
of the shipps of the said fleete, which said two shipps seeing, made saile<br />
towards him, and her flying towards the ffrench coast the said two<br />
shipps, which by this time this deponent and others of the ffleete perceived to<br />
be shipps of holland or zealand, and saith that before the said chase [?XXX]<br />
the said two shipps kept at a distance from the said fleete, and [?when] [?they]<br />
soe chased the said private man of warr the said fleete kept on their<br />
course aswell as the[?y] could in that winde which was contrary. And [?that]<br />
the monday morning next following the premisses the said two men<br />
of warr appeared againe, and shortlty after breake of day there appeared an<br />
English shipp commeing downe the winde, after which the said two dutch men<br />
of warr stood, and about noone the ''Elizabeth frigot'' appearing to<br />
the Westward, the said two shipp stood towards her, and after exchanging<br />
some shotts, passed away, and soe the said ''Elizabeth'' came
To the seaventh hee saith that the arlate John Baptista Yoncker, Adrian<br />
Yoncker, Bartle Beakeman and Anne de Greave bought the said shipp<br />
the ''Mercury'' at Hamborough about three monethes since which hee knoweth<br />
being acquainted therewith and being told alsoe thereof by this deponents<br />
brother who was broker in the matter, and ever since they have bin and are<br />
commonly accompted her owners; and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith that the said three shipps arlate the ''Brewer'' the<br />
''King David'' and the ''Saint Anthony'' (which hee saith were taken in the [?XXX]<br />
fleete) were commonly accompted to belonge to Hamborough [?XXXXXXX]<br />
[?XXXXX]. And saith he Hamburgers often buy and build shipps in<br />
Holland. And other wise hee cannot depose.
To the 9th hee saith hee knoweth one Jaques Martin living in Hamburg<br />
with his children and familie but his wife is dead, and saith this<br />
deponent hath there knowne him dwelling ten or eleaven yeares last past<br />
which space hee hath bin and is a subiect of the States, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.d otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose. +
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