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shipp, whom the said Master earnestly entr … shipp, whom the said Master earnestly entreated not to make any opposition or resistance<br />
against the said man of warr, and saith that all the resistance that was made<br />
against her from the ''Saint Peter'' was by the said ffrenchmen aboard, and other frenchmen<br />
with musketts and small shott from the shoare, and that contrarie to the<br />
direction, and without any the least assistance contributed by the said Master<br />
Leiger dirrickson or any of his Companie, The premisses hee well knoweth<br />
being one of the said shipps Companie at the time of the seizure and during the<br />
whole voyage in Controversie. And further, saving his subsequent depositions hee saith<br />
hee cannot depose./.
To the 4th and 5th articles hee saith, That the said shipps Companie consisted of<br />
the Master and five men and one boy all dutch, excepting one ffrenchman hired<br />
at Bourdeaux in the place of a dutch man who had there deserted the said shipps<br />
service, and saith the said frenchmen that came aboard were, as is predeposed<br />
about 30. in number, and that at such time as they came into the said shipp, there<br />
were severall other frenchmen ashoare with musketts and small shott within<br />
the reach and command whereof the said shipp then lay, so that the said Master<br />
and Companie were not capable to hinder or oppose the said french mens entrie.<br />
hee further saith, That this deponent was present and heard the said Master<br />
Leiger derrickson severall times command and entreat the frenchmen so come<br />
on board him not to shoot or make any fight with or opposition against the said<br />
Companie, and not regarding his commmannds or entreaties made opposition<br />
and shott against the said man of warr contrarie to the commands and entreaties,<br />
and without any the least approbation countenance or assistance of the said Master<br />
or Companie, or any of them Which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid And<br />
further, saving his subsequent depositions, hee cannot depose./
To the 6th article hee saith and deposeth, That all the opposition that was made<br />
against the said man of warr was made by the frenchmen aforesaid, who together with<br />
the said Pylott made three great shott from the said shipp ''Saint Peter'', two with bullets, and<br />
one without, and that severall frenchmen from the rocks and shoare shott at and against<br />
the said man of warr, the said Master and Companie nor any of them at all<br />
abbetting assisting or countenancing the said Violence and hostility, and saith if<br />
the said frenchmen had not soe come aboard and overpowered the said Master and Companie<br />
there had bin no resistance at all made by or out of the said shipp ''Saint Peter'' against<br />
the said man of warr. The premisses hee saw and knoweth upon the grounds aforesaid<br />
And further cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith, That the said man of warr pursued the ''Saint Peter'' about<br />
three howers, before the said frenchmen came aboard her, during which pursuit<br />
the arlate Leiger derrickson the Master and Companie made no shott at or opposition<br />
against the said man of warr, and that after the said ffrenchmen and french Pylot<br />
had deserted the said shipp, and runn ashoare upon the approach of the said man<br />
of warr the said Master and Companie aforesaid remained all aboard the said shipp,<br />
and without any opposition surrendered the said shipp and ladeing to some of the<br />
said man of warrs Companie, wjo came to them in a boate, and whom they<br />
could easily have repelled and hindred, if they the said Master and Companie had<br />
had any designe or intention of opposition, And the said man of warrs<br />
Companie cutt the roapes whereby the said shipp was fastned to the shoare<br />
and without any resistance from the said Master and Companie carried the same away<br />
(Thenie carried the same away<br />
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