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him aboard the ''black Raven'' had soe sai … him aboard the ''black Raven'' had soe said and averred their said shipp to<br />
be belonging to dantzicke, they againe denied that shee belonged to<br />
dantzike and sais shee belonged to England and to his remembrance to<br />
London, and that they were bound for London. But albeit they were<br />
by the said Counsell admonished and desired to produce any writing<br />
that might show or declare that shee was indeed belonging to England<br />
or bound thither,<br />
and told that if they did or could soe doe, they should<br />
forthwith be released without any dammage or diminution of their<br />
lading, or to the same effect, yet they did not, and said they could<br />
not produce ought to that purpose, and that they had nothing to<br />
showe that they were belong to or abound for England, which hee<br />
knoweth being present as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth article hee saith that the lading of the said shipp<br />
the ''Saint John Baptist'' was of the growth, production or make of<br />
ffrance, and came (as the said master confessed) from Bayon in<br />
ffrance and were taken aboard the said shipp at Bayon, being wines, resins<br />
and feathers, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith that the said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' was<br />
taken and seized on or about the 17th of March last past (1653)<br />
and hee referreth himselfe to the articles of Peace arlated, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that the companie of and belonging to the<br />
said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' when shee was seized were<br />
all foreigners and strangers, except one boy who (and none others<br />
of them) was belonging to the English nation, and hee alsie the<br />
sonne of a dutchman, and saith that most of the said company<br />
were hollanders or ffrenchman (sic), and for such commonly accompted,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tpo the 7th hee saith that it is a thing usuall and requisite<br />
for all Englishman and subiects of this Commonwealth, before<br />
any shipp belonging to them be sett out to sea, to enter into bond<br />
their the gunns belonging to the said shipp shall not be sold or<br />
disposed of to foreigners, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith that it is unusuall and (as hee beleeveth)<br />
unlawfull for any Englishman or subiect of this Commonwealth<br />
at such time when there are generall Reprizalls and open warr<br />
at sea betweene the English and forraine Nations to committ<br />
any shipp to belonging to any of the people of this Cmmonwealth<br />
to the trust or charge or possession of any of that nation, or<br />
those nations against whom the generall Reprizalls are graunted<br />
rederring himselfe to the lawes and customes in such cases. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
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otherwise hee cannot depose.
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