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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that a share will come to him (if the said<br />
shipp be adiudged prize) according to the Act of Parliament,<br />
to which hee referreth himselfe, and such share will be according<br />
to his said qualitie of a commander of one of the said shipps<br />
And that hee can understand low dutch, and that English is<br />
his mother tongue, and that hee can speake Spanish, Portuguese<br />
and some ffrench. And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his<br />
foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee saith hee cometh required by the Marshall of<br />
this Court to be a Witnesse in this cause, and being soe, namely<br />
a witnesse sworne to speake the truth, hee doth endeavour and<br />
desire in the way of iustice that the said shipp and goods should be prize, because<br />
hee beleeveth them to be lawfull prize to this Nation, and<br />
saith Major Sedgewick, Captaine Robert ffenn, Captaine Robert<br />
Martin, and Lieutenant Thurstone, and the master of the ''Black''<br />
''Raven'' and this deponent and some other officers were of the<br />
said Counsell of warr. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee<br />
cannot answer.
To the third hee saith the ''Black Raven'' aforesaid was a dutch<br />
built shipp, and otherwise hee cannot answer, for hee did not<br />
heare the haling nor answer. And otherwise hee cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith hee this deponent left the said shipp<br />
and goods at Boston in New England, hee being commanded<br />
upon the [?service], soe that hee cannot tell what afterwards<br />
became of them, And otherwise negatively for his part, and<br />
for others or otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee cannot answer.
To the 6th hee saith that the said Squadron had met with<br />
and had a small vessell in their company, which they kept<br />
only till they had an opportunitie to examine her master and<br />
company, who upon examination appearing to be swedes, they<br />
and their vessells (being laden with salt) were released, but<br />
the ''Saint John Baptist'' they [?carried] alonge with them because they<br />
had order soe to doe, shee being dutch and appearing to them<br />
to be lawfull prize. And saith they were about 50 leagues<br />
to the westward of Scilly when they met and tooke the ''Saint''<br />
''John Baptist'', And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before dfoctor Godolphin.
Mark Harrison [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]lphin.
Mark Harrison [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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