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sett upon, surprized and taken by two men … sett upon, surprized and taken by two men of warr belonging<br />
to Ostend in the twentith of January 1654 English stile<br />
and he saith that on the next day after the shipp's<br />
seizure the Ostenders putt this Rendent on shoare at Bell=Isle<br />
and that at his this Rndents departure from the said<br />
shipp the herrings laden aboard her by or for the accompt<br />
of the said ffrancis harvey were on board her And<br />
further he cannot depose./
To the crosse Interrogatoryes./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first of the crosse Interrogatoryes he answereth that of<br />
his certaine knowledge the interrate shipp was at Wesxford in<br />
October last past And he answereth that to the rest of<br />
the sayd Interrogatory he hath satisfyed in his foregoeing depostion.
To the second Interrogatory he answereth that of his this Rendents<br />
certaine knowledge the said shipp was by distresse of weather<br />
forced into Plymouth, and that she was not there upon<br />
any designe, or by the consent of any belonging to her, and<br />
that the sayd shipp lay there wind=bound about three<br />
weekes, during which time there were (about) a hundred [?barrells GUTTER]<br />
of herrings sold there to defray charges, and that the<br />
greayer part of the sayd herrings soe sold belonged unto a<br />
Mr Garrett Gold a Merchant then on board her And<br />
further he cannot answeare,
To the third Interrogatory he saith and answereth that the interrate<br />
shipp was seized by two Ostend men of warre about 3 or<br />
4 leagues off Bell=Isle in her intended voyage to Nants, And<br />
he saith that it was impossible that either the said shipp<br />
showld have saved herselfe either by fighting or putting in<br />
to any place And further he cannot answeare.
To the fourth Interrogatory he answereth that he this Rendent and<br />
the sayd Mr Garrett Gold a Merchant on board the interrate shipp<br />
th e''Weymouth Merchant'' seeing their condition wherin they qwere<br />
when the said two men of warre had seized her, did goe [?aboard GUTTER]<br />
one of the Ostenders and did treat with the Captaines, and<br />
the result therof was that the said shipps Lading showd go<br />
to the Takers, for that they were prohibited goods, but thae<br />
shipp showd be released, And further he cannot answeare.
To the fifth he answereth that the interrate shipp was according to<br />
the agreement by him predeposed of restored backe And further<br />
referring himselfe to his former depositions he cannot answeare
To the sixth Interrogatory he answereth that there were laden aboard the<br />
shipp interrate (as he hath predeposed) about 300 barrells of herrings for<br />
the accompt of the producent, wherof some few barrells (not above<br />
twenty as he verily beleiveth) were sold by his [?sonne] at [?Plymouth GUTTER]<br />
and that had the said shipp come to Nants, her Lading of herrings<br />
(though they were as good as could be) had come to a bad market<br />
but yet they would have yeilded money And further he cannot answeare<br />
saving that as the price or markett then was every barrell of<br />
hereings would have produced (had she arrived at Nants her intended<br />
Port) thirteene Livers.
To the seaventh Interrogatory he cannot answere, and saith<br />
he never heard any thing to the purpose interrate
Repeated before<br />
doctor Clerke./
Thomas James [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]lerke./
Thomas James [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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