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the said states man of warre and the priva … the said states man of warre and the private man of<br />
warr, the Captaine of the States man of warre<br />
commanded a great quantity of Tobaccoes to bee taken<br />
out of the Brest man of warre, which the Captaine<br />
of her had taken out of the arlate shipp the<br />
''Rappahanacke'', and that the Captaine of the said<br />
States man of warr did of this deponents certaine<br />
knowledge sell some hogsheads at Garnsey And<br />
further he cannot depose.
To the seaventh article he saith that the arlate<br />
Jeffreyes is a Londoner and a subiect of this Commonwealth<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the last he saith his former deposition is true.
To the Interrogatoryes ministred on the behalfe of<br />
his highnes the Lord Protector. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rowe dt.'''
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he did not<br />
belonge to the shipp interrate before he was shipped in her<br />
at Cowes upon the voyage interrate, and that he was in<br />
her at her being taken by the Brest man of warre<br />
predeposed of, and alsoe at her being retaken or rescued<br />
And that he is not related to any of the producents<br />
nor hath any interest in the goods in question And<br />
to the rest he answereth negatively.
To the second Interrogatory he answereth that he knew not<br />
the said shipp untill he was shipt in her for the voyage<br />
interrate, and that the said shipp was built in holland<br />
but how the said Jeffreyes and Company came by her<br />
he knoweth not And further he cannot answeare.
To the third Interrogatory he answereth that he hath knowne the<br />
interrate John Jeffryes since the<br />
comming home of the interrate shipp the ''Rappahanacke''<br />
and not before, And he answereth that he never heard<br />
that any frenchman or Subiect of the ffrench king had<br />
any part or interest in the said shipp And<br />
further he cannot answeare.
To the fourth Interrogatory he answereth that the shipp interrate<br />
had at the time of her taking nine iron gunns, which were<br />
small ones, three anchors, three cables and a [?rage/?cage] anchor<br />
two suites of sailes, and that she carryed the same out<br />
upon her voyage to Virginia, and that the said shipp<br />
was never a man of warre that he knoweth or ever<br />
heard of, And further he cannot answeare.
To the fifth, sixth and seaventh Interrogatoryes he answereth<br />
that he referreth himselfe to his former deposition<br />
and otherwise cannot answeare./
To the eight Interrogatory he answereth that he the Rendent<br />
saw the shipp interrate this very daty, and that he very<br />
well knoweth it to be the one and same shipp that went<br />
from Cowes to Virginia, and from thence in her homeward<br />
bound voyage was taken by a Brest man of warre<br />
and was afterwards rescued by the States man of warre and a<br />
privatetes man of warre and a<br />
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