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that the sayd two English men of warr did … that the sayd two English men of warr did carry the<br />
Brest man of warr and the sayd shipp the Rappahanack<br />
first to Gurnesey, and afterwards to Weymouth and<br />
thence to Portsmouth, The premisses he well knoweth<br />
being Master of the arlate shipp the ''Rappahanacke''<br />
and present during all the passages by him predeposed,<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the fifth article he deposeth and saith that before such<br />
time as the said shipp the ''Rappahanacke'' was rescued and<br />
retaken as is predeposed, the said Brest man of warre<br />
had taken out of the said shipp the ''Rappahanack''<br />
five and twenty hogsheads of Tobaccos, All which the<br />
arlate Captaine Cornelius did after his rescuing and<br />
retaking of the ''Rappahanack'', and his taking of the<br />
said Brest man of warre, take away out of the said Brest<br />
man of warre, and that he the said Captaine Cornelius<br />
hath converted the said 25 hogsheads to his owne use<br />
and that alsoe besides those 25 hogsheads a very great<br />
quantity of Tobacco's aboard the Rappahanacke was and<br />
is embezeld by the said Captaine Cornelius and his<br />
Company converted by him to his owne use, and alsoe by the<br />
Captaine Dirrick Captaine of the private man of warre<br />
named the ''Hound'' and his Company And further he cannot depose<br />
saving that the sayd shipp the ''Rappahanacke'' was<br />
plundred and spoyled of many ither things aboard her<br />
by the said two English men of warr besides the said Tobaccos<br />
as a new Jacke, a new Auncient, divers armes and of<br />
other provision for the said shipp besides his this deponents<br />
wearing apparrell and table linnen to the value of<br />
about forty pounds, and one of the best gunns splitte,<br />
whereby the said shipp received great damage.
To the sixth article he saith that the same shipp<br />
which was rescued by the said two English men of warre<br />
from the Brest man of warre, was and is he very<br />
same shipp called the ''Rappahanack'', which went from<br />
this Port of London to Virginia and in her returne homeward<br />
was taken (as is predeposed) by the said Brest man of<br />
warr, And further he cannot depose.
To the seaventh he saith that it is morst certaine that the<br />
arlate Jefferyes and Company are subiects of this<br />
Commonwealth, and that he beleiveth they are well affected<br />
to the government therof, And further he cannot<br />
depose.
To the last he saith his former deposition is true.
To the Interrogatoryes. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he answereth that he was borne<br />
at a place called Lassick neer Truro in Cornewall , and<br />
that he hath lived above sixteene yeares last past<br />
at Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney, and that he went first<br />
aboard the interrate shipp in this River of Thames not<br />
long before the said shipp went on her voyage for<br />
Virginia predeposed of, and he answereth that he hath<br />
and he answereth that he hath<br />
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