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[?Rosin] upon freight, and there was one l … [?Rosin] upon freight, and there was one licence for wines aboard for<br />
his contest Thomas jacobs his accompt a fflushinger, and saith the said<br />
wines and [?Rosin] laden upon freight were laden by a ffranch man who<br />
freighted the said shipp to receive the same aboard in the River of<br />
Bourdeaux, and carry the same to Pontrieux in Bretany in the<br />
dominion of the ffranch kinge, and there to deliver the same, and<br />
said ffrenchman the freighters man went along in the shipp to see<br />
the deliverie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith the said shipp the ''Peter'' went from fflushing in<br />
ballast to Bourdeaux to seeke a freight, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee cannot depose.
To the 5th and 6 hee saith the man of warr that made the said seizure<br />
had the English flagg or colours, namely a rede flagge with<br />
a crosse therein, soe that the ''Peters'' company tooke him to be an<br />
English man, and therefore made to get ashore being neare<br />
Pontrieux, and there comming two boates with ffranch man aboard her<br />
to help towe her in to save her from being taken, and the Caper<br />
still approaching the ffranch that were aboard made three shotts<br />
at or towards the said caper, namely two with and one without<br />
bullet, and when all woudl not help, the ffranch man [?runn] ashore<br />
and thence shott with muskets at the said Capers company to hinder<br />
them from boarding the said shipp the ''Peter'', which was fastened<br />
with two towes to the rocks. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''3.'''
'''Thomas Jacobs''' of fflushing mariner, one of the common<br />
men of the said shipp the ''Peter'' aged 20 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the 1. 2. 3. 4 5. and 6 Interrogatories hee saith that the said shipp the<br />
''Peter'' is hollands built, and that her owners are commonly accompted<br />
to be living in Zealand, and to have bought her at fflushing to goe<br />
to Bourdeaux to seeke a freight whether shee went in ballast, and<br />
comming to Bourdeaux shee was there freighted by a ffranch man to<br />
carry a cargo of wine to Pontrieux in Bretany and there deliver<br />
the same, and accordingly there were by the said freighter laden<br />
aboard her in the River of Bourdeaux eightie fatts (within a teirce) of<br />
wine of the growth of ffrance and a fatt of Rosin, and this deponent<br />
laded aboard her one tierce for his owne accompt, and that hee<br />
is a Zealander by birth and a subiect of the States of the United<br />
Netherlands. And saith the said 80 fatts save a teirce of wine and<br />
the rosin soe laden by the ffrench man, were for<br />
a ffranch mans accompt. And as shee was going therewith for<br />
Pontrieux going therewith for<br />
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