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up in a tar-pawling, and thrust as farr as … up in a tar-pawling, and thrust as farr as a man could reach<br />
with his arme, and that the said papers were soe wrapt in three<br />
severall bundles. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee saith that the said masters mate having soe found<br />
the said papers about two houres after the said seizure, and after<br />
the said Reyer Cornelison had delivered the said two papers to this<br />
deponent and had denied that hee knew of any more, and<br />
that this deponent had the said papers soe found by the mate<br />
in his hand, hee fell againe to examining the said Skipper<br />
for more [a[ers amd urging him then [?sure] hee had more,<br />
and hee still persisting in deniall, this deponent produced<br />
the said papers and showed them unto him, saying, '''Nowe<br />
Skipper, what papers are theise.''' where to hee answered,<br />
'''where the divell get you them''', and this deponent replying<br />
'''Skipper, where you hidd them, there they were found''', and<br />
saying '''Skipper what goods are they nowe, are they ffrench<br />
goods or dutch''', hee againe answered, '''nowe they are<br />
all ffrench goods, what neede you aske mee any more<br />
questions, have you not all the [?brieXXX] or papers''' or to<br />
that effect. Only, hee said the oranges and lemmons being<br />
about 40 or 50000 were his and his companies, and that<br />
there were noe other dutch goods, and this deponent going<br />
aboard wuith him, hee showd this deponent where the said<br />
oranges and lemmons lay, and againe confessed that saving<br />
them, all the goods were ffrench, and hee was much<br />
abashed and troubled that hee was taken in his<br />
first voyage wherein hee was master, as hee said that was<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin and Collonel Cock.
Ga: Sanders [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 22th of August 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Against the ''hare'' beforesaid/}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation given in the<br />
16th of this instant.
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''2'''
'''William Garret''' of shoe lane Tailor, nowe belonging to<br />
the said frigot the ''Tyger'' aged 40 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the seeaventh, eighth and ninth articles hee saith and deposeth that<br />
when the company of the ''hare in the ffeild'' espied the English shipps the ''Tyger'' and the<br />
''drake'', they asmuch as they could declined them and indeavoured to get<br />
away, soe that the said English shipps gave chase to her about two<br />
houres before they could come within shott of her, and though shee was<br />
forced to stay, and was haled, yet the master would not come out to surrender<br />
his shipp till after Captaine Sannders had sent twice to commannd him<br />
aboard, as those of the company of the ''Tyger'' that were sent retourned<br />
word to the said Captaine, alleadging as they said that it was night, with<br />
[?that]hat it was night, with<br />
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