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The 14th of September 1654 [CENTRE HEADING … The 14th of September 1654 [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of William Mico and John heard}<br />
English Merchants resident in Naples touching}<br />
their losse in the shipp the ''Saint George'' of London}<br />
henry Minor master}
'''Rp.'''
'''Henry Minor''' of Limehouse mariner<br />
aged 36 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right worshipfull William<br />
Clerke aand John<br />
Godolphin doctors of lawes, Judges of<br />
the high Court of the Admiraltie and examined<br />
upon certain Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of<br />
the said William Mico and John heard saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth. videlicet.
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth That<br />
hee well knew the shipp the ''Saint George'' interrogated (whereof Thomas<br />
Neve was late master) at the time of her last being in the straights<br />
in the imployment of the said William Mico, John heard and others<br />
about six monethes since, And saith that having bin at Zant and<br />
Cephalonia and there having taken in her lading of currans shee came<br />
to Messina where the said Thomas Neve leaving her this deponent<br />
was constituted master of her to bring her with her lading home for<br />
this port of London. And that having taken in other goods namely<br />
cotton wooll and feathers at Messina, shee departed thence under the<br />
conduct of this deponent and company on or about the 26 of March last<br />
(old stile) bound for this port of London there to make her dischardge.<br />
And that in her course of proceeding and intending to touch at<br />
legorne for company comming about a league and halfe short of the<br />
Malo[?c]a shore was mett with by a holland man of warr, named the<br />
''White Eliphant'' commanded by one Captaine Gott then in hostility<br />
against the subiects of this Commonwealth, and by the said man of<br />
warr (having 26 guns) assaulted and sett upon, and after severall houres fight<br />
(wherein the said shipp ''Saint George'' was soe shattered and torne<br />
and received in water soe fast that her goods were even covered<br />
in hold with water, and shee readie to sinke) this deponent and<br />
company, were faine to quit her and betake them selves to their boate<br />
to save their livess, and the said man of warrs company entring her<br />
shee sunke right downe and with all her lading perished<br />
in the sea, saving tenn bales of silke which this deponent and<br />
company tooke out before her sinking and carried ashore<br />
with them. And saith that when the said shipp came soe to Messina<br />
from Zant and Cephalonia, and that the said Thomas Neve was<br />
to leave her, hee gave this deponent an accompt (which this deponent<br />
tooke in writing) of the goods that were aboard her and had bin taken in<br />
atrd her and had bin taken in<br />
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