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The sixth of October 1655. [CENTRE HEADING … The sixth of October 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against a certaine shipp<br />
named the ''Grayhound'', taken by Captaine}<br />
Gittens in the ''Preston frigot''.}
Examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
ministred on his highnesses behalfe
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''John Mauger''' of deepe in the Realme of ffrance<br />
Mariner, master of the said shipp the ''Grayhound''<br />
aged 33 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp<br />
the ''Grayhound'' was seized by the ''Preston frigot'' Captaine Gittens<br />
commannder in or about the end of August last past about three<br />
leagues off Seine-head on the coast of ffrance, and that this deponent<br />
was then master of her, and had soe bin about foure yeares before such<br />
seizure, and was constituted master by Peter [?Poulle] of Amsterdam owner<br />
of her, and that hee then first tooke care of her and went aboard her<br />
at Amsterdam, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp ''Grayhound'' belongeth to the<br />
port of Amsterdam, and hath soe belonged for all the said time that this<br />
deponent hath bin master of her, and saith the said Peter [?Poulle] was<br />
owner of her when shee was seized and is soe at present, and saith<br />
the said Peter liveth at Amsterdam and keepeth his wife and familie<br />
there and soe hath donne for all the time of this deponents knowledge<br />
of him and was and is a subiect of the Lords the States of the United<br />
Netherlands, and is (as hee beleeveth) a dutchman and noe ffrenchman<br />
for hee cannot speake ffrench nor this deponent dutch soe that they are<br />
faine to speake to each other by an Interpreter And saith the said shipp<br />
is dutch built. And otherwise hee cannot depose./
To the third hee saith the said shipp next before her said seizure came<br />
from Nantes, where shee tooke in her lading of [?slats], tobacco and sope<br />
namely about an hundred and fourtie Rolls of tobacco, fiftie chests of sope<br />
and the rest of her lading in [?slats], the quantitie whereof hee knoweth not<br />
and otherwise negatively.
To the fourth hee saith his order from his merchant was to goe with<br />
the said shipp and lading from Nantes to haver de Grace or Roane<br />
and there discharge, but in case hee were hindered by winde or weather<br />
from gaining that port, then to goe to deep to discharge, but before hee<br />
dischardged at deep hee was to have further order from the Merchant or factor<br />
that laded him, who promised to send thither, and saith hee was<br />
in the service of the said Peter [?Poulle] the owner, and soe was not freighted nor [?was]<br />
to receive any freight, but only where hee dischardged hee was to receave<br />
wages for himselfe and company who were hired and sailed by the moneth<br />
and saith hee was going for Roane and intended to discharge ther<br />
had hee not bin revented by the said seizure.
To the fifth hee saith it was about three yeeres since that this deponent<br />
came last from Amsterdam with the said shipp, ancd came in ballast<br />
to deepe and there tooke in cloth, sissers, and other trade commodities<br />
for Brazil whether shee went, taking the Iland<br />
of Cayman in her way where shee tooke in Turtle-fish and went and<br />
sold the same at Saint Christofers and the Ilands thereabouts, and thence went<br />
to Brazil and dischardged her said goods brought from deepe, and there<br />
tookeht from deepe, and there<br />
tooke +
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