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this deponent master of the shipp the ''Ma … this deponent master of the shipp the ''Mayflower'' of new England, bound from<br />
Virginia to New England and his company meeting with fowle weather and<br />
contrary windes and their provisions failing, were forced to put<br />
into santa domingo for the preservation of their lives, whether being come, this<br />
deponent there met with the producent John Thompson and some<br />
of his mariners, and was then and there informed by him and others that<br />
about nine or tenn monethes before such this deponents comming, the said<br />
Captaine Thompson and company in the shipp the ''Samll Mallaga Marchant''<br />
(whereof the said Thompson was commannder) bound for New England having bin met with and plundred<br />
by the ffrench at sea and their provisions and victualls taken away, were<br />
forced for the preservation of thei lives to put with their said shipp and<br />
her lading of salt into Santa domingo to get supplie of victualls, and<br />
that there the Governour had promised them free libertie to come into<br />
the harbour and supplie themselves with victualls and water and to depart<br />
with their said shipp and lading of salt at their owne pleasure, and that<br />
upon confidence thereof, they came in, and being come in, their<br />
said shipp and lading were seized and confiscated by the said Governour<br />
or his order, and the said Thompson and company dispossessed of her<br />
and that thereby the same were lost to the owners thereof. And saith that<br />
this deponent was detained there about six or seaven weekes and then came<br />
thence in a shipp of Palma and the said Thompson with hin abd two<br />
more of his company, being quite deprived of their said shipp the<br />
''small Mallaga Marchant'' and her lading, and thence they got to Teneriff<br />
and soe for London, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6th 7th and 8th hee cannot depose.
To the 9th hee saith hee hath heard the said Captaine Thompson speake<br />
to the purposes arlate, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated in Court./.
Peter Butler [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of November 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''James Cowse''' of London Merchant, aged 29 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee cannot depose.
To the second third fourth fifth and sixth articles hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in or about the noneth of Aprill 1653 there came and arived at<br />
the Iland of Palma (one of the Canary Ilands) from hispaniola<br />
a vessell called the ''Trinity'' whereof ffrancisco Cardoso was commannder<br />
and therein the producent John Thompson and diverse other Englishmen.<br />
and this deponent being there and seeing their arivall and<br />
having speach with the said John Thompson, hee understood and was informed<br />
by him, that the Governour of Santa domingo had taken and seized<br />
a shipp whereof hee the said Tompson was commannder and her lading<br />
of saslt upon the comming in of him and his company with her into that<br />
harbourany with her into that<br />
harbour +
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