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The 15th of September 1654. [CENTRE HEADIN … The 15th of September 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against the}<br />
shipp the ''Saint Paul'' of Amsterdam (harman}<br />
[?Lenson] master and goods and againts Captaine}<br />
Phillips. Budd. Smyth.}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation on<br />
the behalfe of his sais highnesse the<br />
Lord Protector.
'''q. Taxwell.'''
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''2.'''
'''Captaine John Welch''' of London Mariner, aged<br />
25 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth
To the first article hee saith hee cannot depose, saving that hee doth<br />
not knowe the shipp the ''Saint Paul'' arlate.
To the second, third and fourth hee referreth himselfe to the lawe and the<br />
Registrie of this Court, and otherwise cannotd epose.
To the fifth and 6th hee saith hee neither knoweth the<br />
shipp ''Saint Paul'' nor the ''dorsett frigot'' arlate nor any person named Martin Williams,<br />
But knoweth one Imannol da Croix and Michaell Caron and became first<br />
acquainted with them at dunquirke about 4 or 5 yeares since, And knoweth<br />
one John Martin a reputed Wallon, who as this deponent hath bin informed went<br />
commander in a private man of warr voyage by the name of Martin Williams,<br />
And for the arlate Michaell Carren, hee saith hee is commonly reputed a native<br />
of Ireland. And further saith that hee well knewe the arlate Captaine<br />
ffenton to goe out of dunquirke in a man of warr voyage about foure<br />
or five yeares since by a Commission from the pretended kinge of Scotts against<br />
the subiects of this Commonwealth, but the name of the vessell hee<br />
went out in or by whom shee was set out hee saith hee knoweth not<br />
only hee sawe the said da Croix about and looking after the said vessell<br />
when shee was soe setting out, but whether hee had any interest in her or<br />
not hee saith hee cannot depose. And further hee cannot depose.
To the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th hee referreth himself to his foregoeing deposition<br />
and to the Registrie of this Court, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that one mr Taxwell came and spake to him this<br />
deponent to speake the truth and be a witnesse in this cause, and afterwards<br />
hee was spoken to and told by mr Budd and mr [?XXX] that hee was<br />
to be examined therein. And otherwise negatively.
To the second negatively.
To the third hee cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee<br />
referreth himselfe.
To the fourth hee saith hee heard the said ffenton before his proceeding<br />
upon the said voyage from dunquirke say that hee had the king of Scots his<br />
Commission and that hee was going out by vertue thereof, and it was there<br />
notorious that hee had a Commission from the kinge of Scotts, And<br />
otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the last hee cannot answer.
John W[?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]answer.
John W[?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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