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HCA 13/71 f.104v Annotate
First transcribed 23 December 2012  +
First transcriber Colin Greenstreet  +
Folio 104  +
Parent volume HCA 13/71  +
Side Verso  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 23/12/2012  +
Transcription of the ''Prosperous'' the voyage in questiof the ''Prosperous'' the voyage in question knoweth that at her setting out from Southampton<br /> on the sayd voyage shee had aboard her a great quantitie of<br /> burr shott, and only two peeces of ordinance and seaven musketts, and a good<br /> quantitie of muskett shott and about nyne or tenn great shott and about two and thirty pounds of powder which<br /> was a proportionable quantitie as hee beleeveth to the sayd gunnes musketts and<br /> shott and sufficient for the voyage aforesayd as hee beleeveth And further<br /> to this article hee cannot depose. saving hee saith the master of her procured about<br /> tenn or twelve great shott more at ffoy in Cornwall./or ffalmouth/. To the 2: 3 and 4th articles of the sayd allegation hee this deponent<br /> hee being gunner of and aboard the ''Prosperous'' till, and at her seizure, which<br /> happened the first day of June last, well knoweth the sayd shipp ''Prosperous''<br /> came from Burdeaux in ffrance homeward bound in Company of a yarmouth<br /> vessell whereof the arlate Appleby was Commander who had in his sayd<br /> shipp three gunnes, and saith the said Appleby perceiving that the ''Prosperous''<br /> and his shipp were chased or pursued by a man of warr, spake to<br /> the Master and Company of the ''Prosperous'' and told them that hee perceived<br /> they were persued by a man of warr and that in likelyhood either<br /> the ''Prosperous'' or this shipp must bee taken, and therefore advised them<br /> to looke to them selves for hee intended to leave them or to that effect, and thereupon<br /> his the sayd Applebyes shipp being the better sayler hee went away<br /> and left the ''Prosperous'' to grapple with the sayd man of warr as well<br /> as shee could, and hee being gone the sayd man of warr (which afterwards<br /> appeared to bee a Brest man of warr) made up neerer to the ''Prosperous''<br /> and saith the arlate Tompkins seeing her drawe neere, advised the<br /> Master of the ''Prosperous'' to call out for quarter and sayd it was to noe<br /> purpose to resiste for that it appeared plainely (as indeed it did to<br /> this deponent and the Master and Company of the ''Prosperous'') that the sayd<br /> man of warr had fower gunnes, and betweene forty and fifty men<br /> which appeared upon the decke, and the ''Prosperous'' of this deponents knowledge had but two gunnes and<br /> sixe or seaven men and a boy, which notwithstanding the Master of<br /> the ''Prosperous'' being desyrous if possible to save his sayd shipp<br /> and goods did make resistanse and caused his gunnes and severall musketts to be severall<br /> tymes fyred against the man of warr, but this deponent and<br /> others of the Company observing that the sayd man of warr<br /> was come up close to the ''Prosperous'' and likely presently to enter<br /> her quarter desyred the Master of her to call for quarter and withall<br /> the Company threw downe their Musketts and lowered their Top saile,<br /> which the master perceiving did aske quarter and soe the sayd shipp<br /> ''Prosperous'' not being able to make further resistanse was taken<br /> one of her gunnes being then laden, and some powder left, but<br /> saith hee well knoweth the sayd shipp {and} goods was not lost through<br /> any want of powder or ammunition but meerely by reason shee<br /> was over powered with multitude of men who were ready<br /> from the sayd man of warr to enter her quarter and shee being<br /> a smale pinke which carried no gunnes behinde could not possibly<br /> though her whole ladeing of had consisted of powder and shott have<br /> made any resistanse more than shee did, And further to theise<br /> articles hee cannot depose./ To the 5th article of the sayd allegation and the Charterparty and Schedule<br /> thereinrterparty and Schedule<br /> therein  +
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