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To the second and third articles hee saith … To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that the said<br />
shipp in her course of proceeding the said voyage for Ginney comming<br />
about thirtie leagues westward of Silly, was in or about November last was two yeeres met with two men<br />
of warr of Brest one named the ''Michaell'' and the other<br />
the ''ffrancis'', and having the Commissions (as they said)<br />
of the same of the late king, by which men of warr the ''Starr frigot'' with<br />
her lading and her said tenn iron guns, tackle, apparell and<br />
furniture was taken and seized and the master and company dispossessed<br />
and her owners dispoiled thereof, shee being by the said men of<br />
warr sent for Brest, after they had taken<br />
most of her company out, whereof this deponent was one, the<br />
premisses hee deposeth of his owne sight and knowledge. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose saving what followeth.
To the fourth article hee saith that about six weekes since<br />
this deponent was spoken to on behalfe of the said owners and<br />
told that the ''Starr frigot'' was retaken by the ''Constant warwick''<br />
and brought into Plimouth, and was desired on their behalfe<br />
to goe downe thither to looke upon her, which hee did about<br />
tuesday last was three weekes (as hee remembreth the time)<br />
and found her by her pumps, and a starr carved and gilded<br />
on her sterne and a black a carved head on the f the topp<br />
of her sterne and many other signes and particulars to be the<br />
same ''Starr frigot'' that was soe seized and taken from the<br />
said haydon and company as aforesaid, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the fifth article hee saith that the said Wood is an English man<br />
and á subiect of this Commonwealth, and all the rest of the<br />
owners are so accounted.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith the said frigot is commonly reputed to be<br />
dunkirke built, and to have bin seized in the service of this<br />
State, and sold by this State to English merchants of whome the said Wood and<br />
company bought her, but this deponent was not present<br />
at such buying her, nor knoweth what money they paid for her, nor<br />
is hee any witnesse to the bill of sale.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp proceeded from the<br />
river of Thames about three weekes before her said [?first]<br />
seizure by the said Brest men, and otherwise hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and saving the same cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that eight of her said guns were demi<br />
culverin and sakre, namely some demi Culverin and the rest<br />
saker, and the other two were minion, and that shee had at<br />
the time of the said seizure by the said Brest men of warr<br />
fower standing masts and top masts two suites of sailes fore and aft besides<br />
all her small sailes, and all other tackle, apparell furniture<br />
sailes, necessaries and Cooke store mentioned in a schedule nowe<br />
left by him for the further information of this Court therein and<br />
saving this Court therein and<br />
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