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HCA 13/72 f.217v Annotate
First transcribed 16 October 2013  +
First transcriber Colin Greenstreet  +
Folio 217  +
Parent volume HCA 13/72  +
Side Verso  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 16/10/2013  +
Transcription the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ithe Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the dominions<br /> thereto belonging to take the shipps and goods of the king of<br /> Spaine and his subiects, which hee knoweth because hee sawe the<br /> said Commission and saith that by vertue of the said Commission the said two<br /> vessells proceeded from this port on the said designe in or about<br /> May last of his knowledge, going masters mate of the said<br /> bugger vessell as aforesaid. To the third hee saith that after such their setting out and departuure<br /> from this port, the said two vessells went and proceeded to the<br /> River of Bremen, and came to a place there having on one<br /> side the dominion of the duke of Oldenburg, and on the other<br /> the dominion of the king of Sweden, both in amitie with this State,<br /> and this was in or about the end of the said moneth of May, which<br /> hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid. To the fourth 5th. 6. 7. and 8th hee saith that the ffleete of the king of danmarke<br /> came into the said River after the said two vessells came in thither,<br /> and the Generall of the said ffleete commanded the said Captaine<br /> Welch to come aboard him, and the said Captaine went aboard<br /> him accordingly and carried the said Commission with him, this<br /> deponent seeing him take the said Commission and goe aboard the said<br /> Generall, who with the rest of the said fleete well sawe and knew<br /> that the said two vessells wore and carried the English colours<br /> and were belonging to England, and after the said Captaines retourne<br /> aboard his owne shipp, shee and the shallop went further into the River<br /> and were followed by two of the vessells of the said fleete, till the<br /> said two English vessells were come into the dominion of the duke of Oldenburgh<br /> in the said River, and that the Captaine and companies of the said<br /> two English vessells suspecting them the said two danish vessells had<br /> a designe to take them, endeavoured in the night time to hale<br /> their vessells ashoare but the subiects of the duke of Oldenburgh<br /> refused to permit and would not suffer them to hale them ashore,<br /> and thereupon the next morning (being the first of July last)<br /> the said Captaine Welch went ashore accompanied with foure or five<br /> of his men, to know the reason wherefore his vessells<br /> were not permitted in a friends territorie to be haled ashore, but<br /> hee was noe sooner come ashore, but that hee and his said men<br /> were taken prisoners by some of the men of the said two danish<br /> vessells, who had gonne ashore and lay there in ambush. Which<br /> danes having taken him carried him and his said men away, this deponent<br /> from aboard the said bigger vessell (which was neere to the shore)<br /> seeing such seizure and carrying away the said Captaine Welch and<br /> his men by the danes,?whilas other of the danes seized the said boate<br /> wherein the Captaine went ashore. Which being donne some<br /> from one of the danish said vessells, called aboard the said Welches<br /> bigger shipp (wherein this deponent was) and asked them saying<br /> you rogues will you yeeld your shipps, and men will give you [?XXX]<br /> quarter, if not, if wee take you, wee will give quarter to near?e a man of<br /> youquarter to near?e a man of<br /> you  +
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