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as aforesaid, were got too much to leeward … as aforesaid, were got too much to leeward of Martinica and Saint<br />
Christofers, and soe forced into Santa dominigo.
To the fifth and 6th hee saith hee hath knowne his said brother from this deponents<br />
infancie, hee being older than this deponent, and saith that in the yeare<br />
1653 as aforesayd the said two shipps the<br />
''Angell'' and the ''Yellow Sun'' were imprested and forced into the service<br />
of the Spaniards for Tortoudas as aforesaid, and that this<br />
deponent and his said brother went in that warlike imployment to<br />
transport souldiers and were masters of their said shipps<br />
and that the Spanish Generall nor Governour gave them noe pay, but promised them leave<br />
to lade the retourne of their said Negros in goods of tha place (of<br />
Santa domingo) in their said owne shipps, which the Governour never performed, but<br />
the said shipps were afterwards seized by the Spanairds and the<br />
voyage overthrowne as hee hath predeposed, But saith that<br />
the said two shipps and masters or companie did not take any English<br />
or ffrench shipp whatsoever in that expedition to or from Tortuadas<br />
or in that warlike imployment, nor tooke or carried any<br />
English or ffrench prisoners to Santa domingo, and saith there went<br />
only one Spanish frigot and a little barque with them for<br />
Tortoudas upon the said designe, and that the said two shipps<br />
were not hired into the said service, but only had promise to<br />
lade the retourne of th[?eir] Negroes as aforesaid. And further hee<br />
cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth<br />
himselfe.
To the seaventh hee saith that hee is very well assured that this deponent<br />
and his said brother went from Santa domingo for Spaine before<br />
Generall Penn and the English fleete came thereabouts, which<br />
Generall and ffleete came (as hee hath bin credibly informed) to<br />
hispaniola a month or more after such their cooming away, and otherwise<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the eighth Interrogatorie hee saith that hee this deponent and<br />
his said brother contracted with the said Vice Admirall da Rutter<br />
for the said shipp ''Nicholas'' her hull masts and yards at the<br />
rate and for the summe of one thousand, eight hundred peeces of<br />
eight, which was accordingly paid by the said John [?dornion] and<br />
Peter Poulla the younger, and this deponent had the bill of sale<br />
thereof amongst the papers which came to the said Captaine Adams<br />
his hand, and this deponent saw the payment of the most of the<br />
said money, and knoweth of the payment of all before the<br />
receipt thereof was given. And as hee heard shee had laine<br />
two monethes in Cadiz before such this deponents buying of her, and<br />
saith the said Vice Admirall made an absolute sale of her, and<br />
was wholly paid for her before her departure thense, and this<br />
deponent beleeveth that hee sold her upon the account of the Lords the<br />
States of the United Netherlands, and that the money was to redound<br />
to their account, And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid
To the nineth hee saith that the said owners giving this deponent as<br />
aforesaid order to buy a shipp or ffreight one at Cadiz for the<br />
designe aforesaid, gave alsoe order that the said Claes Johnson<br />
[?Engell] should goe Commander of her. And saith that it was<br />
about tenn monethes betwixt the time of the said Claes his going<br />
from Santa domingo (after seizure of the said two shipps the ''Angell'' and<br />
the ''Sun'' by the Spaniards) and the time that hee was master tooke<br />
the charge of the said shipp ''Nicholas'' upon him, and hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
Tohimselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
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