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knoweth being as aforesaid Carpenter of th … knoweth being as aforesaid Carpenter of the said shipp and going the said voyage in<br />
her to the time of her seizure.
To the third hee saith that after the arivall of the said shipp in the Roade of Santa Domingo<br />
and before her going into harbour, the said Spanish Captaine sent the shipps<br />
shallop manned with Spaniards ashore to fetch a pilot, and saith they brought<br />
two pilots aboard in the said shallop, who carried her in to the harbour there<br />
where shee lay and contunued about eight monethes space, and that the said Spanish<br />
Captaine and the other Spaniards in her commanded her all the while, and there<br />
hee saith the said Spanish Captaine caused her lading to be landed and as hee heard put into a<br />
warehouse or storehouse there, this deponent helping to land them, and<br />
afterwards the said Captaine laded the retourne thereof in the foresaid homewards<br />
goods. And further hee cannot depose, not seeing or being in the said warehouse.
To the fourth article hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp having soe<br />
taken in her goods and departing from Santa Domingo, for Santa Cruse, met<br />
about six dayes after with a squadron of seaven or eight Spanish shipps<br />
whereof severall were Gallions, and saith that severall of the Spaniards<br />
belonging to them came aboard the ''Santa Maria'', and were there entertained<br />
with Cacoa and such other things as the shipp afforded, and the said Spanish<br />
Captaine sent Cacoa and went aboard the Admirall or Vice Admirall of<br />
the said Spanish shipps, and afterwards the said shipp ''Santa Maria'' came cleare<br />
from the said Spaniards and shipps, and prosecuted her voyage to Santa Cruse.<br />
And further cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that noe shipps but such as belong to or are<br />
freighted by Spaniards or have Spanish Commission[?X] are permitted to trade at Santa Domingo, and that any<br />
Spanish Admirall meeting any shipp that hee knowes to be there laded and<br />
to be for account of any other than Spaniards, will seize the same, And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that the arlate John Mollar is of the Romish religion<br />
and as this deponent hath heard hath lived long in fflanders in the dominion<br />
of the king of Spaine. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.
'''H P B''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the fore said allegation of the 7th of January last.
'''2.'''
'''Kempe Scheltes''' of Middlebowra Mariner, aged .38 yeares or<br />
thereabouts late Stiersman of the said shipp the ''Saint Mary''<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first hee cannot depose not being with the said shipp at Santa Domingo<br />
nor aboard her when shee was seized.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' going from Amsterdan<br />
(whence this deponent went Stiersman of her under John van lynen her comander<br />
came and arrived at Santa Cruse on or about the nineteenth of July<br />
1657 (new stile) and from Santa Cruse which is under the Dominion of the<br />
king of Spaine, shee set saile and departed for Santa Domingo on<br />
or about the sixteenth of September next following (stile aforesaid) and before<br />
her departure thence there were six and twenty Spaniards there hird to goe in<br />
her thence to Santa Domingo, but there went but three and twenty of them<br />
aboard, one whereof went Stiersman in this deponents place who was at<br />
seadeponents place who was at<br />
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