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To the sixth hee saith that it is usuall f … To the sixth hee saith that it is usuall for masters or commanders of shipps<br />
to weare severall flaggs or arms at home or abroad, somtimes one<br />
and somtimes another, somtimes for a show, and somtimes in fowle<br />
weather to save the best, and this hee saith is often donne by English, dutch and others<br />
shipps, merchant men and others, and saith that when a shipp is ready<br />
to saile in merchant service, and that merchants come aboard for entertainment<br />
it is usuall for a master for a frollick or gallantry to spread all the flaggs or<br />
colours that hee hath, but generally the armes or colours of the place<br />
to which shee belongeth is in the mainstay, or cheife mast, And, further<br />
deposeth not.
To the seaventh hee saith that the said shipp the ''Marcus Aurelius''<br />
did not at any time during her abode at Amsterdam or the Texel<br />
ride with any colours in the mainestay but the dutch colours, and<br />
this hee saith is true and notoriou. And further deposeth not.
To the eighth heesaith that one of this deponents passengers, who went<br />
out of his said shipp in Portland roade aboard the dutch Convoy, would<br />
as hee declared to this deponent upon his comming aboard in the Texell<br />
have gone thence in the said Convoy, if the same had not bin gonne out<br />
before his comming, and being soe gonne out hee embarked in this deponents<br />
said shipp, and assoone as hee over tooke the Convoy in Portland roade<br />
desired this deponent to let him goe aboard her for the rest of his passage<br />
whereupon this deponent understanding as hee had noe reason for the contrary,<br />
the said passenger went aboard the convoy accordingly and had two or three small truncks or coffers belonging to him<br />
and his owne bedding carried alsoe aboard the Convoy, and saving that hee saith there<br />
were noe other goods carried out of the ''Marcus Aurelius'', either there or<br />
elswhere, And that such his going away and carrying away of his said truncks<br />
or chests hee saith was before any notice was given or offer made<br />
for visiting the ''Marcus Aurelius'', And further deposeth not.
To the nineth hee saith that the said shipp the ''Marcus Aurelius''<br />
brought in her from Amsterdam and the Texell noe other than free<br />
goods and merchandize, and noe contrabanda goods, nor armes or<br />
ammunition but only her owne guns and ammunition for her owne<br />
necessary defence. And saith that his said shipp hath since her<br />
coming to Plimouth bin there visited and searched by persons<br />
thereto imployed by Captaine hatzell, to their owne liking, and<br />
that noe contrabanda or unfree goods were found therein, nor could such be<br />
found, for hee saith there were not any at all therein,<br />
And further deposeth not.
To the last hee saith that his foregoeing deposition is true.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee this deponent at Amsterdam and in the Texell<br />
laded aboard the said shipp for his owne account and for this present voyage<br />
to be for his account transported severall packs of peece goods<br />
consisting in one [?XXXX] of [?sayle], one [?cask] of [?har?XXX stuffs], one [?MXXX] of hatts and one case of [?piccots]<br />
and eight small cases of candles. And further hee cannot answer saving hee<br />
knoweth not the vallew of his said goods, and saving that vallew of his said goods, and saving that +
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