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To the 6th and 7th hee saith that hee this … To the 6th and 7th hee saith that hee this Deponent and all or most of<br />
the Company of the ship ''Golden Cock'' did tell the Company<br />
of the ''Charles'' which were in the ''Cock'', that both the ''Cock'' and<br />
the ''hope'' belonged to Scotland, and that Scotchmen were<br />
Owners of them, and their Ladings and all of their Companyes were Dcotchexcept the Master of the ''Cock'' and verily beleeveth<br />
that the Master and Company of the ''Hope'' Did tell affirme and declare to the said<br />
Browne and Company. And further saith that<br />
the said Browne and Company would bot Release or discharge<br />
either of the said Ships unlesse their Masters would procure<br />
and pay a sume of money which they were forced to doe, and<br />
did pay unto him about 225. ''li'' or 250. ''li'' this Deponent<br />
seeing the two Masters goe on board the ''Charles'' with the<br />
same, And this Deponent verily beleeveth that if the said<br />
Hart and Thompson the Master of the ''Cock'' had not procured<br />
and paid the said money, the said Browne and Company<br />
would have carried away the said ships and Ladings and<br />
sold the same. and soe much they declared, And further cannot<br />
depose./:
To the 7th. 8th. and 9th. hee saith that the said Hart to procure<br />
the money which hee paid to the said Browne<br />
was forced to engage his ship and Lading for payment<br />
of the same, and was afterwards likewise constrained<br />
to sell the said ships said lading at Garnesey to pay<br />
the same, and could not proceed on the said voyage to<br />
Bourdeaux. where this Deponent saith hee verily beleeveth<br />
it would have yeilded as much more as it did at Garnesey<br />
And saith that in his Judgement the Owners of the ''Hope''<br />
and her lading by reason of the said seizure and detention<br />
and hinderance of the voyage, and being forced to sell their goods<br />
at Garnesey have suffered losse and dammage to the Vallue<br />
of a Thousand Pounds sterling. And further deposeth not.
To the 10th. hee saith that severall of the ''Charles'' her Company<br />
have told this Deponent and others that Morgan Jones made<br />
the said Browne Captaine of the said ship ''Charles'' at ffoy,<br />
from whence shee was set out by the said Jones. and they<br />
said that Browne had Jones Comission, or to that effect<br />
And further cannot depose/.
To the last hee saith that Mr Jen[X]ins aforesaid is a Scotchman<br />
and a Subject of the King of England as this Deponent verily<br />
beleeveth and further cannot depose./:
Repeated before Doctor Zouch<br />
the Judge./:
see his Answer to the Interrogatories after his<br />
Deposition about the ''Cock'' '''+''':/:
Alexander keir [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]'':/:
Alexander keir [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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