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'''A.4.'''
The 9.th of July 1660. [CENTRE … '''A.4.'''
The 9.th of July 1660. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Alice (sic) Weaver}<br />
the Relict of Richard Weaver}<br />
touching the seizure of the ''Michael''}<br />
dogger boate}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Michael Lindsey''' of London Chirurgion<br />
aged 30 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the Right worshipfull Richard Zouch<br />
Doctor of Lawes Judge of the high Court of the<br />
Admiralty, and Examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said Mary (sic)<br />
Weaver. saith and deposeth as followeth/:
To the first 2d and 3d Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee very well<br />
knew the Interrate Richard Weaver in his life time and saith<br />
that on the 7.th of June last hee this Deponent embarked himselfe<br />
in the harbour of Scilley onboard the ''Michael'' Dogger boate whereof<br />
the said Weaver was Master, and saith there was then alsoe a<br />
Dutch ship called the ''Oosaman birke''. then riding in the said<br />
Harbbour which the said Weaver and his Company had formerly<br />
taken, by vertue of a Commission granted to the said Weaver by the King<br />
of Sweden, as this Deponent was Credibly informed at his Coming<br />
onboard both by Papers and the Company of the said Doggerboat<br />
and the said Weaver intended (as hee declared) to carry the<br />
said Dutch ship to Gottenborowe in Swedland, and saith that<br />
the next day after this deponent came onboard the said Doggerboate<br />
namely on the 18.th of June last, foure Dutch men of warr, called<br />
the ''Laures[?tell]'' the ''Spion'', the ''Zealand'', and the ''Salamander'', came<br />
upon the Coast of Scilley, and a counsell of warre being called<br />
onboard the ''Lares[?tell]'' They ordered the ''Salamander'' to goe<br />
into the Harbour of Scilley (as her Company declared) and<br />
the ''Salamander'' accordingly came into the said Harbour, and did<br />
in a violent and presumtious manner come up to and board the said ''Michaell''<br />
Dogger boate, shee, and alsoe her said Prize being then in the<br />
Harbour of Scilley in his Majestyes Chamber and with in Comand<br />
of the fforts and the Company of the said ship ''Salamander''<br />
did without any offence offered that this Deponent knoweth of fire severall peeces of Ordinance<br />
brasse bas[X]s, Musketts and Pistolls and in a hostile and Cruell manner<br />
killed the said Weaver, the Boatswaine the Quarter master of the<br />
said Dogger boate, and forced the Gunner overboard who was frowned<br />
and seized the said Doggerboate and<br />
all the Goods in her, in the said Place, and carried the same<br />
away, and alsoe carryed this Deponent and three others away as Prisoners<br />
and about foure dayes after this Deponent was put ashore, and saith<br />
that the Gunns upon the said fforts were fired at the ''Salamander''<br />
after shee had soe seized the said Doggerboat, to comand ther (sic)<br />
Captaine or Company ashore, and before the said Gunns were fired from the fforts the Comptroler of the Ordinance<br />
was by the Governour of Scilley sent onboard the ''Salamander'' who did<br />
in this deponents presence demand the Captaine of the Salamander in his<br />
(Majestyese Salamander in his<br />
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