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Ad 4:d ?rendit nova proparte sua alr nesci … Ad 4:d ?rendit nova proparte sua alr nescit.
Ad 5 deponit that the said Mr Hunt was the meanes by applying as aforesaid<br />
to the English consull that they the said ffrisby and Archer were sett at<br />
liberty with the rest whether their reckoning were paid or noe. And<br />
soe they might also have come onboard aswell as the other three<br />
Et alr salvis predepoita nescit/
Witt Grainger [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repetit coram duo Judecan pnte<br />
Edwardo Browne Notary publique
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[?XXXX] ffebruary 1666. [CENTRE HEADING]
Brett et Codd con Vanderzippe}<br />
Chester and Suckly}
Super libello ex parte [?drorum] Brett et Codd
'''1us.'''
'''fftancisens [?doude]''' parochia de Stepney alias Stebenheath natus in Civitate<br />
Dublinien in Hibernia annos agens 46 et ultro. testis productas et<br />
Juratus dicit et deponit proout sequitur.
Ad primum et 2. arles deponit that the arlate George Codd a native of<br />
Wrexford in Ireland and a subiect of his Majesty of England, had and obtained letters<br />
of marque from his Majesty of England then at the Spaw in Germany bearing<br />
date in August 1654, wherby the said Codd was authorized to bee Captaine<br />
of a ffrigatt, or private man of warr, called the ''Loyall James'' and to take<br />
such shipps and goods as did then belong to his said Majestys then rebellious subjects<br />
of England and other his dominions, Which Commission this deponent hath seene<br />
and read, and knoweth that the same was signed by the King of England King Charles<br />
the Second that now is, having had a Commission also himselfe from his said Majesty<br />
the right and lawfull King of England and other his Majestys<br />
Dominions and countryes then usurped from him. Et alr salvis subsequen nescit.
Ad 3 deponit that the arlate Captaine Codd proceeded to sea (having fitted and armed out<br />
his said shipp the ''Loyall James'' for his said Imployment) by virtue of his said Commission<br />
out of of the harbour of Brest in ffrance, and did surprize<br />
and take two English shipps betweene the lands End and Mounts<br />
bay, the one called the ''Alice'' of Topsham of the burthen of about<br />
thirty five tonns, whereof one Browne Morrys was master, then laden with<br />
oyle and other goods from Mayorca, bound for the Port of Topsham, and<br />
belonging to English merchants, and the other the ''John'' of Plymouth laden<br />
with salt oyle and other goods bound for Plymouth, and belonging<br />
to merchants of that place. The premisses hee deposeth being resident<br />
sometimes and the greater part at Brest and sometimes at Port Lewis<br />
in ffrance, and saw the privateer the ''Loyall James'' fitted out upon that designe<br />
and saw the adjudication of the said two shipps in his Majestys Court<br />
of Admiralty in Brest of which he shall speake more hereafter. Et<br />
alr salvis subseque nescuit.
Ad 4. 5. 6. et 7 arles deponit that there was the time arlate peace and<br />
amity betweene the Kings of England and Spaine and their respective<br />
Subjects, And saith that Martin Clauson Vanderzippe arlate did about the time<br />
arlate sett forth a shipp of warr called the ''Leopaldus'' Lieven van Jore Commander<br />
from Ostend under a Commission obtained from the King of Spaine for the<br />
takeing and surprizeing the shipps and goods of the enemyes of the Crowne of<br />
Spaine as hee conceiveth of which shipp the said Clauson Vanderzippe was owner, and for<br />
and as such commonly accounted and reputed. And saith that the saidunted and reputed. And saith that the said +
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