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being as aforesaid on board the said french Vice Admirall, heard some of her Companie
say that their Owners videlicet the Owners and imployers of the said fower french
shipps were able enough and must as they beleeved pay for the said shipp and wynes
And that they the said french shipps in their Course from ffrance had mett with
other English shipps, one whereof they had taken and had dismissed or lett her
goe against, having onely taken away her boate, which, as they said and showed to this
deponent was a litle boate they then had belonging to the said Vice Admirall, and they
further said that the reason for which they tooke the said shipp the Endeavour and
her ladeing was for that they wanted their necessarie Provisions of wynes, and
that they had stayed severalle daies at Rochell in expectation of letters of Marque
against the English, but could not obtaine them, or words to that effect. And
further cannot depose:-/

To the 8th article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this deponent being as aforesaid
aboard the said French Vice Admirall heard some of her Companie say and affirme
that the said French shipps should have gone to some Port or place in Portugall
there to have taken in their Provisions of wyne necessarie for their intended
Voiage, but that they were hindered from soe doeing by contrary wind and weather
and thereupon came purposely towards the Canaries hopeing thereabouts to meet
with shipps laden with wynes, it being then a fitt season of the yeare for such their
designe or words to that effect. And further he saith hee cannot depose:-/

To the 9th article hee he saith, That a Companie of the said french shipp or shipps which surprized
and tooke the said shipp Endeavour, did take and plunder from the said shipps companie
the best part of their cloathes together with their Sea instruments and private
Adventures which they had on bord, whereby they were utterly deprived of the
Same. Which hee knoweth to bee true for that hee was an Eyewittnesse thereof
And further cannot depose:-/

To the 10th hee saith, That hee knoweth nothing of the valew of the said shipp
Endeavour nor of the fraight due for her voiage and imployment aforesaid
but hath credibly heard and beleeveth, that the wages due to the said Companie
were 50 li sterling or thereabouts per moneth, which in eight moneths
amounted to 400 li sterling or thereabouts, and beleeveth that the private
adventures in the said shipp to the Mariners thereof belonging did amount to
the summe or valew of three hundred pounds sterling or thereabouts, they
having severall of them pipes, and other quarter caskes some more, some less of wyne on board.
And further hee cannot depose:-/

To the 11. 12. and 13th articles hee saith hee knoweth not the valew of the said pipes of wyne
nor what they would have yielded here at London, neither knoweth hee how
much the Owners of the said shipp or ladeing are respectively dammfied by
the surprizall and detention of the same. And further cannot depose.

Repeated before doctor Godolphin

William tusten [SIGNATURE, RH SIGN]

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The 23rd day of June 1656. Examined upon the said Allegation/

4us./

Henry Feate of Redriffe in the County of Surrey Mariner
late Gunner of the said shipp the Endeavour aged 45. yeares
or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined saith as
followeth videlicet:/

To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this deponent
hath knowne the shipp the Endeavour arlate for about 4. or five yeares last
(past

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