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Transcription

salt this deponent( though he were not present at the unladeing thereof
by reason hee went noe further in her then to the English Fleete
at Elsenore) knoweth that the same could not choose but be much
damnified thereby, by reason that he knoweth that her Company
and hee this deponent (though but a passenger) in her were forced after
such her setting upon her Anchor and upon the ground to keepe
her with continuall pumping to preserve her from sinking
during all the tyme, and this deponent remayned aboard her after
the sayd injuries soe done unto her and for the same reason knoweth
she was alsoe much damnified in her hull thereby, all which hee
saith might have bin prevented in case the sayd shipps ladeing had not
been by sayd Wigarts and Drewes and their Confederates removed from the
place where shee first lay neere Embden shee being then of this deponents
sight and knowledge a strong and a tight shipp And as to the value of
the dammage hee saith by reason hee left sthe sayd shipp before the delivery
of her sayd salt, hee cannot testify or depose thereto but believeth it did amaount to a
considerable value And further tto these articles hee cannot depose.
To the 6th article article hee saith hee did observe that the sayd shipp the Redd
Rose(after the injurie received in manner aforesayd was dead
freighted to othe quantities of thirty tonnes or better, And further to
this article hee cannot depose not knowing what fsurther goods of ladeing
the sayd Edmond Lemmon the master of her was offered or might
have had if she had not been made leakie by means aforesayd/

To the 7th article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee being then on board
the sayd shipp Redd Rose, well knoweth that after such tyme as the sayd
shipp and her ladeing aforesayd were taken and carried away in manner
aforesayd while the arlate Edmond Lemmon and five of his Company
were on Shoare at Embden, the sayd Lemmon and his Company who were
soe on Shoare, came after the sayd shipp to delphes Isle, and would
there have come on board her, but were hindered from soe doeing by Wigarts and Drewes who were in
possession of her, and threated to shoote the sayd Lemmon and his
Company if hee offered to come on board and saith that the sayd mariners
and souldiers soe in possession would not deliver the sayd shipp and ladeing
back to the sayd Lemmon and his Company but kept it in their possession for
the space of two days or somewhat lesse whereby the sayd Lemmon
and Company were hindered about five dayes tyme in getting their shipp
to her place of ladeing where she was siezed And further to this article hee cannot depose for that hee was not
on shoare to heare what lpassed betwixt the sayd lemmon and the sayd
Wygarts and drewes before a [?Notary]./
To the 8th and the [schedule?] therein mentioned hee saith he cannot depose
knowing nothing thereof/
To the 9th hee saith that during the tyme the sayd shipp Redd Rose did
remayne under siezure of the sayd Wigarts and drewes and their souldiers and
mariners, on of the masters of the sayd shipp came to the shipps side
with intente to fetch his cloathes and desyre leave of the sauldiers and mariners
aforesayd to come on board and fetche them which they refused to suffer him to
doe, and sett their musketts to his breast, and threatned to shoote him and then