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Transcription

To the thyrd article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that att the tyme of the sayd
seizure and for severall monethes before and snice there was and is open
war betwixt this Commonwealth and the State of the united Provinces. And
the same was and is Neterlans, and as he beleiveth well knowne att Cadiz in
Spayne and in fflanders and att Hamburgh and other places beyond the seas, and
beleiveth the master and Company of the 'Golden Starr' could not probably be ignorant
thereof, and formuch this deponent heard one of the Company of the 'Golden
Starr' say viz? that they had notice and well knew that there was warr betwixt
England and Holland. and otherwise he cannot depose.

To the fourth article of the sayd allegatiion This deponent saith that the 'Golden Starr' for
and during the tyme she was chased haled and fought by the 'Advantage'
frigott was sayling in her direct Course vpp the English Channel Eastward
and otherwise cannot depose.

To the fifth article of the said allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp the
'Golden Starr' being vpon the English Seas neere the English shoare and
sayling Eastward as aforesayd was haled by the [Master crossed through] Captain of the 'Advantage'
frigot in the imediat service of this Commonwealth and wearing the Colors
of this Commonwealth. And the said Captaine of the 'Advantage' required the master
and Company of the 'Golden Starr' in the name of the Parliament of England
to submit themselves to be visited and to send off their shipps boat for
that purpose, being an vsuall and accomstomed acknowledgemet due vpon these
Seas especially in tymes of warr to all shipps of this Commonwealth that
are for the defence thereof sett forth to sea, and imployed by the Supreme
Authority of this Nation. And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the sixth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that the
Commander and Company of the said 'Advantage' frigott before they made
any shott into or against the 'Golden Starr' first shott one warning peite(?)
eyther over or by the 'Golden Starr' ( and not att or into her) onely to give
notice to her to stay, And saith that when they in the 'Advantage frigot came
so neere to the 'Golden Starr' as that they could hale them and cal vnto them
and att the tyme when they of the 'Advantage' did first hale the
Master and Company of the 'Golden Starr', and before they shott att or at(?)
or made any broadside against the 'Golden Starr', the sayd 'Advantage' frigot
had vpp aand did weare the Colors of this Commonwealth so that they of the
Company of the 'Golden Starr' and Master thereof in
that the sayd 'Advantage' frigot and Captaine and Company aboard her were the
in the imediat service of this Commnwealth, The premisses This deponent
knoweth being one or the Company of the 'Advantage' frigott and present and
aboard her for and during the tyme of of the chaseing and haling and shooting
above premoned?. And otherwise cannot depose

To the seveneth article of the saith and deposeth that the
Captaine or Master and Company of the 'Golden Starr' notwithstaanding the premisses
did not nor would not strike to the sayd Commonwealths frigott, nor submitt themselves
to be visited nor send out their boat as they were required to doe but denyed
that they had any boat aboard whereas they had then as afterwards appeared
a good and sufficient boat, which the Captaine and Company of the 'Advantage'
did after the seizure make vse of. And saith the sayd Captaine or Master of the
'Golden Starr' did not onely refuse to be visited but carryed himselfe very insolentily
towards this Authority of this Commonwealth in that when he was haled by the
sayd 'Advantaage' frigott wearing the Colors of this Commonwealth in [shagn acc?] of