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To the 6th hee saith, That the Master and … To the 6th hee saith, That the Master and Companie belonging to the said<br />
shipp ''Saint John Baptist'' at the time of her said seizure were all<br />
fforeigners and strangers saving one English boy, and saith hee beleeveth<br />
they were all, the said boy excepted, Netherlanders and Subjects of the<br />
States of the United Netherlands, Which hee deposeth being as<br />
aforesaid present at the said seizure and [?examinated] And further cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith this deponent hath heard and beleeveth, That it is<br />
usuall and requisite by Law, that Englishmen subjects of this Commonwealth<br />
before they sett any their Vessell or Vessells to Sea enter into bond that<br />
the Gunns thereto belonging shall not be sold or disposed of to strangers<br />
And otherwise referring himselfe to the Law iin that case provided<br />
hee saith hee cannot further depose./
To the 8th hee saith, it is unusuall, so farr as this deponent hath ever observed<br />
for any English man or men that are Subjects of this Commonwealth<br />
when generall Reprizalls are granted, and open warr at Sea is made<br />
between this Nation, and any other fforeigne State, to committ the trust<br />
charge or possession of English shipps or goods to a forreigner of such<br />
a State then in hostility with this Commonwealth, And otherwise<br />
referring himselfe to the Lawes and Customes of this Commonwealth<br />
in that particular made and observed, hee saith hee cannot depose
To the last hee saith his foregoeingd eposition is true./
To the Crosse Interrogatories:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, that hee this rendent was Captaine and<br />
Commander of the shipp the ''hope'', which was one of the fleet present,<br />
at the seizure in question, and expecteth in case the shipp the ''Saint''<br />
''John Baptist'' and lading be adjudged Prize, and saith hee can well under-<br />
stand most of the low Countrey language, and speake and understandeth<br />
his native English, and a little Spanish./
To the 2d hee saith hee cometh to be a Wittnes in this Cause by the<br />
procurement of Major Robert Sedgwicke in the behalfe of his highness<br />
the Lord Protector and saith hee doeth not otherwise endeavour to make<br />
Prize of the shipp and goods in question, then by declaring the trueth of<br />
his knowledge, and would if it were in his power judge therein according to<br />
his Conscience, and saith hee was one of the Councill of Warr interrate<br />
there being then alsoe assistant in the said Councill Captaine John Leverett<br />
Captaine Robert ffenn, Captaine Marke harrison and the said Major<br />
Sedwicke, who joyntly concluded the said shipp and lading to be a lawfull<br />
Prize.
To the 3. hee saith, hee did not heare what language was used by those of<br />
the shipp ''Black Raven'', at the first haling of the said shipp the ''Saint John''<br />
''Baptist'', and that the said ''Black Raven'' was and is a dutch built shipp, And<br />
further referring himself to his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith, hee knoweth not what quantity of goods was in the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' at the time of her said seizure, but saith they were<br />
sould at Boston in New England, but that hee this rendent bought no<br />
part thereof, nor knoweth or hath heard for how much they were sould<br />
nor who bought them, And further knoweth not nor can hee depose
To the 5thknoweth not nor can hee depose
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