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men of the towne rose and in a violent man … men of the towne rose and in a violent manner and forcibly seized upon severall<br />
English barks shipps and goods then lying and being in and before the towne and<br />
in the harbour of Saint Malos, and in particular the shipp aforesaid of this deponents knowledge<br />
who was then there with her, and sawe and tooke notice of the premisses,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the said monethes<br />
of September and October 1653, one monsieur mason Neuf and monsieur La baste<br />
Guinis and other ffrench, subiects of the ffrench kinge did seize upon and take<br />
out of the said producents warehouse at Saint Malo's serges, bayes, frizes<br />
and other goods of him the said william Pym, and did carry the, away and deprive<br />
him of them of this deponents sight and knowledge, and saith the Magistracie<br />
of the towne incouraged and abetted such violence committed on the English,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, saying hee cannot make any particular estimate<br />
of the said valewe of the said goods soe seized and taken away.
To the seaventh hee cannot depose.
To the eighth hee saith that the foresaid seizures made by the ffrench upon the<br />
goods of the said william Pym were upon noe other cause or pretence but<br />
onely because hee was an Englishman and a subiect of this Commonwealth<br />
and soe some of them gave out and affirmed in this deponents presence and<br />
hearing, and the like violence they committed against other English, only<br />
because they were English, and for and towards satisfaction of themselves<br />
for the losses (as they said) by them sustained by and from the men of warr of this Commonwealth<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineth 10th and 11th articles hee saith and deposeth that at the time aforesaid of<br />
thsi deponents being at Saint Malos, the ffrench there being incensed<br />
against the English by meanes of the losses by them sustained by seizures<br />
of their shipps and goods made by the English at sea, by and them [?XXX]<br />
very barbarously and furiously towards the English striking beating and<br />
wounding them as they mett them in the streets, and throwing stones at them<br />
of this deponents sight, and soe ewill intreated and dealt soe cruelly<br />
with them that it was very dangerous for any of them to appeare abroad<br />
or goe out of doors, and many of them for safeguard of their lives were<br />
forced to quit the towne and flie thence, as in particular this deponent<br />
did, And saith the said mr Pym hath bin forced by them to leave the<br />
said place and remove his wife and familie for England, and to abandon<br />
his goods and leave them as a prey to the ffrench, and to leave his said<br />
imployment and factorage, by which means and the losse of his debts there<br />
and the foresayd seizures made upon him by the ffrench this deponent estimath him endammaged to the valew of 5000 ''li'' sterling<br />
at the least, And otherwise hee cannot depose
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
henry Bushell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of November 1654 [CENTRE HEADING]
Cole against Stephens.}
Examined upon the foresaid libell
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'''Rp. 2'''
'''John Upcher''' of the parish of Stephen Colemanstreete<br />
citizen and Weaver of London aged 36 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
Tobouts<br />
sworne and examined.
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