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English frigat, which chased them soe clos … English frigat, which chased them soe close, that the said Collart was<br />
glad to quit the ''Saint Mary'' and leave the men in her which hee had put<br />
into her, and such of her owne company as were alwayes in her and<br />
never taken out, namely this deponenta nd his precontest the Gunner<br />
and five men, and flie away with his owne man of warr, and soe<br />
the said English frigaot (which hee afterwards heard named the ''Saphire'')<br />
tooke the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' and her lading and carried them to<br />
Plimouth, together with such persons as were taken in her, All which<br />
hee knoweth, because hee was all the while in the ''Saint Mary'' (whereof<br />
hee was Carpenter) and sawe the premisses soe donne. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and 6 articles hee saith that the said Collart nor any of<br />
his company during all the time they had the said shipp ''Saint Mary''<br />
under their power, namely from the time of their first meeting<br />
and seizing her to the time of her retaking by the ''Saphire frigot''<br />
never carried into any port in ffrance or under command of any<br />
fort, or castle in ffrance or elsewhere in the ffrench kings<br />
dominions, but at the time of his first seizure of her and all the while<br />
shee was under the power of him and company this deponent and<br />
six more of her owne company were continually aboard and never<br />
dispossessed of her to the time of her taking by the ''Saphire'':<br />
Nor did the said Collard and company or<br />
any of them during all the time shee was under their power, take out<br />
of her other or more goods then about 20 small chests of sugar, and some<br />
other pettie things, which hee knoweth being alwaies on board her.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith that the Captaine of the ''Saphire'' bringing the<br />
''Saint Mary'' into Plimouth hee there turned the ffrench company that<br />
were put into her by Collard ashore, but for this deponent and<br />
his precontest the Gunner and the other five of the ''Saint Marys'' owne<br />
company hee kept aboard and never carried or suffered them to goe<br />
ashore, nor caused them to be examined before the Major or otherwise<br />
but after about foure or five dayes stay that hee had victualled his<br />
frigat hee carrried them therein out againe to sea and after some<br />
space meeting with a partie of 8 or 9 holland shipps, merchant<br />
men, hee put them thereinto, namely every man into a severall<br />
shipp, and soe let them goe, well knowing that they were of the<br />
''Saint Mary's'' owne company. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 9th hee saith that after the said retaking by the Captaie of<br />
the ''Saphire'', hee the said Captaine and his companie at sea before<br />
the bringing in of the ''Saint Mary'' to Plimouth, broke bulke and tooke out<br />
of the ''Saint Mary'' and carried aboard the said frigot severall chests of<br />
sugar, and other goods part of the ''Saint Maries'' lading, which hee<br />
knoweth being then aboard the frigot whereunto hee was taken out<br />
of the ''Maary'', and seeing the said goods therein, and seeing them againe<br />
taken out of the frigot at Plimouth and there sent ashore. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
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otherwise hee cannot depose.
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