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To the second hee saith and deposeth that … To the second hee saith and deposeth that on or about the foure<br />
and twentieth day of the moneth of March last past the said Isaac<br />
Woodgreene and companie in the said shipp the ''African'' on the high and<br />
open seas neare the Ile of Scio met with and by vertue of the<br />
said Commission seized and tooke a certaine ffrench prize or shipp<br />
named the ''Madame Guardiana'' and her lading. And that after the<br />
said seizure the said Captaine Woodgreene was for provision of<br />
victuall and for other occasions constrained to carry the said shipp<br />
the ''Madame Guardiana'' and her lading to Smirna, where her french<br />
Captaine and company got ashore, and the ffrench Consull there<br />
shipped them thence for ffrance, soe that the said Captaine Woodgreene<br />
could not (thouh hee much desired and endeavoured it) bringe any<br />
of them home for England. All which hee knoweth being present<br />
and seeing the premisses soe dronne. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that after the said<br />
seizure, this deponent heard severall of the ffrench companie<br />
of the ''Madame Guardiana'', say and acknowledge that the said<br />
shipp the ''Madame Guardiana'' and her lading came from<br />
Marseilla and that they belonged to ffrench subiects of the<br />
ffrench king at the time of the seizure. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
Jaspere devenish [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''5.'''
'''Robert Hunt''' of London Merchant aged 27 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third articles hee saith and deposeth That within<br />
the time arlate Captaine Isaac Woodgreene in the shipp the ''Affrican''<br />
went out to sea in a warlike designe against the dutch and ffrench<br />
by vertue of a Commission in that behalfe obtained under the greate<br />
seale of this Court by henry hunt, Thomas Barnardiston and<br />
William Love, setters out and Imployers of the said shipp the ''Affriacn''<br />
wherein this deponent went a merchant passenger; And saith that<br />
comming neare the Ile of Scio, on the high and open seas, the said<br />
Captaine Woodgreene and companie in the said shipp the ''Affrican''<br />
mett with and by vertue of the said Commission set upon and<br />
seized a certaine ffrench shipp named the ''Madame Guardiana''<br />
with her lading, and having soe seized her hee was constrained<br />
for the providing of victualls and upon other occasions to carry her<br />
to Smyrna, where the said prizes ffrench company got ashore<br />
and nome of them could be recovered to be brought home for England<br />
the ffrench Consull there sending them aboard other ffrench vessells<br />
bound for ffrance. And saith that after the said seizure hee this<br />
deponent heard some of the said prize her company, ffrench men,<br />
say and acknowledge that the said shipp and lading appertained to<br />
ffrench subiects of the ffrench kinge, and that they came from<br />
Marseille. And otherwise hee cannot depose./
Repeated with his precontests}<br />
before doctor Clerke:}
Robert Hunt [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]Clerke:}
Robert Hunt [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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