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'''Richard Chappell''' of London Mariner, aged 25 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined as aforesaid.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth<br />
the Island of Saint Jago, and was at the same in Aprill last was a twelve month<br />
in company of his precontest George Chappell, and then well knew and<br />
sawe that the said Iland was Inhabited by Portugueses, and under the<br />
command and dominion of the kinge of Portugall, and for and as<br />
part of the said kings dominions the said Island was and is commonly<br />
accompted and reputed, and saith that the said kinge useth to send<br />
a Governour to there, and that the Governour of the said place us of<br />
the said kinges placing and appointing, and hath his Commission from<br />
the said kinge of Portugall, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knoweth the shipp<br />
the ''Wolsingham'' and hath soe donne for theise twoe yeares last or<br />
thereabouts, and hath bin commander of her in that space, and<br />
saith shee is of the burthen of 260 tonnes or thereabouts and<br />
had in her fourteene guns while shee was in the Portugueses<br />
possession; And this deponent being as aforesaid at Saint Jago in<br />
Aprill last was a twelve moneth, hee was there informed by the<br />
Sergeant Maior of the said Iland a Portuguese (who came aboard this<br />
deponents shipp) and others that about a yeere before that time the said shipp<br />
the ''Walsingham'' was seized at the Ile of May by the Portugueses<br />
and most of the mariners slaine, and that they were sent<br />
and imployed on the said designe by George da Mesquito the<br />
Governour (under the kinge of Portugall) of Saint Jago, as the said<br />
Sergeant maior (who as hee said was the principall and commander<br />
in that designe), said and acknowledged to this deponent; and saith that<br />
after and upon the said seizure (as hee was there likewise informed)<br />
the said shipp was by the Portugueses carried to Saint Jago, and that<br />
her lading of salt and goods were there sold and disposed of,<br />
and that after by the said kings command or order, shee was by<br />
the Governour of Saint Jago sent to Lisbone, and comming there<br />
shee was taken into the said kings possession; And saith that<br />
as hee was credibly informed at Lisbone shee was foure or five<br />
monthes in the said possession before shee was restored<br />
to the owners; which her restoring was made and donne in or about december<br />
last was a twelvemoneth, and this deponent by order of<br />
the said owners factor at Lisbone tooke possession of her (as commander)<br />
to their use on the first of January last was a twelvemoneth old stile<br />
at which time there was wantinge powder, match, bullet and armes<br />
of her store, which this deponent fetched out of the kings magazine<br />
there,<br />
by order of the said kings officers there<br />
And further that shee cost the owners of her 2300 Mill Rés or thereabouts<br />
to fitt and sett her out upon and make her serviceable for a voyage<br />
upon which shee went thense for the Island of Saint Tomé. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith the said Iland of Saint Jago is a place fortified<br />
for defence and a Court of Guard there kept for the king of Portugall
Rich: Chappell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ugall
Rich: Chappell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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