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The 22th of September 1668
The Lord Prote … The 22th of September 1668
The Lord Protector against the shipp}<br />
the ''Love'' alias ''Liesde'' whereof Gerrat}<br />
Grabb was master and the goods in her,}<br />
and against all others et cetera Bud. Smith.}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
on behalfe of his highnes the<br />
22th instance
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''.1.'''
'''Hendrick Hendrickson''' a native of Meppan in the<br />
Bishoprick of Munster, lodging now at the<br />
signe of the king of Denmark in St Catherines<br />
aged 23 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth the shipp the ''John'' alias [?XXX]<br />
and came from Campeche in the ''[Raven Waspes''] a Spanish vessell in<br />
companie of the said shipp with purpose to saile together to the Canarie<br />
Islands, and thereby knoweth that the said shipp ''John'' came laded with campecha<br />
wood and chests of Cochenille from Campecha aforesaid, and that coming<br />
into the Gulfe of fflorida, they were parted by contrary winde and<br />
stresse of weather, and afterwards the said shipp the ''Wespes''<br />
ariving at Garachico, this deponent and the rest of her company were<br />
informed that the said shipp ''Saint John'' was arived at Santa Cruze about<br />
foure dayes before such arivall of the ''Raven Waspes'' at Garachico<br />
but how the campecha wood bought in her to Santa Cruze, was there<br />
disposed of, or into whose shipp or shipps or warehouses it was [?put],<br />
hee saith hee knoweth not, for hee was never at Santa Cruze nor knoweth<br />
the shipp the ''Liesde'' arlate as hee saith. And further hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that the Campecha wood and Cochenille<br />
which were soe brought in the shipp ''John'' were there laden by<br />
Spaniards and subiects of the king of Spaine, and that Campecha<br />
is in his dominion in the West India's, and that the said wood was laded out of [?some]<br />
Spanish warehouses for such par thereof as was old<br />
cut, but what was new cut, was laded next wayes as it was brought<br />
downe out of the Countrie to the sea side, which hee knoweth<br />
because hee was present and saw it soe laded aboard the ''John''<br />
which was thense bound for Santa Cruse aforesaid, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith hee cannot depose otherwise than as<br />
aforesaid, not having ever bin at Santa Cruse, nor knowing either the<br />
said shipp ''Love'', or the arlate Giles Masellis or John [?harmens]
To the fourth article hee saith that somwhat before Christmas last<br />
a certaine private man of warr called the ''Catherin'' or ''Kate'' sailing<br />
by virtue of a Commission from the authoritie of this Commonwealth<br />
having taken a Spanish prize before the towne of Campecha<br />
and manned her, and set her course for Jamaica, and being in<br />
her course for Jamaica, and the Spaniards in that towne having<br />
notice thereof by prisoners that were set ashore, they forthwith set<br />
out the said shipp the ''John'' under the command of a Spaniard,<br />
who with his companie tooke and seized the said prize and three days after tooke the said<br />
private man of war, commanded by henrie [?Valleman] an Englishman<br />
having Commission from Jamaica by authoritie of this Commonwealth<br />
and carried them to Campecha, and made them prize, and [?XXX]<br />
possessed themselves of the said Spanish prizes lading, being [?cacoa], and<br />
deprived the English thereof, all which hee knoweth being first of the<br />
companie of the said English man of warr, and thense put into the said [?XXX]<br />
[?help] [?man] her, and being in her when shee was forced ashore and [?XXX<br />
the said prize John, commanded by the said Spaniard.
To John, commanded by the said Spaniard.
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