| Transcription
|
see if they could have prattique yet or no … see if they could have prattique yet or not, to which the said Spaniard<br />
being an officer of the guard there answered and said, that the officers<br />
were not yet come downe, but beleeved they would be there in<br />
two houres space, and in the meane time willed them to retourne<br />
aboard, saying that assoone as the officers came they should have<br />
a boate sent aboard for them, and that this time hee had alsoe<br />
the said papers with him, but the officers deputed for that purpose<br />
not being come, there was noe showing of them, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 8th hee saith that ashore hee heard noe newes at all of the<br />
taking of dunkirke by the English, but being retourned the second time<br />
aboard the said ketcher told him there was newes come of the<br />
taking of dunkirke by the English, and saith that afterwards ?to him<br />
the said Capitan dell mare came as aforesaid the last time aboard the<br />
said shipp the ''Lisbone frigot'', upon discourse hee the said Capitaine del mara said there was newes<br />
come ashore that dunkirke was taken by the English, but this deponent<br />
neither from him or any other heard any newes of the killing the<br />
Spaniards therein in cold blood or otherwise, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 9th hee saith that the said Capitan del mara comming aboard<br />
and taking this deponent for the commander, spake to him and said<br />
now the officers are come and the merchant, come you ashore<br />
and bring your bill of health and dispatches, with your mate,<br />
Chirurgeon and boatswaine (as the custome is) and you shall<br />
receive prattique, or to the same effect, and otherwise negatively<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the 10th hee saith that the said ketcher the last time that the<br />
said Capitan del mara soe came aboard (and not before) offered<br />
and would have had this deponent have come in his the said<br />
Capiatines boate ashoare and the said Capitain del mara<br />
was spoken to to that purpose, who made answer, saying, you have not yet<br />
pratique and how then dare I carry you ashoare in my boate,<br />
you must come in your owne boate, and saith that this deponent<br />
had all the while his bill of health and dispatches in his custody,<br />
and did not refuse to goe ashoare, but was not permitted then<br />
to goe, And otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the 11th hee saith that the first time that the said Capitan del<br />
mara came aboard, the said ketcher gave order to draw his boate<br />
neere the shipps side from the Stearne, that soe some of his<br />
foXXXes might get into her to goe ashore, and the said boate<br />
was drawne to the shipps side accordingly, but the said ketcher<br />
did not order any to goe in, nor sent it ashore, nor did ought<br />
els thereabout, being disswaded by some of his men as<br />
is before declared, to which hee referreth himselfe, and otherwise<br />
hee answereth negatively, referring himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition.
To the 12th hee saith that the said Capitan del mare every time<br />
hee came aboard perswaded them to come and send ashore to them<br />
and they might have pratique, but touching any designe of [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
or drawing them in by the Spaniards, hee doth not beleeve nor saw<br />
him any likelihood thereof, and otherwise saving as aforesaid<br />
hee cannot answer
Toforesaid<br />
hee cannot answer
To +
|
