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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''John Thistlethwaite''' of Portsmouth gentleman aged 37 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the shipp the ''lyon'' arlate being by Captaine Parker commander of the<br />
[?''Cheriton''] frigott in the immediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
taken at sea and brought up to Portsmouth, there were on or about the<br />
thirteenth day of may last about foure hundred and twenty Spanish<br />
souldiers landed out of her at Portsmouth into the custody of this deponent and of<br />
his precontest mr ffrancis holt subcommissioners for prize goods there<br />
together with the papers and evidences of the said shipp which were brought<br />
thether. And saith that this deponent and mr holt upon such receipt of them<br />
carried the arlate Robert Baggaert Captaine or master of the said<br />
shipp ''lyon'', together with his Stiersman and Carpenter and the commander in<br />
cheife of the said souldiers before the Major of Portsmouth, who<br />
in the presece of his towne clarke and of this deponent and of his<br />
said contest examined them at Portsmouth on the<br />
said thirteenth of May last or thereabouts, and upon their said examination<br />
the said Baggaert said and acknowledged upon oath that the said<br />
shipp the ''Lyon'' came then from the Groyne where (as hee<br />
said) shee was freighted by the Governour in the service of<br />
the king of Spaine to carry the said souldiers to Ostend where<br />
they were to be landed and imployed in the said kings service. And<br />
soe much in effect his said Stiersman alsoe acknowledged and said<br />
withall that shee lay out of command at Santa Antonio before<br />
such her freighting, and further they both and the said Captaine or<br />
commander in cheife of the souldiers, confessed and acknowledged<br />
that the said souldiers were there taken into the said shipp, and were all Spaniards and<br />
subiects of the king of Spaine, and that the said shipp was bound to<br />
goe with and discharge them at Ostend, And further deposeth not<br />
saving what followeth.
To the fourth and fifth hee saith that the said thirteenth of May last or thereabouts<br />
the said Captaine Parker delivered the foresaid papers to the said mr<br />
holt and this deponent in the presence of the said Baggaert who<br />
alsoe himselfe delivered some papers unto them, and saith that upon<br />
such examination of the said Baggaert this deponent desiring the<br />
towne clerke mr Mullins to aske him what hee gave further said [XXX]<br />
and hee asking him succeedingly, the said Baggaert refused to give any<br />
positive answer thereunto, but said hee referred himselfe therein to<br />
his papers, pointing to the said papers, which this deponent and<br />
the said mr holt had soe received and which were then lying [?upon ?the]<br />
table before him, and which the said Baggaert acknowledged to be<br />
all his shipps papers, And for and as such this deponent and the said<br />
mr holt received the said papers of him and of Captaine Parker<br />
whichm and of Captaine Parker<br />
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