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when shee was seized, and were in the cust … when shee was seized, and were in the custody and were the papers<br />
of the master of the said shipp. And speaking of the master hee saith<br />
hee doth not meane a master of a shipp for her navigation and<br />
ordering as men in England understand him, but rather one that is<br />
in the nature of Sopracargo and one whose office in<br />
Spaine is to take account of the lading and subscribe to the bills of lading<br />
And saith that besides theise there were some papers in chests that<br />
were throwne overboard to cleare the shipp for fighting, they<br />
not standing in that [?juncture] to take account what papers they<br />
were. And further deposeth not.
To the sixth hee answereth negatively saving as<br />
aforesaid, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the seaventh hee saith that when the said shipp was seized shee<br />
was in her right course for and was arived neere the Canarie<br />
Islands in the dominion of the king of Spaine, where shee was<br />
to discharge. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 8th hee saith there were about fourtie men aboard<br />
the said shipp when shee was surprized, and saith that about<br />
halfe of them were Spaniards subiects of the king of Spaine<br />
and the rest of them ffrench, Portugeses, hollanders and two<br />
English men. and saith that one of the said Englishmen, one<br />
hollander and two of the frenchmen had bin prisoners in the<br />
Indies, but before hee entertained them they were at their<br />
owne libertie, and soe came along with them upon [XXXes]<br />
of wages like other men. And further cannot answer saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the 9th hee saith hee saith that the morning before the seizure (which happened<br />
about noone) this deponent espied eighteene saile of<br />
shipps in company whereof hee tooke noe notice not thinking<br />
what they were, but followed on his voyage towards the said Ilands<br />
of the Canaries aforesaid, and that at length perceiving some of<br />
the wighteene to leave the rest and give him chase, hee made<br />
what saile hee could the winde being very s[?kant], and soe the<br />
frogot the ''Nightingale'' comming up in the sterne of him, with<br />
the same winde, this deponent could not perceive what colours<br />
he bore, but feared hee was a Turkish shipp, and therefore<br />
upon the ''Nightingales'' first shott, this deponent answered him<br />
with another shott, and then the ''Nightingale'' shooting againe<br />
and comming [?neerer] this deponents [?saile], at the second shott<br />
this deponent discovered her colours to be English, and theere[?withall]<br />
submitted and made no further resistance. And further<br />
answereth not./
[XXX ?Bright [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE] Not[X] Pub: Interpreter
fran demorales [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before both the Judges the<br />
16th of March 1659.Judges the<br />
16th of March 1659. +
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