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and did exercise the said office of Lieute … and did exercise the said office of Lieutenant to the<br />
said Captaine Whetston and for such hee was Comonly<br />
accompted, And further deposeth not/
To the 4.th hee referreth himselfe to the Lawe and the<br />
Constitutions of Princes and Nations in that behalfe./
To the 5.th 6th 7.th and 8.th hee saith that by the Instructions and order<br />
given to the said Captaine John Stoakes and byseverall<br />
letters to the said Captaine Stoakes (which this Deponent hath<br />
seene) hee the said Captaine Stoakes was ordered<br />
and Comanded to be carefull to seize and take Enemyes<br />
goods Provisions Amunition and persons in whatsoever Ships<br />
or Vessells the same were found, and Likewise to be<br />
carefull that the ffreinds and Allyes of this Commonwealth<br />
were not wronged or injured thereby, or to that effect<br />
And saith that both by Lawe, and by the Institutions<br />
and orders given to the said Captaine Stoakes all ships<br />
and goods as should be taken and seized by his said Squadron<br />
as belonging to the King of Spaine or his Subjects ought<br />
and were to be brought to a legall tryall in this high<br />
Court of the Admiralty, and Bills of Lading Cocketts and<br />
Charterpartyes and other writings belonging to such ships were<br />
alsoe to be sent up into the said Court, And that<br />
before Judgement given in the said Court noe bulke should<br />
be broken without order and warrant from the said Court<br />
or other due authority, And saith that when the said<br />
Captaine Stoakes comitted the foresaid ffoure ffrigots<br />
to the Charge and Government of the said Captaine Whetston<br />
hee the said Captaine Stokes<br />
ordered the said Whetstone that those Prizes as hee<br />
should take and seize hee should not make sale of or Imbezill any<br />
of the goods whatsoever, but to bring<br />
both ships and goods safe and Intire to him or to that effect and this<br />
Deponent and the other Captaines received the like orders<br />
from the said Captaine Stoakes, at other times; And saith<br />
the said Winter well knewe of the said order<br />
given by the said Captaine Stoakes to the said Captaine<br />
Whetston, and before the two ships hereafter mentioned<br />
were seized, hee this Deponent sawe the said Winter in the Cabbin of the ''ffairfax ffrigot'' reading<br />
(thefairfax ffrigot'' reading<br />
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