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HCA 13/68

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"Lib:s a 21 Seot 1653
ad mens: Apr: 1654"

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Folioated, ff. 706
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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Mark Harrison, of Wapping, Middlesex, Mariner, aged 27: Date: September 22nd 1653

P1110094
f. 1 recto

1. To the first arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
the arlate shipp the Golden Starr or Morning Starr and her lading was
taken and seized by certaine shipps in the immediate service of the commonwealth
in the English seas upon the Coast of England, and was first chased by
the arlate shipp the Advantage frigot whereof Capt Mills was Commander
and was afterwards subdued and taken by the sayd shipp and another shipp
named the Water hound whereof Giles Shelley arlate was Commander
and saith that two shippes were in the immediate service of this Commonwealth
vizt the Mayflower, and the ?10:th ?whelpe were neere and in sight att the
tyme of the sayd seizure. The p:rmisses This deponent knoweth being
master of the Advantage frigott aforesayd and avord her att the sayd tyme of seizure. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the second arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that the sayd shipp the
Golden Starr with her lading in her was subdued and taken by the shipps
aforesayd on or about the 28:th day of ffebruary 1652 English stile, and
saith she was then upon the English seas neere Beachy upon the Coast of
Suffolk within six leagues or thereabouts of the English shoare when
she was haled chased subdued and taken, which he knoweth being Master
of and aboard the sayd Advantage frigot that gave chase to the sayd ship
Morning starr, and assisted in the subdueing and taking of her as aforesd
And otherwise cannot depose.

To the third arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that upon
the sayd 28:th day of ffeburary 1652 and for ?divers monethes before and
continually since and att this p:rsent, ther was and is open and publique
warr and hostility betweene this Commonwealth of England and the States
Generall of the united Netherland Provinces and their subiects, and this was
and is true publique and notorious; and was and is as this deponent hath
credibly heard and verily beleiveth, generally knowne and beleived aswell
att Cadiz in Spaine and in fflanders and att hamburgh as att other
ports and places beyond the seas. and the same as this deponent beleiveth
was evident and well knowne to y:e Captaine Master and Company of the
sayd shipp the Golden Starr. And further he cannot depose.

To the fourth he saith and deposeth that of the sight of this deponent the sayd
shipp the Golden Starr was att the tyme aforesd sayling in that way or Course that lyes
and leadeth from Beachy towards holland and other ports that are within
the Jurisdiction and obedience of the States of the united Provinces. And
otherwise cannot depose.
To//

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f. 1 verso

//To the fifth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the arlate shipp
the Golden Starr being upon the English Coast and sayling in her course
as aforesayd was haled or called unto by the Captaine and Company of the
sayd Advantage frigot being come upp to her within pistolls shott and
within hearing; and the master and Company of the Golden Starr were
then demanded to declare and make knowne whence they were and whither
bound, and to send out their boat to the Advantage frigot then wearing
the colo:rs of this Commonwealth, and to submitt themselves to be visited according
to y:e custome in such cases especially in the tyme of warr, which this
deponent knoweth being p:rsent and aboard the Advantage frigott
att the tyme of haling the sayd shipp Golden Starr as aforesd. And otherwise
cannot depose

To the sixth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the Commander and
Company of the Advantage frigott before they made any shott against the
Golden Starr, being off att a distance gave her 2 or 3 warning ?poices
without any dammage to her, and not att her or into her, onely to give notice
to her to stay. And further saith when
they in the Advantage frigot came so neer to the Golden Starr as that they
could hale the Golden Starr, and before they gave the Golden Starr any
broad side or made any shott into or against her, the Advantage frigott
had upp and did weare the Colo:r of this Commonwealth, wherby the master
Capt and Companie of the Golden Starr might know and XXXXX that
the Captaine and Companie of the Advantage frigot were Rnglish and
that their shipp was in the service of this Commonwealth, all which this
deponent knoweth being aboard the Advantage frigot, and saw and
observed the p:rmisses to be as he hath now declared. And otherwise
cannot depose

To the seventh arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the p:rmisses
notwithstanding the sayd master and Company of the Golden Starr
delayed to submitt themselves to be visited saying they had not any
boat to send aboard the Advantage frigot to that purpose, and by
their postures and language did ?evidence it to the deponent and the
rest of the Company of the Advantage that they intended resistance
against the Advantage frigott being but a small shipp and noe
other English shipps at that tyme in sight, whereupon the Advantage
frigot gave fire upon the the Golden Starr, and was immediately
answered in like manner from the Golden Starr, And the Master and Company
therof violently assaulted and resisted the sayd shipp the Advantage
frigot being in the immediate service of this Commonwealth, and bearing
the Colo:rs thereof, and fought with y:e Capt and Company thereof as EXXXX
in an hostile manner, and continued fight with them upon the sayd EXXX
seas att the place aforesayd for three howres and upwards XXX from
before 9 of the Clock in the morning till about 12 att noone before
any more English shipps came in, and killed some of the Company of the
Advantage, and wounded others, and used their best endeavour with the
ship//

P111096
f. 2 recto

//shipp being an able vessell of about 22 Gunnes to sink and destroy the
sayd Advantage frigot, The p:rmisses This deponent knoweth to be true
being aboard the Advantage frigott and engaged in the sayd fight
and seeing and observing the passages aforesd. And othwerwise he cannot
depose.

To the eighth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that after the ma:r & Company
of the sayd ship the Golden Starr were haled by the Advantage as aforesayd
they of the Golden Starr of the sight of this Deponent caused a ?Red flagg with a picture of a hand and
word in the same to be putt out att the Maine mast head of the Golden Starr
which this deponent beleiveth they so did in token of defiance of the
sayd shipp the Advantage in the service of this Commonwealth. And otherwise
he cannot depose.

To the ninth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that during the sayd
fight betweene the Golden Starr and the Advantage ffrigott, the shipp the
Waterhound whereof Giles Shelley was Commander , and some other shipps
of this Commonwealth in the immediate service thereof (and having out and
wearing the Colo:rs of the Commonwealth and none other) came up to aid
and assist the sayd Advantage frigot against the Golden Starr thi sdeponent
seeing when the sayd shipps of this Commonwealth so came upp. And
saith that the Master and Companie of the Golden Starr might see and XXXX (and did
spe and XXX as this deponent beleiveth) that the sayd ship Waterhound and
the other shipps being the Mayflower and 10:th Whelpe aforesd did belong
to this Commonwealth and were in their immediate service. And otherwise
he cannot depose.

To the tenth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that after the sayd shipp
the Water hound came upp with the Golden Starr, and the two other English
shipps came in sight the Master and Company of the Golden Starr continued
the fight for some tyme and fired a Broad side att the Water hound and
wounded the Boatswayne and some others of the Waterhounds Companye
of the certayne knowledge and sight of this deponent. And further saith
that in all the tyme the sayd Ma:r and Companie of the Golden Starr tooke not
downe their Redd flagg or flagg of defiance but the XXXX continued still
upp at their maintopmast; till the Waterhounds Company boarded and subdued
and seized the Golden Starr and tooke downe the sayd redd flagg or
flagg of defiance, which he knoweth neing p:rsent and aboard the
Golden Starr with or in the said Advantage frigot when the sayd flagg of defiance was taken downe as aforesd
And otherwise he cannot depose-

To the eleventh article of the sayd allon, This deponent saith he cannot
depose.

To the twelfth article of the sayd allon This deponent saith he cannot depose

To the last he saith his depositions are true, And otherwise cannot depose-

To the Crosse Interries

To the 1:st he saith he was at the tyme of the taking the sayd shipp the
Golden Starr in this Interrogatory named the Morning Starr, master of
the interrte shipp the Advantage.

To the 2:d he saith he was p:rsent att the taking and surprizeing of
the interate shipp the morning Starr or Golden Starr

To//

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f. 4 recto

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Case: Edward Beale and Companie vs. the Expectaccon: Deposition: 4. Walter Hickst, of Travercion, Cornwall, an inhabitant of Messina, Sicicilia, Merchant, aged 28: Date: September 27th 1653

The 27:th of September 1653

Examined upon a Libell on the behalfe
of the sayd Edward Beale and
Companye

Edward Beale and Companie against)
a certaine shipp called the Expectaccon and)
her tackle apparell and furniture and)
whatsoever summes of money due for the
fraight of the same or against whatsoever)
summens of money proceeding of the sale)
of the sayd shipp tackle and furniture and)
against William Star?late, John Bridsey
BLANK Williams, Georhe Cane, BLANK harding
and others comeing in for their Interest
and against whomsoever appearing for XXX
Smith Suckley

Smith Elcock d:t

To the first Arle of the sayd Libell this deponent saith and deposeth that being
and resideing in the Citty of Messena in Scicily in the yeare of o:r Lord 1650
and monthes therein respectively he there within that tyme saw the arlate
shipp the Expectaccon, and saith she continued there in the monthes of November
december January and ffebruary 1650. and further saith that att the sayd
tyme the arlate Thomas Newman was mMaster and Commander of the sayd
shipp and one Thomas Ayres was purser of her and so commonly accounted reputed
and taken. And further he cannot depose.

To the second arle of the sayd Libell This deponent saith that he hath well knowne
the arlate Edward Beale for these eleven yeares now past for and
during which tyme he hath beene a merchant of good quality resident in
Messina aforesayd and further saith that the sayd shipp the Exepectaccon in
the sayd monthes of November december January and ffebruary 1650 and
during sayd tyme as the sayd shipp the Expectation did abide in the port of Messina
afpresayd, the sayd shipp of the sight and knowledge of this deponent did stand in need of
and did want divers repaires, in her hull tackle apparell furniture and
victualls and provisions for her Company, and the sayd Newman wanted
moneyes allso to pay the says shippes Companie their wages and other debts oweing by the says shippe and saith
the says shipp was in that tyme in so bad condiccon that without repaires and
moneyes to make good the sd repaires she could not goe from thence, and so XXX
the aforesayd newman and Ayres, as themselves told this deponent att Messina,
did signify and make knowne to the sayd Edward Beale then living att
Messina. And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the third & fourth arles of the sayd Libell this deponent saith that within the sayd monthes
and yeare aforesayd the sayd ship the Expectaton wnating reparattons and
the sayd Newman and Ayres wanting moneyes to repair the same, they the
sayd Newman and Ayres made their addresse to y:e sayd Edward Beale, and
he the sayd Edward Beale and Company finding and percyveing the great
want//

P1110101
f. 4 verso

//want of the sayd shipp Expecraccon was in as aforesayd did att the
request of the sayed Newman and Ayres really and truely lend unto them the
sayed Newman and Ayres for ther use and service of the sayd shipp the
Expectaccon, and for carrying her home to this port of London, and
for providing of victualls for her and payeing of the sayd Mariners
their wages and other debts oweing by the sayd shipp the summe of eight hundred and odd dollars or peices of 8/8
upon Bottomrie, And adventure thereof upon the keele of the sayd
shipp the Expectacon from the tyme of her depzure from Messina untill
the tyme of her Arrivall into the River of Thames, upon which contract
the sayd Thomas Newman and Thomas Ayres did oblige and bind the sayd
shipp tackle and furniture and fraight arising upon the same, but
saith he doth not know the certayne summe the sayd Edward Beale and
Companie were to receyve upon the sayd contract upon the arrivall of the
sayd shipp Expectaccon in the River of Thames. And saith that the
reason of this deponents knowledge in the p:rmisses was and is that the
sayd Newman and Ayres did themselves declare to this deponent att
Messina within the tyme arlate the effect and substance of what he hath now
deposed touching the loane of the sayd 800 and odd dollars upon bottomry
by the sayd Edward Beale and Companie, and Paschall Russa a publick Notary in Messina
who as he sayd drew the Act of Bottomrie declared and made knowne the ?same
likewise to this deponent within the sayd tyme, And this deponent likewise saw
about the same tyme an entry of the sayd moneyes and contract in the bookes
of the sayd Edward Beale att Messina. And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the fifth he saith that within the monethes and yeare aforesd, the sayd
Newman and Ayres did of the certaine knowledge & sight of this deponent amend
and repaire the sayd shipp Expectation and her tackle and apparrell and
provided victualls for her Company, all which thid deponent verily beleiveth
they did with the moneyes so taken upp as aforesayd uppon Bottomry of
the sayd Edward Beale and Company, and verily beleiveth that in case
they had not beene so furnished by the sayd Edward Beale and Companye
the sayd shipp could not have gone and proceeded from Messina, and
beleiveth that the money of the sayd Beale and Company was a maine
cause and occasion and meanes which brought the sayd shipp from Messina
And so much or to the like effect the sayd newman and Ayres have confessed
and declared to this deponent- And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the sixth he saith that after borrowing the sayd moneyes, and repairing the
sayd shipp in manner as aforesayd XXX in the month of March 1650 or
about that tyme the sayd shipp sett sayle from Messina under the Conduct
of the sayd Thomas Newman and in or about July or August next ensueing
1651. arrived safely att this port of London. the p:rmisses he knoweth to
be true for that he this deponent did Lade aboard the sayd shipp att
Messina about the sayd moneth of march about 40 tonns of goods, and saw
the sayd shipp sett sayle therewith within the sayd moneth or about that
tyme from Messina, and afterwards ?had about the latter end of August
or beginning of September 1651 receyved letters of Advise by post
att Messina from this port of London wherein was signifyed, that the sayd
shipp//

P1110102
f. 5 recto

//shipp Expectatton and this deponent sayd 40 tonn of goods therein were a little
before the date of that letter (which bore date in July or August 1651) safely
arrived in the River of Thames. And otherwise he cannot depose daving
he saith It is thirty dayes and upwards since the Arrivall of the sayd shipp
in the River as aforesayd. And otherwise he cannot depose.

P1110103
f. 5 verso

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P1110104
f. 6 recto

//The Advantage, which he so did the better to discover or what the sayd shipp
the Morning Star or Golden Starr might be, and for the same purpose
soone after shott a warning `peice being still out of shott, and thereupon
the sayd shipp the Golden Starr bore toward the Advantage frigot and
fired one Gun without shott, which in the sea language is much as to
say All freinds and p:rsently putt out a Redd Ancyent which when this deponent perceyved he immediately tooke
downe his says Holland Colo:rs, and putt out the Colo;rs of this Commonwealth
whereupon the sayd shipp Golden Starr stood off from the Advantage and
returned into her former course, howbeitthis deponent made after the
sayd ship and being come upp with her within pistoll shott side by side
haled the sayd shipp Golden Starr, and badd them severall tymes that they
should strike for the parliament of England, wherto the sayd master
of the Golden Starr refused to strike, and bad this deponent kisse his breech
and sayd he would not strike to such a small shipp as the Advantage was
and immediatley fetcht out his Cutlase and waved it att this deponent bidding
him to do his worst and come under his Lee and this deponent desired him in a fair way to submitt
himselfe to be visited and to send out his boat to that purpose, and thereto the
sayd master of the Golden Starr replyed that he had noe boat to send out,
whereas in truth as afterwards appeared he had a fair good boat aboard
hereupon this deponent preXXXXXX that entreaty would not p:rvayle fired a
gunn over him; and then immediatley the sayd master of the Golden Starr hoysted out his flagg
of defiance being a Red flagg with a oicture of a hand and sword
thereon, and then againe badd this deponent doe his worst, And this deponent
againe firing another gunn over him hee immediatley fired a whole broad
side at this deponent and killed one of this deponents men; upon which
a sharp fight was begann which continued from about .8. of the Clock in
the morning till about 12 att noone betwixt the sayd shipps the Advantage
frigott wearing the Colo;rs of this Commonwealth, and the sayd shipp the
Golden Starr wearing her redd Ancyent and flagg of defyance as aforesd
in which fight this deponent lost two of his men, and the Golden Starr
fought sharply all the sayd tyme, and the master and Company of her
used their uttmost endeavo.r to sinke and destroy the sayd Advantage frigott
the p:rmisses this deponent knoweth being actually engaged in the sayd fight
aboard the Advantage and seeing and observing the p:rmisses to be true
as he hath now declared and otherwise cannot depose

To the nynth tenth arles of the sayd Allon This deponent saith that
during the sayd fight and about 12 of the Clock of the same day the arlate
shipp the Waterhound whereof Giles Shelley was Commander came
upp, And the Water hound came and engaged in the fight and shott att the
Golden Starr, and the Golden Starr made a broad side against the Waterhound
and fought with her and wounded the Boatswaine therof, and continued
the sayd fight till she was boarded and subdued by the sayd shipps y:e Waterhound
and Advantage. And he saith that during all the sayd fight the foresayd flagg
of defiance continued still upp at the main topmast head of the Golden Starr and
was//

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f. 22 recto

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Case: Sebastian Cortizos, of Madrid: Deposition: Henrique Jorge Mendez, of Antwerpe, Brabant, Merchant, aged 48: Date: October 26th 1653

The 26:th day of October 1653

Examined upon an allon on the behalfe of
the sd Don Sebastian Cortizos

HENRIQUE JORGE MENDEZ of Antwerpe
in Brabant merchant aged forty eight
yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
examined deposeth and saith as followeth
vizt

To the first second and third Articles of the sayd allon This deponent saith
and deposeth that he hath knowne the arlate Don Sebastian da Cortizos
from his youth, and saith that he hath for twenty yeares now past bene
and now is an ?Ambasta of his Catholique Ma:tie the King of Spaine and
doth furnish his sayd Ma:tie with moneyes for his occasions in Italy and
fflanders, And that the sayd Don Debastian da Cortizos in January ffebruary
and March last past 16?52 and in March Aprill and may 1653 was and att
this p:rsent the true and lawfull Owner and proprietor of one hundred and
eleven sackes of wool of the first marke in the margent and of nyne
sackes more of wooll of the second marje in the margent, and that in or
about the moneth of January 1652 the sayd Don Sebastian da Cortizos did
att or neere Allicant in Spaine cause the sayd 111 sackes of wool of the
first marke in the margent and the sayd nyne sackes of wool of the second
marke in the margent to be laden on board the sayd shipp the S:t Augustine
Simon Johnson XXXXXX M:r to be carryed and transported from thence
to//

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f. 22 verso

//to Venice and there to be delivered unto Don Augustin de ffonseca
for the use and Accompt of the producent, and the proceed thereof to
be imployed in the service and upon the Occasion of his sayd Catholique
Ma:ty in Italy and fflanders, the p:rmisses this deponent knoweth to be
true for that hee is under paymaster Generall of the King of Spaines
Army in fflanders, he did about ffebruary last past 1652, receyve
letters of Advise from the Correspondents of the Producents living
att Madrid wherein they did certify this deponent that the fowrsayd
wools of the respective markes aforesayd were about the tyme aforesays
laden att Alicant in the sayd shipp S:t Augustin to be transported to Venice
and there to be delivered for the use and Accompt and fir the service
aforesayd, And this deponent having had for many yeares past
constant correspondence with the sayd Assentista, the producent knoweth,
that he the sayd producent doth usually cause his wools to be marked
with th respective markes afore sett forth. And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the fourth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that he hath credibly
heard and verily beleiveth it to be true, that the sayd shipp the S:t Augustin
after lading of the sayd woolls did sett sayle therewith towards Venice
and in her course thither was together with the sayd wools then on
board her seized by force of the shipps of this Commonwealth under
the Command of Cap:t Badily, and that by reason of the sayd seizure
the wools aforesayd came into the hands and possession of the sayd
Captaine Badily. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the fifth and sixth Articles of the sayd allon This deponent saith
that the sayd 120 sackes of wools were really laden and provided for the
Accompt aforesayd and the proceed thereof were to have bene really
employed for and in the Affaires of his Catholiq Ma:ty. And this
deponent himselfe about July last past did deliver to the Spanish
Ambassador here Resident a Letter from his sayd Ma:ty touching the
foresayd woolls and the seeking after restitution thereof. And saith
that albeit the sayd wools in the bills of lading for the same found
aboard the syd shipp be ontrue (sic) for the Accompt of Augustine da ffonseca
of venice, yet the same was and is done onely to secure the same from
the ffrench, and saith It is usuall for the sayd producent so to secure
his wools which this deponent knoweth by the correspondence hee holds
with the sayd producent and the sayd Augustine da ffonseca with both
of whom he hath familiar Acquaintance. And otherwise he cannot
depose saving that noe dutchman subiect of the State of the united
Provinces of ffrenchman subiect of the ffrench King had or hath any
right title or Interest in the same or any part thereof.

To the seventh Article of the sayd allon This deponent daith that the sayd
Sebastian da Cortizo was and is a Spaniard borne and lives in Madrid
where he was borne and hath in habited for theis 20 yeares ast and
indeed all his tyme. and was and is a subiect of the King of Spaine
and so accounted. And saith the sayd Augustin da ffonseca is likewise
by birth a Spaniard but by habitacon of Venice where he hath lived
for about .16. yeares now past, and was and is a subiect of the State
of Venice and so accounted, all which this deponent well knoweth by his
acquaintance & Correspondencyes with both the sayd pties. And otheriws
he cannot depose.//

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f. 23 recto

//To the Crosse Interries

To the first negatively.

To the 2:d he saith he had knowne the producent for his youth and saith he is a
Spaniard & inhabitates in Madrid with his family and was borne there and ther
hath lived all the tyme, and his house is in the street called Alocka.

To the 3:d he saith he was not p:rsent att the buying the woolls in question
but knoweth that the producent doth usually deale in wools. and otherwise
saving ?his foregoeing depositions wherto he referreth himselfe hee
cannot depose.

To the 4:th he saith he was not att Allicant neyther saw the wools in question
in the producents possession. but saith he keepes ?continuall and constant
correspondencyes with the producent and thereby well understandeth his busines
and trade, and thereby understandeth that ffrancisco and Gaspard da Maxito
Spaniards Inhabitants of Allicant did lade the wools in question for the
Accompt aforesayd. And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the fifth Interie negatively

To the 6:th Interry negatively to every pt thereof

To the 7:th Interry he saith he is a native of Lisboa in Portugall and is
an Inhabitant of Antwerpe. and otherwise negatively.

To the 8. 9. 10 and 11:th Interries he saith he knoweth nothing thereof

HENRIQUEXXX XXXX [His signature]

SAM DELAXXXX [His signature]

Repeated in Court before the XXX Judges

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Thomas Watson, of Galloway, Ireland, Merchant, aged 25: Date: October 7th 1653

P1110113
& P1110115
f. 33 recto

The seaventh day of October 1653

The clayme of John Bodkin of Gallaway)
in Ireland for his moneyes and XXXX laden on board)
the shipp the S:t Peter (whereof Cornelius Jacobson)
XXXX was master) taken and surpried by the shipp)
the Handmaid whereof Charles Wills was then)
Captaine)

Xmith ffrancklin

Examined upon an allon on the behalfe of
the sayd John Bodkyn

1. THOMAS MARTIN of Gallaway in Ireland merchant aged
five and twenty yeares a witnes sworne and examined
deposeth and saith as followeth vizt

To the first arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
in the monethes of June and July 1653 and continually since the arlate
John Bodkin was and is the Lawfull Owner and proprieto:r of the arlate
five hundred peices of eight of Mexico and Sevill conteyned in two bag?s
marked and numbred as in the margent and so accounted, which he knoweth
for that he saw a letter at ?Bilboa ?for the sayd Bodkin att Nantes
directed to ffrancis Bodkins att Bilboa, ordering him to procure the
like summe of moneyes, and this deponent knoweth that the sayd ffrancis
Bodkins bought and procured the same accordingly And this deponent
saw the sayd money and counted and assisted at the telling and
bagging up the same, and saw the same marked as aforesd, and
afterwards saw bills of lading signed for the same for the sayd XXXX
Accompt. and othewise saving his XXXX deposicons cannot depose
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To the second third and fourth arles of the sayd allon and to the bill of
lading therein mencconed this deponent saith hee XXX at Bilboa the sayd
ffrancis Bodkin deliver the sayd baggs of money marked as aforesd
to Cornelius Jacobson XXX master of the S:t Peter arlate and heard him
give directions to the sayd XXXX to carry the same aboard the sayd shipp
for the Accompt of John Bodkin to be inn the sayd shipp transported
from Bilboa where the sayd shipp thn lay to Nantes in ffrance and there
to be delivered to the sayd John Bodkin or his assignes for his use and
Accompt, and the sayd dept went to carry the same aboard accordingly
and this deponent did afterwards see the same aboard the sayd shipp
And saith that after the lading of the says XXXXXX XXXX upon or about
the 26:th day of June 1655. last past this deponent at Bilboa saw the
arlate Cornelius Jacobson XXXX signe thXXX bills of lading for the
same all of one tenor, and saith the bill of lading exhibited soeXXX
sam remaining in the Registry of this Court and now shewne to him
this Examinat was and is one of the sayd bills of lading for the sayd
500 peices of 8 which this deponent saw signed XXXX same as aforesd
And the contracts thereof he saith were and are true and reall and not
false or colourable, which he knoweth for the reasons aforesayd and
otherwise he cannot depose.

To the fifth sixth seventh and eighth arles of the sayd allon this deponent
saith that the sayd ffrancis Bodkin is an Irishman and was at Bilboa
a merchant stranger and was and is the XXX XXXXXX and fact:r of the
producent//

P1110116
f. 33 verso

//producent and so accounted which this deponent knoweth being his
Acquiantance and correspondent. And saith hee saw the syd ffrancis
Bodkin att Bilboa soone after the lading of the sayd moneyes wrote
signe and direct a letter to the sayd John Bodkins att Nantes
touching the sayd moneyes the pticular contents of which letter
hee now remembreth not. And saith he is fully psuaded and well
assured that noe Subiect of the States of the united provinces King
of ffrance or any Prince or State in hostility with this Commonwealth
had or hath any share or interest in the sayd moneyes or any pt thereof
And saith he never herad that the sayd ffrancis Bodkin was or is
a subiect of any such Prince or State, or of the States of the sayd
united provinces or King of ffrance, but beleiveth he is a subiect of
the Commonwealth, and so ought to be and is accomted. And otherwise
he cannot depose.

To the nynth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
after the lading of the sayd moneyes as aforesd the sayd shipp S:t Peter
depted therewith frō Bilboa and in her Course thither was seized
by Captaine Wills and Company, in the shipp Handmaid, And the sayd
moneyes now claymed were then aboard the sayd shipp and came into
the hands and possession of the sayd Wills and Company. the p:rmisses
he knoweth to be true being aboard the sayd shipp as a passenger
att the tyme of the sayd seizure. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the tenth arle of the sayd allon thi sdeponent saith tht the arlate
John Bodkin was and is an Irishman borne and so accounted and
in June last and for many years before and since the sayd tyme was
and is an Inhabitant of Galloway in Ireland and hath his wife children
and family there, and was and is a subiect of this Commonwealth
living under the protection thereof and so accounted, and never was
or is a subiect of the States of the united provinces or of the King
of ffrance or of any Prince or State in hostility with this Commonwealth
that this deponent knoweth or ever heard. the p:rmisses this deponent
knoweth being himselfe of Galloway and by his Correspondencyes
he holdath there. And otherwise he cannot depose

To the 11:th hee saith his depositions are true

To y:e Crosse Interries.

To the 1. he saith he comes to be a witnes att y:e Request of Daniel Archer
and hath knowne the producent frō his Childhood. and otherwise negatively

To the 2. he saith he is an Irishman, and is not bound as he beleiveth to
discover his conscience on XXX of Religion, and is a Merchant facto:r
without a settled aboad, and from the yeare 1642. to 1646. lived in
fflanders. frō 1646. to 1652 in the beginning thereof lived in Holland
and Zealand. and from April 1652. to July 1653 in Spain, from
whence he came in July last and in the same month arrived in London, and
here hath resided ever since. And otherwise negatively.

P1110117
f. 34 recto

//To the third hee saith John Bodkin hath his habitation in Gallaway and there was
borne and hath lived frō his Childhood. and hath his wife and family there
and otherwise negatively saving he beleiveth he was att Nantes upon
his merchandizing affaires about June last

To the .4. negatively to every pt thereof.

To the .5: and 6. he saith he saw the bills of lading interrte signed as aforesd
a shoare. and knoweth the bill of lading now showne him to be one of the
very originall bills as aforesd by the markes firme and contents thereof
and by the handwriting of ffrancis Bodkins servant by w:ch it was and
is filled up. and otherwise being not aboard att the tyme of Lading
referring himselfe XXXX Coresponding deposicons wherein hehath soe forth
all his knowledge in the pticulars touching the sayd moneyes and lading
thereof he cannot depose.

To the .7. he saith he cam along in the sayd shipp and had aboard for his owne
Accompt. 1600. pces of 8/8 and 361/2 ps of 8/8 and 75 ps of 8/8 and gold to the value of 1471/2 in
ps of 8/8 one bag of ambergreese worth 212. ps of 8/8 1/2 and 311
kintalls (sic) of Spanish Iron. and otherwise negatively.

To the 8. hee refereth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions and further
cannot depose.

To the 9. he saith he hath lived in Holland and Zealand as he hath above
declared. and hath noe intent to returne thither nor had any such purpose
att the tyme of the seizure of the petera nor hath any ?house there
or elsewhere saving in Galloway as XXXX apparent to his father

To the.10. hee saith he knoweth not of any ensurance upon the money in
question or any pt thereof. nor that the producent did or doth use to XXX
any other psons goods under his owne name.

To the .11. he saith that hee this deponent did about 2 dayes after the arrivall
of the S:t Peter att ?ffoy in his owne Lodgings there deliver to Captaine
Wills intXXXX severall bills of Lading and papers. and otherwise
negatively.

To the 12, he saith he saw the lre interrte at Bilbao about the latter end of
June last past in the hands of the sayd ffrancis Bodkin. and beleiveth
the contents of the sayd letter were true, and that y:e same is come into
the possession of Capt Wills. and otherwise saving his foregoing
depositions he cannot depose.

To the .13. he saith hee saw severall goods of a good value in the hands
of the sayd ffrancsi Bodkin which were sent to him by the producent
about the month of May or April last in an English vessell whereof
one Dun?con was Master frō the port of Nantes in ffrance. and
John Bodkin by bills of lading and letters which hee saw in Bilboa
for and touching the same, and saith the sayd Goods were Tobacco and hides.

To the .14. he saith he hath knowne ffrancis Bodkin in the bills of lading
mencconed frō a Child, and he now resides in Bilbao and so hath done
for theis 6 yeares or thereabouts, and before att Gallaway frō his Child?hood
?And//

P1110118
f. 34 verso

//And saith he is a facto:r for English and Irish merchants and not for
ffrench or dutch merchants so far as this deponent knoweth or hath heard. And
otherwise saving his foregoeing depositions he cannot depose.

To y:e .15. he saith the sayd shipp S:t Peter was att the tyme of her seizure in
the possession of dutch men subiects of of the States of the united Provinces
and her Company were most of them subiects of the sayd States. and she
and her lading would have gone to Nantes in ffrance if they had not beene
surprized as aforesd.

To the .16. he saith Daniell Archer did informe this Rendent that the producent
had sent him order to clayme the moneyes now in question, and this Rendent
beleiveth it to be true that the sayd M:r Archer hath such order. and
otherwise he cannot depose.

To the 17. he saith the sayd Daniel Archer is an Irishman and noe ffrenchman
nor subiect of the ffrench King, and as this Rendent hath heard hath
bene about a yeare and an halfe in England, and was in ffrance about
6 yeares agoe, but when hee came last frō thence this REndent knoweth
not. And otherwise he cannot depose.

Reoeated before D:r Clarke
and D:r Godolphin

THOMAS MARTIN [His signature]
************************************************

Case: Joseph Markes and John Baptista Margarita et al, merchants of Spayne, concerning the ship the ffortune: Deposition: Philip Duncar, of Antwerpe, Brabant, Mariner, Captaine of the ffortune: Date: October 8th 1653

//The eighth day of October 1653

The Clayme of Joseph Markes and John)
Baptista Margarita and others merchants)
of Spayne and subiects of the King of)
Spayne for their goods lately laden on att)
the Island of Palma in y:e Canaries)
and Cast on shoare in the shipp the)
ffortune whereof Phillip Duncar was Ma:r upon the Coast of Cornwall.)

Smith Budd

Examined upon an allon upon the behalfe
of the sayd Claymes

PHILIP DUNCAR of Antwerpe in
Brabant Mariner Captaine or Commander
of the sayd shipp the ffortune, aged
four and twenty yeares or thereabouts
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth
and saith as followeth viz:t.

To the first Article of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
in the monthes of June July August and September last past and
before and since hee this deponent was and ought to be the true
and law full Owner of the sayd shipp the ffortune the tackle and
furniture, and was in the sayd tyme master and Commander of
her, and saith he bought the sayd shipp for ready moneyes about
a yeare agoe att Hamburgh. And otherwise he cannot depose.

To the second article of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
in or about the month of August 1653 last past the sayd shipp y:er ffortune
was and remayned att or neere the Island of Palma, and during her
abode there the arlate Joseph Markes, John Baptista Mogarita
and Company all Spanish merchants and subiects of the King of
Spayne//

P1110119
f. 35 recto

//Spaine (sic) did Lade and putt on board the sayd shipp three thousand and
seven hundred hides or thereabouts, one large barr of sylver the certayne
value whereof he knoweth not, and a good quantity of moneyes in peices
of 8/8 but how much in certaine he knoweth not, four barrells of Spanish
Tabacco, a great quantity of dry ginger loose and about four barrallls and
one ?Potaco mXXX of ?Varinaes Tobacco, and forty ?Ratacos more of
varinases tabaccoes, thirteen pipes of sugar or thereabouts, eighteene
baggs of ginger, a great quantity of Brazil and Cam?ocha wood
all for the proper use and Accompt of the sayd Joseph Markes John
Baptista Mograita and other merchants of Spayne subiects of the King
of Spaine to be transported in the sayd shipp to Dunquerke for their use
And saith the sayd merchants att the tyme of lading the sayd goods
were and are owners and proprieto:rs of the sayd goods, the p:rmisses he
knoweth being master of the sayd shipp and receyved the sayd goods aboard
and signed bills of Lading for the same to and for the Accompt aforesayd
And otherwise he cannot depose saving that he saith al or most of the
sayd sugar and ginger is lost and spoyled, and that there were laden
aboard the sayd shipp for the Accompt aforesd severall barrells of Totle shells
and saving that one thousand two hundred and ten of the forementioned hides
were laden for the Accompt of P?etio Sararma a merchant of Sevile:

To the third he saith that in the sd yeare and moneth of August last past the
sayd shipp the ffortune having all and singular the sylver moneyes and goods
aforesayd aboard her sett sayle therewith towards Dunkirke whither she
was bound and in her Course thither upon or about the first day of September
last past the sayd shipp neere unto a place called Ramhead upon the
Coast of Cornwall mett with and exceeding great Storme and tempest
and in the same was cast away. And saith that this deponent and
y:e Mariners of her Company were saved and came safe on shoare upon
the Coast of Cornwall, or neere thereabouts. And otherwise cannot
depose, saving that the merch:ts passengers were alll likewise saved two only excepted.

To the fourth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that upon the Casting
away of the sayd shipp the ffortune and her lading aforesd a great
pt of the sayd lading of hides Tobacco wood money and pla?te came
safe on shoare and was saved and p:rserved, and not left, and was
and is now in the power and possession of the vice Admiralls deputy
of Devon and Cornwall or other officer of the sayd Vice admirall.
And saith he hath seene severall of the sayd hides and Tobacco in
the possession of Stephen Trovill the vice Admiralls deputy aforesd
and knoweth they are the same which were laden aboard, and cast
away in the sayd shipp as aforesd. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the fifth arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that he this deponent
was and is a fflandrian borne and a suniect of the King of Spayne.
And the sayd Joseph Markes and John Baptista Mogaritta and the
sayd Pedro Soramo and Company the Owners of the sayd goods money
and plate were and are all Spaniards borne and subiects of the King
of Spaine and for and ?such Commonly Accompted, reputed & taken and
otherwise cannot depose
To//

P1110120
f. 35 verso

//To the Crosse Interries.

To the 1 he saith he was master and Owner of the sayd shipp the ffortune
and was in her and continued in her all the voyage to the tyme that she
was cast away. And saith the sayd shipp was not first sett out or began
the voyage from Amsterdam, Middleburg or any other port within the
Jurisdiction of the States of the united province. And saith the sayd
shipp was not to have returned to any of the sayd ports XXXXXX have
ordered her voyage, but att Dunkirke as he hath before declared. And
saith the sayd shipp began her outward voyage from Dunkirke and
this Rendent was master of her all the sayd voyage.

To the 2 he saith the sayd shipp begann her outward voyage about
the month of May last past and saith she was lett out to fraight by
?Other parties to Juan de Valletta a Spanish merchant of Dunkirke in her
sayd outward voyage, and her lading was linnens and ?peice goods of
fflanders the greatest part for the Accompt of this Rendent and part for the
Accompt of the sayd Juan de Valetta and Company, and saith the
sayd goods were sold in the Isle of Palma by the sayd Juan de Vallettas brother XXXXX do Valletta
who hath a good share in the goods now in question; and by this
deponent who had the proceed thereof in Sugars aboard the sayd
shipp ffortune which sugars are spoyled and lost; and twenty three
pataioes of Tobacco some whereof are p:rserved. And otherwise cannot
depose.

To the 3:d he saith that the sayd Joseph Markes was himselfe in the
Isle of Palma as also John Sallazar Pedro Saramo Diego da
Paletta, Antonio Regl?os Don Juan da Monteverte whio are the
principall Owners of the goods now in question, and the sayd
psons did lade the sayd goods by themselves, and most of them
by report brought XXX pXXXX from the Indies, and this Rendent
saith the sayd goods in their possession before the lading thereof
in the sayd Isle of Palma, for which reasons and for that they
did lade upon the same for the Accompt aforesayd he verily beleiveth
that the sayd Spanish merchants were and are proprieto:rs of the goods
aforesd: And otherwise cannot depose.

To the 4. he saith there were bills of Lading aboard the sayd shipp for
the merchants goods, and some papers relating to the same, but
whether any of them be XX and sayed or noe, or where aby of
them be he knoweth not.

To the .5. he saith he doth not know or is convinced or beleiveth in his
conscience that the goods now Claymed in the name of the sayd Joseph
Markes and others or any pt thereof doth belong to any dutchman or
dutchmen subiects of the States of the united provinces or to any
ffrenchman or ffrenchmen subiects of the ffrench King. And
otherwise cannot depose

?SAM DELAPLACE [His signature]

FELIPE DUNKER: [His signature]
&c XXXXXXXXXX

******************************************************

Case: Joseph Markes and John Baptista Margarita et al, merchants of Spayne, concerning the ship the ffortune: Deposition: 2. Juan Gomez Brit?e, of the Isle of Palma, Merchant, aged 40: Date: October 8th 1653

The same day. Examined upon the sayd allon

2. JUAN GOMEZ BRIT?E of the Isle of Palma merchant
aged forty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
examined deposeth and saith as followeth. viz:t.
To//

P1110121
f. 36 recto

//To the first arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that in the monthes
of August and September 1653 last past the arlate Phillip Dunker
was master or Captaine of the sayd shipp the ffortune, and was accounted
the Owner thereof and of her tackle and furniture, which this depo:t
knoweth comeing as a passenger aboard the sayd shipp. And otherwise
cannot depose.

To the second arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that in the moneth
of August last past the arlate Joseph Markes and John Baptista
Magheritta (sic) and others all Spanish merchants & subiects of y:e King of Spaine did for their
owne Accompt lade aboard the sayd shipp the ffortune then lyeing att
or neere Palma arlate three thousand hides or thereabouts, one
barr of sylver of the weight of eight hundred peices of 8/8 or
thereabouts, and about one thousand peices of eight in moneyes
about seven oreight barrells of Tobacco, and about fifty Potaccoes
all Spanish Tobacco, and about 2 barrells of Tortle shells three Church Bells and some wood for dying and allso
severall good quantityes of Ginger and sugars, most of which sugars
and ginger were lost in the shipwreck, to be transported to Dunkirke
and there to be delivered to the sayd merchants or their Agents for
their use and Accompt. And saith att the tyme of Lading the sayd
goods sylver and moneyes the aforesd merchants that did lade the
same were the true and lawfull owners thereof, and still are of
the sayd sylver and moneyes and somuch of the sayd goods as is not
destroyed by the sayd shipwrack, the p:rmisses this deponent knoweth
being p:rsent att the Lading of all the sayd goods sylver and moneyes
and knoweth that the sayd Spanish merchants were in the quiet and
peaceable possession of the same as and for their owne goods before
the lading thereof, and knoweth that they did lade the same for
their owne Accompt to be transported as aforesd. And otherwise cannot [depose]

To the third arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that the sayd shipp
being laden as aforesayd in the month of August last past sett sayle
from the Isle of Palma and in her course towards Ostend were about
a league from Plymouth mett with a violent tempest about the
sixth day of September last past and in the same was cast away
and the master of her and all her cCompany and passengers aboard
three psons onely excepted were saved and came safe to shoare about
a league from Plymouth the place otherwise he knoweth not And
saith he knoweth the p:rmisses being a passenger aboard the sayd shipp
the voyage in question and aboard her when the sayd wrack hapned. And
otherwise he cannot depose.

To the fourth article of the sayd allon This deponent saith that many
of the sayd goods and merchandizes and pticularly a great number
of the sayd hides and a good quantity of the sayd Tobaccos of the
sight of this deponent came to shoare and were p:rserved; And he
saith he hath heard M:r Trevill deputy of the Vice Admiralty there say
that himself had some of the sayd goods in his possession, And heard
likewise some of the English that came to the Strand upon the sayd
wrack say that they had found some baggs of peices of 8/8. And otherwise
cannot depose, saveing he hath heard two of the sayd bells came safe to shoare,//

P1110122
f. 36 verso

//And saith the sayd goods so brought to shoare into the possession of the
sayd Vice Admiralls officers and ministers were and are the very same
goods Laden as aforesd att Palma for the Accompt of the aforesd
merchants Spaniards, and not diverse and hath heard that severall
quantityes of the sayd moneyes were taken up by the people a shoare, and that the
aforesd bells came safe to shoare. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the fifth arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that the sayd Phillip
Dunker is a fflandrian borne an Inhabitant of Antweroe and subiect
of the Kinge of Spaine and so accounted, And the sayd Joseph Marjes
John Baptista Magheritta and others the owners of the aforesayd goods
moneyes sylver and lading are all of them Spaniards and subiects
of the King of Spaine and so accounted, the aforesayd Dunker
excepted who is a fflandrian as a foresayd and had a good advanture
aboard the sayd shipp in sugars, all or most whereof is lost, and
some few ?Polacoes of Tobacco which are p:rserved as he beleiveth.
And further he cannot depose.

To y:e Crosse Interries

To the first he saith he was a passenger aboard the sayd shipp and
was in her and continued in her all the voyage to the tyme that she was
cast away. And saith the sayd shipp as hee hath heard began her voyage
from Dunkirke, and he knoweth she was to have returned thither and
there have ende her voyage. And otherwise negatively.

To the 2:d he saith he cannot depose.

To the 3:d he saith he hath allready specified the merchants owners of the
sayd goods sylver and moneys, and saith he saw them all in the Isle
of Palma att the tyme of lading the sayd money sylver and goods
And saith he knoweth that the aforesayd goods sylver and moneyes
were and are the goods of the sayd Spaniards and suniects of the King
of Spaine, for that the syd sylver moneyes hides Tobaccoos ginger and Tortle shells
were by the sayd merchants bought in the Indies where none but Spaniards
doe usually trade, and this REndent himselfe bought and procured pt
of them of severall Inhabitants of the sayd Indies , and knoweth
that the rest were there likewise bought and procured for the sayd
Accompt with the proceed of merchandises carryed thither by this
Rendent and others, And the same all came from the Indies to Palma
and a great pt of them in the same shipp with the REndant and
whereof himselfe had the goverm:t and the aforesd Spanish merchants
came along from the Indies to Palma with their sayd goods and did
many of them come along with the same from Palma, and two of the?m
were cast away with the sayd shipp. And otherwise cannot depose saving
y:t the said bells belong to a Church in Palma, and were to be ?new XX and founded in fflanders:

To the fourth he saith there were aboard the sayd shipp att the tyme
she was cast away severall bills of lading for the sayd merchants
goods, some whereof came into the hands of the sayd M:r Travill.

To the fifth he saith the sayd goods money as sylver he knoweth doe
really belong to the subiects of the King of Spaine, as he hath
above declared, and otherwise negatively.

XXXOAN XXXX [RH side: His signature]

SAM DELAPLACE [LH side: His signature]//

Case: Claim of widow of Hance ?Lemmermann of Hamburg et al: Deposition: Jacob Wigandi, of Hambrorough, Merchant, aged 25: Date: November 2 1653

P1110123
f. 85 recto

The 2:d day of Novemb:r 1653:

The clayme of the widdowe of Hance ?Lemmerman)
of Hamborough deceased, and of John Lemmerman)
Hans Lemmerman and Thomas Lemmerman for
their goods in the Black Cock, whereof John ffrans?ea
??Saon was master) Budd ffrancklin)

jus.:

?vide ?Y.?Y.

JACOB WIGANDI of Hambrorough
Merchant aged 25. yeares or thereabouts
a Wittnes sworne and examined saith
and deposeth as followeth Viz:t

To the first second and third arles of the said Allon hee saith & deposeth
That in or about the moneth of January 1652. (new style) one
Abraham Vergensis of Dantsick in Poland, (whom this depon:t hath
for theise 5 (Poss 6) yeares and upwards by Correspondencie well knowne to
be ffacto:r agent or correspondent to the pties producent, and for severall
yeares before, as hee hath observed by their bookes of accompts) by the order
and direction of Katharine ?Lemmerman the Relict of the said Hance
?Lemmerman and of John, Hance and Thomas ?Lemmerman heires of
the said deceased, and for their accompt did take to freight
of the said John ffransen ?Saon (then and for some time before and
after Master of the said shipp the Black Cock) his said shipp then lying//

P1110124
f. 85 verso

//at or neare Dantsicke, to saile from thence to ?Polticher Wick about
6. Dutch miles from dantzicke, and there to take in a ffull ladeing
of pipestaves and clapboard, and to saile with the same from
thnce to S:t Lucar in Spaine, and in her Course thitherwards to
putt into Medenblick in Holland to attend Companie from those parts
for his better securitie againste the Zurkish shippe and sea Powers, and
being there arrived to unlade the said goods at S:t Lucar aforesaid, and to
receive such lading aboard his said shipp as hee there should be ordered and
appointed by the producents in this Cause and to bring and discharge the same to and at Amsterdam
for the said producents accompt; for which Voyage the said Master was to
have three thousand seaven hundred and fiftie gild:rs or florens, a
thousand floryns whereof were actually received by the said M:r in
Holland from Bernard ?Passo (OR, Rasso) and Companie facto:rs and Correspondents
of the said parties producent by their Order as by y:e schedule or originall acquittance now exted by the XXXX And to the effect aforesaid
upon or about the 22:th say of january 1652. new styl, a Charter ptie
was duly made between the said Abraham Vergensis on the behalf of
y:e said producents, and y:e said John ffranson ?Saon, which hee knoweth
because he was present at the contract and agreem:t aforesaid, and acting
and assisting in the making thereof, and as Wittnesse thereof signed and
subscribed the same, And saith That according to the said Contract in or
about the moneths of ffebrurary or March 1652. new style, the said shipp
uncer the Conduct of the said John ffranson ?Lsaon sett saile and
departed from Dantzicke to the Poltischer Wick aforesaid, where by
the order of the said facto:r shee received her full lading of Pipestaves
and Clapboard to bee transported in y:e said shipp to S:t Lucars aforesaid
and there to be delivered unto John ?Srrother ffacto:r and Correspondent
to the said pties producent for their accompt; whereupon after the
receiving of, the said lading the said shipp set sayle therewizj from y:e
Politscher Wick aforesaid, and in her Course towards S:t Lucar came
to Modenblick as aforesaid to attend Companie for the securitie of he
passage to S:t Lucar, where about the monethe of August or September
in the yeare 1652 last past shee arrived, and the said Lading was there delivered as aforesaid
Which hee knowethm being ffacto:r to and for the said pties producent, and
present at Dantsicke wher the said shipp sett saile from thence with
order to proceed as aforesaid. and since by letters of advise assured of the
trueth and realitie of the p:rmisses, And otherwise cannot depose

To the 4:th arle of the said Allon hee saith and deposeth, THat in or
about the moneth of October in the yeare 1652: last past, and after
the delivery of the said pipestaves and clapboards to the said John
SSrother and Companie Correspond:ts to the said pties producent by their
order and direction, the said John Srrother and Companies laded and
putt on board or casued to be laden and putt on board the said shipp
Black Cocke then laying before S:t Lucar in Spaine One hundred
ninety and six butts of sack, six butts of XXent wyne, two hundred
small barrells of olives, and seaventeene hogsheads: of olives, and nine
hundred//

P1110125
f. 86 recto

//hundred and ninetie dozen of Corke all well conditioned and y:s:d butts of wine marked
with the marke in the margent [L.H. margin: A. S. (with vertical I through S) M.] to be transported and carried in the said
shipp from S:t Lucar aforesaid to Amsterdam: there to be delivered
to Bernardo ?Pas (Or, Ras) and Companie the ffacto:rs agents and Correspondents
of the said parties producent for their prop accompt, and upon their adventure,
Which he knoweth for that hee this depon:t being as aforesaid facto:r and
agent to and for the said parties producent, and being from Dantzicke arrived
at Hamborough in or about the moneth of Novemb:r 1653. and there
frequently and familiarly conversant with the said pties producent, they a
acquainted this depon:t that they had given order to the said John Srrother and
Companie their said Correspondents, to lade the said shippe with wine and other
Commodities for their accompt (in ?returne of goods the said ffacto:rs had received from
them) to be transported and delivered as aforesaid; And for that this depon:t
being here in London about the later end of December 1652. about the said
producents occasions, they the said producents having intelligence that the said
shipp and ladeing were brought up into England, sent a lre to this depon:t
advising him this depon:t thereof, and gave him order to reclayme the goods
predeposed, and to that end they also sent him two originall bills of
lading, one for the goods predeposed, and the other for a quantitie of goods
in y:e same shipp, belonging to the said John Scrother, together with an
Attestation under the seale of Hamnorough for and concerning the propriety
of the goods predeposed, wherby this depon:t is fully and absolutely assured
that the said goods before sewally expressed did and doe in trueth and reality belong
unto the said producents as the true and lawfull Own:rs and Proprieto:rs
thereof, and for such the said producents were and are commonly accompted
reputed and taken, And otherwise cannot depose:

To the 5:th arle of the said Allon hee saith and deposeth, That the wines
olives and Corke sewally before expressed were, (as hee firmely for the reasons
precedent and subsequent is assured) brought and provided by the said John
Scrrother and Companie with the moneys effects or goods of the said producents
remaining in their hands, for that this depon:t being az Hamborough w:th
the said producents about a yeare agoe was by them entrusted and employed
as being their ffacto:r and agent to see and peruse their bookes of accompts,
wherein and whereby he found and observed, That the said producents in the yeare 1662. Past past in sewall
shipps had sent from Hamborough to their said facto:r in Spaine, and returne thereof to be made
unto them in Wines and other Commodities, Viz:t in one fatt n:° 1, marked A 10. pieces of
sup fine wire n:° 1/4. 20. peeces of y:e same. 12. of ?ring wyer n:° 1/2. 30. peeces of 4?S8 wyer n:° 1. 30. peeces 3/8
wire n:° 2. 30. peices of middle wire n:° 3. 30. peeces of needle wire n:° 4. 30. ps of small wyer n:° 5. 30
pieces of Course wire n:° 6.( 210 peeces of sorted iron wire at 50/8 p piece, 200. locks of sewall sorte n:° 2 : 3: 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. 12 at 30S8 p peece; and ina fatt n:° 2. 100 peeces of small wire, 130 peeces of course wire,
230 pieces of wire att 33 Ss a piece, and swall other quantities of wire, knives, Slesia linnen,
fustian, ?Bounsion and other goods wares and merchandizes, the numbers quantities and valewe
whereof this depo:t observed on the same produc_ts bookes of accompts, and t whom consigned for y:e
use and accompt afore mencconed, which said goods the said ffacto:r accordingly received, as this
depo:t by lres of advise sent to the said producents after the receipt thereof, hath well observed
and with the proceeds thereof, and of the said lading of pipestaves and Clapboard y:e
said ffacto:r provided and procured the wines and other goods now Claymed XX y:e accompt
of the said producents, Which hee knoweth for the reasons p:rdeposed, And otherwise
cannot depose

To y:e 6:th//

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XX annexed h

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//generally knowne and reputed for Natives of Hamborough, and Subiects of
that State where they have held their constanta nd continuall residence till
this p:rsent, Which hee knoweth being also a native of Hamborough and
Agent to the said produc:ts And otherwise cannot depose:

To the 12:th hee saith his foregoing depon is true.

To the Crosse Interries:

To the first negatively:

To the second hee saith hee well knoweth the pties interrate, and saith that for
10. yeares last past of this deponts knowledge they have all of them lived in the
XXXX in Hamborough: And otherwise saving his foregoing depon hee saith hee
cannot depose:

To the 3. hee saith hee hath by correspondency and psonally knowne the interrate
Abraham ?Vergensis for about 5 yeares last past, who is a High German and a
married man, and hath lived in Dansicke for all that time, and many yeares before, as
this depo:t hath credibly heard, and the interrate John Srrother hee hath knowne by
correspondency for about 5. yeares who is a Hamburgh:r bourne and so commonly accompted
and is a Batchelo:r:

To the 4:th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing depons, And otherwise cannot
depose not being present at the buying of the goods interrate: saving that pt of
the goods sent from Hamborough as is p:rdeposed, were sent by ?Heyn ?Sroebach
and Henry Srrother and other Hamborough shippers.:

To the 5:th hee saith the said John Srrother is facto:r to the said producents but not
they to him. And otherwise not being in the Voyage in question hee cannot depose.

To the 6:th negatively.:

To the 7:th hee saith by vertue of his oath, that for the reasons by him p:rdeposed
this depon:t is fully convinced in Conscience that the bill of lading by him p:rdeposed
is reall and true, and so made and done as therein is expressed, wherein hee is
the more confirmed for that this depon:t after hee had received y:e said Bill of Lading
from Hamborough as aforesaid, shewed at ?Medenbburk in y:e yeare 1653 unto y:e said John ffransen ?Saon who
declared unto this depon:t that upon solemn oath hee was ready to attest the trueth of
y:e said bill of Lading, and for that this depon:t by meanes of Correspondency is very
well acquainted with the usuall handwriting of the said John Srrother, wherew:th
the said bill of Lading was and is filled up. And otherwise cannot depose:

To the 8:th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing depon. And otherwise cannot
depose:

To the 9:th hee cannot otherwise depose than as is by him predeposed

To the 10:th negatively.

To the 11:th hee saith hee hath seene and pused the Copie of the letter in y:e said
producents Custodie, wherein they had ordered him to lade wine and olives, for
theri accompt in liew of the goods by them sent to him as is predeposed.:

To the 12:th hee saith hee this depon:t is a Hamburgh:r by birth and habitaccon
when hee is there, And otherwise negatively.

To the 13. negatively.

To the 14. hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depon to the 1. 2. and 3. arles
of the said Allon:

To the 15. and 16:th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depon:

To the 17: hee saith, that there is insurance made of 600:li flemmish by ?Peter
DXXck of 600:li fflemish by frans Sluyer, of 600:li flemmish by Jurian Srathering, and
of 800:li flemmish by Lodowick ?fraulus all merchants and subiects of Hamburgh, and
none of them Subiects of the King of States interrate. And otherwise cannot depose//

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To the 6:th and 7:th arles of the said Allon and schedule therein menconed but
not anneyed hee saith and deposeth, that, as this depont hath credibly
been informed and firmely beleeveth, the sayd John ffransen ?Lsaon at or
about the time of the lading of the sewall wuantities of goods predeposed, signed
and firmed to three bills of lading all of one teno:r for y:e said goods, one whereof
the said M:r hath seqall times affirmed to this depon:t was aboard his said shipp
at the time shee was surprized and taken by the Speaker ffriggott, and came
to the hands of the seiz:r, another being sent over Land to the producents at
Hamborough this depon:t , as aforesaid received from them, and the same hee
hath since sent annexed to a Commission from this Court expressely sent
to S:t Lucar in Spaine for the examination of wittnesses
concerning the trueth of the matter in question, which said bill of lading
this depon:t for the reasons p:rmised is fully assured to bee a true and reall
bill of lading, and no way fictitious or colourable. And otherwise referring
himselfe to his foregoing depon hee cannot depose; saving hee beleeveth y:e
third originall bill of Lading according to the usuall custome is remaining
in the hande of the said ffacto:r

To the 8:th hee saith hee hath credibly heard and firmely beleeveth, THat y:e
said shipp with her Ladeing predeposed on board her being in her direct
Course for Amsterdam were mett withall surprized and taken by the s:d
ship the Speaker ffrigatt and Captaine and Companie thereof by whom
they were brought to Dover in England. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the 9:th hee saith, That in the yeare 1652. and moneth therein
respectively concerning, and for 5. yeares before and till this p:rsent
the arlate John Scrrother an Bernardo Ras, were and are the
ffacto:rs agents and Correspondents of the said producents, and for such
commonly repute and taken, Which hee knoweth having for the like time
been book keep and facto:r to the said producents, and thereby well
acquainted with the p:rmisses. And othwrwise cannot depose; saving that by that
Pduce:ts bookes of accompte this dep:t hath observed y:t they have for sewall yeares before ?been their facto:rs

To the 10:th hee saith, That the said Hans Lemmerman deceased was
according to common report a Native of the Citie of Hamborough and a
Subiect of that ffree State untill his death, and for such commonly reputed
and taken, and that for sewall yeares before his death hee was a merchant
well knowne to drive a great trade in Spaine, which trade is since his death
continued by the said producents, of this depon:ts cetaine knowledge, and y:e
said John Lemmerman Thomas Lemmerman and Hance Lemmerman
were and are the naturall and lawfull children of y:e said Hans Lemmerman
deceased, and for such well knowne and generally accompted at Hamborough
aforesaid, and are heires of the said deceased, And saith that the said
producents were are and ought to bee the true and lawfull Own:rs of
the wines and of her goods predeposed now claymed in their names, Which
hee knoweth for the reasons by him predeposed. And otherwise cannot
depose.

To the 11:th hee saith that the said Katharine Lemmermann the Relict of
the said Hans Lemmerman deceased, and the said John Lemmermann
Thomas Lemmerman and Hanse Lemmerman were and are all of them
generally//

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//To the 18:th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depon

To the 19:th hee saith that hee this depon deceived the bill of lading by
him predeposed from the producents by a ordinary packett or poast, And
otherwise saving his foregoing depon hee cannot depose:

To the 20:th hee saith hee well knoweth the interraze Bernardo Pas (OR, Ras)
and Companie, whoa re all of them Native of High Germanie, and
live in Amsterdam, but have no share part or interest in the goods
predeposed, but were onely to have disposed of the same for the said
producents accompt, on Case they had arrived at Amsterdam, and that
upon provision usually given in ffacto:s in such Cases:

To the 21:th hee saith hee knoweth the interrate Joachim Verpoorten rend:t
at Amsterdam. And otherwise saving his foregoing depon hee saith
hee cannot depose:

To the 22:th hee saith, that the interrate John Srrother dooth trade in
?Merchandices for his owne accompt, And otherwise cannot depose:

To the 23:th hee saith hee dooth not know neither hath hee over heard
amongst Merchants, That when Two States or Nations are at Warr
one with another, (especially the said warr not being declared and made
knowne by publique XXX,) All or andWines whatsoever consigned or,
sent by free persons to any port of either of the said
states or nations there to be discharged for y:e accompt of such free psons are or ever were accompted
Contrabanda goods; or justly considerable by any that seize them: And
otherwise canot depose

Repeated before S:r Clarke and
D:r Godolphin:

JACOBI WIGANDI Vansamborgse

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Case: XXMartyn ?Nokote Matheas ?SwellinXXXXX and Company, Owners of the ffaith of ?Stettyn: Deposition: Thomas Adams, of Dartmouth, Devon, Gent, aged 42 Date: November 22nd 1653

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Case: Clayme of Colonell Thomas Pride et al for beef and pork put aboard the Sea fflower: Deposition: John Snowe, of Bristoll, Somerset, Agent for the Victuallers of the Navie of the Commonwealth, aged 35: Date: October 26th 1653

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Examined upon an allegaccon on the behalfe of the sayd
Claymers

The clayme of Colonell Thomas Pride & the rest)
of the victuallers of the Navie of this Commonwealth)
for beefe & porke put aboard the Sea fflower)
whereof Thomas Harris was M:r Clements)
Budd)

1. JOHN SNOWE of Bristoll in the County of
Somerset Agent for the Victualers of the Navie of this Common
Wealth aged 35 years or thereabouts a witness
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth
viz:t

To the first second and third Articles of the sayd allegation hee saith &
deposeth that hee this depo:t hath bin imployed by the arclate Colonell Thomas Proud
& others the victuallers of the Navie of this Commonwealth, to furnish the sayd
Navie with provisions of victualls as their Agent under them for these two yeares last & uowards and did by
their order and appointment provide himselfe lade, and cause his this deponents ?source
to lade on board the Sea fflower arlate whereof the
arlate Thomas Harris was Master, (and alsoe reputed sole Owner)
certayne hogsheads and barrells conteyning in them eleven thousand eight
hundred and twenty, fower pounds peeces of beefe, and eleven thousand
eight hundred & three, two pound peeces of porke, and caused the same
soe to be laded & put on board the sayd shipp about the first day of
may 1653 to be transported from Bristoll arlate to Portsmouth
arlate for the use of this Commonwealth to victuall their Navie there
therewith, and the sayd shipp departed therewith about the Month of
May aforesayd with intente to transporte the same to Portsmouth
aforesayd, the p:rmisses hee the better knoweth for that hee this deponent
bought all the sayd beefe & porke, & sawe the same loaded on board
the sayd shipp at the publique key of Bristoll aforesayd, And saith that
as hee this deponent hath bin certified by letters from the sayd Thomas Harris
the Master of the sayd shipp & alsoe by letters from one m:r Manley an
agent alsoe to the sayd Colonell Pride & the other Victualers of the Navie
aforesayd living at Plymouth (which letters hee beleeveth to be true) the sayd
shipp the Sea fflower was in her Course towards Portsmouth mett with
and seized by a dutchman of Warr with the said victuals on board her & by her carried to S:t Malloo in
ffrance, and ?coming forth to Sea againe from thence with the sayd
Beefe & Porke in her the
sayd shipp the Sea fflower with her sayd victualls or a great part thereof
on board her was retaken by the Saphir ffrigatt arlate & by her
brought into Plymouth arlate where as this deponent beleeveth she
still remayneth and the beefe & porke in her which was taken therewith XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
And further to these articles hee cannot depose.//

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//To the 4:th article of the sayd allegacon hee saith that
for the reasons before expressed vizt for that hee was Agent to the victualers
aforesayd and in their behalfe did buy & provide all the Beefe & Porke aforesayd
hee well knoweth that the same cost, and was worth at the tyme of thee
ladeing thereof on board the sayd shipp the sea fflowers nyne hundred pounds
tenn shillings of lawfull English money, and beleiveth the same was worth
as many at the tyme of the seizure arlate & alsoe when it was retaken
& further cannot depose

To the 5:th hee sayth the arlate Colonell Pride & the post of the Victualers
arlate are English men & subiects of this Comonwealth & soe Accompted
And further hee cannot depose

To the last hee saith that his foregoeing deposition is true

To the Crosse Interries.

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee was not in the Shipp the Sea fflower
when shee went from Bristoll but was on shoare and ?see her sett sayle from
thence & further to his Interr hee cannot depose (saving his foregoeing
deposicon to which hee referreth) for that hee was not p:rsent at either of the seizures
made of her, but had only recvd advise thereof as aforesayd by letters.

To the second Interr hee saith that hee this deponent (by name John Snowe) bought
the sayd beefe & porke & laded the same as a foresayd by the order of the sayd Colonell
Thomas Pride & the rest of the victualers of the Navie of this Commonwealth and at
their proper cost & charge & they the sayd victualers were really to have borne the
losse thereof if it had not bin retaken And saith they did not take it nor were
to take it at a ?prize in case it came safe to Portsmouth Interrogate.

To the third hee saith hee hath not seene the beefe & porke now claymed since first
hee this deponent caused it to be laden on board at Bristoll but beleevth that
it is the same which was laden upon the Accompt of the victualers & Navy Interr
And further cannot depose

To the last Interr hee saith hee cannot depose.

JOHN: SNOWE [His signature]

Repeated before D:r Clarke & D:r
Godolphin.

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Case: XXX: Deposition: John Thurmwood, of Redriff, Surrey, Masters Mate of the Endeavour, aged 46: Date: November 7th 1653

The seventh of November 1654

Exaed on the allegaccon on behalfe of the sayd William XXXX

A business of clearing and dischargeing William ?Jope)
and the Shipp named the Endeavour (whereof the sayd)
William Jope is Master) from the matters conteyned in)
a pretended protest made against him by Daniell)
ffairvacks (sic) ffraighter of the sayd shipp, and of ?recovering)
of the moneys due for the service of the sayd Shipp since
the 20:th day of July last of this p:rsent yeare 1653)
XXXded by the says William ?Jope against the sayd
Daniell ffayrefaxe (sic) Budd Smith)

JOHN THURMWOOD of Redriff in the
County of Surrey Mariner Masters Mate
of the sayd shipp the Endeavour aged 46
yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
examined saith & deposeth and followeth
Viz:t.

To the first second & 4:th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and//

Case: XXX: Deposition: Lorenzo Michael, of Sevill, Spayne, Corporall of the Harry Bonadventure, aged 30: Date: September 20:th 1653

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The 20:th day of September 1653

A Busines of Examinaccon of Witnesses)
for the perpetuall Remembrance of the
matter on behalfe of the Keeper of)
the Liberty of England by authority of)
Parliament concerning the losse of a)
Certaine shipp named the Harry
Bonadventure whereof Robert Swanley)
was Captaine and the goods that were)
in her and concerning a certaine shipp)
or vessell named the S:t Peter where of)
one Claes Symondson CoXXXX was master)
being a shipp formerly belonging to)
teh Dutch subiects of the States of the)
united Provinces and taken and seized by)
Captaine Swanly in the sayd shipp the Harry)
Bonadventure in the immediate service of)
this Commonwealth Bud)

Examined upon an Allegaccon on the
behalfe of the sayd Keeper of the
Liberty of England by Authorty
of Parliament.

LORENZO MICHAEL of Sevill in
Spayne Corporall of the sayd shipp
the harry Bonadventure aged thirty
yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne
and examined deposeth and saith as
followeth. vizt.

To the first Article of the sayd Allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
in the monethes of january ffebruary & March 1652. and in March Aprill May June and July of this p:rsent yeare 1653. the arlate shipp
the Harry Bonadventure was imployed and sett to sea in the immediate
service of the Commonwealth upon a warlike voyage under the Command
of the arlate Captaine Robert Swanley with a lawfull Commission to
surprize and take all ffrench shipps; and all Dutch shipps belonging
to any Port or place of the United Provinces, and all other shipps
whatsoever belonging to the knowne enemies of this Commonwealth and
the sayd shipp did proceed upon the sayd designe and expediccon accordingly
The p:rmisses this deponent knoweth to be true for that he served in the
sayd shipp during all the tyme aforesayd as Corporall of the Souldiers
on board her, and saw the Commission aforessaid on board, which sayd
Commission the sayd captaine Swanly did of the knowledge of this deponent
execute on the behalfe of this Commonwealth And otherwise cannot depose

To the second Article of the sayd Allegaccon This deponent saith and deposeth
that in the monthes of May or June last past the tyme otherwise he remembreth
not, The sayd shipp the Harry Bonadventure by Order from M:r Longland
Agent att Leghorne for this Commonwealth of England sett sayle from
Messina towards Tunis, and in her Course thithe, haveing neere Cape
?Spertovento mett with two dutch shippes who assaulted the Harry Bonadventure
and made shott against her, The sayd Captaine Robert Swanley and Company
in pursuance of their sayd Commission and by vertue of the same fought
with the sayd two dutch shipps with their sayd shipp of warr the Harry
Bonadventure, and after a sharpe dispatch for the space of four houres
or thereabouts after much dammage and hurt to y:e Harry Bonadventure
subdued surprized and tooke the better and stronger of the sayd two dutch
shipps, that is to say the sayd shipp the S:t Peter whereof Clases Symondson
?Cohone was master or Commander, together with all the goods and ladings
that//

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S:t Peter, (the sayd Master Clases Symondson being slayne in the fight) and
putt them aboard the Harry Bonadventure and became absolute maisters (sic) and
Possessors of the says shipp the S:t Peter and all her lading. The p:rmisses
This deponent knoweth to be true, being Corporall of the Souldiers of the
sayd Harry Bonadventure and p:rsent aboard and engaged in the sayd fight
and knowing and seing the p:rmisses so had and done as he hath now
declared, and otherwise cannot depose of.

To th third Article of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth That
the sayd shipp the S:t Peter was of the burthen of 500 tonnes or therabouts
and was compleatly fitted with Rigging, anchors Cables mast yards and
other appurtenances, and cictualled for 2 or 3 monthes, and carryed aboard
24 gunnes of a good large size with all necessaryes, and powder shott
musketts pistolls Carbines, pikes halfe pikes and other munition of warr
answereable. And further saith she was richly laden with divers sorts of
rich goods and merchandizes of the sight of this deponent as full as she could well voard, as ?namels
600 Chests of Quicksylver. severall great quantityes of Rice. XXXXX
Currants ffennell and Comin (OR, cumin) seedsm ffustick and almonds the certaine ?quantutyes
whereof this deponent cannot sett forth. And saith there was likewise on board
her a great quantity of looking glasses and drinking glasses and allso of XX
and other wares of great value which this deponent cannot specify. And
further saith that he heard the Purser of the sayd shipp the S:t Peter XX
two hundred thowasand Crownes, and soemuch this deponent beleiveth the
same were worth, And further having not perused nor examined the
papers arlate he cannot depose.

To the fourth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that of the
knowledge and sight of this deponent being Corporall of the Harry Bonadventure
as aforesayd, the arlate shipp the S:t Peter and the other dutch shipp in Company
with her fought with and against the Harry Bonadventure by the pace of
fower hourse or thereabouts and made many shotts tt her and endeavoured
to surprize and take her, And farther saith that of the sight of this deponent
att the beginning of the sayd Chase or fight the sayd Harry Bonadventure
had out and wore the English Colo:rs of this Commonwealth , and the sayd
two dutch shipps by and for all the sayd tyme had out and wore the ?said
Colo;rs of the States of the united Provinces, this deponent being aboard the
Harry Bonadventure for all the sayd tyme, and knoweing and seeing
the p:rmisses. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the fifth arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that he heard the Purser XX
Shoreman Chyrugion and others of the Company of the S:t Peter arlate ?agree
they were subdued and taken as a foresayd say and declare severall tymes
that they and the rest of the sayd shippes Company were dutchmen subiects of
the States of the united Provinces and that the sayd shipp the S:t Peter did
belong to y:e Port of Amsterdam in Holland and that her owners did there
dwell and inhabite, and that all and singular the goods & Lading aboard the
sayd shipp were laden for the Accompt of the subiects of the sayd States of
the united Provinces, and that the sayd shipp and her lading were bound
for Amsterdam and that her ladeing was ther to be discharged, And saith
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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Samuel Beake, sonne of Arnold Beake: Date: October 10th 1653

The x:th day of October 1653

SAMUEL BEAKE sonne of Arnold Beake one of the
producents in this cause aged about one and twenty yeares a
witnesse producent sworne and examined in this cause Deposeth as
followeth viz:t

To the first arle of the said allegacon hee sayeth That for theis twelve monethes
last oast or thereabouts the arlate M:r Arnold Beake this deponents father Peter
Mathewes and John ?Dolins arlate have bene and yet are commonly accompted reputed
and taken to be the Lawfull owners and proprieto:rs of the Shipp the S:t John arlate
her tackle and furniture ?etc further cannot Depose

To the second arle of the said allegacon He sayeth that more than by relacon and
report of this Deponents father and others interessed in the said shippe he and the Ladeing
XXXX hee cannot Depose:

To the third arle of this allegaton he sayeth That ?uppon pusall of this deponents
said fathers bookes of Accompt committed to his kepeinge and his care hee fyndeth
That uppon the sending of the LXXXX aboard the S:t John arlate from
London to Nants uppon the XXX and sending of the said Comoditie the
prusall thereof was XXXX, XXXXXXX w:ch were there bought by the order
and discretion of this deponents father and the rest of the producents arlat
and was for their accompt and adventure to be transported to Dover where the XX of the ship arlate ?was to
receive orders for transporting them into Flanders and accordingly there was
order//

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//order given to one XX XXXX da StXXX XX XXXX being this Deponents father the
correspondent to send the same Shipp uppon her XXX att Dowr for
Flanders And otherwise than as by XXX aron out of his (and fathers bookes
of accompt and by Losses w:ch he hath seene touching to the effect of what hee
hath predeposed he cannot say:

To the fowrth arle of the said allegacon and to the ?two schedules or exhibits therein
menconed being shewed unto him this deponent and carefully pused by him att the
XX tyme of this his examinacon hee sayeth and Deposeth That hee was not prsent
?att y:eforming and figuring the said two schedules arlate but sayeth That Martyn
and Henry Domez were and are this Deponents said fathers factors and XXXX
XX FXXXXX and of theis deponents knowledge they hath for devers years beene
correspondents by way of Letters and advice ?to knowne this Deponents father and the said
XXXXX in XXXXX and Henry Domez and hee hath seene devirs and sewrall papers and
Letters of advice w:ch have come to this Deponents father and under their
hands and this deponent is ?whrby psuaded in his conscience that the two exhibits
or Schedules XXX now shewn unto and perused by him were and are ?furnished by
Martyn or Henry Domez it being an ordinary and usuall course amongst merchants
and Factors That where they are imployed in comXXXX XXXXX usually subXXXXX
and firme for both in both their names and soe hee sayeth That the sayes Martyn and Henry Domez have
usually XXXX in those Letters w:ch this deponent hath in
theire names And sayeth That the said two
exhibites were and are the ?very Letters and papers w:ch were sent unto this deponents
said father from Nants concerning the sale of the XXXXX and buying of the wynes
amd XXXXXXXX and were sent to this Deponents father by the ordinary Poast XXXX
before the seizure of the Shipp and goods arlate And further to this arle he cannot
Depose

To the 5:th hee sayeth and Depsoeth That this Deponentts said Father did send downe a Letter
of advice to the arlate ?Mirchant de ?Haze liveing at Dower to send the said shipp & wynes
to Dunkirke as is arlate this deponent haveing seene a coppy of the said Letter to
the same effect amongst his fathers bookes w:ch XXXXX XXX before the seizure of the
Shipp wynes and vinager arlate and further cannot Depose.

To the Interrogatories

To the first Interrogatory he answereth That he is sonne to M:r Arnold Beake one
of the producents att XXX request cometh to testify his knowledge in this cause
but sayeth that hee is not any way interested in the Shipp or goods within
And otherwise negatively

To the second Interry hee answereth That the M:r of the Shipp the S:t John M:r
XXXX Clauson is commonly reputed to be a Fleminge but whether hee be subiect to
the King of Spayne or the united provinces he cannot say.

To the third Interry hee cannot XXX any other answer thereunto than as aforesaid

To the fowrth Interry hee answeareth and XXXth That his father doth not write any
Letters//

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//Letters or Letter to any of his Correspondents or factors beyond the Seas as hee ?beleiveth but the Coppyes
thereof are comonly entred into his said fathers books for that purpose And
further annot say

To the fifth Interry hee answeareth That there was a bill of Exchange drawn by
Monsier de ?Founteyne of Paris by the order of Martyne and Henry Domez uppon
the deponents said father for the payment of 1800 guilders w:ch hee sayeth was for the
account of the said wynes as by the letters and exhibits shewn unto him att the time
of this his examinacon is to be seene and otherwise referringe himselfe to the same
Letters and Xhibits XXXXXing in this Court hee cannot answeare

SAMUEL BEACK: [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. James Hedgethorne, Servant to M:r Arnold Beake, aged 17: Date: October 10th 1653

3 JAMES HEDGETHORNE Servant unto M:r Arnold
Beake one of the producents in this Cawse with whom
hee hath lived for theis twoe yeares
and halfe last past or thereabouts aged 17 yeares or thereabouts
produced and exXXXXX Deposeth as followeth

To the second .3. and 4:th arles of the said allegacon and the twoe schedules or
exhinits therin menconned beinge showen unto him att the tyme of his examinacon
hee sayeth and deposeth That in or about the moneth of May last past there
was shipt on board the Ship S:t John arlate three hundred piggs of ?Lead, w:ch
were to be transported from this Port of London to Nants in ffrance and
there to be delivered unto Martyn and Henry Damez the factors and agents of
the producent this Depontts M:r M:r Arnold Beake & Peter Mathews and there to be disposed of according
to the order and direccons of his said M:r But sayeth That the said Shipp
and her Lading afforesaid, in the ?course thither were XXXX and stayed about
?June last by a XXXXX man of Warr of England and were ?detayned
by one Captayne XXXXX and his Company untill this deponents said M:r the
producent gott the said Shipp and her Ladinge of Lead to be XXXX by ?order
of this Court as this deponent hath credibly beene informed and beleiveth And
otherwise referring himselfe to the proceedings of this Court XXXX the
release of the said Shipp and her Lading predeosed hee ?cannot say saveing
That he this deponent havinge psued and taken XXXX XXX of the twoe schedules
and XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX and XXXX by Martyn and Henry Domez
two eof this deponents gathers factors and Correspondents att Nants
hee sayeth That the ?Letters of ?Advice and Accompt in the said XXXXXX
appear to be the propper hand writinge of the said Martyn and Henry Domez
for that he this deponent hath seene devirs Letters and papers sent XXXX XXX
and under the firme and subscription of the said Martyn and Henry Domez
XX XXXX what usually in their XXXX XXX names they
being both XXXX or XXXXXX of XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXX//

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//sent back in the said Shipp for England And sayeth That the ?surplus w:ch
was left employed for the said wynes soe bought by the producents factors at Nant afforesaid
was drawen uppon this deponents said M:r by Bills of Exchange out of ffrance
w:ch Bills of Exchange were accepted by his said M:r about a moneth further in the p:rsence of this
Deponent And further he cannot Depose saveing that the said Bill of Exchange
XX XXXX XX hee can remember was for sixe hundred XXXXXX

To the fifth arle of the said allegacon hee sayith and Deposeth That he
this deponent before the seizure of the Shipp arlate did Copy ?a Letter for his
said N:r wherein hee M:r Arnold Beake gave XXXX to the arlate Michael de ?Haze of Dower That
uppon the arrivall of the said Shipp and wynes from Nants att Dover that
hee should send the said Shipp and wynes from Nants att Dover that
hee should send the said Shipp and the wynes and Ladeing in her to Dunkirke to Joos
ffraXXXtt and William ?Cousinis arlate the said M:r Beakes factors and Correspondents
there and further cannot Depose:

To the Interrogatories

To the first Interrey he answeareth That he is servantt unto one of the producents vizt M:r
Arnold Beake and is of kinne unto him And otherwise negatively

To the second Interry hee knoweth nothinge more than what hee hath predeposed

To the third Interry hee answeareth That before the seizure of the Lead
neere the Isle of Wight by Captyne ?Greene as afforesaid, hee this deponent did
copy a Letter for his said M:r wherein hee gave advice to the said martyn and
Henry Foomez (sic) for the buyinge of wynes and vinager with the proceeds of the
sale of the said Lead and therewith to lade the Shipp home againe for England And further
savinge his former Deposicons he cannot answeare

To the fowerth Interry hee answeareth That he is XXXXXXX with the Coppying
of the Letters w:ch his said M:r usually dispatched to his factors and
Correspondents beyond the Seas and further cannot say sayeing that to his best
Remembrance his said M:r did never disptach and Letters beyond the Seas for
this twoe yeares last past whereXXX hee did not XXX acquaint his sonne or him
this rendet

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Case: Clayme of John Scrothering, Senator of Hamburgh et al in the S:t Peter: Deposition: 2. John Lecmquell, of S:t Michael Crooked Lane, London; Merchant, aged 37: Date: March 20th 1653

The twentyeth day of March 1653

The Clayme of John ?Srrathering)
Senato:r of Hamburgh and)
others for their goods in y:e Peter)
whereof Mathias Cornelison)
was Ma:r)

Examined upon an allon on the behalfe
of the sd Claymers.

2. JOHN LECMQUELL of y:e pish of S:t Michaels
Crooked Lane London merchant aged 37.
yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
examined deposeth and saith as followeth vizt.

Loomquell d:t

To y:e 1. arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the arlate
John Scrothering (whom this deponent hath knowne for this
twenty yeares) is a Senato:r and Counsello:r of that Citty of hambrugh & is
a Great dealer and trader in sundry merchandizes in Italy
Germany Spaine ffrance and England and hath his Agents
and Correspondents in those places to whom he sends goods
and merchandizes for returnes to be made to him for his owne
accompt. which he knoweth for that he is a Correspondent of
the sayd John Scrothering and so hath bene for theis four
yeares now last past, And for a merchant of great trade
the sd John Scrothering is commonly accounted reputed & taken.
And otherwise he cannot depose

To y:e second arle of y:e sayd allon This deponent saith that the arlate
John Scrotheringe mongst others with whom he dealeth abroad
doth correspond in y:e way of trade with the arlate Tobias Zollicoffers (sic)
(who is by repute Consull for y:e Hansa townes of Germany att
Marsellis) and other of y:e Zollicoffers being of the house
of and kinne of the sd Tobias, which this deponent knoweth
being y:e Correspondent aswell of y:e sd Zollicoffers as sd Scrothering
And otherwise he cannot depose.

To y:e third arle of y:e sayd allon This deponent saith that in or about
the monethes of September or October last past 1653. the sd Tobias
Zollicoffers did take to freight the arlate ship the S:t Peter then
lyeing neere Tholoone (sic)to goe from ?Genoa to Hamburgh with a
lading of goods for accompt of y:e sayd John Scrothering
that having freighted the same XX did about y:e same tyme lade
on board y:e sd shipp (having obteyned liberty as should seeme
from y:e sd Scrothering to freight pt of her for himselfe) for
accompt of the sayd John Scrothering of Hamburgh and
himselfe the sayd Tobias Zollicoffers att or neere Tholoone
the severall goods and merchandizes following. That is to say
401. great and 193 small Karatells (sic) of Currants. 147 baggs
of Currants, seventy five baggs of Allmonds. 20 quarteels
of Capers, and one bale of verdigreaze to be in the sayd
shipp transported to Hamburgh for accompt and Advantage of
of (sic) y:e sayd John Scrothering and sayd Zollicoffers, which he deposeth
for that by a lre dated att Hamburgh 27:+ Septemb. 165?3 . which
came to this deponents hands 14 Octobris .1653 . and by another letter
dated 25 Octobr 1653 from Hamburgh which came to this deponents
hand . 5:° . Novembris . 1653 . and by a third lre dated 8:° Novembris
1653 . which came to this deponents hands ?7:° . Novembris 1653 . all
sent by the sd John Screthering, he the sd Screthering did certify
his//

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y.e sd shipp in manner as aforesd in y,e second of the XXXXXXX take in
and ladeing the sayd goods for accompt aforesd, and consigning
them as a foresd, and in the third of the pticular quantities of
the says goods; and y.e ladeing of the same did likewise appeare to this
deponent by a bill of lading which came to this deponents
hands in a letter from y:e sayd John Scrithering, and also
by the Confession of y:e sayd Mathias Cornelison who did
acquaint this deponent that he recd y:e sd goods on board the
sd shipp att Tholone, many of which this deponent hath seene since
their inlading att this Port of London And further cannot depose

To y:e fourth arle of y:e sayd allon This deponent saith that having
taken a view of a good pt of y:e sayd goods in the warehowses
wherein the same are disposed since their unlading att this
port he findeth that they are marked with the marke in the
margent which was and is the usuall marke of y:e sayd John
Screthering the same standing for and being the first letter
of his ?Christen name and surname, and as such commonly
held and understood by such as Correspond with the sayd
John Screthering, and are acquainted with his manner of dealing
and further he cannot depose

To y:e 5:th arle of y:e sayd allon This deponent saith that by a lre
from y:e arlate (Paulus Langerman dated from Hamburgh
8:° Novembris . 1653 . which came to this deponents hands here in
London 18 . Novembris 1653. the sayd Pauly langerman did
advise this deponent that y:e foresayd Zollicofferes had about
the moneth of October 1653 laden on board y:e sayd shipp the
S:t Peter att Toloone (sic) for accompt of him y:e sd Langerman one Chest
of ?Storax (being a phsicall drug and marked P/L A)
to be transported to Hamburgh and there delivered for like
accompt. And further otherwise he cannot depose saving
that the syd marke is used to signify the name of y:e sayd
Paulus Langerman who was and is a merchant of good
quality and Burgher of Hamburgh and one that tradeth to
foreigne parts.

To y:e 6:th arle of y:e sayd allegacon This deponent saith that by
fame and report the family of y:e Zollicoffers are Switzers
and mannage severall factories in Common att Marseilles
and in Spaine and Italy; and y:e arlate Tobias Zollicoffer
the lader of y:e goods in question, but in the name of Joachim Lawrence
& David Zollicoffers (a thing usuall with that family) is y:e Consull
for y:e hansa Tobias resideing att Marseillis. and y:e name or XX
the like effect appeares to be true by a Certificat sent to this deponent under the
hands and seales of John ?Howorth (OR Alworth), Jordan ffairfax and
William Jackson English merchants residing att Marsellis
who likewise pticulaly certify that y:e sd Zollicoffers doe most
of y:e business there for accompt of Hamburgh merchants, and
that they did lade severall quantityes of Currants aboard the
shipp S:t Peter about October last past; which Certificat being
reall and not false or feigned and having come to this deponents hands
in//To y:e 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 and 6:th Interries hee saith he knoweth nothing
thereof saving that y:e severall papers extracted out of the
Admiralty Court of Toloone and sent to this
deponent as true extracts in letters of advise frōmaresellis It
did and doth appeare that the sd shippe S:t Peter is a Swedish
shipp and Mathias Cornelison the master of her a Swede and
so accounted

To y.e 9 and 10:th he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposicons
and otherwise cannot depose.

To the .14:th he saith he doth not know, beleive or ever hath heard
that by the name of Hamburgh in XXlland or great Hamburgh
Am?ptorda is usually meant or intended, or was or is ever so meant
and intended by and among seamen mariners or such as have
and have dealings in those places or other of thXXX. And otherwise he cannot depose

JOHN LEEMKUILL [His signature]

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P1110291
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//in a letter of advice from

P1110292
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//To y:e Crosse Interries

P1110295
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Case: Clayme of Daniel Skinner of Dover: Deposition: 2. Albertus Skinner, of S:t George Botolphs, London, Merchant, aged 30: Date: March XXX 1653

The XXXX day of March 1653

The Clayme of Daniel Skynner)
of Dover for his XXXX &)
in the refXXXXX)

Examined upon y,e sd allon

2. ALBERTUS SKINNER of S:t George Botolphs
parish London merchant aged 30 yeares or
Thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined
deposeth and saith as followeth vizt.

To the first arles of y:e said allon This deponent saith that for divers
yeares now last past the arlate Daniel Skynner hath bene an
usuall trader to france for wines and other goods, and that
ther arlate John Vanp?alle is his facto:r and presides att Bordeaux
and is commonly accounted a fflandrian and does busines att
Bourdeaux as a facto:r and for a facto:r is commonly accounted the
p:rmisses he knoweth being the brother of the producent and knowing
well that the sayd VanpaXX was y:e facto:r of this deponents'
father who used y:e same trade to ffrance that the arlate
Daniel Skinner now doth. And otherwise cannot depose.

To y:e 2:d arle of the sayd allon and y:e ?three schedules thereunto annexed
this deponent saith that the sd schedules were sent to this deponent
from the arlate Daniel Skinner as and for the true and
originall letter of advise factory and bill of lading for
the thirty five tonnes of wynes now in question, and this
deponent doth beleive that they are true and reall and y:e
Contents hereof so had and done as herein is conteyned
And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To y:e third arle of y:e sayd allon This deponent saith that the arlate
Daniel Skinner by his letter of the ?tenth of December 1653 last
past which came to this examinators hands XXXX London a bout 11 or 12. day
of y:e same moneth did acquaint him this deponent that he had
thirty five tonnes of wynes comeing frō Bourdeaux into y:e English Channell
in a Swedish shipp the ?Widome of Stockholme and that
the same were consigned for Dunkirke, but that he had
a desire to have the same disposed of att London and heretofore
desired this deponent to make and use meanes for a license
for bringing y.e same to London if it might be, or to procure
the same to the XXXXX by the officers of y:e Customs house, but
desired this deponent to use all expedition for that a convoy was
attending in the downes to XXXXX severall shipps for Dunkirke in which
noe doubt he XX the Master of y:e ?Wysdome XXXXX goe so his designed XXX
And farther cannot depose.//

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//To y:e fourth arles of y:e sd allon This deponent saith that the arlate
?Vanpulle the facto:r of y:e sayd Daniell Skinner doth uusually draw
y:e money for such wines and goods as he ladeth for the sayd
Daniel Skinner when he hath not effects in his hands XXXX M:r ?Milooyouse of Paris, who is a correspondent of this deponent
who since November last past hath payd accepted and remitted
the summe of 4006 Crownes and upwards all for accompt
of y:e said Daniel Skinner pt drawne upon this deponent
by y:e sd ?Miloyouse, and pt remitted to him by this deponent
And more pticularly saith that the 22:th say of Decemberlast
past he this deponent did here at London accept a bill of exchange
of 800 Crownes drawne by the sd M:r MXXyoose and dated
from Paris 20:th of Decemb. 1653. new stile for accompt of
y:e sd Daniel Skinner & y:e sd Daniel hath acquainted this deponent
that y:e sd 800 Crownes so drawne by y:e sd M:r Wiloyoose
had bene formerly drawne by the sd VanXXXX upon the sd
Wilooyoose for y:e wyne now in question. And otherwise he
cannot depose.

To y:e 5:th arle hee saith his foregoeing deposicon is true

To y:e Cross Interries.

To y:e 1. Interry he saith he was borne att Antwerpe under ye
Jurisdiction of y:e King of Spain. and hath lived for theis five
yeares last past in London. and about 2 yeares next before at
?Hull. and for three yeares next before att Dover and is a
Bachilor, and is brother of y:e producent.
and farther otherwise than hegatively cannot depose.

To y:e 2. hee saith he knoweth not Vannpulle a foresd by sight but
by ?fame hath knowne him severall yeares. and by like fame
hath heard he is a marryed man and keepes howse in Bordeaux
and further cannot depose.

To y:e 3:d he saith he was not p:rsent att y:e buying of y:e sd wines
and further cannot depose saving that hee this Rendent upon
y:e 14:th day of ffebruary last past did here in London oay the 800
Crownes aforesd to be for y:e sd wynes, to M:r John Ashurst the XX
AXX younger And further cannot depose.

To y:e 4:th negatively to every pt thereof.

To y:e 5:th saith y:e sd wynes are of y:e growth of ffrance and were
as he beeiveth laden att Burdeaux. and otherwise he cannot
depose.

To y:e 6:th he hath heard y;t the sd Van Valle hath lived in
ffrance a good space of tyme but how long in certayne
knoweth not nor hath heard. and further cannot depose

To y:e 7:th he saith he knoweth nothing thereof

ALBERTUS SKYNNER [His signature]

MRP: HCA 13/68

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Mark Harrison, of Wapping, Middlesex, Mariner, aged 27: Date: September 22nd 1653

Case: Edward Beale and Companie vs. the Expectaccon: Deposition: 4. Walter Hickst, of Travercion, Cornwall, an inhabitant of Messina, Sicicilia, Merchant, aged 28: Date: September 27th 1653

Case: Sebastian Cortizos, of Madrid: Deposition: Henrique Jorge Mendez, of Antwerpe, Brabant, Merchant, aged 48: Date: October 26th 1653

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Thomas Watson, of Galloway, Ireland, Merchant, aged 25: Date: October 7th 1653

Case: Joseph Markes and John Baptista Margarita et al, merchants of Spayne, concerning the ship the ffortune: Deposition: Philip Duncar, of Antwerpe, Brabant, Mariner, Captaine of the ffortune: Date: October 8th 1653

Case: Joseph Markes and John Baptista Margarita et al, merchants of Spayne, concerning the ship the ffortune: Deposition: 2. Juan Gomez Brit?e, of the Isle of Palma, Merchant, aged 40: Date: October 8th 1653

Case: Claim of widow of Hance ?Lemmermann of Hamburg et al: Deposition: Jacob Wigandi, of Hambrorough, Merchant, aged 25: Date: November 2 1653

Case: Clayme of Domingo Centurione for wools in the Morning Starr: Deposition: 3. Michael van Lubkin, of Hamborough, Mariner, Master of the Morning Starr, aged 31 Date: November 22nd 1653

Case: XXMartyn ?Nokote Matheas ?SwellinXXXXX and Company, Owners of the ffaith of ?Stettyn: Deposition: Thomas Adams, of Dartmouth, Devon, Gent, aged 42 Date: November 22nd 1653

Case: Clayme of Colonell Thomas Pride et al for beef and pork put aboard the Sea fflower: Deposition: John Snowe, of Bristoll, Somerset, Agent for the Victuallers of the Navie of the Commonwealth, aged 35: Date: October 26th 1653

Case: XXX: Deposition: John Thurmwood, of Redriff, Surrey, Masters Mate of the Endeavour, aged 46: Date: November 7th 1653

Case: XXX: Deposition: Lorenzo Michael, of Sevill, Spayne, Corporall of the Harry Bonadventure, aged 30: Date: September 20:th 1653

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Samuel Beake, sonne of Arnold Beake: Date: October 10th 1653

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. James Hedgethorne, Servant to M:r Arnold Beake, aged 17: Date: October 10th 1653

Case: Clayme of John Scrothering, Senator of Hamburgh et al in the S:t Peter: Deposition: 2. John Lecmquell, of S:t Michael Crooked Lane, London; Merchant, aged 37: Date: March 20th 1653

Case: Clayme of Daniel Skinner of Dover: Deposition: 2. Albertus Skinner, of S:t George Botolphs, London, Merchant, aged 30: Date: March XXX 1653

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