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To the 3. and 4th articles hee saith, That upon or about the 8th day of May 1654. arlate the said John Tresaure being at sea with his said man of warr did neere the [?Nas] of Norway arlate espie and gave Chase to the shipp the ''dope'' arlate, which made all possible hast to escape from the [?''Wentwell''] but, such her endeavour not being able to preserve her, the Companie of the said shipp (the Master onely excepted) deserted the same, and went away in their boate leaving the said shipp and lading at sea with her Master onley aboard her, as aforesaid, And saith thereupon the said John Tresaure in person and this deponent and about fower more of the said man of warrs Companie went aboard the said shipp ''dope'' and sailed therein togeather with the said master towards London, where shee waas intended to be brought and proceeded against in the high Court of the Admiraltie as lawfully seized and taken by Vertue of the Commission aforesaid, The premisses this deponent well knoweth as being present in the whole Voiage in question. And further cannot depose./ To the 5th 6th, 7th and 8th articles of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this deponent being the person allate and intended by the name of Tobias Barnes allate was by the said John Tresaure in or neere Yarmouth roade sent ashoare to provide and procure a Pylot to pylot and conduct the said shipp ''dope'' from thence to London, and saith this deponent and no other person of the said shipps Companie did then and there goe ashoare, where after an hower or an hower and halfes stay hee this examinate procured one david Cant, a Pylot living in Yarmouth to goe along with him aboard the said shipp the ''dope'' to the intent aforesaid, and saith the said david Cant was and is a very able and experienced pylott in Conducting of shipps from Yarmouth for London, and for such hee was and is there commonly accompted reputed and taken This deponent having knowne the said Cant for about a yeare before such hisim ployment in pylotting of the said shipp ''Dope'' towards London. And further cannot depose./ To the 9th and 10th articles hee saith, That from the taking and surprizing of the said shipp the ''dope'' till her casting away (as hereafter) none of the said Tresaures Companie, save onely this deponent and the said david Cant, neither in all that tome was the allate John Cornellison dope the Master of the said sjipp the ''dope'' on shoare, nor conversed with any save the said shipps Companie and Pylott, And saith the said Cant coming aboard the said shipp ''dope'' together with this examinate, the said John Tresaure in this deponents presence committed the care of the pylotting of the said shipp the ''dope'' for London unto him the said Cant, the said John Cornelison dope being then also aboard his said shipp and at Libertie to be, if hee pleased, assisting about the same, and so continued till her casting away without being turned out of possession at all. The premisses hee well knoweth for the reasons before expressed. And further deposeth not./ To the 11th hee saith, That the said shipp ''dope'' in her passage from Yarmouth Roade towards London, did by misfortune runn aground togeather with the said man of warr and three of her shipps, and saith the said shipp ''dope'' [?XX] ([?XXX]
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