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And saith, That the arlate Andrew Browne who is an Irish man did when this deponent was last at Brest live and reside there, and did usually goe to sea from thence in such friggats or men of warr as were sett out from thence by and under the Commissions aforesaid. Which hee knoweth and hath seene observed during his aboade at Brest, as aforesaid. And further cannot depose./ To the 4th hee saith, That he arlate Thomas Griffin doeth usually trade from one Port to another in ffrance, And saith this deponent hath seene at falmouth where the said shipp the ''Thomas'' now is, that some ffrench wines were brought from aboard the same, And further cannot depose./ To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./ Repeated before doctor Clerke./ Will [?Saellington] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] *************************************** The 5th of ffebruary 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] The Lord Protector against} the ''John Baptist'' aforesaid} '''Rowe dt.''' '''2,''' '''Marke Harrison''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 27 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee hath well knowne the shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' arlate for theise tenn monthes last and upwards, and saith shee is a dutch built shipp, and soe much hee saith appeareth by her mould or fashion, which hee knoweth being a mariner, and well acquainted with the severall building of shipps. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the second article hee saith and deposeth that after the shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' aforesaid was haled and subdued, and had submitted to the ''Black Raven'' (which was in the immediate service of this Commonwealth,) the arlate Major Sedgewick, commander in cheife of a paartie or Squadron of English shipps set out under his command (whereof the ''black Raven'' was one) called a Counsell of warr aboard the said shipp the ''Black'' ''Raven'', before whom the master and some of the company of the ''Saint John Baptist'' being examined, did declare that the said shipp the ''John Baptist'' belonged to dantzike, which hee knoweth being commander of the shipp the ''Church'', one of the said Squadron and present at the said Counsell and hearing the said declaration And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the third hee saith that at the same Counsell of warr, and shortly after the said master and such his company as were with him Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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