The 24th of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] On the behalfe of Robert hill of London} Merchant touching a losse in the ''Blazing starr''} of Leith, in a matter of assurance} '''Rp, [?XXX]''' '''1''' '''William Moreton''' of the towne of Saint Andrews in Scotland Mariner, aged 36 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull Charles George Cock Esquire one of the Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie and examined upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said Robert hill saith and deposeth as followeth. To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee well knew and was master of the shipp the ''Blazing Starr'' of Leith at the time of her last being at Leith in Scotland, boundthence on a voyage for Roane in ffrance. And saith shee departed from Leith on that voyage on or about the 23th of december 1653. To the second hee saith there were laden aboard the said shipp at Leith to be transported to Roane the said voyage 35 lasts of herrings at 12 barrells to the last, which were soe laden by Captaine Beniamin Bracey a merchant of Leith, and that as this deponent hath since understood and bin informed the producent Robert hill had interest in part of the said lading, and that seaven lasts of the said herrings were for his accompt. And further saith that as hee heard the said 7 lasts of herrings cost foure score and tenn pounds sterling at Leith. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the third hee saith that the said shipp after such her departure from Leith with the said lading of herrings, arived in safetie in the bay before honfleur in the entrie of the River of Roane on or about the fourth of January 1653, and there came to an anchor within an English mile of honfleur to attend the tide to goe into the River, which tide would not serve till next morning. And saith that the next day the winde failing, this deponent was constrained still there to remaine at anchor to expect a gale of winde whereby to goe up the river; But that afternoone there came seaven or eight ffrench shallops fully manned from honfleur aboard this deponent and some English ships that were there alsoe riding, and the men came aboard under pretence to search for salt, and being aboard they made seizure both of this deponents said shipp and his foresaid lading and alsoe of the said English shipps and their lading and carried them to honfleur, where by an order procured fron the ffrench kinge and his Counsell the ffrench confiscated and made prize of the said shipps and goods, and soe this deponents said lading of herrings were in or about the middle of ffebruary 1653 ttaken out there and sold to the ffrench, and were and are thereby utterly lost to the said mr hill and such others as were concerned in the said lading without any recompence whatsoever made unto them for the same. And saith that betwixt the time of the said seizure, and the said taking out the said herrings by the ffrench, hee this deponent went up to Roane, and there found and understood that the said herrings would there have yeelded 33 livers per barrell. amoounting to 55 shillings or thereabouts sterlinge And otherwise hee cannot depose. Repeated before Colonnel Cock. William Morton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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