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in her with his Commission, which hee knoweth having seene the said Commission aboard the said shipp, in which hee this deponent went the voyage wherein shee made seizure of the ''Madame Guardiana''. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the second article hee saith and deposeth that on Good friday last past the said Isaac Woodgreene by vertue of the said Commission in the said shipp the ''African'' upon the high and open seas neere the Ile of Scio met with surprized and tooke a certaine ffrench vessell called the ''Madame Guardiana'', whereof Peter Martin a ffrench man was Captaine, together with her lading; and after the said seizure the said Captaine Woodgreene was necessitated to carry the said prize to Smirna, where the said ffrench Captaine and company got ashore, and the said Woodgreene used diligence to get and bringe some of them home for England, but could not prevaile therein, all which hee knoweth being present and seeing the premisses soe donne. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To the third article and the schedule annexed nowe showed unto him hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent was present in the house of Spencer Breton Esquire Consull for the English in Smirna, and heard the said Peter Martin the ffrench Captaine aforesaid voluntarily make confession andd acknowledge that the said shipp the ''Madame Guardiana'' and her lading belonged to ffrench (at the time of the seizure) subiects of the ffrench kinge, and in this deponents presence hee the said Captaine in further testimonie thereof subscribed the said schedule with his owne hand and naem and as nowe appeareth thereunder; And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the said acknowledgement and subscription were made and donne on the day of the date of the said schedule. John Sandys [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ***************************** The same day [CENTRE HEADING] Examined upon the fore said allegation. '''4.''' '''Jaspar Devenish''' of London Mariner, masters mate of the said shipp the ''African'' aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined. To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate the said shipp the ''African'' was set out to sea on a warlike imployment by the arlate henry hunt, Thomas Barnardiston and William Love to take the shipps and goods of the States of the United Netherlands and their subiects and of the ffrench kinge and his subiects, by vertue of a Commission by them in that behalfe obtained, and they the said henry hunt and company constituted and sent out Isaac Woodgreene commander of the said shipp the said voyage with that said Commission, which this deponent hath seene aboard, and read, hee being one of the said shipps company as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose. To
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