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The Premisses hee Deposeth and knoweth going out [?in ?the GUTTER] said ship ''Hope'' from Glascoe on the voyage in question and being onboard the said ship when shee was soe seized and surprized. And further deposeth not./. To the 4th 5th and 6th articles hee saith that after the said Browne and his Company had soe seized, and possessed themselves of the said ship ''Hope'', and her lading they lept the said Hart Prisoner, and [XXX XXXX XXXX GUTTER] a Summe of money of him, telling him that if hee did not procure money to redeeme his ship, hee would carry her and her Lading to the Seaven Islands, where hee said hee could sell their ffathers for money, and soe hee likewise declared to the Master of the ship the ''Golden Cock'' whereof Robert Thompson was Master which was seized at the same time by him the said Browne. And saith that both the said Hart and Thompson told the said Browne that their ships belonged to Glascoe in Scotland, and that their owners lived there or to that effect and shewd him (as this deponent hath bin credibly informed) Papers and writings which did evidence soe much, but notwithstanding the said Browne and Company would not release either of the said ships unlesse the said Thompson, and Hart would pay unto him a great summ of money (which the said Hart and Thompson were Constrained to doe, but how much the summ was, this deponent doth not knowe, And saith that hee veryly beleeveth that if the said Hart and Thompson had not procured and paid the summ of money which the said Browne demanded, hee the said Browne would have sold both the said ships and ladings. And further deposeth not. To the 7th 8th and 9th hee saith that the said hart was forced to engage the said ship ''hope'', and her said Lading, for the[X] payment of the summe of money to the Merchant or Merchants of Garnesey of whom hee borrowed the same for the said Browne, And the said Hart was necessitated to sell the said ships Lading at Garnesey to pay the said money, And by that meanes sold the said Lading at very lowe Rates. and Did it not yeild [?him GUTTER] above a third part of what the same would have yeilded in ffrance had it come safe thither as in all probability it would have done had not the said unjst seizure happened. And saith that for his part hee is not able to Judge or Estimate how much dammage the Owners of the said ship and Lading have suffered by (reason
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