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'''A.4.''' The 9.th of July 1660. [CENTRE HEADING] On the behalfe of Alice (sic) Weaver} the Relict of Richard Weaver} touching the seizure of the ''Michael''} dogger boate} '''Rp. 1''' '''Michael Lindsey''' of London Chirurgion aged 30 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the Right worshipfull Richard Zouch Doctor of Lawes Judge of the high Court of the Admiralty, and Examined upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said Mary (sic) Weaver. saith and deposeth as followeth/: To the first 2d and 3d Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee very well knew the Interrate Richard Weaver in his life time and saith that on the 7.th of June last hee this Deponent embarked himselfe in the harbour of Scilley onboard the ''Michael'' Dogger boate whereof the said Weaver was Master, and saith there was then alsoe a Dutch ship called the ''Oosaman birke''. then riding in the said Harbbour which the said Weaver and his Company had formerly taken, by vertue of a Commission granted to the said Weaver by the King of Sweden, as this Deponent was Credibly informed at his Coming onboard both by Papers and the Company of the said Doggerboat and the said Weaver intended (as hee declared) to carry the said Dutch ship to Gottenborowe in Swedland, and saith that the next day after this deponent came onboard the said Doggerboate namely on the 18.th of June last, foure Dutch men of warr, called the ''Laures[?tell]'' the ''Spion'', the ''Zealand'', and the ''Salamander'', came upon the Coast of Scilley, and a counsell of warre being called onboard the ''Lares[?tell]'' They ordered the ''Salamander'' to goe into the Harbour of Scilley (as her Company declared) and the ''Salamander'' accordingly came into the said Harbour, and did in a violent and presumtious manner come up to and board the said ''Michaell'' Dogger boate, shee, and alsoe her said Prize being then in the Harbour of Scilley in his Majestyes Chamber and with in Comand of the fforts and the Company of the said ship ''Salamander'' did without any offence offered that this Deponent knoweth of fire severall peeces of Ordinance brasse bas[X]s, Musketts and Pistolls and in a hostile and Cruell manner killed the said Weaver, the Boatswaine the Quarter master of the said Dogger boate, and forced the Gunner overboard who was frowned and seized the said Doggerboate and all the Goods in her, in the said Place, and carried the same away, and alsoe carryed this Deponent and three others away as Prisoners and about foure dayes after this Deponent was put ashore, and saith that the Gunns upon the said fforts were fired at the ''Salamander'' after shee had soe seized the said Doggerboat, to comand ther (sic) Captaine or Company ashore, and before the said Gunns were fired from the fforts the Comptroler of the Ordinance was by the Governour of Scilley sent onboard the ''Salamander'' who did in this deponents presence demand the Captaine of the Salamander in his (Majestyes
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