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Ad 4:d ?rendit nova proparte sua alr nescit. Ad 5 deponit that the said Mr Hunt was the meanes by applying as aforesaid to the English consull that they the said ffrisby and Archer were sett at liberty with the rest whether their reckoning were paid or noe. And soe they might also have come onboard aswell as the other three Et alr salvis predepoita nescit/ Witt Grainger [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Repetit coram duo Judecan pnte Edwardo Browne Notary publique *************************** [?XXXX] ffebruary 1666. [CENTRE HEADING] Brett et Codd con Vanderzippe} Chester and Suckly} Super libello ex parte [?drorum] Brett et Codd '''1us.''' '''fftancisens [?doude]''' parochia de Stepney alias Stebenheath natus in Civitate Dublinien in Hibernia annos agens 46 et ultro. testis productas et Juratus dicit et deponit proout sequitur. Ad primum et 2. arles deponit that the arlate George Codd a native of Wrexford in Ireland and a subiect of his Majesty of England, had and obtained letters of marque from his Majesty of England then at the Spaw in Germany bearing date in August 1654, wherby the said Codd was authorized to bee Captaine of a ffrigatt, or private man of warr, called the ''Loyall James'' and to take such shipps and goods as did then belong to his said Majestys then rebellious subjects of England and other his dominions, Which Commission this deponent hath seene and read, and knoweth that the same was signed by the King of England King Charles the Second that now is, having had a Commission also himselfe from his said Majesty the right and lawfull King of England and other his Majestys Dominions and countryes then usurped from him. Et alr salvis subsequen nescit. Ad 3 deponit that the arlate Captaine Codd proceeded to sea (having fitted and armed out his said shipp the ''Loyall James'' for his said Imployment) by virtue of his said Commission out of of the harbour of Brest in ffrance, and did surprize and take two English shipps betweene the lands End and Mounts bay, the one called the ''Alice'' of Topsham of the burthen of about thirty five tonns, whereof one Browne Morrys was master, then laden with oyle and other goods from Mayorca, bound for the Port of Topsham, and belonging to English merchants, and the other the ''John'' of Plymouth laden with salt oyle and other goods bound for Plymouth, and belonging to merchants of that place. The premisses hee deposeth being resident sometimes and the greater part at Brest and sometimes at Port Lewis in ffrance, and saw the privateer the ''Loyall James'' fitted out upon that designe and saw the adjudication of the said two shipps in his Majestys Court of Admiralty in Brest of which he shall speake more hereafter. Et alr salvis subseque nescuit. Ad 4. 5. 6. et 7 arles deponit that there was the time arlate peace and amity betweene the Kings of England and Spaine and their respective Subjects, And saith that Martin Clauson Vanderzippe arlate did about the time arlate sett forth a shipp of warr called the ''Leopaldus'' Lieven van Jore Commander from Ostend under a Commission obtained from the King of Spaine for the takeing and surprizeing the shipps and goods of the enemyes of the Crowne of Spaine as hee conceiveth of which shipp the said Clauson Vanderzippe was owner, and for and as such commonly accounted and reputed. And saith that the said
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