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but saith that upon such comming up of and haling by the drake this deponent
and company answered and gave accompt to them of the drake that the hare
in the feild was of Middlebrowe and came from haver de Grace and that
her lading consisted of Bales and other goods, and that shee was bound
therewith for Cadiz, and this answer and accompt was alsoe as hee
saith before the comming up of the Tyger.

To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that upon such comming up of the
drake frigot, and such haling by her and answer of this deponent and company
as aforesaid, and before the comming up of the Tiger frigot, this deponent
sent his under stiersman and foure or five more of his company in his
shipps boate aboard the drake with this deponents sea briefe, to give the
commannder of the drake more particular satisfaction of the place whereto
hee belonged, and of his lading and designed voyage; but instead of
retourning (as this deponent expeected) hee saith that they and the boate
were detained aboard the drake frigot, and not suffered to retourne
but were caried to Portsmouth in the drake. And otherwise hee cannot
depose.

To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that about an houre after
such haling and answering as aforesaid and that this deponents undr stiersman
and others of his company as aforesaid were gonne aboard the drake
frigot, the Tyger frigot (Captaine Saunders commannder) came alsoe up
with the hare, and sent her boate aboard the hare, in which the arlate
harman Goris went aboard the Tyger to excuse this deponents comming out
of his shipp by nighty, and to satisfie the said Captaine touching their
lading and designe and to what place they were belonging as aforesaid:
And saith that when day came on, namely about six of the clock of
the next morning, this deponent not seeing the said Goris nor a Spaniard
that went with him retourne, and being sent for by Captaine Saunders went himselfe aboard the Tyger frigot,
and there hee was alsoe detained by Captaine Saunders till the bringing
of the said frigot to an anchor in Portsmouth Roade.

To the seaventh, 8th and 9th articles hee saith and deposeth that this deponent
did not the said morning or at any other time tell any messinger that was
sent or came from Captaine Sanders to fetch this deponent aboard him,
or say by way of answer or reply or otherwise that the goods in the shipp
the hare in the ffeild were prize, or to any such effect, nor did this deponent
while the said messinger was aboard the hare in the ffeild or at any other
time speake to or instigate his men to fight, and was soe farr from
intertaineing any unkinde thought against the English, that hee made the
said messinger welcome, and gave him two or three glasses of wine, and
dranke with him in a kinde and friendly manner aboard the hare in
the ffeild, and did not speake any word to any of his company concerning
fighting; and saith that having soe drunck two or three glasses of
wine together, this deponent went presently with the said
messenger aboard the Tyger frigot to Captaine Sannders, and further
that