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To the 18th hee cannt depose/

To the 19th hee saith that the reason why the sayd danish man of warr
seized the Redd Rose and her lading was as the sayd man of warrs
company declared because shee had noe papers aboard her showing
to what place shee belonged and they sayd that if shee had had any such papers
aboard her they would not have seized her And further saving his
foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./

To the twentith article hee saith that by reason of the saud Wigarts and drewes
and their confederates their seizing the sayd shipp the Redd Rose and her
ladeing and the hurt and preiudice done by them to the sayd shipp and
laddeing and losse of tyme and implyment of the sayd shipp and mariners, and
losse of the sayd Lemmons papers and bills of Exchange and other the
papers of the sayd shipp and the losse hee receaved in his shipps
provisions tackle furniture and ladeing by her seizure by the sayd
danish man of warr and other charges and expences occasioned thereby
(all which were occasioned by the sayd Wigarts and drewes and their associates
their first seizeing her and takeing her papers from her in manner
aforesayd) the sayd Lemmon and Company have in this deponents
Judgment suffered losse and dammae to the value of two thousand
pounds sterling and above And further hee cannot depose./

Repeated before doctor Godolphin/

the marke of the sayd
John Z Triggs./ [MARKE, RH SIDE]

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The first day of November 1659

Examined on the sayd allegation

Rp. 6us

Phillipp White of the parish of Saint Olave in Southwarke
Mariner aged thirty three yeares or thereabouts a wittnes
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee goeing a passenger
in the sayd shipp Redd Rose the voyage in question and being well acquainted with the arlate Lemmon and Company
Owners of her knoweth that the sayd Lemmon and one Captaine John harman
and one Mr Cosens and others all subiects of the Commonwealth of England
in the moneths of Aorill and May 1659 were, and at present ought to be
the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the arlate Shipp the Redd Rose and
of her tackle apparrell and furniture and for such were and are commonly
Accompted reputed and taken./

To the second hee saith that hee well knoweth that the sayd shipp the Redd Rose
did in the moneth of May 1659 quietly ride tradeing in the River of Eames
about a league from Embden arlate where the sayd Lemmon and Company
were takeing in aboard her a ladeing of salt for Accompt of English
Merchants subiects of the Commonwealth of England to be for their Accompt
transported in her to Stockholme a place in the East Sea in amity with this
Commonwealth./

To the 3 4th and 5th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that by reason hee was on shore
at Embden with the sayd Lemmon and others of her Company about the shipp
Redd Rose her occasion, salting of beefe and provideing beere and other provisions
for her when the sayd shipp Redd Rose and her ladeing of salt aboard
her were seized by the arlate Wigarts and drewes (who are reputed and are
as hee beleeveth subiects of the united Netherland provinces) and other their
confederates hee cannot of sight and certayne knowledge depose to the whole manner
of the sayd seizure made by them and their actions aboard her but saith
hee hath credibly heard by Peter Williamson the Masters Mate and others who were
aboard