HCA 13/73 f.541v Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/73 |
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Folio | 541 |
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2014/06/10 |
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the order given in writing by the said Captaine Stoakes to the
said Whetstone, which were to the Effect aforeaid,
and the said Winter ought not to have Acted or
done any thing contrary to the said order, and soe much
hee the said Winter did well knowe.
To the 9th hee saith that hee hath bin a Comander of
men of warr belonging to this Nation for about
seaven yeares last past, and thereby well knoweth that
whatsoever person or persons imployed at sea in any
ship of warr belonging to this Nation shall take and seize
any ship or goods, and imploy the same to his or their owne use
or uses without the order of the high Court of Admiralty
or other just and due warrant and authority, or shall detaine
and keepe any of the writings or Evidences or papers
belonging to such [XXX] ship, or shall onboard such seized ship
or onboard the Ship of warr, give blowes, or abuse
sany person that is a ffreind or ally to this Nation, such
person or persons soe doeing is, and are by the Customes
of the Sea, and Lawes of the Nation in that behalfe
Liable to pay, and make full satisfaction for such injuryes
and insolencyes Comitted; And soe much the said
Winter well knewe, having of this deponents knowledge
read the Lawes of Warr, which were hung upp
in a publique place, of every of the said Tenne
Frigotts./:
To the 10.th 11.th and 12.th hee saith that hee this Deponent with his ffrigot called
the Kent and three other ffrigots being as aforesaid
committed by Admirall Stoakes to the Charge and Government
of Captaine Whetstone, hee the said Whetstone [XXX GUTTER]
from Tolon sent this Deponent with his said ffrigott in Company
with the Phenix ffrigot (Thomas [?Bun] Comander) to [?party] at sea, neere the
Islands of Majorca and Minorca, where in the month
of August 1658 they met with a ship called
the Armes of Leake finding her lading (by writings) to be
belonging to Subjects of the King of Spaine
and severall of his Subjects aboard, and the said ship [?to ?be GUTTER]
Comeing from Allicant, bound for Naples, they seized [?on GUTTER]
her, and having secured her, and all her Lading intended
to Carry her to Tolon, but meeting the ffairfax ffrigot
(at