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to the said man of warre, who seized and&l … to the said man of warre, who seized and<br />
surprized her and had her surrendred to them together<br />
with her loading in such manner and forme as is<br />
predeposed, All which said particulars these deponents say were<br />
transacted and done by the said Maplesden without<br />
the consent of any of his company and utterly against<br />
theire good will and likeinge, and without any resistance<br />
att all made Albeit theise deponents and the rest of the [?CXXX GUTTER]<br />
did earnestly desire the said Maplesden that they might<br />
defend the said ship the ''Lawrelll'' from the said ffrench man of<br />
warre and that they might shoote att and resist her when<br />
she came neare unto them. And further. these deponents<br />
say they cannot depose saveing that before the said Man of<br />
Warre came up to the ''Lawrell'' and upon his sending of his<br />
Company in his boat up to her who told the said Mapleseden<br />
what they were and whence theire ship was, hee the said Maplesden<br />
at theire request said hee would stay for the said man of warre till [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
and soe caused his said shippe the ''Lawrells'' Mayne saile and<br />
Sprittsaile to bee ffurled up and her top saile to bee [XXXed] up<br />
as if hee had soe thought good hee might without any danger<br />
or hazard made his Port before [?over] the said Man of warre<br />
could have come up to her. And the said Andrew P[XXXX GUTTER]<br />
for his part further deposeth That att such tyme as the Lieutenant of the<br />
said ffrench man of warre and the said Mr Maplesden had bin<br />
presente in the Round house of the ''Lawrell'' as aforesaid together and that the<br />
said Maplesden was goeing out of his ship abord the said Man<br />
of warre One Gilbert Stowe who was then Boatswaine of<br />
the said ship came unto the said Maplesden and in this deponents [?presence GUTTER]<br />
and heareing tooke him by the Arme and earnestly desired [?him GUTTER]<br />
not to leave his said ship nor to goe from abord her<br />
to which the said Maplesden replyed that what hee did was and<br />
would be for the food of them all, and soe notwithstanding[XXX GUTTER]<br />
perswasion left his owne ship and went abord the said man of [?warre GUTTER]<br />
from whence hee never returned while this deponent was<br />
there.
Repeated before Doctor Clarke
[?Robert] [XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
[?Andrew Pearse] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]>
[?Andrew Pearse] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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