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producent was Master and Comander thereof … producent was Master and Comander thereof and so comonly accompted reputed<br />
and taken, And therewith this deponent saith hee went and [XXX XXXX XXXXXX]<br />
to the Canary Ilands, from thence to Newfound land and to Saint Lucar in<br />
Spaine, and in [XXX] returne about 12 leagues off the Iland of Scilley the<br />
said shipp was taken by Captaine B[XXXXX] and Captaine Smith Comanders of [?two GUTTER]<br />
[?ships] of warr of the said Iland of Scilley<br />
All which he knoweth for that he this deponent was Masters Mate of and belonging<br />
to the said shipp the ''Adventure'' and went in her the said voyage./
To the second article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that he this<br />
deponent being Masters Mate of the said shipp doth knowe that he the said<br />
producent did take and receive into the said shipp att Gravesende divers and sundry<br />
goods and merchandizes for the Accompt of the arlate John B[?owley], and did<br />
therewith sett saile from Gravesend upon the 3d of May, aforesaid for the Canary<br />
Ilands and there safely arrived, And did there deliver all such goods as<br />
the said B[?ewley] did lade here unto Mr Webber and others ffactors<br />
or Agents of the said B[?ewley], Which hee knoweth because hee was then aboard<br />
the said shipp and saw the said Goods so delivered as aforesaid, And further<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the third article of the said allegation hee saith That after such time as the said<br />
producent did arrive att the Canaries hee did deliver all such goods as hee brought<br />
thiher for the Accompt of the said B[?ewley] unto his Agents of ffactors there, and<br />
did there take in and receave 15 pipes of Canary wines aboard the said shipp, and<br />
therewith safely arrived at Newfound land, where hee did unlade and deliver the same unto the ffactors<br />
or Agents of the said B[?ewley] unto whom they were consigned After the delivery<br />
whereof hee saith the said producent did receave and take into his said shipp,<br />
a full ladeing of ffish att the Newfound land, and did saile therewith to Saint Lucar in<br />
Spaine and there safely arrived, and delivered the same to Mr Martin Westcombe<br />
one of the ffactors of the said B[?ewley] about the 1[?8]th of November last and not<br />
before, And further hee cannot depose
To the 9th hee saith that after the said 18th day of November last The said Mr<br />
Bewleys Agents or ffactors att Saint Lucar did lade the said shipp with wines and<br />
other Goods for the Accompt of severall persons, and consigned the same hence to<br />
this Port of London, but little or neere (for ought this deponent knoweth for<br />
the particuler Accompt of the said Bewley, And hee saith that in theire homewards<br />
voyage the said shippe and Goods tackle furniture and all the Companys [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
were seised and taken, upon or about the 23th day of december last about 12<br />
leagues off Scilley Iland by two Scilley men of warr, the one haveing 28<br />
peeces of Ordinance and the other eight, And after foure or five houres fight with them<br />
hee saith the said shipp and goods were carried into Scilley, and there the said producent<br />
and Company were kept and detained prisoners by the space of six monthes or<br />
thereabouts untill the said Iland was surrendered, And hee saith that the said shipp[?e GUTTER]<br />
tackle and furniture with the said Companies clothes so taken (besides the Goods in her) were<br />
worth thirteene hundred pounds sterling, att the least, And this he knoweth for the reasons<br />
aforesaid And further he cannot depose./
To the fifth he saith the said shipp the ''Adventure'' att the time of her going forth<br />
and att the time of her seisure was a strong tight and staunch shipp and well and<br />
sufficiently tackled apparelled and furnished for the said voyage, And had 12 gunnes in her<br />
and, And had 12 gunnes in her<br />
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