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To the seventh he saith he heard the sayd … To the seventh he saith he heard the sayd Captaine Swanley say att Messina<br />
that he sent that tyme a present in Gold, and a Case of glasses to the<br />
Governor of Messina, and that the sauyd Governor did promise him all XXX<br />
accomodations. But saith the sayd Governor and Jurats of Messina being<br />
subiects of the King of Spaine the premisses notwithstanding would not<br />
permitt the sayd Captaine Swanly to make use of the masts he had soe<br />
provided a shoare but kept and deteyned the same from him. XXXX<br />
this deponent knoweth for the resaons aforesayd and being then in the<br />
port of Messina. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the eighth he saith that the master of the ''Saint Peter'' John Merrick and [?the GUTTER]<br />
Corporall of the ''harry Bonadventure'' Lorenzo Michael a Spaniard [XXX GUTTER]<br />
about the same tyme sent a shoare to provide some necessaries [XXX GUTTER]<br />
Governour and Jurats of the sayd Citty of Messina without any [XXX GUTTER]<br />
given that this deponent ever knew or heard of cast into prison and<br />
there detayned 10. or 12 dayes and were not released nor dismissed nor<br />
came to the sayd shipps againe till they were gone out to sea from<br />
Messina which he knoweth for the reasons aforesayd And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the 9th he saith that during the Stay of the sayd two shipps at Messina<br />
the sayd Governour and Juratts seized a ffelensa and 6 or 7 men [?to the GUTTER]<br />
same belonging, and kept and deteyned the same from Captaine<br />
Swanly who had formerly hired the sayd ffelensa there to s[?erve ?her]<br />
for monly pay att the rate of eighty ducketts per month, to [XXX GUTTER]<br />
and attend upon the ''harry Bonadventure'' and to goe out upon all<br />
occasions to gaine Intelligence for him; And saith the taking and<br />
detayning of the sayd ffelensa and her men by the sayd Governour<br />
and Juratts was much to the disservice of this Commonwealth, and [XX GUTTER]<br />
occasion of the losse of the ''harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'' [?there GUTTER]<br />
after ensued. which he knoweth being Purser of the ''harry<br />
Bonadventure'' the tyme aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 10. 11. and 12th he saith that on or about the 13th day of June 1653<br />
the sayd Captaine Swanley departed with his sayd two shipps to sea and<br />
sayling along the Coasts of Scicily for Tunis after 12 dayes [?espied GUTTER]<br />
off of Trapany amongst the Isles 7 sayle of dutch shipps and [XXX GUTTER]<br />
more comeing under sayle from the Road of Trapany, and thereupo<br />
for this preservation made in for Trapany a Port Towne subiect [?to GUTTER]<br />
the sayd King of Spaine and scituat in the Isle of Scicilia whereon<br />
Messina also standeth, and brought both the sayd shipps the ''harry<br />
Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'' to an anchor within pistoll shott of the<br />
Castle of Trapany, this deponent being present and seeing and [?knoweing GUTTER]<br />
the premisses to be true. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 13th he saith that ymediately upon the arrivall of the sayd two shipps<br />
att Trapany the sayd Captaine Swanley, John Merrick and Lorenzo Michaell<br />
went a shoare to the Governour of Trapanie, and att their returne to the<br />
shipboard did acquaint this deponent and others of the shipps Companie<br />
that they had bene with the sayd Governour to know if he would [?protect GUTTER]<br />
them in the sayd Port againts the sayd dutch shipps, and that the sayd<br />
Governour had promised them and their shipps protection according to [XX GUTTER]<br />
Request and deman. And othewise cannot depose.
[?To GUTTER] And othewise cannot depose.
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