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the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Pe … the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and ''Saint Peter'' and their lading happened and<br />
was [?occasioned] by the fr[XXX] contrivance and iniurious practises of the sayd<br />
Governour of Trapanye, and might, if he had not promised protection and<br />
unworthily broken his promise therein, have bene [?preserved] to the English<br />
and had not come as he verily beleiveth<br />
into the possession of the Detch as they did, and as this deponent hath above sett forth<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
Repeated before Doctor Clarke<br />
and Doctor Godolphin./
the marke or firme<br />
of the said Richard '''RH''' hall. [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Examined upon the sayd Allegation.
'''[?8]'''
'''Richard Clayton''' of Blackwall in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, late Cooke of the sayd shipp the ''Harry''<br />
''Bonadventure'', aged five and thirty yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnesse sworne and examined deposeth and saith<br />
as followeth. videlicet.
To the 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5th articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the arlate<br />
shipp the ''harry Bonadventure'' was in the monethes of May and June last past and before<br />
imployed by the Order of mr Longland Agent att Leghorne in the immediate<br />
Service of the Commonwealth against the Enemyes thereof under the Command<br />
of Captaine Robert Swanly. and in pursuance of the sayd ymployment sett<br />
out from Messina a Port or Citty under the dominion of the King of Spaine<br />
in the sayd month of May, and after having bene att sea three or four dayes<br />
neere the Cap[?a] Spartovento mett with two Dutch shipps, which made severall<br />
shotts upon the ''harry Bonadventure''; whereupon the sayd shipp ''harry''<br />
''Bonadventure'' fought with the sayd Dutch shipps and after three howres [XXXXX]<br />
and tooke one of them named the ''Saint Peter'', and slew the master of her in fight<br />
and dispossed the Companie thereof, so as the sayd Captaine Swanly and Company<br />
became absolutely possest of the ''Saint Peter'' and her Ladeing. And moreover saith<br />
the sayd shipp ''Saint Peter'' was of the burthen of betwixt 4. and 5. hundred tonnes<br />
and was full laden with rich goods, as quick sylver, rice, Anniseeds, venise<br />
glasses, and other goods the particulars whereof This deponent cannot sett forth<br />
nor the certaine value thereof; but beleiveth the sayd shipp and lading were worth the<br />
summe of one hundred thowsand pounds sterling. And further saith that the sayd<br />
shipp the ''harry Bonadventure'' did att the tyme of the Chase and seizure weare<br />
the Colours of the Commonwealth, and the sayd shipp ''Saint Peter'' and the other dutch<br />
shipp wore the Holland Colours, and saith he heard severall of the Company of the<br />
''Saint Peter'' after the sayd seizure sayd and declare that the sayd shipp ''Saint Peter'' was<br />
bound to Amsterdam and was there to discharge her lading. the premisses this<br />
deponent knoweth being Cooke of the ''harry Bonadventure'' and att the tyme of<br />
the sayd fight and seizure, and being then aboard her, and seing and hearing<br />
the passages above declared. And further he cannot depose.
To the 6. 7. 8. and 9th he saith that after the sayd fight and seizure the sayd Captaine<br />
Swanley returned with both the sayd shipps back agiane to Messina to repaire the<br />
hurts the sayd shipps had sustained in fight, and provided there two masts for them<br />
but could not gett them aboard, being hindred by the Magistrates of Messina<br />
and saith that the Governour and Magistrates of Messina did seize and deteyne<br />
a ffa[?lensa] belonging to Captaine Swanly and imprisoned John Merick Master<br />
ofprisoned John Merick Master<br />
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