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were not returned att that tyme to Antego, … were not returned att that tyme to Antego, and saith the sayd shipp ws<br />
then destitute of a master.
To the seventh Interrogatorie he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions<br />
and otherwise cannot depose.
To the eighth Interrogatory he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions<br />
and otherwise he cannot depose, saving he saith that if the sayd Powell<br />
had bene present when Prince Rupert came to Antegoe he might possibly<br />
have saved some of the gould aboard the sayd shipp in case there were<br />
any there, but whether there were any god aboard or noe he knoweth not.
To the ninth Interrogatory he saith the ship ''Recovery''was a ship wrackt shipp<br />
and had noe gunnes in her and was not in a likely condition to resist Prince<br />
Rupert nor did Resist him, and saith the Company of the ''Recovery'' amd<br />
some of the ''Hopewells'' Company made a shott against Prince Rupert from<br />
the ffort, and the ''Hopewell'' made some shott likewise against him, but<br />
all to noe purpose. and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 10th Interrogatorye he saith the sayd shipp ''Hopewell'' and her lading<br />
were as he beleiveth worth the summe of ten thousand pounds or<br />
thereabouts att the sayd tyme of seizure and otherwise negatively.
To the 11th. Interrogatory he saith he knoweth nothing thereof.
To the 12. he saith he neyther knoweth nor beleiveth any the contents<br />
of this Interrogatory saving his foregoeing depositions whereto he referres<br />
himselfe.
To the 13th interrogatorye he saith the sayd shipp ''Hopewell'' came<br />
to Antegoe to take in the ''Recoveryes'' lading and for noe other purpose<br />
and saith that the shipp ''Hopewell'' was a shipp of 300 tonne, and<br />
about 30 seamen had bene a sufficient number to mannage her<br />
and so many she had when she went from this Port of London<br />
and when she came to Antego she had but about 18 or 19 men many<br />
of her Company being dead att Guiney and some stayed at Barbadas and saith that<br />
thirty men might have laden her in about 18 dayes and not lesse<br />
and nineteene men might have laden her in about 20 dayes<br />
and not lesse. and beleiveth that if there had bene more men<br />
they might have done the worke in lesse tyme, but doth not beleive<br />
that she could have bene laden and goods well stowed in 5. 6. 7. or<br />
8. dayes though therre had bene never so many men. and further he<br />
cannot depose.
To the 14th he saith he was one of the ''Hopewells''<br />
Company att the tyme of her seizure, and was att the very tyme of<br />
actuall seizing flying for his life in the shipps boat having stayd in<br />
her so long as there was any hope of saving her, and till the sayd<br />
Princes shipp was come to an anchor neere unto her, and<br />
saith he this deponent doth not sue Valentine Austin for any<br />
wages. and otherwise negatively. saving he hath spoken with<br />
the producent since his being produced a witnesse in this cause<br />
by way of ordinary and familiar discourse noe way relating to<br />
the meritts and effects of this cause, and not otherwise.
To the 15th he saith he cannot depose.
ToTo the 15th he saith he cannot depose.
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