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Commonwealth, and that they did put and ke … Commonwealth, and that they did put and keepe their sayd Redd flagg [?and]<br />
Ancyent in defiance of that authority under which the ''Advantage''<br />
and ''Waterhound'' fought, which he us the rather induced to beleeve<br />
for that upon the approach of the ''Waterhound'' to them he this deponent<br />
cyred out to them with his mayne strength to strike to the Parliament<br />
of England in These words [?Amaine Amaine] to the Parliament of England and they the more plyed their shott, and did not nor<br />
would not strike; and after they were subdued by force as aforesaid [?XX] the next [?XXX]<br />
this deponent demannding of Michael Van Lubkin Master of the<br />
''Morning star'' or ''golden starr'' why he would fight with<br />
the Parliament shipps upon the English Coast, he the sayd Lubkin<br />
did not then pretend himselfe ignorant with whose shipps he fought but replyed<br />
and sayd that in case this deponent had not come in he would never have<br />
submitted to the ''Advantage'', and moreover then sayd that if this<br />
deponent had continued the fight broadside and boardside and had<br />
not fallen upon him and boarded him by maine forece he would have<br />
fought it out to the last and would have rather sunke by this deponents<br />
side tthan have submitted to him or struck, and the sayd Lubkin did<br />
about that tyme or not long after in this deponents presence and hearing<br />
confesse and say, that he did not beleive his sayd shipp would be made<br />
prize for his such fighting. And further saith, that he hath lately<br />
heard William Bolter Clerke of the Checque of the ''Waterhound'' [?say]<br />
and averr, that in discourse with some of the ''Golden starrs'' Company [?after]<br />
the sayd fight, they told him the sayd Bolter that Michael van Lubkin<br />
aforesayd upon the first discovery of this deponents frigot and<br />
the shipps of this Commonwealth spake to this or the like effect. videlicet<br />
Theis are but some of the English ffleet that Van Trump hath<br />
scattered in the late fight, and I shall send one of them to the [?bottom]<br />
or to the like effect. And saith likewise that after the seizure this<br />
deponent sent his Master who understood the dutch tongue into [?the]<br />
Roome where the ''Morning starrs'' Company being then prisoners [?XXX]<br />
the ''Waterhound'' lay to examine and discover if it might be [?XXXX]<br />
their sayd shipp was bound, and he brought this deponent word that<br />
one of them did say and declare that they were bound directly for the<br />
Port of Amsterdam; upon all which grounds and reasons this deponent<br />
as he saith is fully convinced that the sayd Van Lubkin and shipps<br />
Company did well know and take notice that the ''Advantage'' and ''Waterhound''<br />
and other shipps being as he now remembreth the ''May flower'' [?and]<br />
[?tenth] ''whelpe'' wearing the Colours of this Commonwealth were shipps [?in]<br />
the immediate service thereof. And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the 11th and 12. articles of the sayd allegation he saith he cannot depose
To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the 1. he saith he was Captaine of the ''Waterhound'' at the tyme pf<br />
seizure aforesayd.
To the 2. he saith he was present att the taking of the ''Golden starr''
To the 3. he saith the ''Advantage frigot'' did first chase<br />
the ''Golden starr'' before the ''Waterhound'' came [?up].
To before the ''Waterhound'' came [?up].
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