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was not taken downe till after the sayd sh … was not taken downe till after the sayd shipp was subdued, and then it was taken<br />
downe by some of the Companie of the sayd English shipps that made the seizure<br />
and this deponent now taketh it by some of the Company of the sayd ''Waterhound''<br />
frigot: And saith that after the sayd shipp was taken and subdued as<br />
aforesayd, this deponent being aboard her videlicet about halfe an howre after<br />
the fight heard severall of the Company of the ''Golden Starr'', say there<br />
was a good prize for this deponent and the sayd Gyles Shelley then likewise<br />
aboard meaning and speaking of the sayd shipp the ''Golden Starr''. The<br />
premisses this deponent knoweth being present att and seeing, and hearing the<br />
severall passages aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the .11. and 12. articles he saith he knoweth nothing thereof.
To the last he saith his depositions are true. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the Crosse Interries. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the .1. and .2. he saith he this Rendent was Captaine of the ''Advantage''<br />
''frigott'' interrate and was abat the tyme of taking and surprizeing<br />
the ''Morning Starr'' or ''Golden Starr'' interrte.
To the third he saith he knoweth not of any shipp knowne by the name of<br />
the ''Adventure frigot'' any way concerned in this ?busenes and saith the ''Advantage frigot'' alone mett with and for<br />
about four howres fought with the sayd ''Morning Starr'' or ''Golden Starr''.
To the .4.th he saith the sayd shipp the ''Advantage frigot'' fought with<br />
the Golden Starr aforesd.
To the 5:th he knoweth both the sayd shipps the Advantage and the<br />
Waterhound, and saith that att the tyme of the sayd fight they were both<br />
of them Dutch built shipps.
To the .6.th he saith he was present all the tyme of the fight interrate.
To the .7. he saith that the ''Advantage frigott'' att the tyme of shooting the<br />
warning shott as aforesayd, being att a great distance frō the ''Golden''<br />
''Starr'', and without shott, did weare and had out the Holland or fflemish<br />
colours in her sterne for the reasons predeposed. And otherwise negatively.
To the 8th he saith the sayd ''Advantage frigott'' did make two shotts with bulletts<br />
over the ''Golden Starr'' as aforesayd, before the ''Golden Starr'' fired att the<br />
Advantage.
To the .9.th he referreth himselfe to the foregoeing depositions wherein he<br />
hath deduced the whole series of the sayd engagement and fight, and otherwise<br />
negatively.
To the .10. he saith It is usuall and Lawfull as he beleiveth especially in tyme<br />
of warr for shipps to weare severall colours, before fight, but to fight onely under<br />
their owne colours, and saith that the supposition made in this Interrogatory is quite<br />
besides the matter in debate, howbeit for satisfaction thereto he saith, that<br />
when any shipp att sea uppon the first haling of another shipp doth weare<br />
the colours of one Republike State or Prince, and afterwards doth putt out<br />
att the same tyme the Colours of any other Commonwealth Prince or State<br />
different from the first Republike Prince or State, such shipp for ought that<br />
this deponent knoweth or hath heard is not usually and generally taken to<br />
be a Searover or pyrate; nor that such shipp or the Company thereof<br />
may be Justly suspected for an enemy to that shipp which is haled<br />
And further he cannot depose.<br />
And further he cannot depose. +
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