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seizure, And saith that the men belonging … seizure, And saith that the men belonging to the said Vessell<br />
at the time of the seizure aforesaid were brought aboard the<br />
said ''Tyger friggatt'', where this deponent left them, and came<br />
along in the said Prize Vessell into the River of Thames<br />
under the Conduct of Jonas denny his precontest. And<br />
further cannot depose/
To the second and third Interrogatories hee saith, the said<br />
Vessell at the said time of her seizure was full laden with<br />
ffrench apples laden at Tuckett and bound for deepe for<br />
the accompt of ffrenchmen as the Master and Company of the<br />
said Vessell confessed, and saith the said ladeing is in a<br />
perishing condition, and that the said Vessell at the time of<br />
her seizure had no Gunns Ordnance or Artillery aboard<br />
her, nor any provisions save about 2. loaves of bread<br />
a little beef and porke and Cider, And that the said Vessells<br />
Company att the time of the said seizure spoke ffrench and<br />
were and are all of them as hee beleeveth ffrenchmen and<br />
Subjects of the ffrench king: And other wise cannot depose
To the 4th hee saith, That all the writings aboard the said<br />
Vessell at the time of her seizure were taken brought aboard<br />
and delivered to Captaine Sanders the Captaine of the said<br />
''Tiger friggat'', and remaine, as this deponents beleeveth, in his<br />
the said Captaines Custody And further cannot depose:/-
the marke of<br />
Christopher '''X''' Williams [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 13th of Novermber 1654 [CENTRE HEADIMNG]
On the behalfe of William Sherret}<br />
touching a losse in the ''Mary Magdalen''.}<br />
in a businesse of assurance.}
'''Rp.'''
'''John Duncan''' of Linlithgoe in Scotland Mariner<br />
late master of the shipp the ''Mary Magdalene''<br />
of Galloway in Ireland, aged 30 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knew and was master of the said shipp the ''Mary Magdalen'' at<br />
such time as shee was last at Nantes in ffrance, from whence<br />
hee saith shee sett saile and departed in or about the moneth of<br />
July in the yeare 1653 bound for Ostend, the port of her intended<br />
dischardgeort of her intended<br />
dischardge +
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