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To the 3. and 4th articles hee saith, That … To the 3. and 4th articles hee saith, That upon or about the 8th day of<br />
May <u>1654</u>. arlate the said John Tresaure being at sea with his said man<br />
of warr did neere the [?Nas] of Norway arlate espie and gave Chase to the<br />
shipp the ''dope'' arlate, which made all possible hast to escape from the [?''Wentwell''] but,<br />
such her endeavour not being able to preserve her, the Companie of the said<br />
shipp (the Master onely excepted) deserted the same, and went away in their boate<br />
leaving the said shipp and lading at sea with her Master onley aboard her, as aforesaid,<br />
And saith thereupon the said John Tresaure in person and this deponent and about<br />
fower more of the said man of warrs Companie went aboard the said shipp ''dope''<br />
and sailed therein togeather with the said master towards London, where shee waas<br />
intended to be brought and proceeded against in the high Court of the Admiraltie<br />
as lawfully seized and taken by Vertue of the Commission aforesaid, The premisses<br />
this deponent well knoweth as being present in the whole Voiage in question. And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the 5th 6th, 7th and 8th articles of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this deponent<br />
being the person allate and intended by the name of Tobias Barnes allate<br />
was by the said John Tresaure in or neere Yarmouth roade sent ashoare to<br />
provide and procure a Pylot to pylot and conduct the said shipp ''dope'' from<br />
thence to London, and saith this deponent and no other person of the said shipps<br />
Companie did then and there goe ashoare, where after an hower or an hower<br />
and halfes stay hee this examinate procured one david Cant, a Pylot living<br />
in Yarmouth to goe along with him aboard the said shipp the ''dope'' to the<br />
intent aforesaid, and saith the said david Cant was and is a very<br />
able and experienced pylott in Conducting of shipps from Yarmouth for<br />
London, and for such hee was and is there commonly accompted reputed and taken<br />
This deponent having knowne the said Cant for about a yeare before such hisim<br />
ployment in pylotting of the said shipp ''Dope'' towards London. And further<br />
cannot depose./
To the 9th and 10th articles hee saith, That from the taking and surprizing of the<br />
said shipp the ''dope'' till her casting away (as hereafter) none of the said<br />
Tresaures Companie, save onely this deponent and the<br />
said david Cant, neither in all that tome was the allate John Cornellison<br />
dope the Master of the said sjipp the ''dope'' on shoare, nor conversed with any save<br />
the said shipps Companie and Pylott, And saith the said Cant coming aboard<br />
the said shipp ''dope'' together with this examinate, the said John Tresaure in<br />
this deponents presence committed the care of the pylotting of the said shipp the<br />
''dope'' for London unto him the said Cant, the said John Cornelison<br />
dope being then also aboard his said shipp and at Libertie to be, if hee<br />
pleased, assisting about the same, and so continued till her casting away<br />
without being turned out of possession at all. The premisses hee well knoweth<br />
for the reasons before expressed. And further deposeth not./
To the 11th hee saith, That the said shipp ''dope'' in her passage from Yarmouth<br />
Roade towards London, did by misfortune runn aground togeather with the<br />
said man of warr and three of her shipps, and saith the said shipp ''dope'' [?XX]<br />
([?XXX]d shipp ''dope'' [?XX]<br />
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