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saith, That there had bin no opposition at … saith, That there had bin no opposition at all against the said man of<br />
warr, if the said frenchmen had not come aboard the said shipp ''Saint Peter''<br />
and made the same as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith, That the said English friggatt or man of warr gave<br />
chase to the said shipp ''Saint Peter'' about three or fower howers before the<br />
said frenchman came aboard the said shipp during which chase this deponent<br />
and Company made no shott or opposition at all against the said man of<br />
warr, and that the said frenchmen, upon the neere approach of the said man<br />
of warr, running ashoare together with the said Pylott, after such their<br />
deserting of the said shipp ''Saint Peter'', this deponent and Companie still<br />
remaining aboard, some of the said man of warrs Crew came in a<br />
boate to and boarded the said shipp, whom this deponent and Companie<br />
could easily have hindred, if they had resolved to fight, but saith they<br />
made no opposition at all, but suffered the said shipp to be seized and brought<br />
away by the said man of warrs Companie. The premisses hee well knoweth<br />
for the reasons premessed. And further cannot depose./:-
To the 8th hee saith, That after the seizure of the said ''Saint Peter'' and<br />
her lading by the said friggott or man of warr, whereof the said [?Leonard]<br />
Barnett was Captaine, which seizure was as this deponent remembreth<br />
upon or about the 4th day of december last past (old style) the said Leonard<br />
Barnett, or some of his Companie did in a very cruell and inhumane<br />
manner abuse this deponent the Master, and shipps Companie of the<br />
said shipp ''Saint Peter'', setting poniards and swordes against their brests<br />
and spoyled and plundered this deponent of his Cloathes linnen and [?woollen]<br />
to the full valew of fourteen pounds sterling, besides the valew of six<br />
pounds sterling or thereabouts, which they plundered and tooke away from<br />
this deponent in readie money being french and dutch coyne, And saith<br />
that the said seizors tooke away from this deponents said Companie their<br />
Cloathes linnen and woollen to the full valew, (as this deponent<br />
verily beleeveth of about 400. hundred guilders or fortie pounds<br />
sterling, and the readie money which they had about them, (but what that<br />
amounted to hee knoweth not) hee further saith that the said Captaine<br />
Barnett and Companie or some of them after the surrender and seizure<br />
aforesaid tooke and carried out of the said shipp ''Saint Peter'', one<br />
foresayle, three bonnetts, one new top gallant sayle, kettles, potts, [?XXX]<br />
sea Cards, Compasses leads lines and all other more able Utensills<br />
tackle and furniture of the said shipp, so farr as to the tinder box and<br />
matches in all to the valew of one hundred pounds sterling, [?XX XXX]<br />
All which goods the said seizors tooke and disposed of at their pleasure<br />
and this deponent remaining two daies prisoner aboard the said man of<br />
warr saw and observed a great part of the tackle furniture and<br />
goods aforesaid brought aboard the said friggott and the rest was brought ashoare to [?XXXXX] And saith that [?all]<br />
such spoyle and plunder done, the seizors brought this deponent ashoare att<br />
Guernezey (where his Company had beene brought before) they [?being]<br />
(allght before) they [?being]<br />
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