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in respect of this nation except one boy w … in respect of this nation except one boy who was English, and that most<br />
of them seemed to this deponent to be dutch men. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh and 8th hee referreth himselfe to the lawe and customes arlate, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, only hee holdeth it very unfitt and inreasonable<br />
to committ any shipp belonging to this nation to the charge or possession<br />
of any strannger in time of open warr with other nations, nuch more that<br />
any subiect of any nation with whom this nation hath warr, shiuld<br />
have any such commannd.
The Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was lieutenant of the ''Black Raven'' and<br />
on board her at the time of the said seizure, and saith that English<br />
is his mother tongue, and that hee can speake some Italian, lingua<br />
ffranca and some Turkish and understandeth some dutch, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer as hee saith, saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee ssith hee cometh warned by a messinger from this Court<br />
to be a witnesse in this businesse; And saith hee was not of the<br />
Counsell of Warr, nor doth hee use any endeavour about making the<br />
said shipp and goods prize, but in his iudgement by what appeared at the<br />
seizure, shee was and is good prize with her lading to this nation. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith that the ''Black Raven'' at the time of the said seizure<br />
was a dutch built shipp, and that her company haled the ''Saint''<br />
''John Baptist'' in dutch, and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the fourth and 5th hee saith that after the seizure and as they were proceedung<br />
for New England, the ''Black Raven'' sprung a leake and this deponent<br />
was sent home with her for this Nation, so that hee cannot tell<br />
what afterwards became of the ''John Baptists'' lading, And otherwise<br />
saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that the said fleete had before the taking of the<br />
''John Baptist'' seized a small bessell laden with salt, and not<br />
having oportunitie through fowke weather to examine the men till the<br />
seizure of the ''John Baptist'', they were then examined, and being found<br />
to be Swedes, and the said small vessell not liable to be prize, Major Sedgewick<br />
with the advise and determination of a Counsell of warr<br />
let her goe. And saith they were about 20 leagues to the West<br />
South West of Scilly when the said seizure of the ''John Baptist''<br />
was made, And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clerke-
Rich Thrstons [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 26th day of ffebruary <u>.1654:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
A Businesse of Ensurance on the behalfe of ffrancis<br />
harvey of Wexford in Ireland Merchant concerning<br />
his losse in the shipp the ''Weymouth Merchant''}<br />
of Weymouth
Examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
administred on the behalfe of the<br />
said ffrancis harvey.
[?'''Teovill dt.''']
(Richardis harvey.
[?'''Teovill dt.''']
(Richard +
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