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Commission or letters of Reprizall against … Commission or letters of Reprizall against ffrench and dutch,<br />
And saith the said Love and<br />
Companie being destitute of a Vessell fitt for the execution and imployment of the<br />
said Commission this deponent furnished them with a Vessell to him belonging<br />
called the ''Prosperous'', which by Vertue of the said Commission was sett out to sea<br />
under the Conduct of one Captaine White, who happening to be slayne in an<br />
engagement against the ffrench, the said Philip Marshall then Lieutenant of<br />
and to the said White, was, by order of this deponent by a letter sent to him to Bilboa<br />
in the name of himselfe and of the rest of the Owners and Armours of the said<br />
shipp, constituted Captaine and Commannder thereof, and ordered to Conduct her<br />
for the Port of London, in obedience to which order the said Philip Marshall with the<br />
said Vessell coming into Torbay, and being destitute of provisions, went ashoare<br />
with his boate and nine of his Crew, carrying along with him the said Commission<br />
or letter of Reprizall expressely for the satisfaction of the Magistracie or<br />
Officers of this Commonwealth there residing. And afterwards the said Captaine<br />
and those other nyne of his Companie coming from ashoare with their boate,<br />
and designed to goe aboard their said shipp, they were all of them cast away<br />
and perished in the sea, and the said Commission or letters of Reprizall were<br />
also lost with the said Captaine, The premisses hee knoweth, for that hee this<br />
deponent upon the first newes of the said desaaster sent downe his brother and<br />
7. men expressely to informe himself thereof, and to bring about the said Vessell<br />
for London where shee is at present, at this deponent by the credible and constant<br />
affirmation of such of the said shipps Companie as remained aboard her when<br />
the said disaster happened, and for that the said Commission can by no meanes be<br />
found in or aboard the said shipp or elswhere, is fully Convinced and assured<br />
the same together with the said Captaine Marshall was lost and sunke in the<br />
sea, so that the Armourers and Imployers interresed therein are by that meanes<br />
totally deprived thereof. And further cannot depose./
Repeated before doctor Clerke:-/
John Greene [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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