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The 5th day of July <u>1655:</u&g … The 5th day of July <u>1655:</u>? [CENTRE HEADING]
Stanton against Rich}<br />
Sucklyey. Smith}
Examined upon the said Allegation:-/
'''5./'''
'''Roger Morris''' of Crutched ffryers London Cooper<br />
aged 48 yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and<br />
examined saith and declareth as followeth videlicet:-
To the 7th article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That hee this<br />
deponent well saw and onserved (being thererunto espeially employed by Mr Robert<br />
Rich Merchant of this City of London) that severall shipps or vessells by<br />
name the ''Mary'', the ''hoveling'', the ''Flgagg of Truro'' and the ''Cooke'' were<br />
taken seized and brought up to the Cowes in the Isle of Wight by the allate<br />
Captaine Stanton by Vertue of Commission of Reprizall from the high Court of Admiraltie<br />
of England, and that this deponent by order of the said Robert Rich did unlade<br />
and helpe and was assistant at the dischargeing of the said severall shipps ladeing or most part thereof<br />
at the Cowes aforesaid, which was bout the moneths of January ffebruary<br />
and March in the yeare <u>1651</u> according to the English stile, where this deponent<br />
saw and was severall times aboard the shipp or man of warr called the ''Elizabeth''<br />
whereof the said Captaine Stanton was Commannder And thereby had and hath<br />
good and assured knowledge of what by him is predeposed. And further<br />
cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./
To the 9th hee saith, That in or about the moneth of January <u>1651</u> last past<br />
this deponent being as aforesaid employed by and present with the said Robert<br />
Rich did severall times give order to the said Samuel Stanton to goe to sea with the said<br />
shipp the ''Elizabeth'' by Vertue of and according to the said latters of Reprizall<br />
granted by this Court, which the said Captaine Stanton refused to doe sayeing<br />
and declareing that hee would first see what became of the prizes that thee<br />
had already brought in or words to that of the like effect, And saith that the<br />
said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' by Vertue of and according to the said letters of Reprizall<br />
granted by this Court, which the said Captaine Stanton refused to doe, sayeing<br />
and declareing that hee would first see what became of the prizes that hee<br />
had already brought in or words to that or the like effect, And saith that the<br />
said shipp or man of warr videlicet the ''Elizabeth'' remained at the said place<br />
of Cowes of this deponents sight and knowledge till about the latter end of<br />
the moneth of March <u>1652:</u> English style, not being at all employed<br />
to sea according to the sesire of the said Robert Rich, and the said leyyers of<br />
Reprizall, And further cannot depose:-/
To the 10th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition to the precedent article:/
To the 11th and schedule therein mentioned and now read unto this deponent hee saith<br />
and deposeth, That hee knoweth nothing of the order in the said schedule [?expressed GUTTER]<br />
and conteyned, but well remembreth, That the said Robert Rich did severall times<br />
in this deponents pressure and hearing desire the said Captaine Stanton to come up [?with GUTTER]<br />
his said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' from the said Port of Cowes to london and there<br />
to receive order and instructions as to his further proceedings on and [?regarding GUTTER]<br />
the said shipp, which notwithstandeing the said Captaine Stanton refused or<br />
delayed to doe soe long as this deponent remained in the said Isle of Wight<br />
which was till abbout the latter end of the moneth of March 1652<br />
aforesaid, when and where this deponent left the said shipp the ''Elizabeth''<br />
and the said Captaine Stanton./
To the 12th and 13th hee saith and deposeth, That during the time that this deponent<br />
was employed at the Cowes as aforesaid by the said Robert Rich for [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
about the unladeing of the shipps of Vessells predeposed, hee saw and [?XX GUTTER]<br />
that severall shipps went out from thence [?XXXX]. and amongst [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
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