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to carry her for Brest, there came two sma … to carry her for Brest, there came two small English men of warr and<br />
assailed and fought the said Brestman, and at length tooke the said man of<br />
warr and rescued the ''Rappahanack'' being a shipp of London; and after the<br />
said seizure and rescue, this deponent (who was one of the company of<br />
the ''Rappahanack'') perceived and understood that one of the said English men<br />
of warr that made the said seizure was called the ''hopewell Pinck'' (Lambert<br />
Cornelison commannder) and was in the immediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
and that the other was a private man of warr called the ''hound'', commannded<br />
by one derrick Swine, or some such name. And saith the said two English=<br />
=men of warr came neere together in company to the said Brestman and<br />
''Rappahanack'', but the ''hound'' was foremost of the two, and first entred<br />
the ''Rappahanack'', (which hee knoweth because hee this deponent was then<br />
in the ''Rappahanack'' and was one of her company) and that the ''Hound''<br />
assisting to the ''hopewell'' in taking the Brestman of warr, but which<br />
of them first entred the Brestman hee saith hee knoweth not. And<br />
further saith that the said shipp the ''hound'' had about 6 or 8 peeces<br />
of ordnance at the time of the said seizure, and the ''hopewell'' had tenn<br />
peeces, and was of about 40 tonnes burthen, and the ''hound'' of 40 tonnes<br />
burthen and upwards in his estimation. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath noe share in the ''hound'' or is any way<br />
concerned in her, and otherwise hee cannot answer,
To the second hee cannot answear, saying hee knoweth nothing of the contents<br />
thereof
To the third hee saith hee never sawe the Commission interrogated, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith there were severall shotts made at the ''Rappahanack''<br />
and Brestman by the said two Englishmen of warr before the said seizure and<br />
rescue, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as foresaid.
To the 5th hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith that the ''hounds'' men had entred and were aboard<br />
the ''Rappahanack'' an houre and more before any of the ''hopewalls'' men<br />
boarded her, And otherwise hee cannot answear, saying hee knoweth not<br />
of Lambert Cornelison his comming aboard the ''Rappahanack'' in person.
To the 7th hee saith the ''Rappahanack'' had bin about a fortnight taken<br />
and in custodie of the Brestman of warr before the said Rescue by the<br />
English. And otherwise hee cannot answear.
The marke of<br />
John [MARKE] Shakerly [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Richard Hull''' of the parish of Stepney in the County of<br />
Middlesex Mariner, aged 35 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the second and third article sof the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that on or about the fifth of May last the shipp the ''Rappahanack''<br />
lying in a bay on the coast of ffrance called the Hug not farr from Cape<br />
de hagy under the power of a Brestman of warr which had taken her<br />
there came two small English men of warr sailing towards<br />
them, which set upon them and after some small dispute and shooting<br />
seized the Brestman and rescued the ''Rappahanack'' belonging to this portthe ''Rappahanack'' belonging to this port +
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