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the summe of 34 ''li'' 10 ''s'' sterling, … the summe of 34 ''li'' 10 ''s'' sterling, which hee knoweth by the [?backes] aforesaid<br />
and hath seene the letters and orders of the said Rumbida for making the<br />
said Assurance, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 18 hee cannot depose.
To the 19th hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Abraham Rutter [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 23th of November 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
A businesse of examination of witnesses on the part and}<br />
behalfe of John Thompson and company owners of the}<br />
shipp the ''Small Mallega merchant'' and her lading}<br />
concerning the seizure of the said shipp and lading at}<br />
Hispaniola at or neere Santa domingo by subiects of the}<br />
king of Spaine, and concerning the imprisonment of the}<br />
said Thompson and his men there}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
in on the behalfe of the said<br />
Thompson and Company on the<br />
21th of this present.
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''Robert Dillick''' of Shadwell<br />
Mariner aged 43 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article hee saith that the time arlate the producent John<br />
Thompson and company were owners and proprietors of the shipp arlate<br />
called the ''small Mallaga Marchant'' and of her tackle, furniture and<br />
lading of salt arlate and other goods, and for such commonly accompted and<br />
reputed, which hee knoweth being one of her company namely cooper of<br />
her.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that within the said time the said<br />
John Tompson being in the quiet possession of the said shipp and lading<br />
and sayling with the same betweene salt Turtudas and new-England<br />
was met with by a ffrench man of warr, which did rifle and pillage<br />
her of all her victualls and provisions which shee had for her companies subsistence<br />
the said voyage, leaving them in greate danger of perishing in the sea<br />
through want of victualls, which hee knoweth being one of her<br />
companie as aforesaid.
To the third, fourtha nd fifth articles hee deposeth and saith that being plundred<br />
and deprived as aforesaid of their provisions and victualls, soe that there<br />
was noe hope of subsistence at sea without present supplie, the said<br />
Tompson and company for the preservation of their lives were forced to put<br />
into hispaniola neare the harbour of Santo domingo with<br />
their shipp and lading, there to get victualls and water to keepe them<br />
from famishing, and hanging out a flagg of truce, there came an officer<br />
aboard from the Governour, to whom they declared their condition, and went<br />
and dessired to be supplied, and hee assuring them that they might speed, and freely goe<br />
in and out, the said Tompson went ahsore with him to the Governour and<br />
afterwardso the Governour and<br />
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