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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''2.'''
'''John Pullo''' of fflushing in Zealand Mariner, aged 51 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles hee saith hee cannot depose for hthis<br />
deponent came only on board the said shipp the day before shee sett saile from<br />
Coningsbergh, to come passenger in her for London, and soe<br />
doth not knowe ought of her owners or laders.
To the third fourth and 5th hee saith that the arlate Martin Narnehilde<br />
master of the shipp the ''hope'' arlate and company in their course from<br />
Coningsbergh arlate bound for this port of London with their said shipp<br />
comming off harwich, and going in thitherward to get Convoy because of<br />
some dunkirkers that they heard to be abroad met with a vessell comming<br />
out thence being a man of warr in the service of this Commonwealth named the<br />
''hare Pinck'' commanded by ffrancis [?Crannewell], who haling them<br />
and understanding from them that they were bound for London and were<br />
going in to get Convoy, told them that hee was a man of warr in the<br />
service aforesaid, and was going to Convoy a vessell for London, and would<br />
alsoe Convoy the ''Hope'', which they accepted and soe staid by him, and<br />
shortly after they all sett saile together about the middle of december<br />
last, namely the said man of warr, the ''Hope'', a hoy of holland and a<br />
ketch, and in their course by casualtie ran upon a place in the sea<br />
called the Middle ground and there stuck fast, and after some<br />
little time the ''hare Pinck'' beate in peeces, and diverse of her<br />
company getting into their boate came and assaulted the master and<br />
company of the ''hope'' (who were in their boate searching for the deepe<br />
water to the end to get their shipp off) and endeeavoured to take their<br />
boate from them, and foure of the said ''hopes'' men got forcibly into the<br />
''hopes'' boate, and soe the ''hopes'' boate for [?that] time of escaping them,<br />
rowed towards the shore to get help for getting off their shipp, and<br />
at length the said master and company with the said foure men of the<br />
''hares'' company got ashore after they had rowed about three<br />
leagues, and were a little helped by a little saile, meaning forthwith<br />
as fast as they could get help to goe back to get off their shipp, but agter<br />
they had bin a little space ashore they understood that their shipp and the<br />
holland hoy were by help of a high tide got off, and that the ''Hope''<br />
had bin boarded by some of the company of the ''hare Pinck'', who<br />
had brought her to an anchor, and that afterwards shee was got inro<br />
the custodie of ffishermen, whereupon the master and company<br />
of the ''hope'' desisted from carrying help to get her off. the premisses<br />
hee deposeth being alsoe in the ''Hopes'' boate and going ashore in her and<br />
seeing the same set downe. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Toowne. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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