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away upon the seizure of the Spaniards her … away upon the seizure of the Spaniards hereafter mentioned, and otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose saving that it was in or about the month of december<br />
last past that the said goods were soe laden aboard the said shipp at Bristoll.
To the fourth article hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp with<br />
the said goods and merchandizes aboard her departing on the said voyage<br />
from Bristoll and ariving and comming to an anchor in Malega Roade in<br />
the evening of the nine and twentieth day of January last was the<br />
next day sett upon and surprized by two small vessells and P[?XXX] boates<br />
manned with Spaniards that came from shore and carried into the<br />
Mould of Malaga, and that after such her being seizure the master and<br />
company were turned out, and the said goods dischardged and sold in<br />
Malaga by authoritie of the Governour there, and soe the said shipp and<br />
goods were and are utterly lost to the said mr yeomans, mr Page<br />
and mr Gough, without any recompense or satisfaction at all made<br />
unto them or any of them for the same, which hee knoweth to be true<br />
because hee went sopra cargo of her, and<br />
sawe her under the said seizure, and<br />
sawe her rigging and Cables taken ashore after the goods were<br />
discharged. And for the further Information of the Judges herein<br />
hee [?XXX]veth a certificate under the hands of certaine English merchants<br />
then at Malaga, whom this deponent sawe subscribe the same.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose saving the said producents were<br />
owners of the said shipp at the time of the said seizure.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin./.
Thomas Moody [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The nineteenth of the same moneth. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''John Pope''' of Bristoll Merchant aged 30 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined as aforesaid.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knew the good shipp called the ''Lilly'' of Bristoll (whereof Thomas<br />
Parson was master) at such time as shee was last at Bristoll from<br />
Whense shee was bound to proceede on a voyage as farr as Marseilla<br />
in the Realme of ffrance: And saith that the producents Robert yeomans<br />
and henry Gough, were each of them owner of a third part of the<br />
said shipp, tackle and furniture (and for such commonly accounted) at the<br />
time of her setting out on the said voyage, and afterwards where shee<br />
was taken by the Spaniards, which hee knoweth to be true, because hee<br />
this deponent was the same time owner of the other third part of<br />
the said shipp, tackle, apparell and furniture.
To the third hee saith and deposeth that during such time as the said<br />
shipp the ''Lilly'' was last at Bristoll, and preparing to goe the said<br />
Voyage, there were laden in and on board her by and for account<br />
of the said Robert yeomans and henry Gough as many Pilchards yeomans and henry Gough as many Pilchards +
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