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The 16th of June 1656.
On the behalfe of … The 16th of June 1656.
On the behalfe of Robert Turner and}<br />
companie Merchants owners and freighters}<br />
of the ketch ''Elizabeth'' (whereof John Love was master}<br />
and on behalfe of the said Love and companie}
'''Cheeke d:t .1.'''
'''John Love''' late master of the said ketch<br />
the ''Elizabeth'', aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne, as in the Acts of<br />
Court and examined upon certain Interrogatories<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knew and was master of<br />
the said ketch the ''Elizabeth'' in her late voyage from London for Porto a<br />
Port and thense bound back for the port of London, In which her retourne<br />
from Port a Port, namely in the moneth of August last past, hee saith<br />
shee met with fowle and stormie weather, and was by meanes thereof<br />
forced upon the coast of ffrance at a place called Birka Baye in<br />
Piccardie and comming there to an anchor, hee saith shee was by the said<br />
storme forced from her anchor, and this deponent and companie for the preservation of<br />
shipp, lading and their owne lives were forced to rune her ashore in the<br />
said bay, which hee saith happened the one and twentieth of the said<br />
moneth of August last, of his this deponents sight and knowledge,
To the second third and fourth hee saith that the same day, after the said running<br />
of the said shipp ashore and being in greate perill, her companie went<br />
ashore for the preservation of their lives, but the tide falling away<br />
and his shipp sitting whole upon the shore, that they might wade<br />
unto her, foure of this deponents companie (which with himselfe<br />
consisted of eight in all) went aboard, and this deponent and the other<br />
three went into the countraey to get assistance to help the said vessell off<br />
and to preserve her and her lading, and as they were so going they<br />
mett with the Illustrious harry de Lorraine Pr[?aire] de harcourt<br />
Gouvernour of Moutreil accompanied with twelve men, comming towards<br />
the sea side to the place where the said vessell satt; and that some<br />
of his said men (being all ffrenchmen) came before and meeting this<br />
deponent and three men, stripped them of their clothes and moneys<br />
and forced them back againe to their vessell, and the said Praire<br />
comming to the sea side to the place where the said vessell satt, sent<br />
some of his said men aboard, to fetch such of this deponents company<br />
(as were in her) ashoare which they accordingly did and fetched this<br />
deponents said men ashoare and tooke and kept possession of the said<br />
vessell and lading, by order of the said Praire; And further saith that<br />
afterwards, about two howers after the said vessells said running<br />
ashore and when the said ffrenchman had soe taken<br />
possession of her and her lading, the said Praire sent this deponent<br />
and all his company with a guard of souldiers from the shipps side<br />
to a village three or four miles thense distant called Birke,<br />
And saith that when they were soe sent away the said ketch satt whole<br />
and intire and her goods in her in a good condition.
To the fifth and sixth hee saith that the next morning after their said<br />
carrying to Birke, this deponent was sent for and went to<br />
the said Priares lodging in Birke, where her beseecht the said<br />
Priare to permit this deponent and company to goe downe and see to<br />
save their shipp and goods, to which the said Priare answered that hee<br />
wouldPriare answered that hee<br />
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