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proceeding from Port a Port for London, wa … proceeding from Port a Port for London, was by foule and stormie<br />
weather forced into Birke bay on the coast of ffrance, and there comming<br />
to an anchor, was by storme forced from her anchor, and run agroun[d]<br />
there, which he knoweth being one of the common men of her<br />
company.
To the second, third and fourth hee saith that after the said shipp<br />
ran up aground in Birke bay, her company went ashore<br />
to save their lives, and to get help to save the shipp and goods, and<br />
when the tide was out this deponent<br />
and<br />
another of the company returned aboard, and there found a man<br />
in her who said he belonged to the Prince, the Governour of<br />
these parte, and was one of his life guard, and others of her<br />
company were standing there on hand, and while they were soe<br />
aboard the Prince himselfe accompanied with about a dozen<br />
men, came downe, (after such of his guard that as come<br />
beforehand had stript and plundered the ''Elizabeths'' men,) and<br />
saith the said strong men took and kept possession of the said<br />
vessell and goods, and disposeth the said company of her, and when<br />
the said shipp was soe possessed by the ffrench, this deponent and<br />
the master and rest of the ''Elizabeths'' company were by the Princes<br />
order carried by his people (hee being present)<br />
to a village severall miles from the place where the said shipp<br />
sat, which he saith sat whole and entire when they were carried<br />
away from her, and her goods did so farr as hee coud see and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and sixth hee saith that the next morning<br />
after such their being carried to the village, the said master and<br />
company were by the said Princes order and people carried to<br />
Montreil, and there they were kept till hee sent them away<br />
with a passe and a soldier for Bullein, and if they could [?wXXX GUTTER]<br />
there get passage, they were to goe to Callice, as they were<br />
going from Bullein to Callice they found an oportunitee of<br />
a passage (for Dover) by the way. And saith the said shipp<br />
was laden with oranges and lemmons, linnen cloth, sugar, summack,<br />
eliphants teeth and some other things when shee came into Birk bay<br />
and came of there, and saith the said oranges and lemmons belonged to<br />
Mr [?Tinoneir] and company, being burthen belonged to the shipps company and the master had [?niverestin] the<br />
linnen cloth, and saith that while they were at Montreil<br />
this deponent saw severall wagons laden with the said<br />
goods come in and discharged into the Princes house or place<br />
of his appointment. And saith that the companies clothes and<br />
bookes, and instruments that were aboard, were lost<br />
by her said seizure, and her masters letter and papers were alsoe lost<br />
by the same. And otherwise he cannot depose saving this [?deponent GUTTER]<br />
in oranges lemmons sugar, wine and clothes lost to to the value 38 ''li''
To the last hee saith that the said shipp[s] tackle and furniture<br />
at the time of her seizure were in his estimation worth between four and five hundred pounds sterling.
Edmond Sharpe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Reported before doctor GodolphinRH SIDE]
Reported before doctor Godolphin +
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