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English, but had gone her direct Course fo … English, but had gone her direct Course for fflanders according to this direct<br />
course shee shaped when first espyed and pursued by the said ffrenchmen<br />
of warr, there being at that tyme, at this deponent and companie had well<br />
observed, no English man or men of warr neere the coast of those parts<br />
And further hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith, that if the said English friggat had not as shee<br />
did boarded the said shipp ''fortune'', the said two frenchmen of warr<br />
were in a readinesse and resolution immediately to have boarded and take<br />
her, they then being but about a muskett shott from her, nor could shee<br />
possibly have escaped them, had they not in obeissance to the English [?colours GUTTER]<br />
Lowred their sailes, and saith that the said two frenchmen of warr had at the<br />
time aforesaid 200. men or thereabouts, and 22. peices of Cannon aboard<br />
them which was more than sufficient force to have boarded and taken the<br />
said shipp ''fortune'' having but [?20.] men and 5 peeces of Ordnance aboard<br />
her, and that without any aide or assistance of the English: The premisses<br />
hee knoweth her the reasons aforesaid, And further cannot depose
To the 7th and 8th articles of the said Allegation hee saith, that presently<br />
after the said seizure, the said ffrench Captaines went aboard the said<br />
English ffriggat with their Commissions and spoke to the Commander<br />
thereof, and afterwards aboard the Commander in chief then lyeing about<br />
two leagues off in the downes, and demanded the said shipp ''fortune''<br />
and ladeing, but were told by the said Commander that hee first write about<br />
it to London, and if the said shipp ''fortune'' and ladeing were there<br />
adjudged to them at their Prize, they should have the same, or to that<br />
or the like effect at this deponent who was not present at those transcations<br />
upon the returne of the said Captaine to their shipps heard them say<br />
and affirme. And further cannot depose:/
To the 9th hee saith the said shipp ''Eagle''<br />
att the time aforesaid had about 100. men and 12. peeces of Ordnance<br />
aboard her being of the burthen of about 100. tunn, and the said shipp<br />
''Mary Royall'' of about 70 tunns, having about 100. men and 9<br />
peeces of cannon aboard her at a foresaid, being thereby sufficently<br />
able either of then, to have taken the ''fortune'', if they had not bin<br />
hindred by the English, and that they and both of them their respecting<br />
commissions aboard them at the time aforesaid, which this deponent saw[?e GUTTER]<br />
and observed. And further cannot depose.
To the 10th hee saith that the said shipp ''fortune'' was laden with wynes<br />
and brandewynes of Nantes, at this deponent hath observed upon her<br />
discharge in this Port of London, and in conscience is fully convinced that<br />
the same belonged to fflandrians subjects of the king of Spaines and<br />
were bound to some Port in fflanders under his command. for the<br />
accompt of fflandrians. And further cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoing deponent is true
To the Crosse Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith, hee never know the ''fortune'' interrate till the<br />
time shee was chased by the said frenchmen of warr./
To the second hee saith, hee saw not the goods in Controversy laden<br />
ffrance aboard the said shipp ''fortune'', nor knoweth hee who laded them
To the third hee saith, the said shipps lading consisted principally in wyn{e} andlading consisted principally in wyn{e} and +
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