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in or about July or August last near a hee … in or about July or August last near a hee knoweth, and<br />
while shee soe remained there this deponent went aboard her<br />
and had severall times speech with the said Nicholas Johnson<br />
whom hee heard acknowledge and say that hee came with the said<br />
shipp the said voyage from Cadiz and had taken up money [there GUTTER]<br />
or thereabouts of Spaniards subiects of the said king of Spaine to<br />
buy the said shipp, and that hee intended to goe back againe with<br />
her to Cadiz with Spaniards goods, and to that purpose hee<br />
repaired and fitted her, imploying two of this deponents carpenters<br />
(who were there prisoners) about such her repaire, and put<br />
six and twenty guns or thereabouts with her, declareing unto<br />
this deponent that hee intended to defend himselfe against<br />
the English and ffrench, and that hee would sinke before hee would<br />
be taken by either of them, And further declared to this deponent<br />
that hee was bound back againe for Cadiz and was to take in a<br />
cargo of goods for Cadiz for the account of Spaniards upon freight<br />
and accordingly did take in a cargo of goods, and in particular<br />
a quantitie of tobaccoes, and all that ever hee the said master<br />
pretended to be (of the said Cargo) belonging to himselfe was only<br />
eight hundred of hides or thereabouts, and for buying of them alsoe had<br />
acknowledged to have taken up money of Spaniards upon<br />
bottomerie, and this deponent being to be thense sent prisoner<br />
to Spaine, endeavoured and desired to goe in the said shipp, but<br />
the said Johnson refused it, telling this deponent that if hee the<br />
said Johnson should meete with the English, this deponent would<br />
declare what hee knew concerning his Spanish lading and<br />
other things or to that effect. And further deposeth that<br />
after the said Johnsons departure from Santa Domingo aforesaid<br />
for Cadiz with his lading of Cuckam, hides and<br />
tobaccoe, (this deponent was imbarked in another shipp to<br />
be sent and was sent away prisoner for Spaine, and [beinge GUTTER]<br />
at the Canaries, was there redeemed by Generall Blake<br />
at such time as hee came and made the late XXXX there, and<br />
being come into the English fleete, this deponent found<br />
that the same had taken the said Johnson and his said shipp and<br />
lading./ And saith that another<br />
dutch man a master of a shipp, sold his shipp guns powder<br />
and shott at Santa Domingo to the Governour for the king of<br />
Spaines service, and with the proceeds laded aboard 600 cXXg's<br />
of Cuckam aboard the said shipp Nicholas the said voyage for<br />
Cadiz, which hee knoweth being present, and seing the premisses
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
John Aylett SIGNATURE, RH SIDEGodolphin.
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