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To the tenth interrogatory he answereth th … To the tenth interrogatory he answereth that he referreth<br />
himselfe to his deposition made to the fifth and sixth<br />
articles And further or otherwise he saith he cannot<br />
depose:/.
To the eleaventh he answereth that the sayd shipp was<br />
in comming from Bristoll to Gravesend nine dayes; That<br />
Abderdee is much neerer unto Bristoll than unto London<br />
by water, And he saith that for three houres time the<br />
wind did on the next day that the sayd shipp arrivd at<br />
Aberdee, blow fare for London, and that then<br />
wind blew quite contrary And further he<br />
knoweth not to answere.
To the twelth Interrogatory he answereth that the storme interrate<br />
happened about 3 weekes before the shipps arrivall at<br />
Aberdee, and that she was as leakie when she arrivd<br />
at Aberdee as shewas at any time after the sayd storme,<br />
And further referring himselfe to his former deposition<br />
he cannot answere./
To the thirteenth he answereth that there were six dayes<br />
betweene the shipps arrivall at Abderdee and her arrivall<br />
at king roade nigh Bristoll, and that within that<br />
time some such provisions of victualls were brought<br />
aboard her, but he saith he knoweth not to what quantity<br />
And further he cannot answere./
To the fourteenth he answereth that he is the very same John<br />
Cobb mentioned in the schedule interrate./
Repeated on the 13th of<br />
October 1657 before Doctor Godolphin./
John Cobb SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
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The 29th of October 1657.
The Lord Protector against the shipp}<br />
the ''Saint Peter'' of Ostend, John}<br />
Moret master.}
'''John Morret''' of Ostend Mariner late<br />
Commander of the said frigot the ''Saint Peter''<br />
aged 36 yeares or thereabouts sworne before<br />
the right Worshipfull John Godolphin Doctor of<br />
Lawes, one of the Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie and examined upon<br />
Interrogatories ministred on his highnes behalfe<br />
saith as followeth.
To the first hee saith that the said frigot the ''Saint Peter'' belongeth<br />
to the port of Ostend and came last thense about eight weekes<br />
since on a man of warr voyage to take the ships and goods of<br />
the English and other enemies of the king of Spaine, and<br />
that this deponent was commander of her, and that Martin Claeson<br />
Vander [XXX]a, Paulus da Soutaladr, Cornelius vander [XXX]a, Giles<br />
Vander [XXX]a, all of Ostend and thereabouts in fflanders subiects of<br />
the king of Spaine were and are owners of the said frigot andwere and are owners of the said frigot and +
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