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of war tooke a smale French vessel at Sea … of war tooke a smale French vessel at Sea by whose company they were<br />
given to understand that the ''Eastland Marchant'' was in the Port of Bickery and<br />
also a ffrench vessel, whereupon the sayd Spanish man of war togeather with an other French ship<br />
which they had surprized in the port of Celinas in the Isle of Cyprus and had<br />
manned with Spaniards and made a fifty man of war of, before they tooke the smale<br />
French vessel aforesaid at sea) made for the port of Bickery intending there<br />
to surprise and take the sayd ''Eastland Marchant'' and the ffrench ship which they had<br />
intelligence was there, and in order thereto the Vice Admirall of the Spaniards [?e]ntending<br />
to goe into port and lay them aboard found scarcitie of water and soe returned and hee<br />
with the rest came to an Anchor without the Command of the fforte of Bickery<br />
and while the sayd Spaniards were in Consultation how they might get into port<br />
and surprize the sayd two shipps the arlate Cardis with a Pinke and Polash of<br />
Ligorne came to the sayd Port of Bickery and neere to the sayd Spanish<br />
men of war and had conference with them in the Italian tongue (which this deponent<br />
can speake and well understandeth) and the sayd Cardis or some of his Company asked the sayd Spanairds<br />
what they intended to doe that they did not goe in, and surprise the sayd<br />
two shipps whereto the Spaniards answered in the lingua franck (which this<br />
deponent also well understandeth and can speake) that they had attempted to goe in but<br />
wanted water, whereupon the sayd Cardis or some of his Company answered<br />
and sayd that they would finde water enough And thereupon the Spaniards replyed<br />
and sayd what have you (meaning the sayd Cardis and his Company) to doe to<br />
meddle with those shipps being English and ffrench who are your friends,<br />
will you make a war with them whereto the sayd Cardis or some of his<br />
Company repled and sayd noe matter bee they English ffrench or devells<br />
or who they will wee (meaning himself and Company) intende to bee first in board them for why, they have<br />
Turkes goods aboard and thereupon the Spanish men of war presently<br />
weighed Anchor and followed the sayd Cardis and his Pinke and Polash into<br />
the port of Bickery aforesaid and thereupon this deponent and the sayd John Cozens<br />
and some others of the Company of the ''Anne Pearcie'' aforesaid who were prisoners on<br />
board the Admirall of the Spaniards were put downe in hold with a guard over them<br />
soe that this deponent cannot of his certaine knowledge depose any thing<br />
touching the fight betwixt the Ligorneses and Spanish with the ''Eastland Merchant''<br />
and the sayd ffrench ship there in harbour, saving hee saith the fight being over,<br />
upon the same day being the sixth of June last hee sawe the Company of the sayd Cardis<br />
carry aboard the sayd Cardis his Pinke some chests of Incense and<br />
an Anchor with some tackling which they brought from on board the ''Eastland''<br />
''Marchant'', And further to those articles hee cannot depose/
To the 9th article hee saith that by reason hee was in Company with the ''Eastland''<br />
''Marchant'' and went out of England in the ''Anne Pearcie'' in Company of<br />
her and continued in her company till such tyme as the ''Anne Pearcie'' was<br />
fyred as aforesaid hee knoweth that shee was a good able strong ship and of<br />
the burthen of two hundred and fifty tonnes or thereabouts and had gunnes, but how<br />
many hee remembreth not and what to value her and her gunnes and provisions at<br />
hee knoweth not nor knoweth the particulers or quantitiesof her ladeing<br />
only hee sawe some Incense brought from aboard her as aforesaid And further<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 5th hee cannot depose. saving his foregoeing deposition/
To the 6th and the schedule therein mentioned hee saith hee cannot depose saving<br />
his foregoeing deposition
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true And further cannot depose/
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
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