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hee went master, and comming there to an a … hee went master, and comming there to an anchor, the said shipp<br />
was the same day soone after such her comming to an anchor set upon and seized<br />
by the shipps the ''Mary'' of Amsterdam and the ''Unicorne'' of Middleborowe both<br />
under the command of John Scrole, a dutchman and subiect of the states of<br />
the United Netherlands dwelling in holland as hee was commonly said and<br />
acknowledged to be. And being soe seized this deponent and most of his<br />
company were carried prisoners aboard the said shipp the ''Mary'', where comming<br />
hee met with George Paris arlate commander of the said shipp the<br />
''ffortune'' hee (being alsoe a prisoner) told and acquainted this deponent<br />
and company howe that his said shipp the ''ffortune'' with an hundred ninetie odd<br />
Negroe's in her had bin taken five dayes before by the said two dutch shipps<br />
and hee and company dispossessed of the said shipp ''ffortune'' and Negroes, and<br />
soe much the said Scroll and company alsoe confessed, namely that they<br />
had taken the said shipp ''ffortune'' and Negroes, and after such seizure<br />
of this deponent, hee sawe the said Scrolls men fetch, some of the ''ffortunes''<br />
Negroes out of her, (shee then lying neerely) and this deponent sawe a greate many<br />
lustie able Negroe's amongst them, and after they had soe taken out<br />
all the Negroe's and the shipps guns, rigging, sailes masts and<br />
appurtenances, they set the hull on fire, and destroyed the same of his<br />
deponents sight, And saith the said Negroes were alsoe said to be<br />
belonging to the said Silvester Colleton and company. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, saving what followeth, and saving the said Scrole<br />
ordered the said Negroe's to be put aboard an English shipp which hee<br />
afterwards tooke from Captaine Gra[XXXX]s, and soe utterly deprived the<br />
owners of the said shipp ''ffortune'' and Negro's, of the same shipp and Negro's.
To the fourth hee saith the said shipp ''Mary'' was at the time of the<br />
said seizure dutch built, and the ''Unicorne'' belowe was Portuguese built<br />
but above of dutch built, and they had both dutch colours,<br />
and were belonging and appertaining the ''Mary'' (as her<br />
company confessed) to Amsterdam. and the ''Unicorne'' to Middleborowe<br />
and were set out from holland, and their companies were<br />
most or many of them dutch, and all or the cheifest of their officers were<br />
dutch, And when they tooke this deponents shipp they had the Prince of<br />
Orange his flagge and Ensaigne out. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee<br />
there heard one Vandergoose of the Netherlands said and named to bee<br />
one of their setters out.
To the fifth hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the sixth hee saith hee this deponent went shortly<br />
after to the Barbada's; where hee sawe Negroes (that came from the coast of Ginny) sold or bartered<br />
away some seaven and twenty hundred, others at eight and twenty hundred<br />
and others at 30 hundred pounds weight of sugar, and this hee saith was in<br />
or about the beginning of december last, and after the rate the<br />
said Negroes of the ''ffortune'' would have yeelded in his estimation one<br />
with the other, being for the most part very lustie able Negroes.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh hee saith hee cannot estimate the valuw of the<br />
shipp ''ffortune'' and her tackle and furniture; not having bin aboard her till all her<br />
tackle, furniture, masts sailes and goods were laden out of her, which was on<br />
the same day before shee was fired as aforesaid
Repeated before Collonel Cock.
Thomas Thompson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ock.
Thomas Thompson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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