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brought thither in the goods of the place … brought thither in the goods of the place in their<br />
said shipps. And further that upon such bringing of this deponent<br />
prisoner to Santa domingo (which was in or about January 1654 old stile) hee<br />
heard them spake with the said two dutch masters, and knoweth that<br />
they were not released from the said restraint by the Spaniards<br />
till March next after. And further hee cannot depose
To the fourth article hee saith that the said Claus Johnson and<br />
Barent Claeson were in or about the said moneth of March sent<br />
by the Governour of Santa domingo in a vessell for Spaine as<br />
prisoners, and their said shipps detained still at Santa domingo,<br />
And saith that on Saint Georges day (new stile) after about five or six<br />
weekes after such sending away of the said two Masters) the<br />
English ffleet under the Command of Generall Penn and others<br />
appeared before Santa domingo, which hee knoweth being there<br />
all this while, and put into close prison upon the approach<br />
of the said fleete. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving what<br />
followeth.
To the fifth sixth seventh and 8th articles hee saith that in or about<br />
May 1656 the said two dutch Masters Claes Johnson and<br />
Barent Claeson came and arived at Santa domingo in a vessell<br />
coming from Spaine, and brought therein a President and some<br />
servants, at which time hee saith their said two former shipps<br />
were spoiled and became useles, of this deponents sight<br />
and knowledge, one of them (if not both) being sunck by the<br />
Spaniards to hinder the comming of the English, upon the first<br />
arivall of the said two dutch masters finding themselves<br />
soe defeated of their shipps, proceeded there somewhile in law<br />
concerning them, but having noe remedie, they had leave to<br />
make retournes of waht they brought thither (being wines and<br />
oile) in their said shipp that soe came with the President<br />
and make up the rest of their lading upon freight for Cadiz,<br />
and thereupon they had severall quantities of hides, tobaccoe<br />
and cacoa laded aboard their said shipp wherein they soe came<br />
last, and severall passengers were imbarqued for Spaine, All<br />
which hee knoweth being then at Santa domingo and taking<br />
notice of the premisses, and thereby alsoe well knoweth that<br />
the said shipp under the conduct of the said two brothers, with the<br />
said goods and passengers aboard set saile from Santa domingo<br />
for Cadiz in or about November 1656 old stile, And further hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the fourteenth and fifteenth articles hee saith and deposeth that<br />
this deponent was at Tertoadas all the while the said two<br />
brothers were there with their said two former shipps, and<br />
observed what passed by or concerning them, and that neither there<br />
nor afterwards when hee came to Santa domingo did hee heare or<br />
understand that they or either of them or any of their company<br />
either on Tert[XX]das or elsewhere tooke or seized any English or<br />
dutch shipp or shipps or man or sent or carried any to Santa<br />
domingo, albeit there were then warr[?s] betwixt England and<br />
Holland [#] And further that the did not as hee beleeveth
[#] but on the contrary heard that they were instrumental to save English mens<br />
persons and goods, and furnished them with tackle to [?carry] their boates away,<br />
and soe beleeveth it to be true.<br />
John Morrice [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]br />
John Morrice [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE] +
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