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come safe to England: And saith hee verily … come safe to England: And saith hee verily beleeveth<br />
the ''Alexanders'' men (besides the said two Pipes and [?two GUTTER]<br />
Hogsheads,) did draw out, spoile, drinke, Imbezill<br />
send and carry away out of the said ship ''Starre'' the quantity of<br />
five Pipes of wine as this Deponent beleeveth, And saith<br />
that about Eleaven of the Clock the next day, the [?last GUTTER]<br />
said Captaine and Company of the ''Alexander''<br />
espying a Ship coming from the windward to the ''Starr''<br />
and seeing her to have the Hollands Colours upp<br />
they went out of the ''Starr'' onboard the ''Alexanders''<br />
ketch, and sent the ''Starrs'' Company (which they had kept<br />
Prisoner[?s]) onboard the ''Starr'', and soe sailed away<br />
not making restitution of the foresaid wine or things<br />
for any part thereof although this Deponent demanded the same And further cannot depose
To the 4th hee saith that presently after the ''Alexander''<br />
and her ketch was sailed away from the ''Starr'', the<br />
said other ship came up to the ''Starre'' and proved<br />
to be a Zealand man of warr and her Company<br />
tooke out a Pipe of wine, and a Pipe of w[XXs] out<br />
of the said Ship, and then left her, and sailed after<br />
the ''Alexander'', and saith that about two dayes after<br />
there happened a Storme, which Continued for about<br />
six or seaven dayes, in which Stormem much wine leaked<br />
out. by meanes of the [XXXXs] and teares of the Pipes<br />
of wine were broken or loosened by the ''Alexanders''<br />
men, and the Company of the said man of warr<br />
all which damage was occasioned by the said Captaine<br />
and Company of the ''Alexander'' And saith that<br />
hee verily beleeveth that hee should have got<br />
to London with his Ship. and Lading. five or six<br />
weekes sooner then hee dd had not the said ship bin detained<br />
and Carried back as before is declared, and further<br />
deposeth not./
To the fifth hee saith that the said wine would have [?yeilded GUTTER]<br />
the summe of 34 ''li'' Per Pipe had it come safe to London<br />
cleere of all charges. and the said Cutlace hee saith<br />
was worth 3. ''li'' Sterling The Pot with the silver Cover, [?Twelve GUTTER]<br />
Spoones Platters, Table Linnen, and the Seamen cloathes<br />
and necessaryes taken away as aforesaid, were then worth<br />
the summe of 12. ''li'' Sterling or thereabouts. the Caske which the [XXX GUTTER]<br />
man of warr tooke away (in which the water was) was worth<br />
about j. ''li'' And saith that the said Owners of the said Ship [?by GUTTER]<br />
reason of the said Ships being out soe longe (more then [?shee GUTTER]<br />
would have bin. by meanes of the said Detention and<br />
carrying back as aforesaid have sustained dammage of the<br />
summe or vallue of one hundred and ffifty pounds Sterling or thereabouts And<br />
further cannot depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true
(Toith his foregoeing deposition is true
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