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Company having possession of her did wholy … Company having possession of her did wholy unlade the said Prize<br />
in the Roade of Marsellis, and hee this Deponent being<br />
then Lieutenant of the Kent and goeing in her then to Mersellis<br />
went onboard the said prize about twice, and sawe<br />
her unlading, and sawe Part of her Lading carried<br />
onboard the said ''ffairfax frigot'', and some onboard<br />
the ''Little Lewis'' then ryding there, and some on shore<br />
and saith that about three weekes or a moneth after the<br />
''ffairfax ffrigot'' did neere Ligorne Road take a ship<br />
called the ''Warrior'' this deponent being then in the ''ffairfax''<br />
and soe soone as shee was seized the said Winter went<br />
onboard her, and tooke severall of the ''ffairfax''<br />
''ffrigotts'' Company with him, and saith that soone after<br />
there were severall goods brought onboard the ''ffairfax''<br />
as Bales of Cloath, some Chests of Indigo, some baggs<br />
and Searnes of Copper; and some goods as hee was informed<br />
were carried onboard Captain Jourdains shipp, and saith<br />
that there were severall Spaniards onboard the said<br />
ship ''Warrior'' did confesse her goods to belong<br />
to Spaniards but most of her Company were Dutch<br />
and soe were likewise the Company of the ''Armes''<br />
of Leake, and further deposeth not saving that the<br />
said Winter was secured by order of Admirall Stoaks<br />
and afterwards did as hee this Deponent hath bin informed<br />
make his escape./.
To the 13th hee cannot depose /:
To the 14th hee saith that the said Winter hath not made<br />
any restitution or satisfaction of or for the foresaid goods<br />
by him disposed of as aforesaid, or given account there[?of GUTTER]<br />
that this deponent knoweth of./:
To the 15th hee saith that hee Knoweth not what Countrymen<br />
the said Winter is, nor whose subject, and saith that the said<br />
Winter hath not bin juditially punished for his misdemeanor<br />
that this deponent Knoweth of.
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true:/.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]<br />
To the first hee saith that hee was warned (by one<br />
who said hee belonged to this court) to come and<br />
Testify herein, And otherwise Negatively /.
To the second hee saith that Captain Whetston was called<br />
Vice Admirall, but whether hee had orders to be Vice Admirall<br />
this deponent Knoweth not, and hee had foure<br />
ships or ffrigots besides his owne under his comand, And saith<br />
that Lieutenants are to followe, and obey the orders of their<br />
Captaines the orders of their<br />
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