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to put the said Winter on board the ''Torr … to put the said Winter on board the ''Torrington ffrigot'' there to<br />
remaine till the Admirall could Examine the matter, from onboard<br />
which ffrigott, hee the said Winter a short time after made his Escape and<br />
got ashore and came for England, And further to these articles<br />
hee cannot depose of his owne knowledge, hee not being at<br />
the seizure of either of the two ships arlate, this Deponent being then in<br />
Admirall Stoak's ffrigot, whereof hee was then Lieutenant:/:
To the 13th hee cannot depose./
To the 14th hee deposeth not/:
To the 15th hee saith the said wm. winter is an Englishman and<br />
was borne in ffanchurch streete London as this deponent hath bin<br />
Credibly informed. And further saving as aforesaid hee deposeth<br />
not./.
To the 16th hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories./. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that Admirall Stoakes requested this Feponent<br />
to come to be a witners herein And otherwise negatively./
To the second hee saith that the said Captaine Whetston did as<br />
aforesaid Comand a Squadron of ships consisting of ffive saile<br />
but whether hee had a Commission to be Vice Admirall under Admirall<br />
Stokes hee saith hee knoweth not. And Lieutenants hee saith<br />
are to followe and obey the Lawfull and iust Comands of<br />
their Captaines and if they doe not they are Liable to be<br />
punished, and to the rest hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing<br />
deposition./
To the 3d hee saith that hee was not at the seizure of either<br />
of the two ships in question nor did see the said winter dispose<br />
of any of the goods taken therein.
To the 4th and the 5th hee saith that the said winter was taken<br />
out of the ''ffairfax'' and put on board the Guiney and from thence<br />
onboard the ''Torrington'' by the order of the said Stoakes as aforesaid<br />
and saith that this deponent was not one of those that seized upon him<br />
but hee was seized by some of the Captaines of the said ffleete<br />
but what particular Captaines hee knowerth not, And saith that<br />
presentl;y after this deponents coming on board the ''Guiney '' to be Comander<br />
of her, an order was sent from Admirall Stoakes to this Deponent and<br />
one Captaine Giles Shelley to search the Truncke of the said winter<br />
and to take out what money they found therein, and give him<br />
account thereof. and having receaved the same they acquainted<br />
the said winter therewith who did thereupon with his owne hands<br />
unlock his truncke, and delivered to this deponent and the said Shelly<br />
a bagg of moeny which this deponent and the said Shelly told over and<br />
it amounted to 232 Dollars and a halfe, and noe more, which said money<br />
this deponent did deliver to the said Admirall Stoakes, who hath the same<br />
or the proceed thereof in his Custody, as this deponent verily beleevet(Andtody, as this deponent verily beleevet(And +
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