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As 6um. dicit that at the time of the seiz … As 6um. dicit that at the time of the seizure of the ''ffreetrade''<br />
and her lading by the Captaine and company of the ''Saint Mary''<br />
as aforesaid, the ''Saint Mary'' had the Holland Colours out, and<br />
was manned for the most past with Dutch men and subjects<br />
of the states of the united Neitherlands (sic) and sayth that when<br />
the ''Saint Mary'' came first up with the ''ffreetrade'', her Captaine<br />
hayled the ''ffreetrade'' and demanded whence she was; to which<br />
answer was made that she was of London; And then Simon<br />
fflew the Master of the ''ffreetrade'' hayled the ''Saint Mary'' and asked<br />
whence she was, to which the said [?Andreas and] some of his Company<br />
made answer that they were of Amsterdam, and that their<br />
ship the ''Saint Mary'' was built at Serdam. The premisses he<br />
deposeth being an eye and earewitnes thereof. Et alr nescit<br />
deponere./
As 7un dicit that after such surprizall of the ''ffreetrade'', the said<br />
Andreas and Company carried her and her lading into Gibraltar<br />
within the streights mouth and in the ?[Jessitosies] of the King<br />
of Spaine, where they detained the same, or otherwise<br />
disposed thereof at their pleasures, and dispoyled the<br />
owners of all their said Galls and silkes; and plundered and tooke away<br />
all the moneys, goods, clothes and instruments and what else<br />
belonged to the said Simon fflew and the rest of the Company<br />
of the ''ffreetrade'', to the value of one thousand eight hundred<br />
pounds or neare thereabouts as this deponent verily beleeveth<br />
and further cannot depose saving his foregoing deposition to which he referreth<br />
Ad ult deponit et dicit that the foresaid Gregory, Bence and Allen<br />
the producents have suffered losse and dammage to a very<br />
great summe or valued by meanes of the said seizures, but this<br />
deponent, as he sayth, give any estimation thereof. And therefore<br />
cannot further Depose ./
James [?browne] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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eods die [CENTRE HEADING]
supra allone arlate.
'''3us'''
'''Johannes Goldstone''' de Saint Toolies intra<br />
Burgum Southwarkie nauta aetatis 31 annos<br />
aut eo circiter testis in [?hae] causa productus jurat<br />
et examinatus dicit put sequitur./
Ad 1um 2um et 3um Arlos, dicta Allonis deponit et dicit that of this<br />
deponents knowledge the artate John Gregory, John Bence<br />
and John Allen the pducents in this cause were the ffreigh<br />
ters and Imployers of the ship ''ffreetrade'' arlate in the moneth<br />
of September last was twelve moneth, and so continued<br />
to be untill May last 1660. And sayth that within the said<br />
time, there were five hundred bags of galls and two cases<br />
of silkes laden and put on board the ship ''ffreetrade'' in the<br />
port of Scanderoone by the ffactors of them the said John Gregory<br />
Johnhem the said John Gregory<br />
John +
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