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The 16th day of March 1658./:
On the beha … The 16th day of March 1658./:
On the behalfe ofRobert Blackleech}<br />
merchant concerneing a losse in}<br />
the ''willing minde''}
'''Rp. [X X ?cop] 1'''
'''Robert Blackleech''' of Saint Catherines<br />
Court London mariner aged 18<br />
yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right worshipfull Charles George<br />
Cock Esquire one of the Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiralty<br />
and Examined on the Certaine Interrogatories<br />
given in on the behalfe of Robert Blackleech<br />
Merchant saith and deposeth by vertue<br />
of his oath./:
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knoweth the interrate<br />
ship the ''willing minde'' (Adam Broughton Master) in the moneth of November 1657<br />
at which time shee was at Rochell in ffrance, and saith<br />
shee was bound from thence to Rosse in the River<br />
of Waterford in Ireland. from whence shee came to<br />
Rochell. And this hee deposeth for that hee came onboard<br />
the said ship at Rochell, and Continued one of her<br />
Company till shee was seized as hereafter is declared.<br />
And further hee cannot depose:/:
To the second hee saith the said ship being safely arrived<br />
(from Rosse) at Rochell in ffrance, and haveing receaved<br />
in her Lading of Goods and merchandizes shee departed<br />
from Saint Martins on or about the Eleaventh day of<br />
December 1657: bound for Rosse aforesaid, and as shee<br />
was proceeding thitherwards about ffive or six of the Clock<br />
in the afternoone of the said Day that shee departed<br />
from Saint Martins shee was assaulted surprized and taken<br />
by a Ship of Warr called the Saint Antonio of Saint Sebastian<br />
furnished with sixteene Gunn's, whereof one Captaine<br />
Barnard Dyn was Comander, and by her Caryed into<br />
Saint Sebastians, where the said ship ''willing minde'' was made<br />
Prize and utterly lost. to her owners. The Premisses<br />
hee deposeth being on board the said ship at the time of<br />
her said seizure as aforesaid and alsoe saw the said<br />
ship at Saint Sebastians after shee was taken: where hee<br />
saith shee was Condemned and sold And otherwise cannot<br />
answer:/:
To the 3d hee saith that of his Certaine Knowledge the Interrate<br />
Robert Blackleech, was at the time the said ship departed<br />
from Rosse aforesaid on the said voyage, the true and lawfull<br />
owner and Proprietor of a third part of the said ship and<br />
of her tackle apparrell and furniture, and soe Continued<br />
and was at the time of the said surprizall, and saith the<br />
said Blackleech bought the said 3d Part of the said ship<br />
at Middleborowe of Mr Dela villet, and Mr Williams<br />
Merchants there dwelling, about three yeeres since,<br />
and having nowe seene, and perused the bill of sale nowe<br />
(Exhibitede bill of sale nowe<br />
(Exhibited +
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