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15th Novembris 1666. [CENTRE HEADING]
Dmu … 15th Novembris 1666. [CENTRE HEADING]
Dmus Edmundus Turner et Carew con the ''Swedish Lyon'' et}<br />
bona in eadem et [?Cord] Samuelem Beake prointerree suo}<br />
intervenien. Suckly. ffrancklin}
Super alia allegatione ex parte [?Eili]<br />
Beake Examinatus.
'''dt.'''
'''jus.'''
'''Johannes Rainmorter''' de North Yarmouth Nauta, annos agens<br />
25 aut eo circiter testis product et Juratus dicit et deponit<br />
prout sequiture. (videlicet)
Ad primum et secundum arlos deponit that he was Pilott and Supra cargo of<br />
the said Shipp the ''Swedish Lyon'' the voyage in question And saith that upon<br />
and after the said shipps seizure this deponent alwayes and<br />
seriously declared as the truth was that the lading of salt and shipp in<br />
question did belong to the arlate Samuel Beake, an Englishman, and<br />
that she was bound with her said lading to Corke in Ireland and not to<br />
any other port whatsoever, and that the wine and brandy on board<br />
belonged to the master and Company of the said shipp ''Swedish Lyon'': And<br />
alwayes affirmed the same as often as any occasion happened concerning<br />
the said shipp and lading. And utterly denieth that hee did at any<br />
time say or declare to the masters mate of the said Man of warr or<br />
any other person whatsoever that the said shipp and goods were<br />
bound for Amsterdam or that hee was undone for that reason,<br />
or that hee spake any words to the same or like effect. And denieth also<br />
that ever hee desired the said Masters Mate to stand his friend, as is arlate,<br />
nor did hee feare imprionment being a ffreeman an Englishman, on board<br />
or sailing in a free shipp carrying noe contreband goods as hee conceiveth nor bound to<br />
any unfree port. Et negative. Et nescit.
Ad 3 et 4 arles deponit that hee well knoweth the arlate Michael Hobbs<br />
reputed deputy [?Vice] Admirall of ffowey in whose house this deponent was<br />
kept a prisoner for the space of tenn or twelve days, and during that<br />
time was not suffered to speake to any one but by the permission of the arlate<br />
Captaine Stainthwaite and Mr Hobbs and in the presence and hearing of one or<br />
both of them. And hee saith that within the said time by Mr Hobbs his permision<br />
this deponent wrote foure letters at two separate tymes two to Mr William Jennings of Plymouth (Mr Arnold<br />
Beakes Correspondent there) and two therein inclosed for and to bee conveyed<br />
to Mr Arnold Beake Two of which letters hee the said Hobbs read before sealing thereof<br />
after sealing this deponent gave two of the same to<br />
Mr Hobbs to bee sent to the post house which letters were never delivered<br />
but were by some meanes or other intercepted by Captaine Stainthwaite, and this<br />
deponent sending the other two by a messenger to Plymouth, the said Stainthwaite mett<br />
with the said Messenger and tooke the said letters from him, and about two days after came<br />
to this deponent and told him that hee had mett with the messenger and had cut and<br />
secured him and seized upon this deponents letters and then also shewed this deponent<br />
the said letters. And saith that the arlate Hobbs is the owner of the man of<br />
warr arlate that seized the said ship ''Swedish Lyon'' and for and as such commonly<br />
accounted and reputed. And that the said Hobbs hath confessed to this deponent<br />
that hee stood engaged for the mony that bought the said man of Warr. And<br />
this deponent during such his imprionment saw the wife of the said Hobbs helpe XXXX<br />
and salt Beefe, and saw meate put into a boatesalt Beefe, and saw meate put into a boate +
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