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and as belonging to the subiects of the St … and as belonging to the subiects of the States of the United Neather lands named<br />
the ''Jesus Joseph Mary and Saint Andrew'' burthen about 140 or 130 tonnes. as he<br />
Judgeth upon the high and open seas in the English Channell about some<br />
three leagues off of Rye, And saith that presentley after the said seizure<br />
this deponent, Mr Standish, one of the owners of the man of warr, and<br />
his brother Charles Standish Lieutenant his precontent Tue, and<br />
one ffrancis Spooner went on board her and upon such their coming onboard they found<br />
two Pilotts as they affirmed themselves to bee but what country men they were hee knoweth<br />
not, and asking one of them a lame footed man, who spake very good<br />
English whence they were and whether bound he told this deponent<br />
and the other on board that he came from Genoa, and touched<br />
at Malaga in Spaine and were bound with their lading comprising<br />
of raisons and some wine for Amsterdam, Which the other pilot<br />
hearing and jogging the person that answered the deponent<br />
and saying that they were bound for Hamboro the<br />
person who first answered this deponent said soe alsoe - but not before.<br />
And upon their comming on board hee saith they found them<br />
in a warlike posture ready for fighting, there Gunns laden and their [?XXXXX] out being two whole [?CXXXX] or [?XXXXXX], and<br />
Stones that lay upon the deck ready fitted, and would have undoubtedly<br />
fought had not the ''Drake frigott'' and one of the Kings Ketches bin<br />
in sight and neere to them, Et alr nescit saving the said ''Jesus''<br />
''Joseph Maria'' was brought by this deponent who was Commander of her and<br />
tooke care to and by the assistance of the other foure<br />
persons and the rest of the Prizes Company was brought unto the<br />
Port or Harbour of Rye. And saving the two pilotts assisted in<br />
carrying her in And the lame one hee saith stood by this deponent<br />
at the lead and as this deponent found the water and according to this<br />
deponents direction the said pilot gave directions to his seamen to order their<br />
sales and they both also spake Dutch.
Ad Interria. [CENTRE HEADING]
Ad primum rendet that one Mr Raymond on behalf of Captaine Steele spoke to<br />
this deponent to come and bee a witness herein, and at Rye this deponent received of Raimond<br />
ten shillings but Expects to have his owne Charges and horse hire upon up and downe borne<br />
and liveth by going to sea. knoweth not what he is worth. Et alr nescit.
Ad 2 rendet that hee knoweth not who laded the goods in question nor for whose account they were soe laded<br />
nor can specify the particuler parcells of them. Et alr nescit.
Ad 3 non concernit eum.
Ad 4 nescit nec audivit
Ad 5 non concernit eum.
Ad 6 rendet that in case the shipp on lading bee condemned hee Expecteth his<br />
share as a Seaman and according to his place which is Masters Mate. Knoweth<br />
not of any money taken away from the Master but saith that Captaine<br />
Tozier tooke a little box out of the Captaines Cabbin but what was in it hee knoweth not Et alr nescit
George Blanch [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repetitium precontests coram dre<br />
Mylls Surrogate unto Ed:do Browne Notary Publique.rrogate unto Ed:do Browne Notary Publique. +
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