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Nantes in one house wherein the said Basserada liveth with his wife and<br />
family, but the said Coppins is a batchelour, and otherwise hee cannot answer,
To the seaventh hee saith his said papers aboard were true and reall<br />
and none of them false or feigned, and otherwise hee answereth<br />
negatively.
To the eighth hee saith that about November last hee received aboard<br />
his said shipp her lading of wines at Nantes of the said Basserada and<br />
Coppins for the accompt of the said producent, and otherwise negatively.
To the last hee saiith that it is not prohibited to carry corne<br />
out of ffrance into holland, nor it will bee taken or confiscated in ffrance<br />
though laden for holland./
Repeated before doctor Clarke.
Cornelijes Jans[XX] [XXXe] vXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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14. Auguste 1651
Henry Stephens and Company owners}<br />
and imployers of the shipp the ''Hopewell''}<br />
whereof James Howell is Commander}<br />
against the goods taken in the shipps the ''Saint''}<br />
''Sebastian'' and the ''Nightingale''}
Examined upon the Allegation given<br />
on the behalfe of the said Stephens and<br />
Company.
'''dt. Smith.'''
'''John Stokes''' of the parishe of Saint Mary<br />
Matsellon London alias White Chappell<br />
Marriner aged 21 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined deposeth.
To the seaventh article of the said Allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth That hee this deponent being Masters Mate of the<br />
said ship the ''Hopewell'' was present abord her at such tyme<br />
as the ships the ''Saint Sebastian'' and the ''Nightingale'' were<br />
Chaced and taken by the Ship the ''George'' whereof ffrancis<br />
Tacknell was then Comander And saith that at the said<br />
tyme the said ship the ''Hopewell'' and the ship the ''Elizabeth''<br />
alias the ''ffortune'' whereof William Greene is Captaine and Comander<br />
were allsoe then and there present and did both of them give<br />
Chace unto and were assistant in the takeing and seizeing<br />
of the said vessells which if they had not soe bin one or both<br />
of the said ships the ''Nightingale'' and ''Saint Sebastian'' had escaped and<br />
gott away from the ''George'' which hee knoweth to bee true<br />
because hee this deponent was as aforesaid abord the said<br />
ship the ''Hopewell'' when the said Chace soe beganne and did<br />
see the same done and the said ships by the assistance of<br />
the ''Hopewell'' and the ''Elizabeth'' seized by the ''George''. And<br />
soe much this deponent saith is well knowne aswell unto the masters<br />
and Companyes of the said ships the ''Saint Sebastian'' and the ''Nightingal[?a]'' as allsoe<br />
the ''Hopewell'' and the ''Elizabeth''. And further hee cannot depose
To the rest of the articles hee is not Examined by direction of the [?Producent]
Repeated before doctor Clarke.
John Stokes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Clarke.
John Stokes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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