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The 27th day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEA … The 27th day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation
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'''Thomas Crosse''' of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex Mariner<br />
masters mate of the ''Elizabeth frigat'' aged two and forty<br />
yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined saith.
To the first second third fourth fifth and sixth articles of the sayd allegation he saith<br />
That upon the third day of this Instant October about eight or nyne in the<br />
morning, the arlate Christopher Mynns Commander of the ''Elizabeth frigot'' in the<br />
immediate service of this Commonwealth and Company of the same, espyed upon the<br />
Coast of ffrance off of deipe a fleet of shipps consisting of about 24 sayle<br />
and gave Chase unto them, and about two in the afternoone came<br />
upp with the Rearre of them, and saith the shipps schedulate were twenty<br />
shipps of the foresayd ffleet, videlicet the ''fflora''. ''Gideon''. ''Mercury''. ''Brewer''. ''Salvador''<br />
''Saint Anthony''. ''Matthew''. ''Car fanyer''. ''Golden Star''. ''Prophet Elias''. 4 by the<br />
name of ''Hope''. 3 by the name of ''ffortune''. and 2 by the name of ''King''<br />
''David''. and that there was att the head of the sayd ffleet two dutch or<br />
Hollands men of warr, and one Hollands man of warr to their Leeward<br />
which men of warr were for the Convoy and Conduct of the ffleet<br />
aforesayd. and that the sayd two headmost shipps of warr gave chase<br />
to a private man of warr of this Commonwealth where of Captaine Allington<br />
arlate had the Command, and that upon the approach of the ''Elizabeth''<br />
neer to the sayd ffleet the foresayd two Men of Warr of Holland left<br />
the pursuit of Captaine Allington and tacked about upon the ''Elizabeth''<br />
for the Rescue of the ffleet. and saith he knoweth the sayd Men of<br />
Warr with the sayd ffleet were Hollands men of warr for that they<br />
wore the Hollands colours and under those Colours exchanged some<br />
broadsides with the ''Elizabeth'' wearing the English Colours and shott through<br />
her masts, and killed her master, and afterwards finding themselves<br />
too weake fell to their Consort man of warr to the Leeward and is<br />
fully assured that the sayd ffleet was under the Conduct and<br />
Convoy of the sayd Hollands men of warr, for that they steered the<br />
same course with them, and stood off and on after the sayd Captaine Allington [?XXXX]<br />
with them, and upon the tacking of them towards the ''Elizabeth'' as aforesayd<br />
tacked allso about with them in their assistance, and allso for that they<br />
wore noe colours. And otherwise cannot depose saving his subsequent<br />
depositions, and saving that the ''Elizabeth'' att the tyme aforesayd had and<br />
wore out the Parliament Colours or Colours of this Commonwealth, and that he knoweth<br />
the premisses being present and aboard the ''Elizabeth frigot'' the tyme aforesayd
To the seaventh and eighth articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that [?the]<br />
foresayd ffleet was within shott of the shipps that fought att the tyme of<br />
fight, and tacked about against the ''Elizabeth'' with the foresayd hollans men<br />
of warr, and saith that the sayd ffleet did not strike to the ''Elizabeth'' till<br />
after the men of warr were fledd, and that the ''Elizabeth'' was fallen<br />
amongst them and had made four or five shott att them, and saith the<br />
sayd ffleet putt not out any Colours to distinguish them from Hollanders<br />
and enemyes, but were in Company and convoy of the Hollands men<br />
of warr as aforesayd, and could not but take notice that the sayd shipps of<br />
warr that fought with the ''Elizabeth'' were Hollands men of warr, tacking<br />
when they tackt, and fleeing when they fledd. and saith that they were<br />
att last taken and subdued by the ''Elizabeth frigat'' in their flight from<br />
her, which he knoweth being an eyewitnes of the premisses. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose. +
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