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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation
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'''William Ash''' of Weymouth in the County of dorset Mariner<br />
one of the Company of the ''Elizabeth frigat'' aged<br />
twenty two yeares sworne and examined saith
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation he saith that about the 3d day<br />
of October the sayd frigott ''Elizabeth'' chased a ffleet of shipps of about<br />
23 sayle from about 9 in the morning till 2 pm the afternoon the sayd<br />
fleet being upon the Cast of ffrance about 6 leagues off of deepe. and<br />
that there were att the head of the sayd ffleet 2 men of warr and att the Lee<br />
one man of warr and that the sayd Men of warr were Hollanders and<br />
a Convoy of and for the sayd ffleet. which he knoweth being then present<br />
in the ''Elizabeth'' and for the reasons hereafter sett forth. and otherwise<br />
cannot depose, saving the shipps schedulat are the merchants shipps of the sayd fleet
To the third and fourth articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the<br />
sayd dutch men of warr gave chase to an English vessell of dover whereof<br />
the arlate Allington was Captaine, and were in actuall chase of her when<br />
the ''Elizabeth'' came upp, and the whole ffleet for neere 4 or five howres<br />
stood the same Course after the Hollands men of warr off and on as they<br />
chased Captaine Allington, and att that tyme the sayd Hollands men of<br />
warr had and wore out the Hollands Colours and the ''Elizabeth'' wore out<br />
the English Colours, which he knoweth being an eyewitnes of the<br />
premisses. and otherwise cannot depose./
To the fifth and sixth articles of the sayd allegation he saith that upon the comeing<br />
up of the ''Elizabeth'' were the hindermost of the sayd ffleet the foresayd<br />
Hollands men of warr att the head, forsooke Captaine Allingtons course<br />
and tacked upon the ''Elizabeth'' in [?rescue] of the sayd fffleet, and the<br />
merchants shipps of the ffleet tacked likewise about with the sayd<br />
Men of warr in their assistance, and that the sayd two hollands men of<br />
warr being weatherly of the ffleet bore in upon the ''Elizabeth'' and<br />
exchanged their broadsides with her, and afterwards fell off and<br />
fledd through the ffleet to the other Hollands man of warr to the<br />
Leeward, all which this deponent being then present saw and observed<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the seventh and eighth articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that<br />
the sayd merchants shipps were within shott of the shipps that fought<br />
and could not but take notice that the shipps that fought the ''Elizabeth''<br />
were Hollands men of warr, howbeit he saith that the sayd ffleet<br />
of merchant men did not strike to the ''Elizabeth'' nor show any colours<br />
whereby the ''Elizabeth'' might discerne them to be freinds and not<br />
Enemyes, till such tyme as the sayd Men of warr fleed and the<br />
''Elizabeth'' fell in amongst them and by shooting forced them to [?XXXX]<br />
[?XXX], but saith they were in Company and convoy of the Hollands<br />
Men of warr as aforesayd, and bare upp the same Course with them and<br />
tacxked when they tackt and fledd when they fled, and flyeing were<br />
taken and subdued by the ''Elizabeth frigot'' wherein this deponent [?was]<br />
the tyme aforesayd and saw and well observed the premisses And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
Totherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
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