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To the nynth article of the sayd allegatio … To the nynth article of the sayd allegation he saith that the sayd merchants shipps being<br />
subdued Captaine Mynnes secured most of their masters and manned some of<br />
the vessells. and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the tenth article of the sayd allegation he saith he heard the Boatswayne of one of<br />
the sayd subdued shipps videlicet the ''Hope'' Martin Minders master say and dec;are<br />
that the sayd shipp ''Hope'' came from Amsterdam and was bought there by her<br />
master, and came last from the Texall before she was seized and that all her<br />
Company were Amsterdamers and that she was to returne thither, and that<br />
he spake the sayd words and made the sayd Confession in the presence of<br />
this deponent and his contests Leiftenant Maior, John Painter and others<br />
And further to the Article saving his precedent depositions he cannot<br />
depose.
To the eleventh article of the sayd allegation he saith there was noe English shipp<br />
within shott of any the shipps schedulate untill they yeilded to the ''Elizabeth''<br />
''ffrigott'' and were subdued by her.
To the twelfth article of the sayd allegation he saith he hath heard some of the<br />
Company of the ''Elizabeth'' and particularly one Angell say that he had bene<br />
aboard a dutch vessell the name whereof he knoweth not, and that falling<br />
in discourse there with some Dutch men touching the foresayd twenty shipps<br />
taken as aforesayd by the ''Elizabeth'', the sayd dutchmen as he sayd, told him that<br />
they all or most of them were Holland shipps and that most of them came<br />
last from fflushing, and moreover saith that about five dayes since he<br />
this deponent in speech and discourse with one Peter Lawson living in<br />
Schooles lane in Ratcliffe being lately from Hamburgh, heard<br />
the sayd Lawson say and affirme that there had not for three monthes<br />
before his comeing from Hamburgh any shipps departed or sett sayle<br />
from the sayd Port, three sayle of shipps onely excepted. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
To the Croose Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 1 Interrogatory he saith he was one of the Company of the ''Elizabeth'', and<br />
being summoned to appeare as a witnes for the Commonwealth hath deposed<br />
the truth to the best of his knowledge. and otherwise cannot depose
To the 2d negatively.
To the 3. he saith it is very possible for shipps of warr of any nation<br />
to meet merchant men att sea and company with them and ware them<br />
whether they will or noe.
To the 4 he saith he knoweth not where or when the sayd ffleet or merchant men<br />
was taken to convoy nor whether they mett with the sayd Men of warr att [?XXXX]<br />
but referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions. and saith there was<br />
a faire fresh gale of wind att the tyme interrate, so as the sayd merchants<br />
men were not becalmed, but might have held on their course, and were<br />
about a quarter of a mile distant from the Hollands men of warr<br />
when they fought with the ''Elizabeth'', and not a mile from them<br />
as he beleiveth. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 5th he saith the ''Elizabeth'' had 40 gunnes and he doth not beleive that the sayd<br />
ffleet with the helpe of their convoy te Hollands men of warr could have<br />
overcome the ''Elizabeth'' and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 6. and 7th he saith the foresayd merchants men submitted themselves without<br />
shooting against the ''Elizabeth'', but not willingly. and otherwise cannot depose
William '''O''' Ash<br />
his marke [MARKE, RH SIDE]Ash<br />
his marke [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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