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To the seventh article of the sayd allegat … To the seventh article of the sayd allegation saith and deposeth, that<br />
upon the thirtyeth day of October 1652. and whilest the ''Hopewell'' lay by the<br />
side of the ''Recovery'', and before she could in any probability have taken in<br />
all her lading and beene fitted for her homeward voyage, the arlate Prince<br />
Rupert did come upon the Coast of Antego aforesayd very suddenly with the<br />
shipp ''Swallow'' having about 44 gunnes, and another frigott of 10 or 12<br />
gunnes both well manned, and did first seize the ffort of Antegoe, and<br />
upon the same day seized and surprized the ''Hopewell'' and goodes in her<br />
and the shipp ''Recovery'' allso and goods in her, And saith that in all humane<br />
probability there could noy eyther by the sayd shipps Companie or the Islanders<br />
or both have any resistance bene made to preserve the sayd shipps and their<br />
lading or eyther of them from being so seized by the sayd Prince<br />
Rupert the sayd Prince Rupert was then so strong, and the strength of the<br />
sayd Island and shipps so small and inconsiderable. and otherwise he<br />
cannot depose saving that he was an eyewitnesse of the premisses.
To the .8.th article he saith That Prince Rupert and his men stayd att Antego<br />
from the Saturday to the Tuesday following and did in that tyme unlade<br />
the Remaynder of the sugars and goods in the ''Recovery''. and otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the .9.th article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the goods of the<br />
''Recovery'' were sugars in Casks and loose ginger, and the sayd goods<br />
were as he saith troublesome and difficult to unlade, and many of the<br />
heads of the sayd Casks in unlading and new stoweing them dropped<br />
or fell out, by reason whereof the foresayd worke and employment of<br />
lading the same into the ''Hopewell'' was much retarded. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
To the 10 and 11th Articles of the sayd Allegation This deponent saith and deposeth<br />
that he heard it credibly reported some few dayes before the seizure of the<br />
sayd shipp by Prince Rupert, that there was a Spanish vessell cast away<br />
or shipwrackt neere to the Barboodas, and saith that the sayd Henry Powell<br />
and some of his Company went to the Barboodas upon the sayd newes<br />
or report. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 12th article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd Henry<br />
Powell when he went to the Barboodas as aforesayd left about a dozen<br />
men and 2 boyes to lade the ''Hopewell'', and the sayd men so by him left did in his<br />
absence diligently apply themselves to their worke in the lading of the<br />
sayd shipp. And otherwise he cannot depose
To the .13th Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in case the sayd<br />
Powell and all his Company had bene present att the tyme of the sayd seizure<br />
they could not in this deponents Judgment in humane probability have [?preserved]<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Hopewell'' from being taken by Prince Rupert, nor have<br />
laded the sayd shipp with the goods of the ''Recovery'' so as she might have<br />
bene gone from Antego before the sayd Prince came thither, which<br />
he is firmly induced to beleive for that the sayd worke was too much and<br />
difficult to be done by the sayd Powell and Company in so short a tyme, and<br />
the sayd Powell and Company farr too weake to make any Resistance<br />
against the sayd Prince. And otherwise he cannot depose
To the 14th article of the sayd allegation he saith that the sayd Captaine Powell did during<br />
the tyme he stayd att Antego cause his men to apply themselves diligently to<br />
their worke. And otherwise he cannot depose.eir worke. And otherwise he cannot depose. +
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