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taking in her lading at haver de Grace, it … taking in her lading at haver de Grace, it was there generally reported<br />
and taken notice of that shee was laden for the account of ffench merchants<br />
and that ffrenchmen were owners of her lading and goods that were put<br />
aboard her And lastly hee saith that after the said seizure the Stiersman<br />
and others of the ''hares'' company confessed and said that her said master<br />
immediately before shee was taken thinking himselfe cleare of the<br />
English, had given order to beare up the helme, and steere away alongst<br />
the Channell, saying nowe wee are past the English steerts or to that<br />
effect. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh 8. and 9th article hee saith and deposeth that when they in the ''hare''<br />
''in the ffeild'' espied the English shipps, they [?declined] them asmuch as they<br />
could, endeavouring to get away from them, soe that this deponent and<br />
company in the said frigot chased her two full houres ere hee could come<br />
within commannd of her, and bore soe prest a saile in the chase that<br />
hee sprung his maine mast in the decks, and the ''drake frigot'' being<br />
a little a head this deponent, was forced to make three shotts at the<br />
''hare in the feild'' before shee would yeeld or stay, and when at length<br />
shee was forced to stay, and was haled, the said John kein though this deponent<br />
sent his boate twice aboard him to come aboard the frigot<br />
refused to come. alleaging that it was night, and the second time hee<br />
sent word to this deponent that hee would come aboard in the morning<br />
saying hee was loath to come before, as not knowing whether this<br />
deponent was a friend or an enemie, whereupon this deponent seeing<br />
the ''hare'' weare a friends colours, had patience to expect untill it was<br />
day. And when it was day this deponent sent the third time to him<br />
the said kein commannding him aboard, and with order to tell him<br />
that in case of refusall then to come, hee should fitt his shipp to<br />
fight, for this deponent was resolved to have him immediately<br />
on board, and shortly hee came aboard with this deponents master who<br />
was sent for him, and who upon his retourne told this deponent that<br />
the said kein had asked him what hee should doe aboard, and that the<br />
said master had answered him his shipp was prize and therefore hee<br />
must come aboard, to which the said John kein replied, my shipp prize<br />
my shipp is noe prize, [?XXX ?XXth] this deponents master (as hee said)<br />
your shipp is prize and goods too, and that thereupon the said kein againe<br />
answered to this effect, By God my shipp us noe prize, my goods<br />
are prize, but my shipp is noe prize. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the tenth article hee saith that some of this deponents companie<br />
whom this deponent had sent aboard the ''hare'' in the morning as aforesaid<br />
upon their retourne told this deponent that after their comming aboard her<br />
the said kein came severall times amongest his company and earnestly<br />
desired them that they would fight, that the shipp might not be yeelded<br />
up, but they answered, shee (speaking of the ''Tyger frigot'') is a<br />
shipp of fourtie guns, and what should wee fight for: and afterwards<br />
this deponent examined some of them whether it was true that<br />
their master had instigated them to fight, and they confessed that hee<br />
did, And otherwise savinga s aforesaid hee cannot depose.
To the 11th article hee saith and deposeth that upon the comming of<br />
the said John kein aboard the said shipp the ''Tyger frigot'', this deponent<br />
bidd him welcome, and asked him why hee had made this deponent looke<br />
ford made this deponent looke<br />
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