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afterwards comming aboard her said the Gov … afterwards comming aboard her said the Governour had given leave<br />
for their going into the harbour to supplie themselves, and soe daid some souldiers<br />
and a pilot that come with him from the Governour, whereupon in confidence<br />
of honest dealing they went into the harbour, whither when they were come<br />
under commannd, namely the same day of their comming in, the said shipp salt<br />
and goods were by the Government order seized, and confiscated, and after<br />
such seizure the said Tompson and company (whereof this deponent was one)<br />
were there detained prisoners, for the space of<br />
thirteene monethes, and their said salt and goods were taken out and<br />
sold, and the shipp disposed of with her tackle and furniture by the said Governour<br />
and his order, whereby the said Tompson and company were and are utterly<br />
dispoiled and deprived thereof, of this deponents sight and knowledge. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that the said shipp the ''Small Mallaga Merchant''<br />
at the time of the said seizure and [?spoile] with her tackle apparell and<br />
furniture and lading, were well worth the summe of two thousand and<br />
foure hundred pounds sterling, and soe much the same would have<br />
yeelded at New-England in case they had come in safetie thither. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh hee saith that the said Tompson and his mariners<br />
by reason of their said imprisonment have in expenses, losse of time<br />
and othe hinderance bin damnified to the summe or valew of five hundred<br />
pound sterling and upwards.
To the eighth hee saith that the said Tompson and company of owners by reason of<br />
the losse of their said shipp and goods and through want of the imployment<br />
of the money which the same would have yeelded besides the principall<br />
have in his estimation suffered losse and dammadge to the valew of<br />
1000 ''li'' sterling.
To the nineth hee saith that the said Tompson and company at Santa domingo<br />
aforesaid by [?satisfaction] and applications to the Governour and<br />
otherwise used all the meanes they could for recovery of the said shipp and<br />
goods, but could in nothing prevaile the Governour finally answering hee would<br />
keepe them for the accompt of the kinge of Spaine, or to that effect.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Robert Dilleek [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th of November 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''2.'''
'''Peter Butler''' of London Mariner aged 38 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the<br />
producent John Thompson and hath soe donne for theise foure or five yeares<br />
last past or thereabouts, and saith hee was commonly accompted master of the<br />
shipp the ''Small Mallaga Merchant'' arlate seized at Santa domingo And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second third and fourth hee saith that about this time three yeares<br />
thisut this time three yeares<br />
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