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commanded by Captaine Saunders in the imme … commanded by Captaine Saunders in the immediate service of this<br />
Commonwealth, and brought into the downes, and thense shee was<br />
brought into this port; All which hee deposeth, because hee was one of<br />
her company both at her said lading, seizure and rescue and was<br />
aboard and sawe the premisses soe donne; And further that the said man of<br />
warr of Ostend belonged to the subiects of the King of Spaine, and but<br />
the ''Elizabeth'' and all her said lading belonged to English, subiects of<br />
this Commonwealth; and that hee this deponent hath noe interest<br />
therein, and lastly that the said lading was consigned to be delivered<br />
at this port.
The marke of<br />
[MARKE] Wm James. [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
'''R[?ow] dt. 2.'''
'''John Dare''' of Torkey neere dartmouth in the County<br />
of devon Mariner, aged 54 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the said Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth<br />
the Barque the ''Elizabeth'' interrogated, and hath soe donne for theise three<br />
yeares last, during which time shee hath belonged and doth belong<br />
to Plimouth, where (as it is commonly there said) there was built. And<br />
saith that Mr Samuel Mansell, John downing, and Mr Trenine<br />
all English men and, dwellers in Plimouth and Subiects of<br />
this Commonwealth, were and are her owners, and that her lading<br />
of goods is alsoe belonging to English men and Subiects of this Common<br />
wealth, and was all taken in at Plimouth, and consigned to be delivered<br />
at this port, namely six bales and two packs of peece goods belonging<br />
to Mr Thoroughgood and company, foure and twenty chests or thereabouts<br />
of sugar, six hundred peeces of fruite, about tenn barrells of goods and<br />
a hogshead of goods (,the contents hee knoweth not) and. about 60 [?slobs]<br />
of tynne, all belonging to Mr Goodier and others of this citie (where<br />
the said Mr Thoroughgood alsoe dwelleth) all Englishmen (by common<br />
repute) and subiects of this Commonwealth; And further that the<br />
said barque comming in her course for London was about a fortnight<br />
since betwixt [?Bearhie] and ffareleigh met with and seized by a man<br />
of warr of Ostend in the dominions of the king of Spaine, whow as<br />
carrying her and her lading towards dunquirke, but was met with<br />
by Captaine Saunders in the ''Tyger frigot'' in the service of this<br />
Commonwealth, who rescued the said barque and lading, saving that<br />
the said Ostenders had taken out and carried away one of the said small packs<br />
about 30 peeces of fruite, and some other small things, and alsoe<br />
carried away Christofer Trebons master of the Barque, All<br />
which hee deposeth because hee this deponent (who hath not any interest<br />
in the said barque or lading) was one of her company and sawe<br />
the premisses soe donne.
The marke of<br />
'''X''' [MARKE] John Dare [MARKE, RH SIDE]
Repeated with his precontest before<br />
doctor Godolphin.ntest before<br />
doctor Godolphin. +
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