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The fourth of March 1655
Goodwin and Comp … The fourth of March 1655
Goodwin and Company against the}<br />
goods and the ''Saint John'' derrick Ryan master}<br />
and against de Souza and others.}
Examined upon an allegation given and on the<br />
behalfe of the said Goodwin 24 October 1655.
'''Rp 1'''
'''William Rubois''' of Dover Mariner late purser of<br />
the Galleote the ''Black dogg'', aged 43 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and explained.
To the tenth article hee saith and deposeth that at and upon the<br />
taking of the shipp the ''Saint John'' arlate (derrick Ryan master) and<br />
her lading in or about the moneth of June or July last past upon the<br />
coast of ffrance the said derrick Ryan comming aboard the ''dogg'' or<br />
''hound'' (derrick hendrickson Captaine) which tooke him, and perceiving the said<br />
Captaine and this deponent the purser and others of the Company of<br />
the said man of warr the ''hound'' to speake dutch asked them, [?which] seeing<br />
they were flemmings and consequently friends they took him, whereupon<br />
the said Captaine derrick hendrickson gave this deponent his key<br />
of his chest and bade him fetch his Commission, which his deponent<br />
did and opened and showed the same to the master derrick Ryan and<br />
read the names unto him, and made knowne unto him then the same<br />
was a Commission of Reprizall grannted by this Commonwealth<br />
to mr Goodwin of dover and Company for takeing the goods and shipps<br />
of ffrench, Subjects of the ffrench king, and that by vertue thereof<br />
they had taken his shipp and goods therein, as in truth hee saith<br />
they had, and had their said Commission aboard the man of warr at<br />
the time of the first haling and comming up with the ''Saint John''.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was one of the Company of the<br />
''hound'' or ''dogg'' (the man of warr) aforesaid at the time of the taking<br />
the ''Saint John'', and assisted in the taking of her, this deponent being<br />
Purser as aforesaid of the man of warr, and being to have his share of the<br />
Prizes taken, by her namely each prize being divided into foure hundred<br />
shares this deponent was to have tenn thereof.
To the second hee saith hee hath endeavoured and desired that the said<br />
shipp the ''Saint John'' and her lading should become and be declared Prize<br />
to the takers, expecting his shares therein after the rate and proportion<br />
aforesaid, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third he saith that hee hath dwelt in dover for two yeeres and<br />
eight monethes last, and before that for eight or nine yeeres in Ostend.
To the fourth hee saith that hee knoweth not nowe more<br />
concernning the matters interrate then hee did at the said time of the<br />
seizure of the Saint John, or afterwards, saving as aforesaid. and<br />
otherwise hee cannot answere.
To the fifth hee saith that about six weekes since his said Captaines<br />
wife being to goe over to dunkirke to receive some wages due to her<br />
husband, interested this deponent to goe with her, which hee did, and staid<br />
there but one night and soe came back againe to dover, and that hee hath<br />
bin in service of Goodwin and Company since April last.
To the sixth hee saith hee holdeth the lading of the said shipp for being<br />
good Prize, because the master him selfe at the time of the seizure acknowledged<br />
the same to be ffrench and belonging to ffrenchman, and therefore hee<br />
should declare it for Prize if it were in his power, and hee beleeveth<br />
hee hath given out and formerly spoken to that effect, and otherwise hee<br />
cannot answere saving as aforesaid.
Tot;
cannot answere saving as aforesaid.
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