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To the 7th árticle hee saith and deposeth … To the 7th árticle hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp having dischardged<br />
all the rest of her pilchards at Naples was there kept some space by the<br />
factor of the freighter in expectation of goods to be reladen aboard her, and<br />
at length shee was there laden with wines saving two bales of silke<br />
which shee alsoe tooke aboard, and [?saith] that the last of the said lading of<br />
wines was brought and put aboard her in or about the end of January<br />
and going from place to place in her. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 8th article hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp having received<br />
the said lading aboard, departed about the end of January 1649 from Naples<br />
bound (as it was said and understood amongst the company) for England;<br />
And saith that about foure dayes after such their departure, comming betweene<br />
Cagliari and Naples, the said shipp was met withall and surprized by a ffrench<br />
man of Warr, who carred the said shipp the ''Amitie'' and her lading to<br />
Santa Margarita in the Realme of ffrance, where hee endeavoured to make<br />
prize of her, which hee knoweth being carried thither in her, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 9th article hee saith that the said shipp and lading were under<br />
the detention and seizure soe made by the said man of warr the space<br />
of three weekes, and after her bringing and in to Saint Margarita, the<br />
said namely within the said three weekes space, the said John [?haslgrave]<br />
used much endeavour and prosecuted hard for recovery of the same, And<br />
which hee knoweth being there and observing the same. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the tenth article hee saith and deposeth that on or about the<br />
foure and twentieth day of the month of ffebruary 1649 old stile, (and<br />
not before) after the earnest and longe sollicitation and prosecution made<br />
and donne by the said John haslgrace, the said shipp and such of her lading as<br />
was left were released, and that on the same or the next day the said John<br />
[?haselgrace] set saile therewith for England, but in her course<br />
on or about the seventh day of March next following was againe<br />
met with by a ffrench man of warr (having two prizes under his power)<br />
and againe surprized and carried to Tholon, and the said man of warr spoiled and deprived<br />
the said mr [?haslgrave] and company of the said shipp and lading, and<br />
put them quite out of possession of all. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the xith hee saith that the said man of warr that soe<br />
the second time tooke and seized the said shipp plundered and tooke<br />
away all the wines that were left by the first taker (who tooke away<br />
the two bales of silke and foure hogsheads of wine) together with the<br />
said shipp, soe that nothing was left, hee the said [?hasilgrave] and<br />
company were quite dispoiled of all, which hee knoweth being<br />
there and seeing the premisses soe donne, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 12th hee cannot depose.
To the 13. 14. 15 and 16th hee cannot depose, for that after the said<br />
second seizure and carrying to Tholon, when the master and company were<br />
dispoiled and dispossessed of the said shipp and lading, this deponent<br />
went for Marseille and got new imployment, leaving the ''Amitie''<br />
at Tholon.
To the 17 and 18th hee cannot depose.
To the 19th hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of this Court and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true.
Toaith his foregoing deposition is true.
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