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and the ''Unicorne'' were at the time of t … and the ''Unicorne'' were at the time of the said spoile and seizure dutch<br />
built as appeared by their mould and fashion, and had and agreed the<br />
colours of the United Provinces, and were belonging to the said Provinces<br />
namely the ''Mary'' to Amsterdam and the ''Unicorne'' to Middlebor[?owe],<br />
and soe much hee saith their officers and companies acknowledged, which<br />
said officers and the major part of their companies were alsoe dutch<br />
men, and saith they were neere the C[?ape] on a trading voyage<br />
for Negroes, and were as themselves confessed set out from the said<br />
United Provinces by marchants there dwelling, subiects of the<br />
said States, and named Mr Vandergoos and Mr C[?aymans] for two of<br />
their owners, who as they said were merchants of the said Provinces,<br />
and in particular the said Captaine S[?crawle] soe confessed, and that hee<br />
his said companies (most of them subiects of the said States) came<br />
from the said United Netherlands in the said shipps to Guiney.<br />
The premisses hee deposeth seeing and hearing the same, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee cannot depose.
To the eleaventh hee saith that if the said surprizall had not<br />
happend the said shipp with her said lading had and would in all probabilitie<br />
have arived in the parts of East India, and there have invested her<br />
said gold and goods in commodities of those parts, which here would<br />
upon the shipps retourne have yeelded greate profitt, And otherwise saving what followeth hee<br />
cannot depose, not having ever as yet bin at the East Indies.
To the twelveth hee saith that every marke of the said ninetie five<br />
markes of gold was worth the summe of thirty two pounds sterling by<br />
common repute and estimation.
To the 13th hee saith there were diverse of the said Alderman Thompson<br />
Maurice Thompson and company their said outwards goods.<br />
remaining aboard the said shipp at the time of the said seizure, which<br />
came alsoe to the possession of the Captaine Scrawle and companie<br />
of his said two shipps, to the valew of thirtie six pounds<br />
sterling, which at the shipps retourne would alsoe in all probabilitie<br />
have yeelded seaventie pounds sterling.
To the 14th hee cannot depose.
To the 15th hee saith that<br />
hee cannot depose thereto.
To the 16th hee saith that the said gold and goods soe remaining aboard the<br />
said shipp the ''Lyon and Providense'', for this deponent, and companies<br />
account at the time of the surprizall, would after the investing thereof<br />
into merchandizes at East India, and retourne<br />
in all probabilitie have yeelded eighteene hundred pounds sterling,<br />
,And otherwise cannot<br />
depose.
To the 17th hee cannot depose.
To the last hee saith that the said shipp the ''Lyon Providense'' at the time<br />
of the said surprizall with her tackle, furniture, apparell and Provisions<br />
were worth the summe of three thousand pounds sterling in his estimation.
Repeated before the two Judges in Court.
Timothy Craven//. [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]t.
Timothy Craven//. [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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