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HCA 13/71 f.95v Annotate
First transcribed 24 October 2012  +
First transcriber Liam Haydon  +
Folio 95  +
Parent volume HCA 13/71  +
Side Verso  +
Status Uploaded image; transcribed on 24/10/2012  +
Transcription To the third article of the said AllegatioTo the third article of the said Allegation hee saith that in the said flight<br /> and pursuite, the said shipp ''fortune'' steered her course towards Dover<br /> the said shipps of warr running up cloase to her and being in a readinesse<br /> to board and take her of this deponents sight and knowledge. To the 4th hee saith, that the said man of warr being in the chase<br /> of the said shipp ''fortune'' about 4. leagues from Dover a certaine shipp of<br /> this Commonwealth weighing anchor made towards them, and the Officers<br /> of the said English shipp understanding the ffrenchmens designe in<br /> the pursuite and endeavour to take the said shipp ''fortune'' and<br /> Lading, bidd them pursue their designe, during which time another<br /> shipp of warr of this state comeing from the Westward came up with<br /> the said shipp ''fortune'', and discharging two peeces of cannon against her, sent<br /> men aboard her in a boat, the said two frenchmen of warr<br /> being then readie to have boarded and seized her and her Lading<br /> which was as aforesaid, seized by the said Englishman of warr and<br /> brought by her into England, the frenchmen of warr being thereby<br /> deprived thereof. This premisses he saith he well knoweth<br /> as being in the quality aforesaid eyewitnesse thereof. To the 5th he saith, That in all probability the said shipp ''fortune'' and<br /> Lading in case they had not beene mett with by the said frenchmen<br /> of warr had gone directly for dunquirke, the said shipp at the<br /> time there was mett withall as aforesaid, bearing up cloase for the<br /> french Coast in order, as by all appearanses, to her Course for<br /> flanders, which shee might very well have performed, in case shee<br /> had awt beene rencontred as aforesaid by the ffrench:/ To the 6th he saith, That if the said English frigatt had not been boarded and<br /> seized the said ''fortune'' at the time shee did, the said two<br /> frenchmen of warr had undoubtedly taken her and her lading, shee<br /> having only five pieces of cannon aboard her, whereas and about 9. or<br /> 10. men whereas the one of the said frenchmen of warr had 12.<br /> peece of Cannon aboard her and about 94. men, and the other<br /> about 8. or 9. peece of Cannon and neere upon 100. men, and were xx<br /> ready to have boarded the said shipp ''fortune'', which they had immediately<br /> done had they not in obeissance to the said English ffrigatt upon a shott<br /> by her discharged, lowered their sailes, by meanes whereof they were<br /> retarded in their designe, which otherwise they had without doubt<br /> effected, and possessed themselves of the said shipp ''fortune'' and her lading<br /> by their owne force, without any assistance of the English:- The<br /> premisses hee saith hee well knoweth for that was an eye wittnesse<br /> of and serving aboard the said shipp the ''Eagle Royall'' dureing the said<br /> pursuite and seizure./ And further cannot depose./ To the 7th and 8th articles of the said Allegation, hee saith, That shortly after the<br /> said shipp ''fortune'' and her lading were seized by the said English<br /> friggatt and Companie aboard her, the Captaines of the said two french<br /> men of warr went aboard the said English frigat to demand the said<br /> shipp ''fortune'' and her lading as their prize, and went afterwards aboard<br /> the English Commander in chief in the downes, but returned, declaring that the<br /> said Commander had told them, that their right must be tryed in the<br /> Court of Admiraltie at London, and that if any thing proved to be<br /> due to them, they, (meaning the said french Captaines and Companies)<br /> (shouldptaines and Companies)<br /> (should  +
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