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The 23th day of February <u>.1655:&l … The 23th day of February <u>.1655:</u>Examined upon<br />
the said Allegation:/
'''Rp. 2us/'''
'''Noah Tilloué''' of Callice in ffrance Mariner Master<br />
of the said shipp the ''Royall Mary'' aged 33. years<br />
or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined<br />
saith as followeth./
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee hath well knowne<br />
the ship the ''Goulden Eagle'' arlate for about three yeares last past<br />
for and during all which time shee hath constantly belonged to the Port of<br />
Callice in France, and hath under the commaund of the arlate John [?Bennard GUTTER]<br />
her Captaine made severall warlike voyages to sea by order of the Count<br />
of Charrot Governour of Callice, and of the reste of her Owners Burghers<br />
and inhabitants there. And saith hee hath knowne the ship the ''Royal''<br />
''Marie'', (whereof the arlate John Coverure was and is Captaine) belong:<br />
ing to the said Port of Callice for about 18. yeares last past, and<br />
that the said Count de Charrot for severall yeares Last past hath bin and<br />
generally is reputed the principall Owner thereof. hee further saith, That<br />
upon the 26th day of february last french style, the said shipps sett forth<br />
in Companie from Callice upon a Warlike employment against the shipps and<br />
goods of the subjects of the king of Spaine, being thereinto commissionated<br />
by the Duke of Vandosms grand Admirall of ffrance, this deponent having<br />
severall times seene the Commission of the said ''Mary Royall'' aboard her during<br />
her said last expedition, and having heard some of the Officers of the said<br />
shipp ''Goulden Eagle'' affirme, That they had the like Commisson, And saith<br />
hee hath bin Master of the said ''Royall Mary'' for about two yeares and<br />
a half and particularly in her last Voiage aforesaid, And further cannot<br />
Depose
To the second article of the said Allegation hee saith, That the said two men<br />
of warr being at Sea in Companie commissionated upon a warlike employment<br />
as aforesaid, did upon the 30th Day of January last past according to the style<br />
of ffrance meet with the shipp the ''fortune'' arlate, whereof one<br />
daniel Egertson was Master about a league and a half from the french<br />
Coast neere the Cape of Grinay, shee being Laden with french wynes<br />
and other goods, and bound directly according to the Course shee then shaped<br />
for dunquirke or some other of the king of Spaines ports in fflanders<br />
and that the said shipp ''fortune'' being pursued by the said two frenchmen<br />
of warr bearing the Colours of ffrance for the space of about 6. howers<br />
shee made all possible sayle and endeavour to escape from them, and made<br />
towards the English coast, during which flight and pursuite the said<br />
two frenchmen of warr discharged six or seaven peeces of Ordnance<br />
with bullets at the said shipp ''fortune''. The premisses hee well knoweth<br />
for that hee was Master of the said shipp the ''Mary Royall'' as aforesaid<br />
and in Companie with the said shipp the ''Golden Eagle'' at such time as<br />
they first espyed and during the whole chase predeposed./
To the third hee saith, That the Master and Companie of the said shipp the<br />
''fortune'', perceiving, (as appeared to this deponent and Contests aboard the said<br />
frenchmen of warr) that they could not avoyd their imminent seizure<br />
by the french, did steere their Course for England, intending to recover the<br />
protection of the English shipps or forts, the said frenchmen of warr<br />
still pursueing the said shipp ''fortune'', and comeing so close up with her<br />
that they were ready and resolved to have boarded and taken her, att all<br />
which this deponent in the quality aforesaid was present, And further cannot<br />
depose./
To the fourth article hee saith, That whilest the two said two frenchmen of warr<br />
pursued the said shipp ''fortune'' and shott at her, one of the frigats in the<br />
immediate service of this Commonwealth being at anchor in the roade of dover,<br />
weighed anchor and made up to the said shipp ''fortune'' and to the two<br />
frenchmen of warr which were in pursuite of her, and came up with them<br />
(about, and came up with them<br />
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