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and endeavouring to decline the said resti … and endeavouring to decline the said restitution, they applied themselves<br />
to the duke of Madina Cali, and soe at length the said shipp and<br />
such of her tackle, and furniture and ladeing as were left unplundered<br />
by the said takers, were restored, after much expence of time and<br />
money to procure the same and in victualling and maintaining the<br />
ships company; And saith there was about six weekes space betweene<br />
such the said shipp the ''Paker frigot'' her bringing into Cadiz<br />
and her departure thence, and forthwith after restitution this deponent<br />
[?went] aboard and found her hold broken open and goods wanting,<br />
and this deponent laid out monies upon his said owners account<br />
towards fitting and supplying her and her companie with necessaries<br />
for proceeding thence; And further that the said Cock acknowledged<br />
himselfe to be a hollander a subiect of the States of the United<br />
Netherlands, and that most of his company were such, and that<br />
hee had a Commission from the said States, and made the<br />
said seizure by vertue of the said Commission. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving the said producents have bin at<br />
greate charge and losses by the said seizure, and that the said<br />
restitution was made because it clearely appeared at<br />
Cadiz that the seizure was made after the time limited<br />
by the said articles of Peace. And further hee cannot depose.
Repeated with his precontest before<br />
doctor Godolphin.
Wm Bowridge [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 12th of June 1658.
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'''Stephen Wright''' of London Merchant, aged 37 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith<br />
and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producents articulate<br />
John Ray, William Cockcroft, Joseph hammond, and James<br />
drawater and well knoweth alsoe the shipp the ''Parker frigot''<br />
arlate whereof hee saith the said producents were the time arlate<br />
the freighters, and were commonly reputed owners of her, and<br />
of her tackle and furniture. And saith that hee this deponent<br />
and partners Edward Wright and William Langhorne residing<br />
at Genoa and being correspondents or factors in that behalfe of<br />
teh said producents, did in or about March or Aprill 1654 lade and<br />
put aboard the said shipp the ''Packet frigot'' in the River of Genoa<br />
by order and for the said producents account to be transported to this<br />
port and here to be delivered to them or their order thirtie foure<br />
tonnes of the best Genua oile, and one hundred fiftie eight barrells<br />
of the best Genoa anchovies, of which oiles and anchovies hee saith the<br />
said producents were the true and lawfull owners, and after lading thereof<br />
the said shipp departed thence therewith for this port under the conduct of Edward<br />
harrison her master and company; The premisses hee knoweth for that<br />
hee helped soe to lade and dispatch away the said shipp from the River<br />
ofe said shipp from the River<br />
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