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Company on shore on his said Boate, and ca … Company on shore on his said Boate, and came to an Anchor<br />
soe soone as ever the Company of the said Spanish Vessell<br />
perceived they altered their Course, and came directly before the<br />
winde, as if they would have surprized the ''Lixon ffrigot'', which<br />
was generally beleeved amongst all the said ships Company<br />
that they would have done, when her boate, and some of her<br />
Company. were gone from her to the shore, and further<br />
hee cannot depose:
To the 13th and 14th hee saith that soe soone as the said ketcher and<br />
his Company perceived that the three Spanish vessells made<br />
towards them as aforesaid the said Ketcher caused his Anchor to be<br />
weighed. and put his ship under saile, which being perceived by<br />
the said Spanish vessells they immediately altered their course againe<br />
and made from the ''Lisbone ffrigot'', seeing that her Company<br />
and men were not gone ashore in their boate, And saith that<br />
hee verily beleeveth that if the said Ketcher, and four or five of his men had gone ashore, at such time as the said<br />
Spanish vessells were saileing as aforesaid the said Spanish<br />
vessell might and would have taken and Surprized the<br />
said ship ''Lixon ffrigot'' for want of men And further hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 15th hee saith that at such time as the said last Spanish Boate<br />
was and remained in or neere the ''Lixon ffrigott'', some of the<br />
said men therein told some of the Company of the ''Lixon ffrigott''<br />
that Captaine Neale of Dover was with his said ship trading<br />
in GaXXchico Road (which is about five Leagues from Oratava Road)<br />
and the said Ketcher thinking it might be true, and iff it were soe<br />
they might trade securer together. did cause his ship to be caried<br />
thither, but upon his arrivall there found not the said Neale<br />
but two or three other ships, which this deponent<br />
beleeveth were Spanish ships, neither hadthis Neale bin there in<br />
many monethes before, And thereupon both the said Tye, and<br />
the said Ketcher, and all the said ships Company did absolutely<br />
Conclude and agree that what the said Spaniards in both the said boates said or<br />
did was used mearely as a meanes and devise to ?betray both<br />
ship and goods. and therefore none of the said ships Company<br />
would or did goe on shore, afterwards: and further hee<br />
cannot depose./.
To the 16th hee saith the said Ketcher did whilest the said ship<br />
lay in the said Road of Oratava often sollicite, and desire the said<br />
Carlo Tye to goe on shore to the effect aforesaid and did never offer to hinder him<br />
by word or Action; and the said Carolo was twice ashore as<br />
aforesaid without effecting any thing in getting prattick for the<br />
sayd ship, And further cannot depose./.t;
sayd ship, And further cannot depose./. +
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