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the said ship ffortune, And the said Comon? was by the said<br />
Walker severall times on board the said Ketch shewed to<br />
all the Company of the said Ketch before her said seizing<br />
the said Ship The premises? hee Deposes? goeing out?<br />
Chirurgion of the said Ketch, and being on board her at the<br />
time of her seizing the said ship, and often seeing the said<br />
Common? shewed to the said Ketches Company and<br />
further cannot Depose. /.
To the second hee saith that the Ketch? Imployment? did not weare?<br />
the English Colors? when shee seized the said Ship ffortune<br />
and the ffortune hee saith had not then any ballast in her<br />
and hee said Walker and Company could not Safely<br />
carry her to Swedland? without Ballasting of her<br />
but Carried her to wivenho? intending? to ballast her there. where<br />
shee was arrested? and thereby prevented? of being ballested or?<br />
carryed to Swedland?<br />
was hee Knoweth? for the reasons aforesaid. /.
To the third arlo and Comon? therein mentioned being<br />
now? shewed unto him, and by him puser? hee saith that<br />
the said Comon? was and is the said Comon? granted<br />
to the said Walker. by the King of Swedland, and<br />
was and? it the same Comom? ??? aboard the said<br />
Ketch at the time of her said Seizing the said Ship<br />
which hee Knoweth for that hee often sawe the said<br />
Comom? in the said Ketch before the said seizing the<br />
said Ship, And further cannot Depose. /.
To the forth hee saith that at the time of the seizure of<br />
the said Ship the ffortune and ??? ??? the Master of her ???.<br />
Andrew B/V?erhough? did ??? and Confess? to the<br />
said Captaine Walker and this Deponant and severall<br />
of the said Ketche's Company that ??? said ship<br />
the ffortune was a Dutch? ship, and did belong to subjects?<br />
of the States of the United? Netherlands?, and that? here?<br />
the said Verhough? was a hollander? and<br />
lives? with his wife and children at ffhishing???, or to that<br />
effect, and his? wife at the said Seizure and severall<br />
??? ??? the said Verhough? hath said and ???<br />
to? the said Walker and this Deponant and severall others<br />
that hee was three Dutch? miles from the Goodwyn<br />
Sands? at the time of the Seizure of the said Ship<br />
or to that effect, And further cannot Depose. /.
To the last he saith his foregoeing Deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories. /.
To the first hee saith the said Walker requested? this Deponant<br />
to come and Testify herein, and would if it were in his<br />
power give the victory to them that hathe? most? right thereto<br />
and hee saith hee doth? hue? and assert? the said Walker more<br />
than the said Verhough? and saith hee hath ??? the<br />
said Ketch? Imployment? since June last and saith hee doth<br />
not certainely? Knowe? who were the owner? or Imployer? of the said Ketch
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