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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
ffreetrade … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
ffreetrade.}
'''George Lewes''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex Mariner late Purser of<br />
the good shipp called the ''Reformation'' of London Edward Berriman commander<br />
aged 34 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined and saith and deposeth<br />
That hee well knew the shipp the ''ffree Trade'' of London Simon fflew<br />
Commannder which shipp hee saith came out of the Levant in company<br />
of the said shipp the ''Reformation'' and that comming neare the streights mouth<br />
the said shipp ''ffreetrade'' was on the fifteenth of May last set upon and with her lading of silke<br />
gawles, cotton yarne and other goodds seized by a shipp called the ''Santa Maria'' (Laurance<br />
Andriessen comander) and other shipps of her company, and carried away, and<br />
soe the owners thereof (who are said to be John Gregory John [?Boune], John<br />
Allen and company English men and subiects of this kingdome of England<br />
were {and} are dispoiled and deprived thereof. And saith that the said shipp ''Santa''<br />
''Maria'' when shee first met with the ''ffreetrade'' had the Holland [?colours GUTTER]<br />
abroad, and was belonging as her company said to Amsterdam, and that<br />
shee was of the burthen of betweene three hundred and fiftie and foure<br />
hundred tonnes and had thirtie peeces of ordnance or<br />
thereabouts aboard her. And this deponent being demannded, saith<br />
hee knoweth not nor can make any estimate of the valew<br />
of the lading of the said shipp the ''ffree Trade'', nor hath heard any [?estimate GUTTER]<br />
thereof made by others that hee knoweth, and therefore knoweth not what<br />
to say concerning the valewe. And further deposeth not, saving that<br />
hee knoweth the premisses by him deposed for that hee was in the<br />
''Reformation'' aforesaid in company of the ''ffree trade'' when shee<br />
was soe seized, the said shipp ''Reformation'' being then alsoe seized.
Geo: Lewis [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th of September 1660. [CENTRE HEADING]
Touching the ''Reformation'' aforesaid}
'''Rp. 3'''
'''George Ecop''' of Limehouse in the<br />
County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 33 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee deposeth and saith that hee<br />
well knoweth the shipp the ''Reformation'' interrogated and was one of<br />
her company in her late voyage from Scanderoon wherein shee was taken<br />
and well knoweth Sir William Vincent knight and severall other her owners<br />
Englishmen and subiecrts of this kingdome of England, And saith that the<br />
said shipp the said voyage for account of the said Sir William Vincent and<br />
Company tooke in at Scanderon and on that coast her lading of<br />
silkes, gawles, cotton, cotton yarne and other merchandizes to be<br />
transported to this Port of London and here to be delivered to the said Sir William<br />
Vincent and company the Producents or their order and for their account<br />
And that in her curse of proceeding from the Levant for this port comming<br />
neare the Streeights mouth shee was on the fifteenth of May last (old stile)<br />
met with by a certaine shipp of warr called the ''Saint Mary'' or ''Santa Maria''<br />
Laurance Andrerssen commander and other men of warr in her company<br />
And that his precontest Edward baryman commander of the<br />
said shipp ''Reformation'' seeing some shipps a head of her commannded<br />
to looke forward, whereupon this deponent looking forward descried [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
shipp (proving after to be the said shipp ''Saint Mary'') with English colours<br />
comming neare[?] the ''Reformation'', and perceiving the ''Reformation'' to have<br />
the Engish Ensigne abroad, the ''Saint Mary'' presently had her English colours<br />
taken in and put abroad a hollands Ensigne, and then being with a<br />
callne, and then being with a<br />
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