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1973 Granadoeshells being all the foresaid … 1973 Granadoeshells being all the foresaid Ammunition saving about 11 Granadoe shells which the saud Dutch persons [?conXXXXX] which worke continued untill the 26th<br />
of September. 1659 soe that the said ship was not dismissed<br />
untill the 27th of the said Month And further cannot Answer<br />
saving what followeth./.
Ad 13 dicit that in the time of the said ships the ''Constantinople''<br />
''Merchant'' being with the foresaid Dutch ships, the said Dutch<br />
ships lay soe close to the ''Constantinople Merchant'' that shee<br />
was in Danger to be fallen fowle upon by some of them<br />
to prevent which her Captaine caused the Anchor to be weighed<br />
by which shee roade to goe into a better birth, shee having<br />
then onely her foretopsaile and mizen abroad And<br />
soe soone as the said De Bitter had espyed the same<br />
hee put out a blewe Antient, and fired a warning<br />
peece, to give notice to the rest of the said ships to weigh or<br />
slip their Cables, which they did Imediately, And the said<br />
Vice Admirall made a shott at the ''Constantinople Merchant''<br />
(which ranged close under her sterne to comand her to come<br />
to an Anchor againe which shee did and some of the Company of the<br />
said Dutch ships told some of the Company of the ''Constantinople<br />
Merchant'' that if they had not come to an Anchor as they did<br />
it would have gone very hard with them. et alr nescit.
Ad 14 15 et 16 dicit that besides the Great Dishonor done<br />
to the English Nation the foresaid [?Governor]<br />
and Company of English Merchants trading to East India[?s]<br />
have suffered very great losse and dammage by reason<br />
of the Premisses (but how much hee saith hee is not<br />
able to Estimate, neither doth hee Knowe the Vallue<br />
of the foresaid Ammunition:/:
Sup reliqui non Examinatur ex directione:/:
Repetit coram duo Judicentes/
[?Solo] [?Honghams] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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7. die Novembris 1660./:
Sup Allone predict Examinatus./
'''(2dis'''
'''Robertus Browne''' de Stepney in<br />
Comitatu Middlesex Nauta aetatis 32 annorum<br />
aut do circiter testis productus et Juratus./
Ad jum 2um et 3um arlos dicit that for and during all the<br />
yeere 1659 and at this present Sir John Robinson Sir<br />
Andrew Riccard, Sir George Smith, Captaine William<br />
Rider and Company all English Merchants and subjects<br />
of the Kingdome well knowne to him this deponent were<br />
and are the true and Lawfull Owners and proprietors<br />
of the arlate ship the ''Constantinople Merchant''<br />
(whereof this deponent was Captaine) and of her tackle apparrell<br />
andnd of her tackle apparrell<br />
and +
, 1973 Granadoeshells being all the foresaid … 1973 Granadoeshells being all the foresaid Ammunition saving about 11 Granadoe shells which the saud Dutch persons [?conXXXXX] which worke continued untill the 26th<br />
of September. 1659 soe that the said ship was not dismissed<br />
untill the 27th of the said Month And further cannot Answer<br />
saving what followeth./.
Ad 13 dicit that in the time of the said ships the ''Constantinople''<br />
''Merchant'' being with the foresaid Dutch ships, the said Dutch<br />
ships lay soe close to the ''Constantinople Merchant'' that shee<br />
was in Danger to be fallen fowle upon by some of them<br />
to prevent which her Captaine caused the Anchor to be weighed<br />
by which shee roade to goe into a better birth, shee having<br />
then onely her foretopsaile and mizen abroad And<br />
soe soone as the said De Bitter had espyed the same<br />
hee put out a blewe Antient, and fired a warning<br />
peece, to give notice to the rest of the said ships to weigh or<br />
slip their Cables, which they did Imediately, And the said<br />
Vice Admirall made a shott at the ''Constantinople Merchant''<br />
(which ranged close under her sterne to comand her to come<br />
to an Anchor againe which shee did and some of the Company of the<br />
said Dutch ships told some of the Company of the ''Constantinople<br />
Merchant'' that if they had not come to an Anchor as they did<br />
it would have gone very hard with them. et alr nescit.
Ad 14 15 et 16 dicit that besides the Great Dishonor done<br />
to the English Nation the foresaid [?Governor]<br />
and Company of English Merchants trading to East India[?s]<br />
have suffered very great losse and dammage by reason<br />
of the Premisses (but how much hee saith hee is not<br />
able to Estimate, neither doth hee Knowe the Vallue<br />
of the foresaid Ammunition:/:
Sup reliqui non Examinatur ex directione:/:
Repetit coram duo Judicentes/
[?Solo] [?Honghams] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
**********************************
7. die Novembris 1660./:
Sup Allone predict Examinatus./
'''(2dis'''
'''Robertus Browne''' de Stepney in<br />
Comitatu Middlesex Nauta aetatis 32 annorum<br />
aut do circiter testis productus et Juratus./
Ad jum 2um et 3um arlos dicit that for and during all the<br />
yeere 1659 and at this present Sir John Robinson Sir<br />
Andrew Riccard, Sir George Smith, Captaine William<br />
Rider and Company all English Merchants and subjects<br />
of the Kingdome well knowne to him this deponent were<br />
and are the true and Lawfull Owners and proprietors<br />
of the arlate ship the ''Constantinople Merchant''<br />
(whereof this deponent was Captaine) and of her tackle apparrell<br />
andnd of her tackle apparrell<br />
and +
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