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as aforesaid, were got too much to leeward of Martinica and Saint
Christofers, and soe forced into Santa dominigo.

To the fifth and 6th hee saith hee hath knowne his said brother from this deponents
infancie, hee being older than this deponent, and saith that in the yeare
1652 as aforesayd the said two shipps the
Angell and the Yellow Sun were imprested and forced into the service
of the Spaniards for Tortoudas as aforesaid, and that this
dep[onent and his said brother went in that warlike imployment to
transport souldiers and were masters of their said shipps
and that the Spanish Generall nor Governour gave them more [XXXX], but promised them leave
to lade the retourne of their said Negros in goods of tha place (of
Santa domingo) in their said owne shipps, which the Fovernour per[XXXXXed], but
the said shipps were afterwards seized by the Spanairds and the
voyage overthrowne as hee hath predeposed, But saith that
the said two shipps and masters or companie did not take any English
or ffrench shipp whatsoever in that expedition to or from Tortuadas
or in that warlike imployment, nor tooke or carried any
English or ffrench prisoners to Santa domingo, and saith there went
only one Spanish frigot and a little barque with them for
Tortoudas upon the said designe, and that the said two shipps
were not hired into the said service, but only had promise to
lade the retourne of th[?eir] Negroes as aforesaid. And further hee
cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth
himselfe.

To the seaventh hee saith that hee is very well assured that this deponent
and his said brother went from Santa domingo for Spaine before
Generall Penn and the English fleete came thereabouts, which
Generall and ffkleete came (as hee hath bin credibly informed) to
hispaniola a month or more after such their cooming away, and otherwise
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the eighth Interrogatorie hee saith that hee this deponent and
his said brother contracted with the said Vice Admirall da Rutter
for the said shipp Nicholas her hull masts and yards at the
rate and for the summe of one thousand, eight hundred peeces of
eight, which was accordingly paid by the said John dar[?nion] and
Peter Poulla the younger, and this deponent had the bill of sale
thereof amongst the papers which came to the said Captaine Adams
his hand, and this deponent saw the payment of the most of the
said money, and knoweth of the payment of all before the
receipt thereof was given. And as hee heard shee had laine
two monethes in Cadiz before such this deponents buying of her, and
saith the said Vice Admirall made an absolute sale of her, and
was wholly paid for her before her departure thense, and this
deponent beleeveth that hee sold her upon the account of the Lords the
States of the United Netherlands, and that the money was to re[?d]ound
to their account, And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid

To the nineth hee saith that the said owners giving this deponent as
aforesaid order to buy a shipp or ffreight one at Cadiz for the
designe aforesaid, gave alsoe order that the said Claes Johnson
[XXXX] should goe Commander of her. And saith that it was
about tenn monethes betwixt the time of the said Claes his going
from Santa domingo (after seizure of the said two shipps the Angell and
the Sun by the Spaniards) and the time that hee was master tooke
the charge of the said shipp Nicholas upon him, and hee referreth
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

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