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The third of May 1656 CENTRE HEADING

On the behalfe of Robert Blackleecth}
of London Mariner touching a losse}
in the Affrey of London.}

examined upon certaine Interrogatories
ministred on the behalfe of the
said Blackleecth.

Humphrey Burton of the Parish of saintt
Catherine neere the Towne of London Mariner
aged 58 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the
right worshipfull. John Godolphin Doctor of Lawes one
of the judges of the high court of the Admiraltie
saith and deposeth as followeth.

To the first interrogatorie hee saith hee well know and
was aware of the shipp the Affrey interrogated at the time
of her departure from this port of London bound for Port a Port
in Portugall, and thence to returne for this port of London,
which her departure hence hee saith was about six monethes since

To the second hee saith that after such her departure shee arrived
at porte in Portugall ˹namely˺ about six weekes after such her depature
hence, and there reladed and thence from port departed with
her homewards cargo for this deponent port, and saith that in
her course of proceeding from Port for this porte of London
shee met with much foule stormie and tempestous weather
which forced her into St Georges Channell, and that when
the said stormie and foule weather was over, shee with the
first oportunitie XX of winde and weather and withall diligence
plied her course with all her lading brought from Port
intending directly for London and that coming in her
said course of preceeding into weymouth bay was met with
by a dunkirke man of warr, which so upon fought shot at and by
force tooke and seized the Affrey with all her lading, notwithstanding
that the Robert Blackleecth her master and company used all
diligence and did their utmost to keepe her from the said seizure
and saith further that when the said man of warrs company
had plandred and tooke out what they thought fitt, then sunk
her (and such lading as they left in her) ˹in the sea˺ and this shipp and
on Easter day last, soe that the said shipp neer and is utterly
last to the said Blackleecth, without any manner of receave peece
or satisfaction made to him for the of same and the premisses
hee deposeth and knoweth to be true because hee was aboard
(being her Gunner) and some the premisses so donne, and was
carried to Dunkirke by the said man of warr and there imprisoned
and otherwise hee cannot depose saving the Affrey staid about two
monethes in Port Port aforesaid, before her retourne thence for England
London

To the third hee saith that the said Robert Blackleecth was sole
owner of the said shipp (and for such commonly accounted X at the time
of such her departure from London and when shee was so taken and left

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