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come freely and unmolested by vertue of the said Peace though they
have met with dunkirkers in their voyage, and hee hath heard [XXX GUTTER]
and observed the same freedome in generall to the shipps
and goods of Middleborowe, And this deponent at fflushing
(whether hee often went) and at Rotterdam and other places of the
said States dominions, hath observed it to be taken notice of [?there GUTTER]
that there was such freedome as aforesaid, and that it was duely
observed by the Spaniards and other Subiects of the said king; and
all by vertue of the said Peace. And further saith that hee having
lived at Middleborowe as aforesaid, hee went thense (upon the
warres betwixt England and the United Provinces) and
lived at dunkirke about two yeeres, and there constantly and from
time to time heard it spoken that the articles were
to the effect aforesaid, and saith that the private men of warr th[XXX GUTTER]
proceeding were from time to time constrained to give bale in the Admiraltie before they could obtaine their [?Commissions GUTTER] that
they should not meddle with or molest the hollanders or other Subiects of the said States, nor
those they were comming out of ports of the said kings
enemies and going to such ports. And otherwise hee cannot depose

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee was borne in Antwerp and under
the Subiection of the king of Spaine, but that hee hath for two
yeares last lived in London at Saint Catherines, and formerly lived
tenn yeares at dover, namely before hee went as aforesaid to
dwell at Middleborowe.

To the second hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition, and
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the third hee saith hee never sawe the originall Articles
arlate, nor was imployed nor present at the making thereof, and
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the fourth and 5th hee saith hee understandeth ammunition f[XXXXX GUTTER]
and victualls to be contrabanda goods, And otherwise hee cannot
answer.

To the 6th and 7th hee sasith hee hath heard that sometimes
the Seamen of dunquirke vessells; having bin aboard holland shipps
that they have met with, have nowe and then taken a Peece of
Wine, or some other provisions out of them but have still given
them notes for the repayment and to make satisfaction for the same
And hee cannot say but that there might be holland shipps
molested and staid by the dunkirkers or other subiects of the
king of Spaine, since the Peace but hee never heard of any, though hee
lived soe longe at dunkirke as aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot answer
saving as aforesaid

To the 8th hee saith it is usuall in times of warr to make
colourable bills of ladeing for the preservation of goods to the owners
but the Practice at lisbone in that case or at other places in [??enmitie GUTTER]
with the king of Spaine hee knoweth not. And otherwise hee
cannot answer

To the 9th hee saith hee neither knoweth nor hath heard ought
of the shipp the hare in the ffeild, or of her voyage
or mishap interrogated, And otherwise hee cannot answer

To the 10th hee saith it is prudence in Merchants by bills of
lading made per forma or colourably, to preserve their owne goods,
this deponent hath used the same [XXXXX] himselfe.