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Transcription

To the third hee saith the said shipp and lading were soe carried to
Brouage about the end of September last, and otherwise hee cannot
answer saving negatively for his part.

To the fourth hee saith that when the said servants first rebelled the
master endeavoured to have brought them for England, but was prevented
by the said two ffrench men of warr as aforesaid, otherwise hee
cannot answer.

Thomas Sharpe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]

Rp. 3.

William Barret of yarmouth Marchant, aged 22 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.

To the first, second and third Interrogatories hee saith hee well know
the shipp the ffortune interrogated, and knoweth henry Clarke
interrogated, whom hee sawe at leith in August last, where the said
Clarke laded and caused to be laded aboard the said shipp about
five hundred deale boards, betwixt thirtie and fourtie tonnes of
caske, severall brasse kettles, and some other things, all for his
owne account, to be carried in the said shipp to the Barbada's and
there to be delivered to his brother Robert Clarke (to whom they were
consigned) for account of the said henry the owner thereof, which hee
knoweth seeing the said lading, and taking the charge thereof
of and from the said mr Clarke, and going supra cargo for the
managing the said transportation.

To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp shipp proceeding in her said
voyage for the Barbada's, the servants that were aboard rebelled
against the said master and marriners, whereupon the master comming
into the bay of Biscay lay to and again hoping to meete some English
shipp, by help whereof hee might bring the tumulters to obediennce,
but instead of English there came two ffrench men of warr, who
put men aboard the ffortune, and carried her and her lading to
Brouage in ffrance, and dispossesed the master and marriners thereof.
and soe the said goods of the said Henry Clarke were and are utterly lost to him
being taken away and disposed of by the ffrench, all which hee knoweth
seeing the premisses soe donne.

To the crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith that the said servants aboard the said shipp
were to the number of six men or thereabouts, and were to be
transported to the Barbada's, and that some of them were belonging
to the said henry Clarke but howe many hee knoweth not, and
the rest were belonging to mr hicks, mr Robert Clarke, and others
but howe many to any one hee knoweth not, and otherwise hee
referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition

To the second hee saith the said servants mutiniedd against the master and
marriners, and declared their desire to goe for ffrance, And otherwise hee
cannot answer saving as aforesaid, and saving the said servants submitted
them selves to the ffrench on condition they should secure them against
English frigots, which the ffrench undertooke to doe.

To the third negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the fourth hee saith that the winde first and then the ffrenchmen of warr
prevented the said shippe being brought for Enland

Repeated with his precontest before doctor Godolphin.

{Wm:} Baret [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]