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Transcription

when shee was seized, and were in the custody and were the papers
of the master of the said shipp. And speaking of the master hee saith
hee doth not meane a master of a shipp for her navigation and
ordering as men in England understand him, but rather one that is
in the nature of Sopracargo and one whose office in
Spaine is to take account of the lading and subscribe to the bills of lading
And saith that besides theise there were some papers in chests that
were throwne overboard to cleare the shipp for fighting, they
not standing in that [?juncture] to take account what papers they
were. And further deposeth not.

To the sixth hee answereth negatively saving as
aforesaid, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the seaventh hee saith that when the said shipp was seized shee
was in her right course for and was arived neere the Canarie
Islands in the dominion of the king of Spaine, where shee was
to discharge. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee
cannot depose.

To the 8th hee saith there were about fourtie men aboard
the said shipp when shee was surprized, and saith that about
halfe of them were Spaniards subiects of the king of Spaine
and the rest of them ffrench, Portugeses, hollanders and two
English men. and saith that one of the said Englishmen, one
hollander and two of the frenchmen had bin prisoners in the
Indies, but before hee entertained them they were at their
owne libertie, and soe came along with them upon [XXXes]
of wages like other men. And further cannot answer saving
as aforesaid.

To the 9th hee saith hee saith that the morning before the seizure (which happened
about noone) this deponent espied eighteene saile of
shipps in company whereof hee tooke noe notice not thinking
what they were, but followed on his voyage towards the said Ilands
of the Canaries aforesaid, and that at length perceiving some of
the wighteene to leave the rest and give him chase, hee made
what saile hee could the winde being very s[?kant], and soe the
frogot the Nightingale comming up in the sterne of him, with
the same winde, this deponent could not perceive what colours
he bore, but feared hee was a Turkish shipp, and therefore
upon the Nightingales first shott, this deponent answered him
with another shott, and then the Nightingale shooting againe
and comming [?neerer] this deponents [?saile], at the second shott
this deponent discovered her colours to be English, and theere[?withall]
submitted and made no further resistance. And further
answereth not./

[XXX ?Bright [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE] Not[X] Pub: Interpreter

fran demorales [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated before both the Judges the
16th of March 1659.