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To the 5th Article hee saith, That at the … To the 5th Article hee saith, That at the time of the surprizall of the said shipp the<br />
''Endeavour'' and lading by the said La Roch and Companie there were three other<br />
shipps laden with wynes bound alsoe from the Canaries for London, which shipps<br />
were then in sight of the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and alsoe of the said french shipps<br />
and saith That this deponent and others of the ''Endeavours'' Companie being presently after the<br />
said seizure disposed of and putt into the french Vice-Admirall, this deponent heard it<br />
sayd and acknowledged by severall of her Companie, That they had noe Commision<br />
to take any shipp or goods from the English but that they were necessitated soe to doe for the<br />
they wanted their necessarie provisions of wyne for their intended voiage for<br />
Mallegasca or the redd seas, And this deponent further heard some of the said Vice-<br />
Admiralls Companie say; that they beleeved their Owners in ffrance, which<br />
as they said were rich and able enough must pay for the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and<br />
her lading, or words to that or the like effect; And further hee cannot depose.
To the 6th Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That this deponent being as<br />
aforesaid aboard the said French Vice-Admirall shipp, and it being desired<br />
by this depo:nent and others of his Companie that they might bee sett on shoare<br />
upon one of the Canarie Islands, answer was made by the French, That they<br />
would not Land them on the Christian shoare because they might not carry<br />
newes into England what was become of the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and her lading<br />
but that they would land them at or about Cape de Verd, and that they would<br />
the said shipp and her lading along with them for that, as they said, they<br />
could not conveniently unlade her, or words to that or the like effect which this<br />
deponent heard and well observed in and aboard the said Vice-Admirall shipp<br />
And further to this Article hee saith hee cannot depose:-/
To the 7th Article hee saith, That after the surprizall and takeing of the said shipp<br />
''Endeavour'' and her ladeing by the saud La Roch and Companie, this deponent being<br />
putt on board the said French Vice-Admirall there heard some of her<br />
Companie say and affirme, That they had in their Course from ffrance<br />
mett with other English shipps one whereof they had taken and afterwards<br />
dismissed, and that they would not, as they said have meddled with or seized<br />
the said shipp the ''Endeavour'' and her ladeing if the latter had not consisted in<br />
wynes, as it did, which was a Commoditie necessarie for their provisions, and<br />
the peace between England and ffrance was agreed and concluded upon, for that<br />
as they alsoe affirmed, they had staid severall dayes at Rochell in expectation of<br />
Letters of Marque, but could not procure any against the English, or words to that<br />
or the like effect, which this deponent well observed during his detention and beeing<br />
in and on board the said french Vice-Admirall. And further cannot depose:-
To the 8th Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That this deponent being as<br />
aforesaid on board the said ffrench Vice-Admirall-shipp, there heard some of<br />
her Companie say that they videlicet the said fower French shipps were to have<br />
gone to Portugall there to take in their necessary provisions of wynes, but that<br />
they had not bin there or words to that or the like effect. And further cannot depose.
To the 9th Article hee saith, That the said La Roch and Companie under his<br />
Command did at the time of the service of the said shipp ''Endeavour'' plunder<br />
and take away form her Companie the best part of their wearing apparrell and<br />
all their Sea instruments and other necessaries together with the private Adventures<br />
which they had on board and carried the same away utterly depriving this<br />
deponent and Companie thereof, Which hee knoweth by wofull experience<br />
being a fellow sufferer in the said plunder And further to this Article hee cannot depose further to this Article hee cannot depose +
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