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The 15th of December 1660:/.
Touching the … The 15th of December 1660:/.
Touching the ''Elizabeth''}<br />
aforesaid John Stone [XX]}
'''vide jus in A2:'''
'''Rp. 2us.'''
'''Maurice Kingwell''' Lieutenant Colonel<br />
of a Regiment of ffoote in Service of his Majesty<br />
in the Garrison of Dunkirk aged 40 yeares [?or GUTTER]<br />
thereabouts, sworne before ye right word. [?Read GUTTER]<br />
befoure[?] Dr. of Lawes Judge of the High Court [?of GUTTER]<br />
the Admiralty saith and deposeth as followeth [XXX GUTTER]
That in about the month of ffebruary 1658 the ship<br />
or vessel called the ''Elizabeth'' of Dunkirke, John Stone [XX GUTTER]<br />
departing from Dunkirke for this part of London was<br />
taken and seized with her Lading (as hee hath bin [XXX GUTTER]<br />
Informed) by two Sloopes of Ostend, and by them<br />
Carried into Ostend, and hid, saith that at the time of the<br />
said vessells departing from Dunkirke, and at her said<br />
seizure, this deponents Captaine Nathaniel Cobham, [?Captaine GUTTER]<br />
Giles, and the said John Stone, and alsoe one Lieutenant Bnomming[?] [XXX GUTTER]<br />
(which said Bnomming bought a part of him the said<br />
Cobham as the said Dobham declared to this deponent) were [?the GUTTER]<br />
true and lawfull Owners of their [?XX] soe commonly [?accounted GUTTER]<br />
And saith that the said Vessell being Dunkirke and<br />
belonging to the King of Spaine or his subjects when the<br />
said Towne of Dunkirk was taken by the English this<br />
the said Cobham, Giles and Stone bought her of the Lord<br />
Lochard at the rate shee was appraised at, and after [?they GUTTER]<br />
had bought her they new rigged her and fit her out<br />
to sea, and made a voyage with her before the voyage<br />
in which shee was seized, And lastly saith that all the said<br />
Owners are English and Subjects of this Kingdome and<br />
all (Saving the said Stone) Commission Officers under his<br />
Majesty at his Garrison of Dunkirke./
Mau: Kingwell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]irke./
Mau: Kingwell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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