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and thereupon the Master of the ''Endeavou … and thereupon the Master of the ''Endeavour'' namely the articulate Jope sent some of his<br />
said shipps Companie on board the said La Roche his shipp, herewith the said La<br />
Roche not being satisfied commanded the said Jope in person to come on board her, and<br />
to bring his shipp-papers whereby to showe whether hee was bound, And the said Jope<br />
accordingly went aboard, And thereupon the said La Roche caused about 24 or 25 of the<br />
Companie of the said shipp ''Endeavour'' to be fetched out of her and distributed in to the said<br />
French shipps, leaving only fower of the said shipp ''Endeavours'' Companie on board<br />
her whereof this deponent was one, and putting about thirty frenchmen into her<br />
and thence brought her and her lading to Guiney, and there at a place called Triviesco<br />
and upon or about the first day of december <u>1655</u> last past the said frenchmen sett<br />
this deponent and the said Master William Jope and twelve others of his Company ashoare<br />
leaving them only one pipe of wyne and about one hundred weight of biskett for<br />
their provision or sustenance, where they remained about fifteen weekes in very great<br />
hazard of their lives by the Negroes or blacks there inhabitant,<br />
before they could meet with any oportunity of transportation for England, And saith<br />
That immediately after this deponent and the other 13. English were soe sett on<br />
shoare by the said french, they sailed away with the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and lading and with<br />
the rest of her Companie, which hee beleeveth they carried with them to the East Indies<br />
The premises hee declareth and affirmeth to be true, this deponent being an eyewittnesse<br />
of the same and participant and premised sufferings. And further cannot depose
To the 5th Article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth that at such time<br />
at the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and her said lading were surprized and taken by the<br />
said La Roche and Companie, there were three other English shipps laden with<br />
wynes bound from the Canaries for London, which were then in sight of the said<br />
shipp ''Endeavour'' and of the said La Roche and Companie and this deponent asknig the<br />
frenchman that was putt in Captaine or Commander of the said shipp ''Endeavour''<br />
why they had seized and taken her and her lading and did not meddle with the<br />
said other three shipps, hee answered to this deponent that they the said french<br />
shipps had noe Commission for what they did in the said seizure of the said shipp<br />
''Endeavour'' and lading, nor of any other English shipp or goods, but that they were<br />
necessitated soe to doe for that they wanted a quantity of wyne for their shipps<br />
provisions, they being bound for the redd Sea or Mallagasca, and further said<br />
that their Owners who were rich able and sufficient men must as they beleeved<br />
make restitution or give satisfaction for the said shipp and wynes or words to that<br />
or the like effect: And further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 6th Article hee saith, that the said Frenchman who as aforesaid was putt in<br />
Master or Captanie of the said shipp ''Endeavour'' did shortly after the said shipps surprizall<br />
tell this deponent and others of the said shipps Companie that they would not land them on<br />
the Christian shoare because they should carry any notice of their seizure into<br />
England, nor what was become of the said shipp and lading, and that they could not<br />
conveniently unlade the said wynes into their owne shipps, and that therefore they<br />
had resolved to carry the said ship and lading along with them, and that their<br />
Owners in france were able and sufficient enough to pay and make satisfaction both<br />
for the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and her said lading, or words to that or the like effect And further cannot depose
To the 7th hee saith, That the French Officers or Commanders aforesaid shortly after the<br />
surprizall of the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and lading further told this deponent<br />
aboard the said shipp that they the said french shipps had mett with other English<br />
shipps before their meeting with the said shipp ''Endeavour'' and that they had taken<br />
one of them and dismissed her, and that they would not have medled with the<br />
(shippot have medled with the<br />
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