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The Premisses hee Deposeth and knoweth goi … The Premisses hee Deposeth and knoweth going out [?in ?the GUTTER]<br />
said ship ''Hope'' from Glascoe on the voyage in question<br />
and being onboard the said ship when shee was soe<br />
seized and surprized. And further deposeth not./.
To the 4th 5th and 6th articles hee saith that after the said<br />
Browne and his Company had soe seized, and<br />
possessed themselves of the said ship ''Hope'', and her<br />
lading they lept the said Hart Prisoner, and [XXX XXXX XXXX GUTTER]<br />
a Summe of money of him, telling him that if hee did<br />
not procure money to redeeme his ship, hee would carry<br />
her and her Lading to the Seaven Islands, where<br />
hee said hee could sell their ffathers for money, and soe hee<br />
likewise declared to the Master of the ship the ''Golden Cock''<br />
whereof Robert Thompson was Master which was seized at<br />
the same time by him the said Browne. And saith<br />
that both the said Hart and Thompson told the said<br />
Browne that their ships belonged to Glascoe in<br />
Scotland, and that their owners lived there or to that effect<br />
and shewd him (as this deponent hath bin credibly informed)<br />
Papers and writings which did evidence soe much, but<br />
notwithstanding the said Browne and Company would<br />
not release either of the said ships unlesse the said<br />
Thompson, and Hart would pay unto him a great summ<br />
of money (which the said Hart and Thompson<br />
were Constrained to doe, but how much the summ<br />
was, this deponent doth not knowe, And saith that hee<br />
veryly beleeveth that if the said Hart and Thompson had<br />
not procured and paid the summ of money which the<br />
said Browne demanded, hee the said Browne would<br />
have sold both the said ships and ladings. And further<br />
deposeth not.
To the 7th 8th and 9th hee saith that the said hart was<br />
forced to engage the said ship ''hope'', and her said<br />
Lading, for the[X] payment of the summe of money to the<br />
Merchant or Merchants of Garnesey of whom hee borrowed<br />
the same for the said Browne, And the said Hart<br />
was necessitated to sell the said ships Lading at Garnesey<br />
to pay the said money, And by that meanes sold the<br />
said Lading at very lowe Rates. and Did it not yeild [?him GUTTER]<br />
above a third part of what the same would have<br />
yeilded in ffrance had it come safe thither as in all<br />
probability it would have done had not the said<br />
unjst seizure happened. And saith that for his part<br />
hee is not able to Judge or Estimate how much dammage the<br />
Owners of the said ship and Lading have suffered by<br />
(reasonading have suffered by<br />
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