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and forced her to strike and submit, which hee knoweth being
then commannder oof the Tyger frigot, and ordered the said
shotts to be made. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that upon the said seizure
this deponent demanded of the said Reyer Cornelison master of the
Orange tree why hee rann fron the Tyger frigot which woare the
English colours, and did not strike when the English shipp
came within shott of him, to which hee at first answered that it
was for his pleasure, and afterwards said that hee tooke the said
English shipp for a Turcks man of warr. And otherwise hee cannot
depose.

To the sixth article hee saith that the saud Reyer Cornelison being
demannded by this deponent to whom the goods and lading of
the said shipp belonged, and whether they were not for
ffrench mens accompt, answered that hee would not sweare but
that they might be frenchmens goods for ought hee knew.

To the seaventh hee saith that the said Reyer Cornelison was
then demannded what bills of lading and papers and writings
hee had or were in the said shipp, and thereupon hee delivered
to this deponent only one letter sealed and another open paper
and noe more, which hee saith hee hath seene in a bundle as
having bin brought into this Court, and that they are written
on the back side to be the said two papers, and are in the
beginning [?on] the first in the bundle, and upon deliverie thereof
to this deponent hee told this deponent that those were all
the papers hee had; whereupon this deponent asked him if
hee had noe more papers but those, to which hee answered noe
and then this deponent pressing him to discover his other
papers, telling him it was not likely but hee must have more
and asking hin if hee would take his oath hee had noe
more, hee still answered hee had noe more, and that if hee
this deponent would not beleeve him hee might looke or
seake for more in the said shipp or to that effect, but
the said Cornelison neither did nor would make any confession
or discoverie of any more or other papers, nor give any
direction where they might be found or sought for in his shipp

To the eigth hee saith that the Masters mate of the
Tyger frigot shortly upon the said seizure searched in
severall plaes of the Orange tree for papers and writings
and at length found (as hee told this deponent) the other papers or writings which are
the other papers of the bundles since brought into this
Court, And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the nineth hee saith that the said papers mentioned to bee soe found
by the masters mate were as the said mate told this deponent found hidd at or by the keelson
of the said shipp the Orange tree, and a board was laid
upon the place or hole whereunto they were thrust betweene
the sides of the shipp in a bagge like a money bagge wrapt
up