HCA 13/71 f.273v Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/71 |
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| Folio | 273 |
| Side | Verso |
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| Colin Greenstreet | |
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| 2012/09/22 | |
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| Edited on 05/12/2012 and 29/12/2013 by Colin Greenstreet | |
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The 16th of June 1656.
On the behalfe of Robert Turner and}
companie Merchants owners and freighters}
of the ketch Elizabeth (whereof John Love was master}
and on behalfe of the said Love and companie}
Cheeke d:t .1.
John Love late master of the said ketch
the Elizabeth, aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts
sworne, as in the Acts of
Court and examined upon certain Interrogatories
saith and deposeth as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knew and was master of
the said ketch the Elizabeth in her late voyage from London for Porto a
Port and thense bound back for the port of London, In which her retourne
from Port a Port, namely in the moneth of August last past, hee saith
shee met with fowle and stormie weather, and was by meanes thereof
forced upon the coast of ffrance at a place called Birka Baye in
Piccardie and comming there to an anchor, hee saith shee was by the said
storme forced from her anchor, and this deponent and companie for the preservation of
shipp, lading and their owne lives were forced to rune her ashore in the
said bay, which hee saith happened the one and twentieth of the said
moneth of August last, of his this deponents sight and knowledge,
To the second third and fourth hee saith that the same day, after the said running
of the said shipp ashore and being in greate perill, her companie went
ashore for the preservation of their lives, but the tide falling away
and his shipp sitting whole upon the shore, that they might wade
unto her, foure of this deponents companie (which with himselfe
consisted of eight in all) went aboard, and this deponent and the other
three went into the countraey to get assistance to help the said vessell off
and to preserve her and her lading, and as they were so going they
mett with the Illustrious harry de Lorraine Pr[?aire] de harcourt
Gouvernour of Moutreil accompanied with twelve men, comming towards
the sea side to the place where the said vessell satt; and that some
of his said men (being all ffrenchmen) came before and meeting this
deponent and three men, stripped them of their clothes and moneys
and forced them back againe to their vessell, and the said Praire
comming to the sea side to the place where the said vessell satt, sent
some of his said men aboard, to fetch such of this deponents company
(as were in her) ashoare which they accordingly did and fetched this
deponents said men ashoare and tooke and kept possession of the said
vessell and lading, by order of the said Praire; And further saith that
afterwards, about two howers after the said vessells said running
ashore and when the said ffrenchman had soe taken
possession of her and her lading, the said Praire sent this deponent
and all his company with a guard of souldiers from the shipps side
to a village three or four miles thense distant called Birke,
And saith that when they were soe sent away the said ketch satt whole
and intire and her goods in her in a good condition.
To the fifth and sixth hee saith that the next morning after their said
carrying to Birke, this deponent was sent for and went to
the said Priares lodging in Birke, where her beseecht the said
Priare to permit this deponent and company to goe downe and see to
save their shipp and goods, to which the said Priare answered that hee
would
