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Transcription

proceeding from Port a Port for London, was by foule and stormie
weather forced into Birke bay on the coast of ffrance, and there comming
to an anchor, was by storme forced from her anchor, and run agroun[d]
there, which he knoweth being one of the common men of her
company.

To the second, third and fourth hee saith that after the said shipp
ran up aground in Birke bay, her company went ashore
to save their lives, and to get help to save the shipp and goods, and
when the tide was out this deponent
and
another of the company returned aboard, and there found a man
in her who said he belonged to the Prince, the Governour of
these parte, and was one of his life guard, and others of her
company were standing there on hand, and while they were soe
aboard the Prince himselfe accompanied with about a dozen
men, came downe, (after such of his guard that as come
beforehand had stript and plundered the Elizabeths men,) and
saith the said strong men took and kept possession of the said
vessell and goods, and disposeth the said company of her, and when
the said shipp was soe possessed by the ffrench, this deponent and
the master and rest of the Elizabeths company were by the Princes
order carried by his people (hee being present)
to a village severall miles from the place where the said shipp
sat, which he saith sat whole and entire when they were carried
away from her, and her goods did so farr as hee coud see and
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the fifth and sixth hee saith that the next morning
after such their being carried to the village, the said master and
company were by the said Princes order and people carried to
Montreil, and there they were kept till hee sent them away
with a passe and a soldier for Bullein, and if they could [?wXXX GUTTER]
there get passage, they were to goe to Callice, as they were
going from Bullein to Callice they found an oportunitee of
a passage (for Dover) by the way. And saith the said shipp
was laden with oranges and lemmons, linnen cloth, sugar, summack,
eliphants teeth and some other things when shee came into Birk bay
and came of there, and saith the said oranges and lemmons belonged to
Mr [?Tinoneir] and company, being burthen belonged to the shipps company and the master had [?niverestin] the
linnen cloth, and saith that while they were at Montreil
this deponent saw severall wagons laden with the said
goods come in and discharged into the Princes house or place
of his appointment. And saith that the companies clothes and
bookes, and instruments that were aboard, were lost
by her said seizure, and her masters letter and papers were alsoe lost
by the same. And otherwise he cannot depose saving this [?deponent GUTTER]
in oranges lemmons sugar, wine and clothes lost to to the value 38 li

To the last hee saith that the said shipp[s] tackle and furniture
at the time of her seizure were in his estimation worth between four and five hundred pounds sterling.

Edmond Sharpe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Reported before doctor Godolphin