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C.C.C.

The 28th of October 1659. [CENTRE HEADING]

The keepers of the libertie of England et cetera}
against the Saint Mary John van lynen Master}

Examined upon an allegation given in on
behalfe of the state of the 7th of January
16[?4]8

Row dt. [?XX] sequitur:

Thomas Hulman Lieutenant of the ffairfax frigot (Captain Robert
Story commander) aged 43 yeeres or thereabouts sworne
and examined.

To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that all
the hides, Cacoa, Brazill wood and all other the goods of the shipp the
Santa Mary that were taken and seized in her by the said Captaine
Story, and companie are of the growth, produce and make of the west
Indies, and were laded and received aboard the said shipp as Santa domingo
which is in obedience to the king of Spaine according as was confessed
and acknowledged by the master and compainie of her as the time of the
said seizure. and saith that according to cpmmon report and faime and as Captaine van lynen acknowledged were
hollander or other the such as are subiects of the king of spaine are permitted to
trade in these parts of the west Indies and Santa domingo without the speciall
leave and license of the Spaniards and Spanish passengers. And further hee
cannot depose, saving what followeth and saving the Captaine Van lynen said that
they purposed trade in Santa domingo with eighteene thousand dollars paid for the same by want

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of presents and
otherwise
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To the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth articles hee saith hee cannot
depose, saving hee heard some of the company of the Saint Maria affirme
that in their outwards proceeding for Santa domingo they tooke severall
Spaniards into her at Santa Cruse, and retourned them there againe ashore
upon the said shipp comming back from Santa domingo.

To the seaventh and eighth articles hee saith that when the ffairfax
frigot came and seized the Santa Mary, shee was delivering her hides into
a flute that lay neere her, and had delievered a greate quantitie of her
[?hands] and about sixtie baggs of her cacoa into her, and saith that John van lynen the master
of the Santa Maria and others of this company said and acknowledged to this
deponent that they intended after taking all the hides and some cacoa) to goe
with the said shipp and all the rest of her lading to Cadiz there to discharge
the same, And further hee cannot depose.

To the nineth hee cannot depose, being what followeth.

To the tenth hee saith then for that [?XXX] arlate there hath bin and is upon
hostilities betweene England and Spaine, and in that regard the said shipp the
Santa Maria and her lading were and are duely seized, and for the rest
hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court and the law and further
cannot depose.

The said Thomas hulman examined upon an
allegation given in the thirteenth of Aprill 1659 [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seaventh articles (being wholly
read over unto him) hee saith hee cannot depose otherwise then as aforesaid,
and what followes.

To the said Thomas hulman examined upon
a third allegation containing eight articles. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first and second articles of the said allegation had saith that after the
said seizure the said John van lynen Captaine of the Mary acknowledging
to this deponent that hee came with his said shipp and taking from
Santa