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Transcription

The fifth of December 1659:/:

The Keepers of the Liberty of England by authority}
of Parliament against the Lyon Robert Bagaert said}
to be Master and her tackle furniture and Lading}
taken by Certaine Ships in the service of this}
Commonwealth and against the said Naggart (sic) in}
speciall and all others et cetera. Budd. Smyth.}

Examined upon the
allegation given in on
this day on behalfe of
the keepers of the
Libertie of England.

Row dt.

1

Francis Holt
of Portsmouth
gentleman aged 43 yeeres
or therabouts sworne
and examined.

To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that
on or about the thirteenth of May last the shipp the Lyon arlate (whereof
Robert Baggart was comander) was brough up to Portsmouth as prize
by the Charitie friggot Captaine parker commander, and there on the
said thirteenth day of May last the said Baggaert, and his Stiersman and
Carpenter and the commander in cheife of the souldiers that were aboard
were brought ashore and examined before Mr Josias [?ChitXX] the major
of Portsmouth in the presence of the towne clarke and of this deponent
and of his contest John Thislethwaite in the prize office there, and then
and there the said Baggaert confessed upon oath that after the said shipps
comming from Santa Antonio to the Groine, shee was at the Groine freighted
by the Governour thereof in the service of the king of Spaine (in whose
dominion the said Groine is situat) to carry souldiers to Ostend in
fflandres, which is alsoe within the said kings dominions, and that hee
was comming from the Groine with the said souldiers bound for
Ostend aforesaid when hee was soe taken by Captaine Parker which
confession this deponent heard him make. And saith that this deponent
saw about foure hundred persons landed at Portsmouth out of the
said prize which were Spanish souldiers going for Ostend, and who which (sic) were
delivered prisoners there to the major and Governour of the towne and
garrison of Portsmouth by this deponent and the said Mr Thistlethwaite
sub Commissioners for prize goods there, who received them of and
from the said Captaine Parker and his order, and of the said Captaine
Parker and Captaine Baggaert ioyntly this deponent and his said contest
received alsoe the shipps evidences and papers which were brought
in her, And saith the said frigot the Charitie was then in the
immediate service of this Commonwealth, And further deposeth not,
saving the said Stiersman said that the said shipp lyon lay [XXX] of command till such her [?XXXXXXing]

To the third article hee saith and deposeth that this deponent and his said
contest mr Thistlethwaite according to their duty, having as aforesaid
[?convaied] the said Baggaert together with his Stiersmana nd Carpenter
and the said Commander of the said souldiers before the said Major, they
were there as aforesaid examined upon their oathes on the said thirteenth of
May last, and upon such their examination upon oath they confessed and
acknowledged in the presence and hearing of this deponent and presence of his
said contest that the said souldiers soe taken in the lyon and landed as aforesaid
were all Spaniards and subiects of the king f Spaine, and were taken into her at the