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saith that the reason why the said ships had Dutch Papers onboard
was to avoide Seizure by the Spaniards. her Reall Papers being
sent to Bourdeaux by the Post. And saith their Owner[?s] did not
feare the Portugalls, And they verily beleeved that if a Swedish
man of warr should meete with them, they would bee Carried
into some Port or Place of England or Scotland, where they
could easily Prove their Propriety, And to the rest
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./.

To the 5th hee saith that neither the said Hart or Thomson
had any share or Part in the said ships or Ladings as
this Deponent verily beleeveth, but saith that tis likely that they
had a barrell of herrings or some such small Adventure
onboard for their Account, And otherwise saving as aforesaid
cannot Answer./.

To the 6th hee saith that neither of the said ships were sold as is
Interrate, and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee Answereth
negatively, saving that although Hamilton had a share in the
foresaid Deales, Yet hee did not see any of them, this Deponent
and the said Anderson selling them at Ayre./.

To the 7th hee cannot Answer, saving hee saith that the
reason why the Owner of the said Ships chose rather to have
the said Hart and Thomson Masters of them was the better to
Colour their trading, and save them from Spaniards./.
it being a usuall thing soe to doe./:

[GUTTER ?Repetit] coram d[XX] Indicant[?e]

Rob.t Cuming [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 7th of July 1660. [CENTRE HEADING]

James Drawater against the vessell called}
the hammer and Tongs alias the Hopewell}
(John Giles was Master) and against Richard Mills.}
Suckly. dyer.}

drawater dt.

Edward paine of Saint Ives in Cornwall
gentleman aged 31 yeeres or thereabouts
sworne and examined.

To the fourth article of the said allegation (upon which alone hee is by
direction of the said mr drawater examined) hee saith and
deposeth that hee well knoweth the vessell or barke articulated
formerly called the Hopewell (whereof John Giles was master) and
now called the hammer and Tongs and hath soe donne for theise
seaven yeeres last or thereabouts, and alsoe well knoweth the said
Giles and hath soe donne about three yeeres last, And saith hee
first knew the said vessell to bee a private man of warr that used to
be set out from the Cowes in the Ile of Wight in the time of which
imployment this deponent saw her at Garnesey and tooke notice of
her, and afterwards the said Giles becomming master and (as hee was [XXXX]
and afterward) owner of her, and being on a voyage with her from
Swanzey in Wales for the coast of ffrance, the said vessell was seized
by an Ostender and brought into Mounts-bay, where the said Giles having
contracted with the Ostender for her redemption, came to Saint Ives
where