HCA 13/73 f.540v Annotate
Volume | HCA 13/73 |
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Folio | 540 |
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and wrongs done and comitted against them by the
King of Spaine and his Subjects, and for all the foresaid
time there was open and publique warr and hostility
by sea used and practised betweene this Nation and
the King of Spaine and the Subjects and Inhabitants
of each, and within the said time both partyes have at
sea taken and seized the ships and goods of each other
as lawfull Prize, And soe much was and is well knowen
to the articulate William Winter, which hee knoweth
for that hee this Deponent hath during all the said warr
bin Comander of ffrigots in Service of this Nation,
and well knoweth that the said Winter did act
as Lieutenant onboard the ffairfax frigot in the service
of this nation in the yeere 1658, and
further cannot depose.
To the 2.d article hee saith that within the said time and
more particularly in and during all the yeere 1658
the articulate Captaine John Stoaks was Admirall or
Comander in Cheife in the Medeteranian Sea of a Squadron of Ships consisting of
Ten Saile, in the service and pay of this Commonwealth
of England, and one of the said Ships was named
the ffairefax ffrigot, And saith the said Captaine
Stokes was impowered to keepe all the said ten Ships
together under his Comand or to devide them as occasion
should require, and as hee should finde to be ost expedient
and this hee saith is true, publique, and notorious, and
well knowne to the said Winter which hee knoweth for the
reasons aforesaid./.
To the 3.d hee saith that for and during most part of the
yeere 1658. one Captaine Thomas Whetstone, was
Comander of the said ffairfax frigot, and had the [XXX GUTTER]
of Captaine of her, and alsoe foure other ffrigots
of the said Squadron, (whereof this Deponents ffrigot was one)
were Comitted to the care and Charge of the said
Captaine Whetston by the said Captaine Stoakes, And
the said William Winter, tearmed and pretended himselfe Leutenant
of the said ffairfax. frigot and did take upon him the
Charge and Government of the said ffrigot, as Lieutenant
and