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To the 15th hee saith that hee beleeveth that the said William
Winter is an Englishman, and that hee hath not as yet
bin brought to tryall for his misdemeanours/:

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition us true./:

To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee cometh to be a witnes in this
busines by meanes of Admirall Stoakes and otherwise
negatively./.

To the second hee saith that the said Captaine Whetstone
was (when the foresaid two ships were taken)
Vice Admirall under Captaine Stoakes as this Deponent beleevth
for that hee wore a flagg, And saith that Lieutenants
are to obey the Comand of their Captaines and if they
doe not they are to be tryed by the Admirall, or
Councill of Warr.

To the 3.d hee saith hee doth not knowe that the said Whetston
gave order for the unlading the Armes of Leake, or for
bringing the foresaid goods out of the other ship onboard the
ffairefax ffrigot, but beleeveth that hee did, and otherwise
saving as aforesaid cannot Answer/:

To the 4.th hee saith that hee was not one of those that seized
upon the said Winter nor knoweth how or in what manner
hee was seized or what was taken from him./

To the 5.th hee saith that for his Part hee did not take any
goods out of either of the said two ships taken as aforesaid
for his owne use saving a peece of [XXXX] rope which was not [XXXX] and doth not knowe what others tooke, and
otherwise cannot answer./.

To the 6.th hee saith that the dutchman so as aforesaid Struck
by the said Winter was commonly called at Mersellis the
Dutch Consull and soe this Deponent beleevth hee was, but he
never sawe his commission nor knoweth his name Nor ever
sawe him, but the foresaid time and once after at Mersellis
and saith there were severall others (besides this deponent) present
when the said Winter so abused the said Sutchman,
and hee doth not knowe of any misdemeanour comitted
by teh said Dutchman, against the said Winter./:

To the last hee saith hee never heard the Instructions
Interrate read, to or delivered to the said
Winter./.

[GUTTER ?Repetit] coram duo Judicante.

Samuell Normans [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]