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Ad 19n dicit that there were two Portugall ships in companie
of the experience at the time of her seizure, but sayeth they
came not from Brazille in her company, but met her
accidentally at sea. And further sayth that he beleaveth
the said Captaine Kingsman did not make any agreement with them
to protect or defend them at sea, nor was promised any money
therefore, for that as the sayeth the same must have beene
publiquely knowne amongst the ships company. And this department
never heard any sure thing spoken of on board the said ship./

Ad 20n dicit that Captain Kingsman and Company onboard the
experience did not fight with any other said three Dutch ships
in defence of either of the said Portugall ships as lading nor
did they the said captain and company of the Experience fire any
guns or use any other hostil acts whatsoever to any of the said
Dutch ships in defence of their owne ships and lading until
sure time, as the Zelandia came to windward of them in
an hostile manner, and fired and as more broadfired upon
them without hayling or speaking to them as aforesaid and used
severall other hostile and injucsious acts towards the Experience
and her company; which he knoweth for the seafares afordaid

ad 21n dicit that the Experience at the time of her seizure had
on board her all the forsed eleven or twelve hundred chests of white
sugar, twenty five hundred tolles of Tobaccoe, and the
quantity of hides and Brazille wood proposed of all for the
use and account of the produccents Bretton, Delboe, Middleton
and company, who are utterly despoiled those of by the
said three Dutch captains and companies and further
to this article he cannot depose saving he sayeth that
the aforesaid cargoe of goods soo seized in the Experience
was well worth the summe of fifty thousand pounds
sterling, in this deponents estimation./

Ad 22n deponit et dicit that the said ship experience was
and is a ship of the X of foure hundred tonnes
and upwards, and had in her at her seizure thirty great
guns, and vichall sufficient for seaventy men for a voyage
of two and twenty months and also tackle, apparrrell and
furniture for a like voyage. And further sayeth that the
said ship together with her victuals, tackle, apparrell and
five thousand five hundred pounds sterling./
as ultimo Arlate dicit that the producents Thomas Bretton, Simon
Delboar, Andrew Middleton and company by meanes of
the seizure of the said shop the Experience and her lading together
with her provisions, tackle, apparrell and furniture and X as aforesaid have
suffered losse and damage to the summe and value
of fifty five thousand pounds sterling money, and
upwards in this deponits judgement and estimation./
repotitus colam dre epton susse./
X Gooding