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Transcription

they were met with by two holland men of warr, one of which haled
them and bad them come aboard, but this deponent in dutch answered
that the shipp was from Venice and bound for Ostend, and for coming aboard
they could not doe it in regard their boate was stowed betwixt decks
soe as they could not come at it, whereupon they commannding
them to lie by them till morning (for in was evening when they soe
came up with them) this deponent suspecting that the man of warr might
set out his boate and came aboard and finde their English documents
made them all fast up with five or six great shott in the said English
Ensign, and soe heaved them out at the gun roome port into
the sea and sunck them, namely the said passe, certificate and colourable
bills of lading, and noe other papers or writings whatsoever were
as hee saith made away or concealed, And about the middle of the
first watch in the night, and Ostender (that with other Ostenders and
an English shipp were in their company) carrying the [?light] made saile
and this deponent after him with his said shipp, and soe escaped the
said two men of warr, who as this deponent perceived in the
morning when hee was almost out of sight of them had seized the
said English man who came from Cadize in company of the
Nostra Signora, Luke [?Roche] master of the said English shipp. Et alr
nescit, saving that the said Alderman ffoote Mr Pourteen and
Mr Watts and partners were and are the true proprietors of the
said goods saving the kidd skinns which belong as aforesaid.

Ad 8um arlum deponit that about three or foure leagues to the
westward of Plimouth the arlate Captaine Lucy in the shipp Victoria
a privateer comming up with the Nostra Signora del gratia and
two Ostenders that were in her company (the other Ostender being
gon off) and firing a gun, the Nostra Signora presently lowered
her sailes, which the Ostenders not doing, the said Captaine Lucy
made severall shotts at them before they would stricke namely six or
seaven, and constrained them to strike saile, and then made them
pay a noble for each shott for their refusall to strike in time, this
deponent being present and seeing the money paid, and saith
that when the said Captaine Lucy upon examination and discourse
with this deponent aboard the said Captaines frigot, understanding the
truth of the designed for London, and being fully satisfied by him
and his company, hee dismissed them, and for a salute gave them
five guns at parting to goe aboard, and when this deponent
and such as had bin with him aboard Captaine Lucy were come
into their owne shipp, one Mr ffelton a passenger tellin the
Italians that were of the Company, that they could not doe lesse
than retourne the Captaines thankes by shooting some gunds, the
said Italians the Captaine and such of his company as were Italians
out of what apprehension hee knowes not, without more a doe
fell to knocking downe, and did knowck downe the said Mr ffelton
and brake this deponents head bery sorely, whereof this deponent
not understanding the meaning, and fearing the [?XXXX]
called