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saying that hee (the first person they soe spake to) knew not what hee
said whereupon, the first person or clubfoated fellow said that
they were bound for Hamborow. Although as hee saith the Clubfooted
fellow spoke a great deale better English than the other did, and
this deponent better understood him. And this deponent verily beleeveth
in his Conscience that Had not the Drake ffrigott bin on the one side
and one of the Kings Ketches on the other side the said Prize the Joseph Jesus
and Maria would have fought the Suprizall Each man having
their matches ready having their gunns charged and primed being two
whole or [?demiculven], and Eight or nine Petareren or peeces called murderers and
which this deponent afterwards shott off and their baggs of Musquet and
Pistoll bulletts lying by them and their Chambers ready fixed for their Petarerers Et alr nescit this deponent hath bin
informed by some of the Surprizalls Company that the Drake ffrigott alsoe waited for the said prize and saving
they seized upon the said shipp and lading as prize and belonging
to the states of the United Neatherlands, or their subiects./.

Ad Interria. [CENTRE HEADING]

Ad primum rendet that hee cometh by the meanes and at the request of
one Captaine Steele, And saith he was Examined before the Mayor of Rye
about a fortnight or three weekes since and then deposed to the like effect
of this his deposition, And hee Expecteth that the said Captaine Steele
should beare his charges up and downe but as yet hee hath not
received any thing saving tenn shillings of one then at Rye
to whom the Captaine wrote to send up this deponent and nomore to bee Examined, he hath
lived and kept a victualling house in Rye for about seaven or eight
yeers last, knoweth not what he is worth and owes but litle. Et alr
nescit.

Et 2. rendet that he knoweth not who are the laders of the goods
in Controversy, nor where laden saving he hath heard some of the
Jesus Josephs Company say that the same or a great part thereof were
laden at Malaga, and cannot specify the particuler parcells of them
Et alre nescit.

Asd 3 non concernit eum.

Ad 4 nescit nec audivit.

Ad 5 nonconcernit eum.

Ad 6 rendet that hee was one of the man of warrs Company, namely Corporall
but knoweth not whether he shall have any share in case
the ship and goods bee condemned, neither knoweth hee of any money or other
goods taken from the Master or out of the said shipp. Et alr nescit.

Richard X[TeX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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Eadem die [CENTRE HEADING]

Super allone predict

3.

Georgius Blanch de Rye in Comitatu Sussex Nauta, natus ubi
annos agens 50 aut eo circiter testis product et Jurat

Ad 6. 7. 14. et 17 arlos super quibus solummodo Examinatur deponit
et dicit That he was one of the ship Suprizalls Company XXXX
Masters Mate of her, and went on board her at Rye where she
was fitted victualled and manned And saith that after they had
bin at sea for a day or two she tooke and seized a Vessell or prize.

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Demiculven = Demi-culverin

"The demi-culverin was a medium cannon similar to but slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a regular culverin developed in the late 16th century. Barrels of demi-culverins were typically about 11 feet (3.4 m) long, had a calibre of 4 inches (10 cm) and could weigh up to 3,400 pounds (1,500 kg). It required 6 pounds (2.7 kg) of black powder to fire an 8-pound (3.6 kg) round shot (though there were heavier variants firing 9-pound (4.1 kg) or 10-pound (4.5 kg) round shot). The demi-culverin had an effective range of 1,800 feet (550 m).

Demi-culverins were valued by generals for their range, accuracy and effectiveness. They were often used in sieges for wall and building demolition."[1]
  1. Jump up [Wikipedia entry: demi-culverin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi-culverin]