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had therein a Messenger of the sayd Young … had therein a Messenger of the sayd Young Van Trump, being his ?said<br />
Interpreter and knoweth him this deponent, who then immediately went<br />
off from the ''Harry Bonadeventure'', and in the sayd Governors boat in the<br />
sight of this deponent arrived att Vantrumps owne shipp, And saith That<br />
immediately thereupon the sayd dutch shipps made upp to the place where<br />
the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and the prize the ''Saint Peter'' lay, and two of the<br />
sayd dutch shipps in the sight of this deponent ?clapped aboard the sayd prize<br />
the ''Saint Peter'', and four other dutch shipps clapped aboard the ''Harry''<br />
''Bonadventure'', wherby the Company of the sayd Dutch shipps possessed<br />
themselves of both the sayd shipps the ''Harry Bonadventure'' and the ''Saint''<br />
''Peter'' lying both within pistoll shott of the ffort of Trapany as aforesayd<br />
this deponent being then in the castle of Trapany and seeing all the sayd passages. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the fifteenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that to colour this<br />
busines there were about 12 small gunnes discharged from the Castle of<br />
Trapany aforesayd but without shott, and noe execution done upon any of the<br />
sayd Dutch shipps though one of their men of Warr was a ground. The<br />
premisses this deponent knoweth to be true, for that he was by Captaine Swanley<br />
afterwards upon the approach of the sayd Dutch shipps to make the sayd<br />
seizure, sent a shoare, and gott accrosse into the Castle, and there saw the<br />
souldiers manage the gunnes they so shott off as afoesayd, and by the<br />
report or sound therof knoweth they were not laden with bullet<br />
and saw two or three of the sayd Gunnes charged with powder onely and<br />
noe bullet putt therein, being present att the tyme of their such chargeing<br />
and from the sayd Castle walls saw the sayd English mann of warr and<br />
prize ''Saint Peter'' boarded and seized as aforesayd, and one of the dutch<br />
men of warr a ground as aforesayd, without any hurt or execution done upon<br />
the dutch shipps from the sayd Castle. which he knoweth for the reasons aforesayd<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the sixteenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd Captaine<br />
Swanley and Companie perceyving themeselves betrayed in manner as aforesayd<br />
videlicet so many of them as were not kept aboard the sayd dutch shippes<br />
endeavoured to gett into the sayd Castle to make some shotts themselves against<br />
the sayd dutch shipps, but they were beaten downe and kept out by the<br />
Captaine of the Castle and not permitted so to doe, this deponent being att that<br />
tyme in the castle and seeing and observing the premisses. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the seventeenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that the<br />
sayd van Trump after he had surprized both the sayd shipps the ''Harry''<br />
''Bonadventure'' and the ''Saint Peter'' of the sight and observation of this<br />
deponent struck his flagg three tymes and saluted the Towne with 5 or<br />
7 gunnes, which thing according to the common interpretation of such actions<br />
and as this deponent beleiveth were by him done in token of his respect<br />
and thankfullness to the sayd Towne and Governors. And further he cannot<br />
depose
To the eighteenth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth That<br />
after the sayd Van Trump was gone away with the sayd two shipps [?there]<br />
remainedd two shipps [?there]<br />
remained +
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