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To the .5. he saith that the ''Advantage'' … To the .5. he saith that the ''Advantage'' and the ''Waterhound'' interrate att the tyme<br />
of the seizure interrate were both of them of this deponents knowledge dutch<br />
built shipps. and otherwise cannot depose
To the .6. he saith he was present in and att the fight interrate.
To the .7. he saith that the sayd shipp ''Advantage'' did shoot one gunn att<br />
random and out of shott as he taketh it, toward the ''Golden Starr'', and the sayd<br />
''Advantage frigott'' then had out the Holland Ancyent in her sterne and<br />
otherwise negatively.
To the eighth Interrogatorie he saith the sayd shipp the ''Advantage'' did shoot off<br />
about three peices of ordinance with bulletts before the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Golden Starr'' or ''Morning Starr'' did fire any gunnes att the <br />
''Advantage''.
To the nynth Interrogatorie he saith he cannot positively depose which<br />
of the sayd two shipps the ''Advantage'' or the ''Morning Starr'' made the<br />
first Broad side, nor doth know that the ''Golden Starr'' did avoyd or decline<br />
fighting, but did rather stirr up and provoke the ''Advantage frigott''<br />
to fight as he hath predeposed. and otherwise cannot depose.
To the tenth Interrogatorie this rendent saith that a shipp that halleth another shipp<br />
under false colours or changes her colours after haling is by common <br />
reputation a sea rover or Pyrat or so accounted to be, and an enemy<br />
to the shipp so haled. but he saith that the ''Advantage frigott'' att the first<br />
haling of the ''Golden Starr'' did weare her owne true English<br />
Colours as aforesayd and did not change them att all after such haling<br />
but wore and had them out onely during the whole fight. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose saving that it is now growne a common stratagem of<br />
warr to salute another shipp by shooting of a Gunn att distance<br />
under false colours, and is not nor ought to be as he conceyveth a<br />
budge or token of pyracye.
To teh 11th Interrogatorie This deponent saith he was aboard the interrate shipp<br />
the ''Golden Starr'' or ''Morning Starr'' before she came into the River of Thames<br />
and not after. and saith that severall of the Company of the ''Advantage''<br />
and ''Waterhound'' were likewise on board the sayd shipp ''Golden Starr'', And<br />
saith he this deponent and others of the Company of the ''Advantage'' did gett<br />
some plunder or Clothes, olives, oranges lemmons and Jarrs of oyle<br />
and other things from betwixt the deckes of the ''Golden Starr'' being by<br />
common esteemme and repute among seamen lawfull prize and plunder,<br />
all or most whereof was taken from them by Mr Harrison the master<br />
of the ''Advantage frigott'' who pretended he would share it equally and<br />
thereupon caused the same to be putt into the great Cabin of the ''Advantage''<br />
but what became thereof afterwards this deponent knoweth not but saith<br />
that he this Rendent for his part never had any part or share thereof, nor<br />
of any plate sylver moneyes or goods whatsoever, aboard the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Golden Starr'', And further he saith he cannot depose.
To the 12th he saith he cannot depose.
To the 13th he saith he was a Common Mariner of the shipp the ''Advantage'' that<br />
fought with the ''Golden Starr'' and helped to take her. and in case the sayd<br />
''Golden Starr'' be condemned prize he this Rendent expecteth some benefit thereby<br />
as an able mariner according to such proportion as by the Law in that<br />
behalfe made his share shall amount unto. And otherwise cannot depose.
Repeated before the Judges in Court./.
The mark of the sayd [MARKE] Thomas Jeofferyes [MARKE, RH SIDE][MARKE] Thomas Jeofferyes [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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