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To the 9th he saith the sayd shipp the ''H … To the 9th he saith the sayd shipp the ''Hopewell'' and her Companie made<br />
three shott against Prince Rupert, but the shipp ''Recovery'' m,ade none<br />
howbeit he saith some of the Company of the ''Recovery'' with the assistance<br />
of some of the ''Hopewells'' Company with powder and shott which they had<br />
out of the ''Hopewell'' made three shot out of the ffort att Antego. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose, saving he saith he was present aboard when the ''Hopewell''<br />
shott and made one of the sayd shotts himselfe
To the .10.th he saith that knowing all care was used in the premisses that became<br />
men to use he beleiveth that the sayd shipp and her lading was not lost<br />
by reason of the sayd Powells departing his shipp or absenting himselfe<br />
from the same as aforesayd, nor by reason of any negligence in the Mariners<br />
thereof or any of them. And saith he beleiveth the sayd shipp and her<br />
ladeing was worth about six thousand pound sterling. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
Top the .11.th he saith that the very day before the seizure of the sayd shipp<br />
and not before this Rendent heard that Prince Rupert had taken the frigot<br />
interrate, and the same day he heard the same contradicted; and heard that<br />
the sayd Prince was about the Virgin Islands att the tyme the sayd shipp<br />
''Hopewell'' was att Antegop. And heard not of any dutch man of warr<br />
in those Coasts. And otherwise he cannot depose
To the 12. he saith that about halfe and howre before the seizure all the<br />
Company of the ''Hopewell'' for safety of their lives and Libertyes<br />
departed the sayd shipp. and otherwise referring himselfe to his foregoeing<br />
depositions he cannot depose.
To the .13.th he saith the sayd shipp ''Hopewell'' came to Antego on purpose<br />
to receyve the lading that was aboard the ''Recovery'', and for noe other<br />
lading, and saith there was men aboard her enough and sufficient for a<br />
merchants shipp of her burthen, and they with the helpe of the ''Recoveries'' men might have laden her in<br />
20 dayes as he beleiveth and not in a lesser tyme, which he beleiveth for<br />
the reasons aforesayd and otherwise cannot depose.
To the 14th he saith he was Gunner of the ''Hopewell'' att the tyme of seizure<br />
and was aboard the sayd shipp till Prince Ruperts shipp came within [?halfe]<br />
shott, and his frigot within pistoll shott of the ''Hopewell'', and att the very<br />
tyme of her seizure was with others of his shipps Company flying away<br />
in the long boat for preservation of life and liberty from Prince<br />
Rupert and his men who persued them, and saith he is neither promised<br />
nor hath receyved any thing for his deposition in this cause, nor hath bene<br />
taught or instructed to depose therein by Captaine Powell, and hath had<br />
severall ordinary and familiar discourses with him since his production<br />
as a witnes, and not otherwise, and saith the sayd Powell hath severall<br />
tymes promised this deponent to pay him his wages due for the voyage<br />
in question so farr as his shares of an eighth part amounts to, and saith<br />
he doth not sue the [?sayd] Austin for his wages, but beleiveth that the sayd<br />
Powell as master of the sayd shipp doth sue the sayd Austin and the<br />
rest of the Owners for the wages due to this Rendent and the rest of<br />
the Company of the sayd shipp'; And otherwise negatively
To sayd shipp'; And otherwise negatively
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