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''Waterhound'' wearing the Colo:rs allso o … ''Waterhound'' wearing the Colo:rs allso of this Commonwealth came in to the<br />
assistance of the ''Advantage frigot'' and came upp with the ''Golden Starr''<br />
And the M:r & Company of the ''Golden Starr'' fired upon the ''Waterhound'' and<br />
fought with her till att last the ''Waterhound'' and ''Advantage'' boarded<br />
tooke and surprized the sayd shipp the ''Morning Starr'' or ''Golden Starr''.<br />
And saith the sayd shipp ''Golden Starr'' during all the sayd ffight had and<br />
wore out her flagg of defiance which was after the fight taken<br />
downe by some of the ''Waterhounds'' Company and not before. All which<br />
this deponent being then present in the sayd ffight well saw and observed<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 11.th and 12th he saith he cannot depose.
To the 13th. he saith his deposotions are true.
To the Crosse Interryes. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 1. 2. 3. and 4th. he saith he was quarter Masters mate of the ''Advantage frigot''<br />
interrte, and aboard her att the taking of the ''Golden Starr'' or ''Morning''<br />
''Starr'' interrate. And saith the ''Adventure frigott'' was not present in the chase<br />
or fight interrate; and that the ''Advantage frigot'' alone espyed, mett with<br />
haled and for neere four howres fought with the ''Morning Starr'' or<br />
''Golden Starr'' before the ''Waterhound'' interrate came in to her assistance.<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 5:th he saith he knoweth the sayd shipps the ''Advantage'' and ''Water<br />
Hound'', and saith they are dutch built shipps, and so were att the tyme<br />
of the taking the sayd shipp the ''Golden Starr''.
To the .6. he saith he was present and aboard the ''Advantage frigot'' for and<br />
during all the fight interrate.
To the .7th. he saith that att the tyme of haling and fighting aforesayd<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Advantage frigot'' had and were out the Colours of the<br />
Commonwealth, and otherwise negatively.
To the .8.th he saith as he remembreth the ''Advantage frigot'' shott onely<br />
one gunn Laden with bullet, before the ''Morning Starr'' did fire upon<br />
the sayd ''Advantage frigot''. And otherwise he cannot depose
To the .9.th he saith that the sayd shipp the ''Morning Starr'' or ''Golden Starr''<br />
during the sayd fight did hold on her Coarse, and thereby made a sh[XX]<br />
of declining fight, but saith she refused to be visited, and made one<br />
broad side upon the ''Advantage frigot'' before the ''Advantage'' gave<br />
her any broadside. and otherwise negatively.
To the .10.th he saith that this Interrogatory is not as he conceyeeth pertinent<br />
to the busines in hand. how beit for satisfaction thereto he saith that<br />
a shipp of warr changing her colours after haling of another shipp is<br />
not generally taken to be a pyrate, nor the sayd shipp and Company<br />
to be an enemy to the shipp so haled; nor justly suspected so to be<br />
as he beleiveth. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the .11th. he saith he never was aboard the sayd shipp the ''Golden Starr'' or<br />
''Morning Starr''. nor doth he know of any money plate or goods taken<br />
out of the sayd shipp att any tyme by any person or persons whatsoever<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.t;br />
And otherwise he cannot depose. +
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