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The 7th day of November <u>1654</ … The 7th day of November <u>1654</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
his highness the Lord Protector against the Vessell the}<br />
''Jonathan Adventure'' and her ladeing taken by the}<br />
''Tiger ffriggat'' (Gabriel Sanders Captaine.}
Examined upon Interrogatories ministred on<br />
the behalf of his said highnesse/
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''1./'''
'''Isaac Martin''' of Plimouth Mariner aged<br />
20 yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne<br />
and examined upon the said Interrogatories/.
To the first hee saith, That the Vessell the ''Jonathan Adventure'' interrate<br />
was about 12. daies since mett with and seized by the ''Tyger frigatt'' in<br />
the immediate service of this Commonwealth, neere unto the [?Sene] head<br />
upon the Coast of Normandy in ffrance, and that this deponent was one<br />
of the Company of of the ''Tyger ffriggat'' and present at the said seizure<br />
And saith that upon the said seizure the Captaine of the said<br />
friggat the ''Tyger'' caused the shipps Company of the said Vessell the<br />
''Jonathan Adventure'' to be brought aboard the said shipp ''Tyger''<br />
where this deponent left them about 11. daies since, and saith the<br />
said shipp the ''Jonathan Adventure'' was brought into the River<br />
of Thames under the Command of Jonas denny one of the<br />
Company of the said shipp the ''Tyger'': nd further deposeth<br />
not./
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith, That the said Vessell the ''Jonathan''<br />
''Adventure'' was full laden with Apples, which hee well knoweth to<br />
bee in a perishing condition, And saith there were no gunns Ordnance<br />
or Artillery, or provision aboard the said Vessell at the said time of the seizure<br />
save onely one peece of porke and a peece of beefe. And further<br />
cannot depose/
To the third hee saith, That the Vessell the ''Jonathan Adventure''<br />
interrate was and is in this deponents opinion a ffrench built Vessell<br />
and according to the confession of the said Vessells Company did and<br />
doeth belong to deepe, and was laden at Tuckett and bound for<br />
haver de grace in ffrance with her ladeing of Normandy apples<br />
And saith that at the time of the said seizure the said Master and<br />
Company spoke ffrench, and were and are as this deponent beleeveth, ffrenchmen<br />
and Subiects to the ffrench king And further cannot depose
To the 4th hee saith, That the Master of the said Vessell at the time<br />
of the said seizure produced and delivered to the Captaine of the<br />
''Tyger frigatt'' a passeport for his said shipp and ladeing which hee<br />
this deponent beleeveth to be in the said Captaines hands. And<br />
further cannot depose./
Isaac Martin [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]epose./
Isaac Martin [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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