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The same day Examined upon the said Interr … The same day Examined upon the said Interrogatories/:
'''2us:/'''
'''Jonas Denny''' of Weymouth Mariner aged 24. yeares<br />
or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne and examined saith as<br />
followeth videlicet/
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, That the Vessell the ''Jonathan''<br />
''Adventure'' interrate was abut 12. daies simce surprized and taken upon<br />
the french Coast neare the Sene-head about the mouth of the River<br />
of Roane by the ''Tyger frigat'' (Gabriel Sanders Captaine) in the<br />
immediate service of this Commonwealth), this deponent then being one of the<br />
said frigats Company, and the person under whose conduct the said Vessell was<br />
brought into the River of Thames. And further cannot depose saving<br />
that the said shipps Companie were all brought aboard the saud ''Tyger ffrigat''
To the second and 3 Interrogatories hee saith, the said Vessell the ''Jonathan Adventure''<br />
was full laden with apples of the growth of ffrance, which are in a perishing and rotting<br />
condition, and that there were no gunnes ordnance or Artillery aboard<br />
her at the time of her seizure, onely some inconsiderable provision of bread<br />
[?rider] and a peece of beefe, And saith the said Vessell is french built<br />
and according to her Companies confession was built at deepe and her<br />
ladeing of the growth of ffrance being laden at Tuckett, and<br />
bound as they day for deepe and there to be discharged for<br />
ffrenchmens accompt, as this deponent understood by the Master and<br />
Company of the said Vessell, who all spake ffrench, and were and<br />
are, as this deponent beleeveth ffrenchmen and Subjects of the ffrench<br />
kinge. And further cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith, That all such papers as were aboard the said Vessell<br />
the ''Jonathan Adventure'' at the time of her said seizure were by this deponent<br />
brought aboard the said ''Tyger friggat'' and delivered<br />
to the said Captaine Sanders, in whose possession this deponent left them<br />
And further cannot depose/
Jonas Denny [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Interrogatories:/
'''3us/'''
'''Christopher Williams''' of Cheswick in the County<br />
of dorset Mariner aged 20. yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Wittnes sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth./
To the first Interrogatory hee saith, That the interrate Vessell the<br />
''Jonathan Adventure'' was mett with and seized by the ''Tyger''<br />
''ffrigat'' in the immediate service of this Commonwealth upon<br />
the ffrench Coast of Sene-head about 12. dayes since, this deponent<br />
being one of the said ''Tigers'' Companyand present at the said ''Tigers'' Companyand present at the said +
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