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To the 5th hee saith that the said shipp t … To the 5th hee saith that the said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist''<br />
was taken and seized on or about the 18th of March last past<br />
And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to the date of the articles<br />
of peace arlate.
To the 6th hee saith that the company of and belonging to the<br />
said shipp the ''Saint John Baptist'' at the time of her seizure<br />
were forraigners and strangers all except one boy, who said<br />
hee was borne at dover, and yet hee alsoe was (as this deponent<br />
remembreth him to have then affirmed) of dutch parents. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that most of the said company<br />
confessed themselves to be hollanders.
To the seaventh hee saith that it is usuall and requisite for<br />
English men and subiects of this Commonwealth before any shipp<br />
belonging to them be sett out to sea, to enter into bond that<br />
the gunns belonging to the said shipp shall not be sold or<br />
disposed of to any forrainers.
To the eighth hee saith hee conceiveth it very unlawfull and<br />
unfitt in time of warr at Sea betweene England and a<br />
forraigne nation, for any English shipp to be committed to the command<br />
or charge of any stranger, much lesse any subiect of that<br />
nation that wageth warr with England. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee speaketh only English, and otherwise<br />
negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee cometh required by major Sedgwick to be<br />
a witnesse in this cause, and saith hee conceiveth the said shipp<br />
and goods to be good prize to this nation, and therefore hee should<br />
soe adjudge them, if hee were Judge in that behalfe; And saith<br />
that major Sedgwick Captaine harrison Captaine Martin and this deponent<br />
were of the said Counsell; who els were present besides the master and company [?examined] hee saith<br />
hee remembreth not.
To the third hee saith the ''Black Raven'' was a dutch built shipp<br />
and that the master of the ''John Baptist'' acknowledged that hee<br />
tooke the said fleete to bee dutch, And otherwise hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the fourth hee saith the said shipp ''Saint John Baptist'' and lading<br />
were carried to Boston in New England, where hee beleeveth<br />
the said lading was disposed of, but hee did not see the disposall<br />
thereof. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 5th hee saith hee neither knew nor heard word of any such matter as is [?XXX],<br />
but hee saith it is a signe there were buyers enough<br />
of the said goods, for hee heard that one bought some of them soe [?XXX]<br />
that hee was faine to give money to boote to be ridd of them; and<br />
[?XXXX]o be ridd of them; and<br />
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