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To the fifth, sixth, seaventh and eighth h … To the fifth, sixth, seaventh and eighth hee referreth himselfe to<br />
his said foregoing deposition, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 9th hee referreth him selfe to the lase and the Registrie of this<br />
Court.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.
To the Interrogatories.
To the first Interrogatorie hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition
To the second third and fourth hee saith hee hath not bin in ffrance<br />
since the seizure of the said shipp the ''hare in the feild''. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe.
Ga: Sander [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
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The 21th of August 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against goods in the shipp the ''Orange''}<br />
''tree''. Reyer Cornelison master}
Examined upon an allegation on that<br />
behalfe of his highnesse<br />
the Lord Protector given in the<br />
16th instant.
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''.jus.'''
'''Captaine Gabriel Saunders''' commander of the<br />
''Tyger frigot'' in the service of this Commonwealth<br />
aged 43 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the<br />
said shipp the ''Orange tree'' at such time as shee was taken and seized<br />
by this deponent and companie in the shipp the ''Tyger frigot'' in the<br />
imediate service of this Commonwealth was bound (as her master<br />
confessed to this deponent) with her lading for Roane in ffrance<br />
where (according to the said confession) the said lading was to be<br />
delivered and dischardged, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that upon the said seizure<br />
the said master of the ''Orange tree'' confessed to this deponent that<br />
the said shipp came first from Amsterdam to Roane, and that after her arrivall at Roane, shee was taken to<br />
freight by a ffrench man or ffrench factor to goe from Roane for<br />
Nantes and thence to Porto Port in Portugall and thence to retourne<br />
to Roane and there to deliver such lading as shee should bring from<br />
Portugall, and that accordingly shee went from Roane to Nantes<br />
and thence to Porto Port, and was thence retourning from Roane<br />
when this deponent seized her, which seizure was made neere by<br />
Seine head, on the 16th of May last, both which parts of Roane<br />
and Nants hee saith are in the dominion of the ffrench kinge.<br />
And hee further confessed that there were noe goods carried in the<br />
said shipp to Portugall, but such as shee received aboard wither<br />
at Roane or Nants. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that the master and company of the<br />
''Orange tree'' asmuch as they could declined the seizure by the<br />
''Tyger frigot'' and endeavoured to escape and get away from<br />
her and the ''drake frogot'', and saith the ''Tyger frigot'' gave<br />
chase to her about two houres, and when shee was come with in<br />
commannd of her, yet the ''Orange tree'' would not strike<br />
till the ''Tyger'' had shott foure guns at her, which hee saith shee did<br />
and, which hee saith shee did<br />
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