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To the second árticle of the said allegati … To the second árticle of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the said shipp on the said voyage proceeding for [?rochell] and there [?XX]<br />
and takeing in her lading of salt, and retourning therewith for dartmouth<br />
under the Convoy of two frigates in the immediate service of this<br />
Commonwealth, and that they comming in her company neere the<br />
Edistone of Plymouth, and there espying a saile, or two at sea, and [?XXX]<br />
after them, left the ''Palme-tree'' to shift for her selfe, and that [?XXXX]<br />
after in the said Convoys sight or one of them and very neere them, there<br />
came two small dunquirke men of warr and seized her and carried [?her]<br />
away, and tooke all her owne men out and put others of their<br />
company aboard her to carry her away, All which hee speaketh [?only for]<br />
the Relation of John hayman master of the said shipp who was<br />
in her and others
To the third and fourth articles hee saith and deposeth the said<br />
dunkerkers as they were carrying the said shipp homeward<br />
were mett with by Captaine Plumbleigh a Commander ofone of<br />
the shipps of this Commonwealth who rescued the Palme-tree and carried her into the downes<br />
and thence sent her for Portsmouth, which hee knoweth coming [?afterwards]<br />
from dartmouth for London in another shipp, and going [?XXXX]<br />
her in the downes after such rescue, and before her sending away<br />
for Portsmouth, And otherwise deposeth not, saving [?that]<br />
when hee came soe aboard hee found her soe leakie, that her pumpe<br />
was kept going night and day, and that her salt was in greate<br />
danger of being spoiled through her leakiness
To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that the shipp Palme-tree<br />
aforesaid belonging to dartmouth and whereof the said Cubit and<br />
company of dartmouth were and are as aforesaid owners, and the<br />
shipp soe rescued by Captaine Plumbleigh was and is one and<br />
the same shipp, and not diverse, which hee knoweth being<br />
present and privie to such her setting out as aforesaid from<br />
dartmouth, and afterwards (as aforesaid) going aboard her in the<br />
downes after such Rescue. And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the 6th hee saith the said Joseph Cubit and Company<br />
were and are all English men, Inhabitants of dartmouth and<br />
subiects of this Commonwealth, which hee knoweth living there<br />
and being one of them
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith the said shipp the ''Palme tree'' is a fflemish<br />
built vessell, and that the said owners bought her of her former owners<br />
Embdeners, shee being brought up to Dartmouth as prize, but<br />
afterwards released: and saith they soe bought her<br />
betwixt two and three yeeres since, and paid for her about 150 pounds, shee<br />
then lying sunck at dartmouth, and that mr Lucas Luce was the<br />
person that on the behalf of her former owners sold her to them, and there was a bill of sale [?made]<br />
upon such selling of her, which this deponent hath seene, and<br />
saith that either mr Lucie or Captaine Phillips (who [?acted]<br />
betweene them) received their said money for the said vessell, which was<br />
called the ''Hope'' of Embden when shee came into England
To of Embden when shee came into England
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