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brandewines, but what papers or writings w … brandewines, but what papers or writings were found aboard her hee<br />
saith hee knowth not./
To the 4th hee saith, hee knoweth nothing thereof./
To the 5th hee saith, the said shipp ''fortune'' was seized and taken by the said<br />
English friggat about a league from the English shoare, shee being not<br />
then under the Command of English fort or Castle, nor within shott of any<br />
Englishman of warr lying in or neere the downes for the defense and<br />
service of this Commonwealth./
To the 6th hee saith, That the said two french men of warr never deserted<br />
the pursuite of the said shipp ''ffortune'', till shee was by the English<br />
frigatts Companie seized as aforesaid, which was about a league from<br />
the English coast according to this deponents judgement, but not within<br />
the Command of any such fort Castle or shipp as is interrate./
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The 25th day of February 1655 (sic)/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:-/
'''Rp. 4us'''
'''Charles Anquestil''' of Callice in ffrance Mariner and<br />
Gunner of the said shipp the ''Mary Royall'' aged<br />
40: yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and examined<br />
saith as followeth videlicet:-/
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee well<br />
knoweth the shipp the ''golden Eagle'' arlate, and hath so knowne her for<br />
about two yeares and a half last past during which time shee hath been a man of<br />
warr constantly belonging to the Port of Callice under the Command of<br />
the arlate Captaine John Bennard of Callice, And saith hee hath<br />
knowne the shipp the ''Mary Royall'' as hereof the arlate John Coverure<br />
was and is Captaine for about 8. yeares last past belonging also to the said<br />
Port of Callice and hath sewall warlike voiages in that time beene<br />
and served aboard her as Gunner, and saith that both the said Vessells<br />
belong to the Count of Charrott Governour of Callice ánd others Burghers<br />
there, Armourers and Victuallers of the said shipps. hee also saith That of his<br />
this deponents certaine knowledge the said shipps have made sewall voiages<br />
in Companie each of other upon warlike employments against the enemies<br />
of the Crowne of ffrance, being thereunto commissionated and authorized<br />
by the Duke of Vandome Grand Admirall of ffrance, and particularly<br />
this deponent in the quality aforesaid served in and aboard the said shipp<br />
the ''Goulden Eagle'', whereupon they sett out from Callice upon the<br />
<u>26th</u> day of January Last new style, And further saving his subsequent<br />
deposition cannot depose./
To the 2d. Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That upon the 30th day<br />
of January last past according to the new stayle or style of ffrance, the<br />
said two men of warr being in Companie at Sea upon such their warlike<br />
employment espyed the shipp the ''ffortune'' in Controversy sayleing neere<br />
unto the french Coast about the Distance of one league and a half<br />
from the Cape of Griniay, being the direct way which shipps bound from<br />
the Ports of ffrance for fflanders doe usually steere, especially in times of<br />
hostility betwixt the English and Spaniards, expressly to avoyd the English<br />
And saith, That having espied the said shipp ''ffortune'' the said two french<br />
men of warr under their french Colours respectively gave chase unto herh Colours respectively gave chase unto her +
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