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leagues off Bell Ile met with by a Spanish … leagues off Bell Ile met with by a Spanish frigot of 16 Guns, and a greate<br />
number of men, who presently boarded <u>and tooke the said</u> fliboate and killed<br />
the said monsieur du Quesne and severall of of his men, and wounded many others<br />
in a sharp fight and stout resistanse with the ffrench made against them, and<br />
that having mastered her, the Spaniards put many men aboard her to carry<br />
her away. And saith that <u>the next morning about foure of the</u><br />
<u>clock</u> the ''Constant Warwick'' (having <u>in all probabilitie</u> heard the report<br />
of the ordnance in the fight) came and <u>retooke</u> the said monsieur du Quesnes<br />
said vessell, and all the Spaniards that were put thereinto, and soe came to<br />
anchor in the Roade of Bel Ile, where the ''Constant warwicks'' said Captaine<br />
caused all the said monsieur du Quesnes company (both wounded and whole) to be landed.<br />
All which hee knoweth being <u>Purser</u> of the said ffliboate <u>and seeing all the</u><br />
<u>premisses soe had and donne.</u>
To the Interrogatories ministred on behalfe of his highnes<br />
the lord Protector. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith the said fliboate belonged to the port of deep, and that monsieur<br />
Abraham du Quesne and company (as hee taketh is but doth not certainly know) monsieur du Quesnes<br />
were owners of her, and that the said Abraham is Subiect of the king of ffrance,<br />
And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee saith hee referreth after the <u>New Stile</u>, and that they arived the<br />
morrow or next day (to his best remembranse) after such their departure from the<br />
Roade of Conquer[XXXXX], and there presently met with the ''Constant Warwick''<br />
supon such arivall, the ''Constant Warwick'' being there before the ffliboates arivall.<br />
And saith they continued there together about a day and halfe before such their<br />
departure for the Islands of honar and hadir as aforesaid, and otherwise hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his forefoing deposition.
To the third hee saith the said Spaniards had rendred them or made themselves masters<br />
of the ''Conrard'' before the comming in and retaking by the ''Constant warwick'', and<br />
had stowed her company in hold, and hee beleeveth that the Biscainers or<br />
Spaniards were removing her away to carry her into some Spanish port, for hee<br />
could heare their oares worke, but being shut up, could not see what they did<br />
and had not the ''Constant Warwick'' come and rescued her, hee beleeveth the said<br />
vessell the ''Conrard'' had bin carried into some of the Spanish ports or and places<br />
and her owners and company bin deprived of her. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the fourth hee referreth him selfe to his foregoing deposition.
To the last negatively.
Jean Gueroul[?t] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
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The 18th of Septenber 1657. [CENTRE HEADING]
david Younge and Company against}<br />
david Bonnell. Smith. Suckley}
Examined on an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd<br />
david Younge and Company./
'''dt Smith jus'''
'''William Smith''' of Wapping Mariner Masters Mate<br />
of the shipp the ''Catherine'' of London aged thirty nyne yeares<br />
or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth that the arlate david Younge during<br />
the moneths and tyme arlate and before was Master and Comander of the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Katherine'' and had the care and Charge of her as Master and that the sayd<br />
Younge in the moneths and tymes arlate did remayne with the sayd shipp in and neere<br />
Genoa videlicet hee was with the sayd shipp in the moneth of May last in the Port of<br />
Genoa May last in the Port of<br />
Genoa +
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