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but before they could finish there arose a … but before they could finish there arose a storme, which constrained them both<br />
to goe into the said bay, where (as afore said) they came to an anchor, and<br />
being soe come to anchor, the shipps companie fell againe to worke to lade<br />
the said hides and Brazil wood out of the ''Mary'' into the fflute, and saith<br />
that the second night or thereabouts after such their comming to an anchor, and<br />
while they were still busie about lading the said hides and wood into the<br />
fflute, and after they had put above six thousand of the said hides and<br />
some of the said wood into her, there came the ''ffairfax frigot'' belonging<br />
to this Commonwealth and seized both the ''Santa Maria'' and the fflute and<br />
the goods aboard them, and after taking by order of the ''ffairfaxes'' Captaine,<br />
the goods out of the fflute part back againe into the ''Santa Maria'', and<br />
the rest into the said frigot, the said Captaine [??licensing] and sending the<br />
said fflute away emptie, carried the ''Santa Maria'' and all the said lading<br />
to Tolon, and put them there into the power of Captaine Stokes,<br />
all which hee knoweth seeing the premisses soe donne. And further<br />
cannot depose.
To the 27th hee cannot depose.
To the 28th hee saith that forthwith after such comming of the ''Santa Maria''<br />
and her lading into the power of the said Captaine Stokes, her bulke was<br />
broke, and her goods taken out and landed by such as were imployed by the<br />
said Captaine on his authoritie, this deponent being present and seeing<br />
the same. And further cannot depose.
To the 29th hee saith that all the said goods soe brought from Santa domingo<br />
were aboard the said two vessells the ''Santa Maria'' and the fflute, and camw all<br />
upon the said seizure to the hands or possession of the said Captaine of the<br />
''ffairfax'', and were by him carried to Tulon, and there they came and were<br />
disposed of by him and Captaine Stokes. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 31th hee cannot depose.
To the 32th hee cannot depose.
To the 33th hee saith the said shipp ''Santa Maria'' upon such her comming from Santa<br />
Cruse intended for Amsterdam and thither hee hee beleeverth her said hides and<br />
Brazil wood had bin sent and arived in case the said seizure had not happened<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 34th hee saith the said hides, Cacoa, Brazil wood and ginger, were the<br />
proceed of the said outward cargo soe carried to Santa domingo, and otherwise saving<br />
his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose.
To the 35th hee saith that in case the said shipp the ''Saint Maria'' and her lading<br />
had belonged to Spaniards or subiects of the king of Spaine, shee might and<br />
undoubtedly would have bin carried to Cadiz or under command of Fibraltar,<br />
and not by sea lying out in the said Roade, have given any oportunitie of<br />
seizure by any English. And further hee cannot depose.
To the 36th hee saith the said shipp was built at Amsterdam, where this<br />
deponent saw her masts and other materialls fitted and put aboard her after<br />
her launching, and saith her owners are Amsterdammers and hamburgers<br />
and subiects of those places.
To the 37th hee saith the said John Mollar is a hamburger borne, and<br />
there this deponent knew his father living, and till this voyage the said Mollar was dwelling<br />
with the said van hulten at Amsterdam. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 38th hee saith the arlate John van lynen commander of the ''Saint Marie''<br />
is reputed a native of the State of hamborow, and this deponent hath knowne<br />
him seaven or eight yeares, during which hee lived at hamborowe<br />
tillch hee lived at hamborowe<br />
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