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The 14th of May 1655 … '''21'''
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The 14th of May 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of John Brewer}<br />
touching the shipp the ''Seaventure'' John}<br />
Sneller, master, in a matter of Assurance}
'''Browne dt.'''
'''.j.'''
'''John Sneller''' of Shoreham in the<br />
County of Sussex Mariner, master<br />
of the said shipp the ''Seaventure''<br />
aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right worshippfull William Clerke<br />
doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of<br />
the high Court of the Admiraltie, and<br />
examined upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the<br />
behalfe of the said John Brewer, saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knew and was<br />
master of the said shipp the ''Seaventure'' of Brighthampston<br />
in her last voyage from Plimouth for honfleur in the<br />
River of Roane, in which voyage one Monsieur hozan a ffrenchman<br />
wemt in her and was to dispose of her<br />
lading of ffish.
To the second hee saith that the said shipp set saile from Plimouth<br />
on the said voyage on or about the seaventeenth day of January last past, and<br />
when shee came out to sea the weather proving fowle, this<br />
deponent and company put with her into the Ile of Wight and<br />
there staid for the coming of the weather faire about a weeke,<br />
and then sett saile againe for the said port of honfleur, and<br />
that the next day after such her departure from the said Ile<br />
comming about three leagues short of New-haven the said shipp<br />
with her lading of Banck ffish were met with and taken by<br />
an Ostend man of warr (Captaine Pare Commander)<br />
and thence carried to Ostend, where the said<br />
lading of Banck fish were condemned for prize as being<br />
provision of victuall, going to the enemies of the kinge of<br />
Spaine, but the shipp was released as being English and belonging<br />
to those that were in amitie with the Spaniards, and hee saith<br />
hee conceiveth the ffish hough it had bin belonging to English<br />
would have bin condemned, being provision of victuall, and going<br />
to the Takers enemies, but whether it were the goods of English<br />
or not hee knoweth not, saving what followeth.
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that Mr John Marten<br />
an English merchant living in Plimouth freighted the said shipp<br />
for the said voyage, and laded the said fish aboard her there,<br />
but whether for his owne accompt or not this deponent knoweth<br />
not, but the said Marten made not any mention of the name of<br />
any other, but himselfe as the person for whose accompt<br />
the said afreightment and ladeing was made, and the Charter<br />
partie betweene them was in the sole name of the said Marten<br />
as lader for his owne accompt, and soe was the bill of lading.<br />
but diverse men at Plimouth asking this deponent who freighted<br />
him, and hee saying Mr Marten, they answered, hee (speaking of the said Mr Marten) deales for the ffrench.
To the fourth Interrogatorie hee saith that the Interrogated<br />
Captaine Ozan or Oze, a ffrenchman comming from the Banck<br />
forman comming from the Banck<br />
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