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'''C.C.C.'''
The 28th of October 1659. [C … '''C.C.C.'''
The 28th of October 1659. [CENTRE HEADING]
The keepers of the libertie of England et cetera}<br />
against the ''Saint Mary'' John van lynen Master}
Examined upon an allegation given in on<br />
behalfe of the state of the 7th of January<br />
16[?4]8
'''Row dt. [?XX] sequitur:'''
'''Thomas Hulman''' Lieutenant of the ''ffairfax'' frigot (Captain Robert<br />
Story commander) aged 43 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that all<br />
the hides, Cacoa, Brazill wood and all other the goods of the shipp the<br />
''Santa Mary'' that were taken and seized in her by the said Captaine<br />
Story, and companie are of the growth, produce and make of the west<br />
Indies, and were laded and received aboard the said shipp as Santa domingo<br />
which is in obedience to the king of Spaine according as was confessed<br />
and acknowledged by the master and compainie of her as the time of the<br />
said seizure. and saith that according to cpmmon report and faime and as Captaine van lynen acknowledged were<br />
hollander or other the such as are subiects of the king of spaine are permitted to<br />
trade in these parts of the west Indies and Santa domingo without the speciall<br />
leave and license of the Spaniards and Spanish passengers. And further hee<br />
cannot depose, saving what followeth and saving the Captaine Van lynen said that<br />
they purposed trade in Santa domingo with eighteene thousand dollars paid for the same by want
[LH MARGIN]<br />
of presents and<br />
otherwise<br />
'''TH''' [INITIALS, LH MARGIN]
To the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth articles hee saith hee cannot<br />
depose, saving hee heard some of the company of the ''Saint Maria'' affirme<br />
that in their outwards proceeding for Santa domingo they tooke severall<br />
Spaniards into her at Santa Cruse, and retourned them there againe ashore<br />
upon the said shipp comming back from Santa domingo.
To the seaventh and eighth articles hee saith that when the ''ffairfax''<br />
''frigot'' came and seized the ''Santa Mary'', shee was delivering her hides into<br />
a flute that lay neere her, and had delievered a greate quantitie of her<br />
[?hands] and about sixtie baggs of her cacoa into her, and saith that John van lynen the master<br />
of the ''Santa Maria'' and others of this company said and acknowledged to this<br />
deponent that they intended after taking all the hides and some cacoa) to goe<br />
with the said shipp and all the rest of her lading to Cadiz there to discharge<br />
the same, And further hee cannot depose.
To the nineth hee cannot depose, being what followeth.
To the tenth hee saith then for that [?XXX] arlate there hath bin and is upon<br />
hostilities betweene England and Spaine, and in that regard the said shipp the<br />
''Santa Maria'' and her lading were and are duely seized, and for the rest<br />
hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court and the law and further<br />
cannot depose.
The said Thomas hulman examined upon an<br />
allegation given in the thirteenth of Aprill 1659 [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seaventh articles (being wholly<br />
read over unto him) hee saith hee cannot depose otherwise then as aforesaid,<br />
and what followes.
To the said Thomas hulman examined upon<br />
a third allegation containing eight articles. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second articles of the said allegation had saith that after the<br />
said seizure the said John van lynen Captaine of the ''Mary'' acknowledging<br />
to this deponent that hee came with his said shipp and taking from<br />
Santaid shipp and taking from<br />
Santa +
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