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Santa domingo, told this deponent and said … Santa domingo, told this deponent and said that hee did not know for<br />
whase account the goods were nor whether they were Spaniards goods or noe And further hee cannot depose.
To the third hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee cannot depose.
to the fifth hee saith that the arlate Andreas Peterson [?Bowis] and the<br />
arlate [?Ewing] were and are subiects of the United Netherlands and were [?in GUTTER]<br />
the company of the ''Saint Maria'' and saith that then the seizure being out of<br />
imployment, they offered themselves to Admirale Stokes into the States service<br />
and hee entertained and imployed them as mariners in the ''ffairfax frigot''<br />
upon pay as other Seaman, as hee beleeveth, And further hee cannot depose<br />
saving they were afterwards by the said Admiralls order put into the ''Bristoll''<br />
''frigot'', to come for England.
To the sixth hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh hee saith that from time to time the said Captaine [?Story GUTTER]<br />
hath bin very honest and carefull to preserve such goods as hee hath seized [?out ?of GUTTER]<br />
any shipps, and hath punished such under his command as have [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
or conveyed any of them away or out of the said shipp, which hee knoweth<br />
having bin lieutenant of the said ''ffairfax frigot'' a twelve month and<br />
upwards, and further deposeth not.
To the last hee saith his forgoing deposition was and is true.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh required by Captaine Story to [?speake GUTTER]<br />
the truth in this cause, and otherwise negatively.
To the second hee answereth that hee is an Essex man borne and can speake<br />
and understand English and noe other languages, and saith his dwelling is [?at GUTTER]<br />
Saint Saviours Mill in Saint Mary Maudlin Bermondsea parish, and saith<br />
hee learnt his English in his infancie.
To the third hee saith hee is Lieutenant of the ''ffairfax frigot'' and soe was<br />
at the time of the said seizure, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the fourth hee answereth that hee hath knoweth the said shipp [?''Santa ?Mary'' GUTTER]<br />
from the time of her said seizure and not otherwise.
To the 5th negatively for his part, and otherwise cannot answer.
To the 6th hee cannot answer.
To the 7th hee cannot answer.
to the 8th hee saith the said shipp the ''Saint Mary'' her lading at the time<br />
the said seizure consisted] in hides, cacoa, Brazil wood and some tobaccoe, which<br />
goods were delivered at Tholon by order of Admirale Stokes<br />
and otherwise hee doth not remember saving what followeth.
To the 9th hee answereth, negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 10th negatively for his part and otherwise cannot answer saving<br />
aforesaid
To the 11th hee saith hee beleeveth in his conscience that the ladeing [?in GUTTER]<br />
the said shipp belongeth to Spaniards, and is so induced to beleave from<br />
severall circumstances and discourses that happened at and after the [?said ?seizure GUTTER]<br />
And otherwise cannot answer.]<br />
And otherwise cannot answer. +
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