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and wrongs done and comitted against them … and wrongs done and comitted against them by the<br />
King of Spaine and his Subjects, and for all the foresaid<br />
time there was open and publique warr and hostility<br />
by sea used and practised betweene this Nation and<br />
the King of Spaine and the Subjects and Inhabitants<br />
of each, and within the said time both partyes have at<br />
sea taken and seized the ships and goods of each other<br />
as lawfull Prize, And soe much was and is well knowen<br />
to the articulate William Winter, which hee knoweth<br />
for that hee this Deponent hath during all the said warr<br />
bin Comander of ffrigots in Service of this Nation,<br />
and well knoweth that the said Winter did act<br />
as Lieutenant onboard the ''ffairfax frigot'' in the service<br />
of this nation in the yeere 1658, and<br />
further cannot depose.
To the 2.d article hee saith that within the said time and<br />
more particularly in and during all the yeere 1658<br />
the articulate Captaine John Stoaks was Admirall or<br />
Comander in Cheife in the Medeteranian Sea of a Squadron of Ships consisting of<br />
Ten Saile, in the service and pay of this Commonwealth<br />
of England, and one of the said Ships was named<br />
the ''ffairefax ffrigot'', And saith the said Captaine<br />
Stokes was impowered to keepe all the said ten Ships<br />
together under his Comand or to devide them as occasion<br />
should require, and as hee should finde to be ost expedient<br />
and this hee saith is true, publique, and notorious, and<br />
well knowne to the said Winter which hee knoweth for the<br />
reasons aforesaid./.
To the 3.d hee saith that for and during most part of the<br />
yeere 1658. one Captaine Thomas Whetstone, was<br />
Comander of the said ''ffairfax frigot'', and had the [XXX GUTTER]<br />
of Captaine of her, and alsoe foure other ffrigots<br />
of the said Squadron, (whereof this Deponents ffrigot was one)<br />
were Comitted to the care and Charge of the said<br />
Captaine Whetston by the said Captaine Stoakes, And<br />
the said William Winter, tearmed and pretended himselfe Leutenant<br />
of the said ''ffairfax. frigot'' and did take upon him the<br />
Charge and Government of the said ffrigot, as Lieutenant<br />
andaid ffrigot, as Lieutenant<br />
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