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the shipper and hath soe done these two ye … the shipper and hath soe done these two yeers last, And saith<br />
that all the shipps papers that hee knoweth of were delivered to<br />
the Captaine of the ''ffan fan'' who seized and tooke said shipp ''Peter'' off of<br />
Yarmouth about six leagues from thence and was by him sent with<br />
her said lading up the river of Thames where she now lyes<br />
neere the Newcrane, There were noe papers concealed burnt or anywayes made away<br />
that hee knoweth of or hath knowne, And saith that it was very darke when the said<br />
''ffan fan'' seized them and fearing that she might have bin a Dutch or<br />
some enemies vessell the shipper sayed they were bound for Ostend<br />
but hee saith they were really bound for<br />
London And saith she carried none but the Sweedes fflagg and<br />
never had any other colour on board, and there was noe goods<br />
betweene the Deck the shipp having but one Deck
signum [HIS MARKE] dicti. Tobierner
Interpreted by mee<br />
John [?Lucas] [?LyonX] [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
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30th Augusti 66. [CENTRE HEADING]
Super allone arlata predict. Examinatus.
Dnno Turner et Carew con}<br />
The ''Jesus Maria Joseph Saint Andrew''}
'''2.'''
'''Richardus Tue''' de Rye in Comitatu Sussex Victualler ibni ubibitant<br />
per octonniu aut circiter annos agens 33 et ultra, testis product<br />
et Jurat.
Ad 6. 7. 14. et 17 arlos super quibus solemmodo Examinatur ex [?XXXXXXX]<br />
Mri Eaton deponit. That he well knoweth the shipp ''Surprizall'' arlate,<br />
Captaine John Tozier Commander and was and went as Corporall of her when shee<br />
was fitted and sett out from Rye as is arlate, And saith that the second<br />
or third day after such their setting out from Rye they discovered and<br />
seized by vertue of a Commission which the said Tozier had onboard the arlate<br />
ship the ''Jesus Josephe Mary'' of the burthen (as this deponent guesseth)<br />
of about 150 tonns, laden with razons part whereof they tookin at Malaga as they confessed Which they<br />
brought into Rye, And saith that at the said seizure (which happened<br />
about ffoure leagues off of Rye in the English Channell) this deponent<br />
and fowre more namely ffrancis Spooner, William Standish one of the<br />
owners and his brother Charles Standish the Lieutenant of the said ship<br />
Suprizall, George Blanch and this deponent went on board the said shipp:<br />
''Jesus Joseph Saint Mary''. And this deponent at his first coming onboard<br />
of her one of the persons onboard a clubfoated fellow and a pilot or<br />
stiersman of the said Prize but his name hee knoweth not whence<br />
they came he answered from Genova, and asking him twice together<br />
whether hee was bound, hee Answered to Amsterdam. Which words<br />
he spake in very good English and very pertinent to the questions untill<br />
another person who also spake English, and was also a pilot or stiersman as<br />
hee beleeveth hubbed the said person they first spake to, and to<br />
this deponent and the other onboard that they were bound for Hamborow onboard that they were bound for Hamborow +
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