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John Seller late of the Towne and parish of Shoram in the Countie of Sussex and within the Realem of England sayler (a brittish protestant) duely examined and sworne vpon oath before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission vn d er the great seale of this kingdome to vs and others directed bearing date &c concerneinge the losses Robberies and spoiles committed by the rebells in this kingdome on Brittish protestants &c deposeth and saith That vpon the 14th day of Aprill laste or thereabouts this deponent with Richard Bradshaw of West chester in England merchant & one Mr Parnell of the same merchant lost, were robbed and forceably dispoiled of their goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vizt soe as
The said Richar d Bradshawe & the said Parnell being partners lost in calfe skines re{ady} tanned to the value of one Thousand pounds or thereabouts, He saith that he lost his owne proper goods in fustaine wax lynnen, weareing apparell & prouision to {the} value of three score & fourteene pounds he alsoe saith that he lost a barque bur{then} fiue & fiftie Tuns taken by the rebells in the kingdome of Ireland which barq{ue} was worth to be bought or sould three hundred and three score pounds The tota{l} of the said Bradshawes & Parnells losses amounth to one Thousand pounds & of th{is} examinats proper losses amounts to foure hundred four & thirty pounds The deponent being further examined deposeth That aboute the time aboue mencioned this exam{inat} haueing then in company with hime fiue mene & one boy aboard the said shipp calld {the} Marygould of Shoram & haueing fraighted the same at the key of west chester {aforesaid} with the said calfe skins & other Comodities saild away being bound by a charter {party} to Bilboe in the Kingdome of Spaine & from thence to London, but this exam{inat} saith that about the time aforesaid, he was chased by a frigot of Dunkirke (then Imployed by the the rebelles of the Towne of dungarvan for pyracy haueing then abo{ard} her Two & thirtie men or thereabouts halfe of them Irish men comanded by Ric{hard} ffaning of the same gentleman & the other halfe Dunkirkers commanded by by one Capteine Garret a Dunkirker whoe at last halled this examinants said barque and tooke her vpon the Coast of ffrance & brought this examinat & the rest prison{ers to} Dungarvan aforesaid, therefore he saith that by meanes of the said parties the goods & barque aforesaid were lost as alsoe he further informeth that the said calfe skin{s} were seene after the takeing of this examinat prisoner sould to Mr White of Wat{erford} merchant who conveyed them away at the rate of 22 s. the doossen giueing {this} examinat noe kind of satisfaction for the same The examinat further sayeth That And vpon the 22th day of Aprill last or therabouts presently vpon the landing of this examinat he and his said men were committed close prisoners but he saith that being first brought before one Capteine Donnell a pyrat at Dungarvan aforesaid the said Donnell in a greate rage said why did you bring these Parliamen{t} doggs ashore could not you throwe them overboard, voweing that as many as he would take of them (meaneing the English) by sea he would give them redd collars or bands aboute their neckes meaneing theireby (as he then expressed {himself)} that he would cut off their heards This examinat further informeth that he an{d} his said men were kepte close prisoners at Dungarvan aforesaid foure weekes {&}

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<B> odd dayes by directions from the vndernamed persons to wit the Capteine of the Castle there (his name he cannot remember, Mathew fitz John hore deputy soueraigne of the said Towne and Captaine Anthony afryer Commander or gouernor of the said Towne of Dungarvan he alsoe declareth That about the time aboue mencioned he obserued that one Capteine Christian late of St Sebastians in the kingdome of Spaine brought into Dungarvan aforesaid foure whole Culverins weighing foure thousand four hundred pounds a peece or therabouts & armes especially musketts for eight Thousand men his cause of knowledge appeareth for he saith that he saw the said four Culverins But the armes he sawe not onely he was credibly informed that such a quantity of armes came in there; he saith that Tow of the said Culverins were sent to Watterford & the other Two kepte at Dungarvan aforesaid This examinat further informeth That about the first of this month he sawe a ffrench Shipp newly to come out of the Riuer of Nants in Brittany in to Dungarvan aforesaid whoe landed there forty gentleman or therabouts richly apparelled most of them officers and Comanders their certaine names he knoweth not The deponent likewise declareth that dureing his restrainte at <hand> Doungarvan aforesaid he heard the said Capteine Donnell the said hore & diuers others affirme and say that the English (meaneing the protestants) fought against god & the kinge & that they meaneing the rebells were the kinges true subiects & had a Comission vnder his Maiesties broade seale for what they did He lastly declareth that the said Capteine Christian & the said Capteine Donnell aboute the 17th of this month were appointed men of war & went to sea to vse piracy against the English & Dutch and french as them selues gaue out & furthe r he deposeth not not that Edward Carter late of Shoram aforesaid sayler this day was produced before vs (as a witnes) & being duly examined & sworen vpon the holy Evangelist by vertue of the said Comission alsoe deposeth that the seuerall losses aboue mencioned to this deponent owne knowledge as alsoe the other passadges declared by the others deponent are true in euery particuler in manner & form as by the others examinat they are set foorth and declared his Cause of knowledge is that he was one of the Company taken in the said barque as alsoe committed att Dungarvan aforesaid during the time aboue mencioned therefore he knoweth that what is formerly expressed in herin this bill is true & further he deposeth not
John [mark] Sellers marke
Edward Carter
Jurat cormam nobis xxx xxix o May 1642
Jam: Wallis
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John Sellers Exam
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