306 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.
May 31th
Attorney
General v.
Barrett et
alii
Vide 3 Md.
Arch. Coun.
36l

Before the Gouerno^r & Cap^t Tho: Cornewaleys Ass^t. The Exaon
of Thomas Barrett taken in a Vessell in the Roade in S^t Georges
Riuer uppon suspicion of Piracy &c: 31^th May 1659.
Vppon Examinaon of Thomas Barrett one of the Company of the
Ship May flower, confesseth, That of, of the Westerne Hands one
Cap^t Collard Groues, by Commisⁿ from the King of Portugall tooke
this Ship, & putt him & six more in her, That hee & they runne away
w^th her, And further sayth That hee putt those seamen th^t were
taken in her on shoare, & was left by them att Antego. And th^t
shee was a Dutch Ship belonging to Amsterdam. And th^t the ships
name (as hee takes it) was called the Maria th^t tooke her, & th^t
shee was about 150 Tunne of a Dunkirke built, of Ten Gunns, w^th
about 150 men. This day Month they left the Man of Warre.

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The Exam^ll of James Mountioy taken as afore uppon Suspition
of Piracy.
James Mountioy, Master of the s^d Vessell confesseth, That on the
third day of May last, some in Barbados did informe him that the s^d
Vessell was a law full price, And th^t shee was laden w^th Jewes goods.
Whereuppon hee & six more, w^th out any Commisⁿ went and tooke
her. And th^t hee did belong to Cap^t Alexander ffarlow of London
the Rich Bonauenture of seauen guns. And th^t hee & the rest were
abused by their seuerall Masters, & did this to right themselues, &
that hee mett the rest by accident in an Alehowse. And that there
was Thirty sayle of English ships in the Roade, sayd, well done
Boyes, & suffered them to carry her away. And th^t they gaue the
Gouernour of Antego an Anker of Brandy, & fower holland Cheeses ;
& left the skipper, & three men more there.
The Exam" of Mathew Benham taken as afores^d uppon suspition
of Piracy
Mathew Benham Gunner of the s^d ship, sayth, that hee did belong
to Cap^t Groues (& th^t his Sir name was Groues) And th^t they Clapt
her aboard being seauen in number & tooke her, w^th ffowerteene men
& Boys in her. And th^t he did not know what place hee was neare
when they tooke her: But he supposed they were Eight hund^d Leagues
att Sea. And th^t the Master could giue an account, And th^t hee
knew not what Cap^t Groues Ship was called.

Att a Councell held att S^t Maries p^o Junij 1659

June p^o

P^ent

Josias ffendall Esq^r Gou^r | Cap^t William Stonel Co^ll John Price.
Philip Caluert Esq^r Sec^r | M^r Job Chandler

The Gou^r informed the Councell th^t there was a ship come into S^t
Georges Riuer, w^ch pretended shee came from Yarmouth in England
& th^t shee had come immediately from ffrance. That demanding