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merchandize_n be_v not_o deliver_v to_o the_o say_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garde_n nor_o to_o his_o assurer_n to_o who_o use_n he_o have_v make_v over_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o same_o and_o also_o that_o by_o the_o long_a seizure_n and_o other_o mischance_n that_o happen_v thereupon_o their_o value_n be_v diminish_v by_o one_o quarter_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o the_o say_v english_a ship_n have_v not_o do_v they_o this_o injury_n there_o have_v be_v get_v at_o least_o 30._o per_fw-la cent_n so_o that_o the_o say_a complainant_n do_v believe_v that_o he_o may_v demand_v to_o be_v indemnify_v the_o same_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garde_n do_v complain_v that_o one_o of_o his_o ship_n call_v the_o golden_a fortune_n francis_n johnson_n of_o amsterdam_n 36._o pretence_n art_n 36._o master_n be_v take_v in_o july_n 1655._o and_o carry_v to_o poul_o by_o captain_n green_n be_v then_o in_o commission_n and_o under_o oath_n to_o the_o state_n of_o england_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o say_v 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speedy_a and_o full_a restitution_n which_o be_v not_o do_v and_o the_o say_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garde_n do_v not_o enjoy_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o say_a sentence_n but_o only_o in_o part_n the_o restitution_n have_v be_v make_v by_o little_a and_o little_a in_o four_o month_n time_n and_o therefore_o he_o demand_v his_o damage_n to_o the_o 34_o 35_o 36_o and_o 37._o article_n art_n answ_n to_o 34_o 35_o 36._o &_o 37._o art_n the_o complaint_n therein_o contain_v be_v to_o be_v answer_v as_o to_o the_o complaint_n of_o van_n hulten_a set_v forth_o in_o the_o 21_o article_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o complaint_n enter_v in_o the_o admiralty_n that_o can_v be_v find_v whereas_o not_o only_a complaint_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v make_v but_o likewise_o proof_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o such_o complaint_n which_o be_v not_o do_v there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_n of_o complaint_n now_o make_v of_o the_o want_n of_o justice_n himself_z not_o prosecute_n any_o far_o to_o have_v the_o say_a sentence_n put_v in_o due_a execution_n nor_o can_v they_o make_v any_o demand_v here_o in_o regard_n the_o ship_n be_v take_v in_o the_o time_n when_o there_o be_v hostility_n between_o france_n and_o cromwell_n and_o the_o say_a l'guard_n be_v a_o frenchman_n godfrey_n wassemburgh_n dwell_v at_o amsterdam_n 38._o pretence_n art_n 38._o complain_v that_o a_o english_a ship_n command_v by_o captain_n christopher_n mennys_n do_v in_o the_o year_n 1658._o near_o the_o barbados_n take_v the_o ship_n call_v the_o charity_n which_o he_o carry_v with_o her_o lade_n to_o jamaica_n where_o he_o cause_v the_o say_v good_n by_o order_n of_o the_o admiralty_n of_o england_n reside_v in_o that_o island_n to_o be_v discharge_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n two_o case_n of_o fine_a linen_n belong_v to_o the_o say_v wassemburgh_n and_o further_o that_o since_o oliver_n cromwell_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o at_o that_o time_n the_o style_n of_o protector_n of_o england_n know_v that_o the_o say_a ship_n the_o charity_n be_v a_o english_a vessel_n set_v out_o by_o english_a merchant_n some_o live_n at_o london_n and_o other_o in_o this_o country_n to_o who_o the_o trade_n of_o barbadee_n be_v not_o forbid_v do_v declare_v that_o the_o say_a ship_n and_o good_n in_o she_o be_v free_a so_o that_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o say_a merchandize_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o owner_n nevertheless_o the_o say_a wassemburgh_n can_v never_o obtain_v restitution_n of_o those_o two_o case_n of_o fine_a linen_n to_o the_o 38._o article_n 38._o answ_n 38._o we_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o captain_n mennys_n do_v take_v such_o a_o ship_n which_o be_v afterward_o restore_v entire_a as_o it_o be_v bring_v in_o save_v only_o what_o may_v be_v plunder_v by_o the_o seaman_n which_o no_o care_n can_v prevent_v but_o by_o the_o act_n of_o navigation_n the_o whole_a ship_n and_o good_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v confiscate_v but_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n be_v delude_v by_o some_o 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