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and_o order_v he_o to_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o their_o worthy_a friend_n mr._n jos_n dulivier_n in_o which_o he_o will_v well_o satisfy_v they_o and_o joseph_n dulivier_n in_o his_o letter_n from_o paris_n of_o the_o 21_o march_n 1693._o to_o rutter_n desire_v he_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o mr._n churchill_n and_o alston_n to_o go_v to_o nantz_n and_o there_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o monsieur_n drake_n but_o say_v he_o must_v not_o load_v any_o good_n but_o curran_n which_o port_n be_v not_o in_o the_o cartell_n nor_o be_v the_o currant_n for_o which_o leave_n be_v give_v by_o a_o order_n of_o council_n to_o be_v bring_v from_o any_o place_n but_o st._n malo_n mr._n kirkby_n one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n do_v own_o to_o this_o board_n that_o upon_o baston_n produce_v dulivier_n letter_n he_o do_v reprimand_n he_o but_o say_v it_o be_v for_o not_o produce_v they_o soon_o which_o baston_n say_v he_o can_v not_o because_o he_o have_v they_o not_o before_o baston_n say_v that_o at_o the_o second_o time_n the_o query_n which_o he_o lay_v before_o the_o commissioner_n about_o mr._n churchill_n duliviers_n and_o master_n be_v hear_v and_o churchill_n and_o master_n present_a dr._n welwood_n take_v up_o the_o query_n and_o ask_v churchill_n whether_o he_o be_v concern_v in_o any_o of_o the_o ship_n he_o solicit_v for_o or_o sell_v his_o interest_n for_o a_o gratuity_n which_o churchil_n refuse_v to_o answer_n upon_o which_o mr._n addison_n take_v the_o query_n out_o of_o the_o doctor_n be_v hand_n say_v they_o be_v not_o fair_a question_n and_o mr._n kirby_n say_v it_o be_v no_o matter_n who_o be_v owner_n so_o the_o king_n business_n be_v do_v that_o dr._n welwood_n tell_v mr._n kirby_n that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a baston_n shall_v be_v discourage_v upon_o which_o the_o dr._n say_v he_o be_v ill_o treat_v by_o the_o board_n and_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n it_o appear_v that_o upon_o what_o be_v lay_v before_o the_o commissioner_n there_o be_v reason_n to_o dismiss_v these_o ship_n where_o there_o be_v such_o ground_n to_o believe_v the_o duliviers_n be_v concern_v give_v this_o board_n no_o other_o reason_n than_o that_o they_o have_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o mr._n churchil_n and_o it_o likewise_o appear_v that_o they_o discourage_v those_o that_o give_v they_o the_o information_n the_o second_o article_n complain_v that_o robert_n master_n commander_n of_o one_o of_o the_o transport_v vessel_n go_v every_o voyage_n to_o france_n in_o she_o after_o he_o have_v be_v turn_v out_o by_o order_n of_o her_o majesty_n for_o action_n against_o the_o government_n whereby_o there_o be_v opportunity_n of_o give_v intelligence_n to_o the_o enemy_n to_o which_o article_n we_o refer_v to_o our_o report_n therein_o date_v the_o 24_o of_o march_n last_o which_o be_v as_o follow_v viz._n my_o lord_n nottingham_n write_v to_o the_o commissioner_n the_o 18_o of_o november_n 1692._o that_o he_o be_v inform_v that_o master_n the_o commander_n of_o one_o of_o the_o vessel_n employ_v by_o they_o in_o exchange_v prisoner_n have_v bring_v over_o a_o lady_n from_o france_n without_o the_o king_n pass_n and_o direct_v they_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o matter_n and_o to_o remove_v he_o unless_o he_o can_v give_v very_o good_a reason_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o the_o commissioner_n after_o a_o examination_n take_v remove_v he_o from_o his_o command_n sometime_o after_o dr._n welwood_n acquaint_v the_o board_n that_o mr._n baston_n inform_v he_o that_o master_n have_v be_v two_o voyage_n to_o france_n in_o the_o ship_n since_o he_o wot_v turn_v out_o and_o the_o pretend_a master_n of_o that_o vessel_n be_v only_o his_o servant_n upon_o which_o he_o be_v again_o discharge_v after_o this_o mr._n churchill_n acquaint_v dr._n wellwood_n that_o he_o design_v to_o employ_v master_n again_o the_o dr._n move_v the_o board_n that_o he_o may_v be_v no_o more_o employ_v and_o after_o some_o debate_n it_o be_v so_o resolve_v at_o a_o 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notwithstanding_o he_o be_v discharge_v by_o their_o order_n and_o ask_v the_o secretary_n mr._n garrard_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v garrard_n answer_v in_o a_o passion_n that_o some_o of_o the_o commissioner_n know_v of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o he_o as_o to_o this_o last_o point_n dr._n welwood_n and_o mr._n baston_n affirm_v it_o but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commissioner_n and_o the_o secretary_n say_v that_o they_o do_v not_o remember_v it_o and_o since_o this_o dr._n welwood_n have_v acquaint_v this_o board_n by_o letter_n that_o mr._n master_n be_v examine_v by_o he_o in_o presence_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commissioner_n and_o voluntary_o confess_v that_o about_o october_n 1691._o he_o come_v up_o the_o river_n of_o thames_n near_o the_o bridge_n with_o a_o lade_n of_o wine_n in_o a_o transport_v ship_n have_v land_a his_o prisoner_n at_o dover_n by_o the_o way_n that_o the_o say_a ship_n and_o lade_n be_v seize_v upon_o by_o the_o custom-house_n officer_n and_o as_o 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have_v go_v through_o with_o it_o as_o be_v before_o relate_v and_o there_o be_v one_o mr._n dickinson_n john_n leckie_n who_o have_v sign_v the_o complaint_n be_v the_o principal_a evidence_n concern_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o mr._n dickinson_n at_o plymouth_n in_o barbarous_o use_v the_o french_a prisoner_n and_o seaman_n in_o the_o hospital_n by_o cheat_v they_o of_o the_o king_n allowance_n with_o many_o other_o miscarriage_n support_v by_o the_o commissioner_n the_o say_a mr._n leckie_n have_v be_v before_o the_o admiralty_n and_o council_n and_o have_v stay_v in_o london_n a_o considerable_a time_n after_o all_o be_v over_o he_o and_o i_o do_v despair_n of_o ever_o be_v call_v by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o account_n and_o mr._n leckie_n meet_v with_o a_o opportunity_n go_v on_o board_v the_o mocho_fw-es frigate_n to_o the_o east-indies_n on_o his_o own_o affair_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o july_n 1694._o not_o long_o after_o viz._n the_o first_o of_o august_n follow_v i_o 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