e, Testifieth that Benja. Blacklidge did
acknowledge that himselfe and some others which he named took from on
borde the Ship _Good hope_ at Madagasker about halfe her Cargoe which
she brought from Holland particulerly Hollands, duck, Riging, Ketles,
Powder, etc., belonging to Col. Sam. Shrimpton, and said that with
part of the Ketles they Sheath'd the bow of the Ship which he came
from Madagasker in, and offer'd if Colo. Shrimpton would be kinde to
him he would discover the Persons that were to bring home the
remainder of the Ship _Good hopes_ Cargoe. the said Blacklidge said
that himselfe and other of his Confederates took the above mention'd
goods out of the Shipp _Good hope_ at Madagasker just before he came
from thence to New England. this he acknoledg'd to Colo. Shrimpton in
the Prison house in Boston in New England in the year 1693.

EPAPH. SHRIMPTON.

_55. Deposition of Jeremiah Tay. July 6, 1694._[1]

[Footnote 1: Suffolk Court Files, no. 3033, paper 6.]

Jer. Tay, aged thurty five yeres, Testifieth that hee being att the
Ile of May, Master of the Shipe _goodhope_ belonging to Coll. Samuell
Shrimpton, In february one thousand six hundred and ninety, That then
And thare was surprised and tacken by A pyrate, one James alloson,
Comander, That after thay had posseshon of the Above said Shipe The
next day sent for My Men from the Pond to come on bord of said Shipe,
Telling them that thoose as would goe willingly should have as good A
shaar in shipe and goods as Anny of themselves, whare upon one
bengeman blackledg of boston, with sundry more, tuck up armes with the
pyrats, hee macking choyce of one of my one[2] small armes for him
selfe. This was dun by said blackledg without anny force or
Compulshon, as the pyrats themselves did declare That thay did not nor
would not force him nor sundry more which did intend To goo with them.
I doue furder Ad that sence I came from London, being to the Westward,
was tolde by sum of those men that came home in Massons shipe A Longe
with said blackledge Last yere, to the est end of Long island, whare
Thare was A bundance of the goods which Came out of My Shipe the
_goodhope_, As Canvos and Riging of sundry sorts, whare itt was Im
baseled,[3] and given all most to anny that would ask for itt. Also
that thay did heere some of my one Men tell blackledge that hee was A
great Rooge, in that hee had gott his Cloose out of the shipe
_goodhope_ in to The shipe beefore the Shipe was T