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'''HCA13/69'''
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'''Editorial history'''
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==Index of cases==
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P1090806
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Unfoliated (artificial f. 1r.)
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The Lord Protector of the commonwealth
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of England Scotland and Ireland
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and the dominions thereto belonging
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against the shipp ''S:t ffrancis''
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Joachim Starbus XXX.
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Rowe d:t
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The 7:th of Aprill 1654
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JOACHIM STARBUS of Hambourgh
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Mariner, master of the said shipp
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aged 49 yeares of thereabouts XXXX
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in XXXXX, saith and deposeth as
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followeth, viz:t
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To the first abd second Interroies hee saith and deposeth that the said
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shipp the ''S:t ffrancis'' belongeth to the port of Hamburgh, and that
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her owners were and are  only two oersons who hee saith were and are are hamburghersm Merchantsm Inhabitants
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& Burghers of that citie and subiects of the free state of Hamburgh
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and were and are all natives of Hamburgh and have dwelt there all
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theire time, and for their names hee saith they were and are Detleff
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fflaXhoff and ?Henre Samall, and that noe other persons or person
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XX farr as hee knoweth or beleeveth had or hath any peice or share
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therein, but whether they the said two owners have parte distinct or
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are ioynt owners without distinction of parte hee knoweth not, and saith
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the said owners bought the said shipp (as this deponent hath bin
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informed) at Dunquirke about two yeares since, but this deponent
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was not present nor knoweth ought of the payment therefore;
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but knoweth their said owner shipp; being constituted nor by them
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and XX them fitt and furnish the said shipp out in theire ?costs and
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chardges.  And otherwise cannot depose, saving the said vessell
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by the XXXX soe XXX to him to be English built, and as hee hath
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heard was built at Yarmouth
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To the thirde hee saith that for theise seaven monethes last,
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namely from a month before Michaelmas last or there hee
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this deponent hath bin master of the said shipp the S:t ffrancis and
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come first aboard  her then at Hamburgh as master thereof, and that
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a dunquirke as this deponent was told XX bin master of her next before this deponent, who having bin plundred
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in the Elbe; had lost the said shipp at Hamburgh 3 or 4 monethes befoer
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this deponent became master of her.  And otherwise  saving this
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foregoing depon hee cannot depose.
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To the fourth and saith the said shipp did never before as hee
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knoweth and he XXX beleveth ?belong to Amsterdam or other port
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without the Dominion of the States of the United Netherlands, and
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XXX that XXX beXXX are outwards voiage from Hamborough
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about a fortnights before Michaelmas last, at w:ch time XXX
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came there in a fleete of other shipps under English XXXX XXXX
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for this port abd laden with XXXX and came and arrived here and delivered her said
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outward lading to and to the XXX of M:r Alderman ffrederick and companie, upon
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whose accompt there was freighted at Hamburgh by M:r John `Barcke
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an Englishman their factor theire.  And after such deliverie, XXX
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was freighted and againe laden there with lead and sugar by M:r Richard
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fford merchant of this citie and companie for  HaXXXX ?Grace, XXXX
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this deponent XXX with the said shipp and delivered the said lead and
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sugar
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P1090807
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Unfoliated (artificial f. 1v.)
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'''Transcription'''
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sugar for their accompt according to consignement to his factor there,
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and saith that the said affraightment of the said M:r fford this deponent
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having delivered the said XXXX and sugars at XXXX da XXXXX
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bring a cargo of goods to this port for accompt of him or of him
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and companie, w:ch this deponent accordingly did, and at S:t Maloe
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received the said shipps lading in bales of linnen for the said accompt
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referring himselfe to this Roll or manifest of this his lading
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XXized by Captaine XXXX and to the bills of lading XXXX by him
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for the particlaritie of cargo of goods; and that the said cargo was aboard
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XX the time of the said seizure by Captaine XXXX, and noe silver,
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Jewells, armes or ammunition were in the said shipp; and
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saith that the said cargo of linnens were laden by mons:r Le Mot
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Arman, and consigned to this port to the said M:r fford, XXX
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otherwise hee cannot depose, showuîng as aforesaid and what followeth
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To the XXth hee saith hee signed only true (OR, three) bills of lading for
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the said cardo of linnens, w:ch were all of one tenor, and were
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and are all true and reall, and that the goods were really consigned
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to the port menconned in the said bills, namely this port of London,
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and were and are truely and really (ashee verily beleeveth) belonging to the person
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or persons to whom they are consigned or for XXXX accompt they are
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in the said bills mentioned to be laden, namely to the said M:r fford or to
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him and companie, and the said Monsi:r Le Mot Arman alsoe told
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and acquainted this deponent that the said goods were for the said acco:t
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And otherwise hee cannot depose, XXXX as aforesaid
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Tp the XXXX hee saith his company as XXXX of the said seizure
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XXXX of 6 man and a boy, two of the XXX and the said boy
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all which are Hamborgers, two Fdanes, one ffrenchman, the steersman
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a MiddleXXXX, but XXX this deponent here at London, and this
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is one of the said Hamburgers, having lived there and bin a ?burger there
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26 yeares and bin a married man and XXXXX there XXXX,
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XXXX borne in Pomerland, and otherwise negatively.
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To the 8:th XXX XXX hee was borne under the dominion of the
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Duke of Pomerland, but nevertheless XXX XXXX is under the XXXX
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and XXXX the rest XXXX  hath notified the  the XXXX before
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To the 9:th negatively.
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To the 10:th hee saith hee XXX signed a bill of lading for the said
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good for Amsterdam, w:ch was donne nearly for a colour and to
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XXXX the said goods from seizure by the Hollanders in XXX hee
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could be  XXX by them, and for the XXX XXX sea XX hee
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XXXX the bills predeposed XXXX for
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London, alonge in the said shippe, XXX XXXX and
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colourable bill for Amsterdam, w:ch came to the hands of the
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sd XXXX, and lest the said true bill XXXX Maloes with
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their said factor
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To the 11:th negatively
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To the 12:th hee saith hee was to receive the  the freight for the said
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goods of the said M:r fford XXX XXX delivered, XXXX the said
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XXXX
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P1090808
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Unfoliated
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XXXX
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On the behalfe of John Cole of London
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Merchant touching the double
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shallop the ''ffrancis'' Late of  deep
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but nowe of London
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The 10:th of Aprill 1654
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JOHN COLE of London Merchant
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aged thirtie two yeares of thereabouts
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sworne before the right wor:ll
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William Clarke and John Godolphin
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doctors of lawes Judges of the cort of the
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Admiraltie of England, saith and deposeth
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That the double shallup or frigat named the ffrancis late of
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Deepe and nowe of this port of London of the burthen of thirteene
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tonnes or thereabouts where of David Barre was and is master
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was really and bona fide bought by John Samborne  merchant
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(having procucacon from this deponent to that purpose) of the
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master David Barre at Caen in Normandie on or about the
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thirtieth day of March last past (newe stile) for the price and
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summe of twelve hundred and twenty livred Tournois upon and for
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the sole and proper accompt of hee this deponent
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really and truely paid for the same with his effects
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remayning in the said Sambornes hands
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unto the said John Samborne upon accompt: and with the
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truth and ?reallitie of the said buying of the said shipp may and doth
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appeare in an Instrument or act Notarial thereupon made and ?passed
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at XXXX the said tjirtieth of may 1654. before XXXX Le ?Suour
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and John Crestien Tabellious Royall there residing, w:ch
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Instrument hee noe produceth and ?sheweth and with that  the
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contentes thereof were and are true w:ch hee knoweth for the XXXX XXX. And further that hee this deponent
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was and is an Englishman and nowe XXX XXX  Resident in this citie of London
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and that hee this vessell is were an french vessell and belonging
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to this his XXXX, and that hee thsi deponent the XXXX owner
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thereof and of her tackle and furniture
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JOHN COLE [His signature]
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P1090809
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Against the ''S:t ffrancis'' aforesaid
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Rowe d:t
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The 10:th of Aprill 1653 (sic)
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2.  ABRAHAM PETERSON of fflushing Mariner
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Stiersman of the said shipp
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the ''S:t ffrancis'', aged 26 yeares or thereabouts
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sworne as aforesaid saith as followeth.
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To the first and second Interries hee cannot depose, saying hee doth
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not knowe the owners of the said shipp, nor where they live, nor
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where shee was built.
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To the third hee saith that the name of the master of the said shipp
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is Johnis Starbus, and otherwise hee cannot depose;
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hee this deponent never knew the said shipp before hee comming to
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London, where this deponent was shipt in her about November
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last being hired by the said skipper for ffrance and XXback for London
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To the fowrth and fifth hee saith the said shipp came last before her seizure
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from S:t Maloe bound for this port, w:ch hee jnoweth being then
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Stiersman of  her.  and saith that from hence XXX went frewighted
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by M:r fford, a marchant of this citie for XXXer le ?Gurare, laden
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with lead and sugar, and XXX XXXX, whch XXXX
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delivered upon and for accompt of the said M:r fford (or of him and
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XXXXXX) to one M:r Britton his factor there, and that the said
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shipp  XXXX upon the said affreightmanbt and XXXX from Dover  da ?B:areane to S:t Maloe, in ballast and there received a cargo of linnen and XXXXcloth and
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old ?chintz and XXXXX and other linnen commodities to be brought
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to this port and ?there to be delivered for accompt aforesaid
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of the said M:r fford or of him and companie, XXXX hee was informed both
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by the said skipper and alsoe by the said M:r fford before the said
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seizure preceeading from hence that the said shipp was to fetch the
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said ?serge from S:t Maloe for the ssaid accompt. And saith the
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said cargo of linnen wares was laden at S:t Maloe by one mons:r
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le ?niot ?Harman, and XXX XXXX to the said M:r fford or to him and
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company, serving him use to the bills of lading, and wich hee
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heard thX said M:r le mot say that for  said XXX were for the said accompt
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XXX hee  said at the time of the XXXX the bills of lading for
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the XXXX by the skipper, whereon this deponent was prsent, and
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further he cannot depose.
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To the 6_th are saith the said master XXXXX thX bills of lading for
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the goods aboard, all of and XXX, and all for this part for XXXX to be delivered
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P1090810
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Artificail f. 3r.
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XXXX
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***
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The Lord Protector  x:r  against the
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XXX XXXX for XXX
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RoXXXX:t
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The 11:th of Aprill 1654.
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J. JOLIAS HARRISON of ?Dunwick in Suffolk
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apprentice to Samuel ?Driver of the
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XXXX, aged 12 yeares or thereabouts
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sworne and examined.
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To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith that the fishing boate
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or barque aclate the ''SuXXX'' coming about five dayes since
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fromwalserXXXX  for this port of London laden with butter and
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XXXX to be there delivered was neere the Spistes met with a
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and taken by a duty shallop a man of warre subiect to the
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States
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P1090811
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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****
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On the behalfe of Hugh Riley and)
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comp: touching the ''ffortune''
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XXXXX
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The 11:th of May 1654
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ALEXANDER COVELL of Portsmouth Barber, aged 25 yeares
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or thereabouts  sworne in Court the say above XXX before the
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right hono_ll William Clarke and John Godolphon doctors of
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lawes Judges of the high court of the Admiralty saith and
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deposeth by reason of his oath
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Tha the shipp the ''ffortune'' of  CaXXXX was mett with and seized at
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sea to the Northward about XXXXX last by
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Captaine John Dudley commander of the ''Mary'', w:ch hee knoweth
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being one of his companie and present and XXXX the XXXX seizureof ''ffortune'', w:ch was laden with malt and barley, and XXXX by the
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XXXX XXXXX and company brought XX into the river of XXXX
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The marke of Alexander Coverll  [His mark]
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The Clayme of Mannuel Leis Carnero
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for his goods in the shipps the ?''Tagus''
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Kings'' and ''John de Grace''
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XXXX
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The eighteeneth day of May. 1654
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Examined upon y:e sayd allcn.
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JUAN THOMAS MILATI of Cadiz in Spayn
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merchant aged 23 yeares or thereabouts a
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witness sworne and examined deposeth and saith
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as followeth viz:t
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To y:e first and secon arles of y:e said allon and two schedules XXX
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menconed and here  to annexed This deponent saith That coming
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in August 1653 last past as a  passenger from Cadiz in Spaine to S:T
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Malloe ffrance in a  certaine shipp named y:e ''S:t Vincent''XXX
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well
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P1090812
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Unfoliated
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X r.
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well remembreth that some dayes before the says shipps depture
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from Cadiz he saw one Raphael d Luna who was the servant of the
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acclate Manual Lowij Carnero carry on board y:e sayd shipp a good pcell
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of Indian hides, which hee sayd were his masters, and he consigned
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the same to William Claviel att S:t Mallo who does busines as a facto:r for y:e sayd Carnero: And these hides of this deponents knowledge
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who went a passenger in y:e ''S:t Vincent'' came safe to y:e sayd
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Claviels hands, and XX as this deponent is well assured did here
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XXX y:e same and convert the proceead thereof in to Linnen Cloath
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for accompt of y:e sayd Carnero: for hee saith that in the moneth
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of September 1653 last past hee saw the sayd Claviel goe
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on board y:e aclate shipp y:e ''Three Kings'' then lyeing att S:t mallo
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where y:e said ''John de Grace'' did then likewise remaine and saw him
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?carry with him three bales of linnen marked as farr as
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this deponent can now remember with an R. or some such like
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marke, which three bales the sayd Claviel told this deponent then
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standing upon y:e Strand and having goods to lade on board y:e
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same shipp for cadiz that he did lade for accompt of the
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say:d Manuel Levij do Carndro by way of returne of his hides and did
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consogne them to y:e saiyd XXXX de Luna whom this deponent well knew to be the servant of y:e sayd Carnero, for which reasons
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this deponent is as he saith well assured that y:e sayd Carnero att
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the tyme of lading y:e sayd bales was and att p:rsent is the true
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and lawfull owner of the same
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XXXX
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P1090813
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Unfoliated
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X v.
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XXXX
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P1090814
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Unfoliated
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X r.
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The 29 day of May 1654
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The clayme of Daniell Skinner the Elder)
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Daniell Skinner the Younger & Thomas Skinner)
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English Marchants of Dover for the  shipp)
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the ''Younge Gyant'' of Dover (Robert Hopkins M:r)
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& her tackle & furniture & for her ladeing of)
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the sayde shipp being XXXX Taken by)
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some of the shipps of the State & Commonwealth )
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of England XXXX ffrancklin)
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S:p
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Examined on an allegaccon on the behalfe
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of the sayd Daniell Skinner the Elder
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Daniell Skinner the younger and Thomas
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Skinner
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1.  JOHN ASHURST the younger of the pish of
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S:t Andrew Undershafte London Marchant
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aged 25 yeares of thereabouts a witness
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sworne & examined saith and deposeth
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as followeth viz:t
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To the seaventh article of the sayd allegaccon hee saith and deposeth
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That hee this deponent hath receaved letters of advice from one
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William Wildegoose a factor or Agent for the producente in ffrance bearing date the sixth day of this instant month
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of May (new style) wherein he did advise this deponent that hee had drawne
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upon Albertis Skinner of London Merchant for Accompte of the producente
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Daniell Skinner the Elder Daniell Skinner the younger & Thomas Skinner
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the summe of six thousand five hundred Livres Turnois and was  XXX
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the summe of sixe thousand five hundred Livre Turnois more for the
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accompt of the sayd producents upon them selves or such persons
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as they should appointe,
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and hee this deponent verily beleeveth that the says 13 thousand
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Livre was for and towards satisfaction and payment for the 221
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tonnes of wynneaclate and that the sayd producents are to pay and
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satisfie the same And further hee cannot depose
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Upon the rest of the articles hee is not examined by discreccon of
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the producents
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To the Interries
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To the first Interrie hee saith hee this deponent was borne in the
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pish
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P1090815
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Unfoliated
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Xv.
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pish of S:t Margaret Newfish streete London & hath lived ?these 4 yeares
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last or thereabouts in the pish of A:t Andrew Undershafte aforesayd and before
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for the most parte in ffrance during the tyme Interrogate & to the rest of
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the Unterr hee answereth negatively
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To the second Interrogatorie hee saith hee hath not deposed ought touching
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the contents of the matters in this Interr conteyned nor knoweth ought of the
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Contents thereof
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To the  3:d hee cannot depose
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To the 4:th hee cannot depose
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To the 5:th hee answereth that hee knoweth not the Intera ffrncio Claoson nor
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what countryman hee is by birth  nor where hee hath lived during the tyme
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Interr.
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To the 6:th Interr hee saith that savong his foregoeing deposiccons to the
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allegaccon whereto hee referreth hee cannot depose.
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To the 7:th Interr hee cannot answere not being in ffrance at the tyme
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Interr nor knowing ought of the things in this Interr menccondd
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To the 8:th 9:th & 10:th Interrieshee knoweth nothing of the contents of them
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To the 11:th Interr hee saith it conceneth him not to answere thereto hee having
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not deposed to the contents of the article Interrogate
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To the 12:th hee saith that hee knoweth not nor beleeveth that the shipp and
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Wynes Interr or any part thereof doe belonge to any ducthman or
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dutchmen subiects of the States Interr or ffrench man or ffrench men
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suniects of the ffrench King , but on the contrary hath heard & verily beleeveth
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that the sayd shipp & wynes doe belonge to the Interr Daniell Skinner the
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elder Daniell Skinner the Younger & Thomas Skinner And further hee
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cannot depose
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To the thirteenth Interr hee saith hee doth not knowe nor hath at any time seene the shipp Interr
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nor knoweth ought of the contents of this Interrie
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To the 14:th Interr hee saith hee hath not deposed to the contents of the article
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mentiondd in this Interrie nor knoweth ought or the contents of this Interr
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To the 15 hee knoweth nothing of the contents of this Interr
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To the 16:th hee saith hee knoweth nothing of the contents of this Interrie
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JOHN ASHURST JUNIOR [His signature]
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==Transcriptions==
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==Possible primary sources==
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===TNA===
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