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Transcription

To the last videlicet the 11th hee saith that the hoye Interrate was not in the
service of the State at the tyme by him predeposed, for that hee being then
aboard had cleered her of all lading which shee had aboard
for the service of this Commonwealth, and had noe order then to [?attend] any
further service. And further saving his foregoeing depositions to
which hee referreth hee cannot depose/

the marke of the sayd
ffrancis [MARKE] Brewell

Repeated before doctor Clarke and doctor Godolphin

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The second of December 1653./

Jesson against Read and Wilson for their interest}
in the Golden Lyon Smith Budd}

Esamined upon an allegation arlate on the
behalfe of the sayd Read and Wilson./

4us

Titus Waimouth of Stepney in the County of
Middlesex Boatswaine of the Seaven Sisters whereof
the sayd Abraham Read is Captaine aged thirty yeares
or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined saith and
deposeth as followeth videlicet./

To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth
that the arlate shipp the Golden Lyon was seized and taken in James River in
Virginia being a River that ebbeth and floweth and neere a place there called
Pagan Creeke within the dominion of the Commonwealth of England
in the moneth of ffebruary 1652 and upon a Wednesday or Thursday
in the morning after the Sonne riseing this hee knoweth being boatswaine
of the Shipp the Seaven Sisters and within sight of the Golden Lyon
when shee was seized and further saving his subsequent deposition to
which hee referreth hee cannot depose./

To the third and 4th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that
hee knoweth that the arlate Abraham Read Commander of the shipp
7 Sisters had a Commission grannted unto him by authority of the Common=
wealth of England to seize all shipps and goods aboard them which they
shoulde finde tradeing aor to have traded at Virginia and this hee knoweth for
that hee hath seene the sayd Commission and heard the same read and
this deponent beleeveth and hath heard the arlate Captaines [?Nathan]
Jesson and Thomas Wilson had the like Commissions grannted to them And
saith that the sayd Captaines with their three shipps the
William and John (the sayd Jesson Commander) the 7 Sisters (The sayd [?XXX] Commander
and the Charles (the sayd Thomas Wilson Comander) arriving att [?length]
in safety at Virginia and saith that after such their arrivall there and about a day before
the seizure of the sayd shipp the Golden Lyon this deponent heard the sayd
Captaine Jesson being then on board the 7 Sisters saye unto the sayd [?Captaine]
Reade well Captaine Reade what soever shipp [?XXXX] I take with any of my
Company you shall have an equall share in the, , and whatsoever
shippe or goods are taken by you or your shipps Company I expect [?alsoe]
and equall share thereof, and the sayd Captaine Reade
[?XXXX]