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<document-start>
1. The 9th of November 1657./
2. <margin value="Left">Cox against Norbrooke.</margin>
3. Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
4. <margin value="Left">Rp. 4.</margin>
5. Captaine Christofer Myngs commander of the
6. Marston Moore frigot in the immediate service of
7. this Commonwealth, aged 32 yeeres or thereabouts
8. sworne and exámined.
9. To the first, 2. 3. 4. and 5th articles hee saith and deposeth that ehee
10. well knoweth the producent Thomas Cox, and saith that in the time of
11. the late warrs betwixt this Nation and holland, the said Cox served
12. this State in the Elizabeth frigot under the command of this deponent
13. and was in the last great engagement of the fleete of this Commonwealth
14. against the hollanders, and therein fought and behaved himselfe staunchly
15. and valiantly of this deponents sight, standing to his place and
16. charge very well and effectually, and persisted therein untill the fight
17. was over, and continued in the said service untill the said warrs were
18. ended. And saith that this deponent comming with his frigot the
19. Marston Moore (whereof hee is mow commander) into the Roade of
20. Barbadas, found ˹severall English˺ lying there with other
21. shipps, and having want of men, being bound for Jamaica, and
22. understanding that the said Cox was there aboard ˹one of˺ the said shipps the
23. , this deponent knowing him, and having had experience
24. as aforesaid of his fitnes for the States service, sent his Lieutenant
25. aboard ˹the ship where hee was and˺ to presse him, and XXX his Lieutenant retourned
26. aboard having pressed the said Cox and 17 or 18 men (or thereabouts)
27. from the other shipps, and sent the said Cox being soe impressed XXXX
28. into the States service, this deponents said lieutenant bringing him
29. aboard in his boate, And him soe impressed the said Cox sailed
30. in the said frigot and service to Jamaica, and there was
31. severall times ashore in militarie service, and was in severall
32. skermishes and at the taking of Rio de harcha. And otherwise
33. hee cannot depose, saving the said impressing was in or about the
34. end of december or beginning of January last was a twelvemoneth.
35. To the 6th hee saith the said Cox being soe impressed served in
36. the Marston Moore as a common man at the rate of 23s per
37. moneth wages.
38.
39. To the Interrogatories. CENTRE HEADING
40. To the first hee saith hee cometh at the instance of the sollicitor
41. of the said Cox (whose name hee knoweth not) to testifie the truth
42. in this cause, and knoweth the said Cox as afore but
43. mr Norbrooke, and favoureth the parties indifferently, and
44. otherwise negatively.
45. To the second third fourth and 5th hee saith that one ˹of the˺ other English
46. shipps masters names was Totty, and another fflte. And saith hee
47. intended to presse men out of every of the said English shipps, and
48. the said Cox XXXght before his said pressing comming aboard
49. to this deponent to see him, this deponent knowing the worth of
50. his being there, told him hee should goe along with him, and soe
51. gave order for his impressing, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving
52. his foregoeing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe.
53. Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
54. Christop:r Myngs SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
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