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To the 8th negatively, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the 9th hee cannot answer, otherwise than as aforesaud.

The said Williamson examined upon an
allegation made in the acts on behalfe of the said claimer
the 7th of ffebruary last, and exhibit therein
mentioned.

To the said allegation and exhibit or bill of lading therein
mentioned now showed unto him, hee saith and deposeth that
the said bill of lading shortly after the lading of the said
goods, and on the day of the date thereof (being the 10th of
March 1657 new stile) or neere thereabouts, was truely and
really signed and firmed (in such manner as the same nowe
appeareth) by him this deponent with his owne hand, and
that the said bill was and is true and reall, and not colourable,
and one of the three by him predeposed of, And otherwise
saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee never saw the said bill of lading
since such his signing thereof till now, and that the same as
aforesaid was with the other two left in the hands of the said
Golepine, and was not brought in, nor was aboard the said
shipp when shee was soe taken as aforesaid, and otherwise negatively
saving his foregeoing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe

To the third hee saith hee never knew the shipp Carolus
Quintus interrogated, and cannot further depose.

To the last hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

Repeated before doctor Godolphin.:.

Claes Williamsson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 15th of March 1657./

Joseph Careswell and Company Owners of the)
Oporto Merchant against Alexander Bence)
Suckley Budd)

Examined on an allegation on behalfe of the sayd
Careswell./

1us.

John Pearce of Lymehouse in the parish of Stepney and
County of Middlesex mariner Gunner of the Oporto Merchant
the voyage in question aged 40 yeares or thereabouts a wittnes
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith hee went Gunner of the
shipp the Oporto Merchant the voyage in question which began from Gravesend
in or about September 1656 and was finished in or about November last and
saith that during the sayd voyage the arlate Joseph Careswell was accompted
to bee one of the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the sayd shipp and her
tackle apparrell and furniture And further to this article hee cannot depose/

Topics

People

Alexander Bence

Joseph Careswell

Claes Williamsson

Ships

Carolus Quintus

Oporto Merchant

Sources

Primary sources

HCA 13/72 ff.293v-294v: Case: Joseph Cawswell and Company against Alexander Bence: Deposition: Lewis Pridith of the parish of Saint Andrew Hubbard in Buddolph lane London Cooper aged forty three yeares; Date: 17th May 1658