MRP: HCA 13/64

HCA 13/64 1650-1651

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P1090473 Cover of leather bound volume

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P1090474, P1090475, P1090476 f. 1 recto

Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXX: Date: XXXX

Ex pte Jacobi Lampr?ier
XXXX navem y:e Amity

In ansywer to the first and second interrogratories. Jacobi Lampr?ier and XXX the lawful owner of one third part of the Amity. Ship at Newfound Land. April last past the said Jacobi lampr?ier did furnish and set out his said one third partof the said ship on a “"trading voyage for the port of S:t Mallo aclate to Newfoundland to catch fish and to carry the same for Bilbao and there to dispose of and soe to returne againe for S:t Malo w:th the proceed of such goods for his owne proper Accompt. The deponent knows this becasue he was living in S:t Malo France at the time and had “from tyme to tyme every yeare sett out victualled and imployed the said part of the ship the Amity w:ch hee had bought about eight yeares since of Thomas LibbXston and John Masters of Jersey"

In answer to the 3rd and 4th interrogatories.

In answer to the 5th interrogratory. The deponent knows James Lamprier very well, and has done so for about 20 years. James Lamprier was a subiect of the Commonwealth at the time of the surprizall and seizure of the said ship and ladeing. Lamprier "had formerly about 8 yeares since bin an Inhabitant and lived in Jersey where hee beleiveth hee was borne” The deponent stated that “at such tyme as the said Island of Jersey Revolted from the Obedience of the Parliam:t hee was for his affection and adhesion thereunto (w:ch hee saith was allwayes very great) forced and constrained to fflye to ?plowet in ffrance where there is a protestant church" and practised only the protestant religion. His estate was confiscated and lost at Jersey for his loyalty to parliament "at the beginning of the late warres in England and was himselfe proclaimed traytor there; and after XXX had his wife and family banished from there"

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The said Lamprier set out and furnished a man of ware on behalfe of the said Parliam:t. This was at the consent and approbation of Collonell ?Litvott

To the 7th, 8th & 9th interoggatories. It is usual and ordianary for ships voyaging from S:t Malo to Newfound Land to carry with them passes "under the hand of Sir George Carteret the now Govero:r of Jersey" together with some inhabitants and seamen of the Island

Symo ?SebirM de JXXX Jersey Mercator

To the 1st and 2nd.

...for all the tyme aclate and ab the space of ?thoise two yeares last past or thereabouts
the said James Laprier was and att this present ought to ?have XXX true and
lawfull owner and prprietor of one quarter &one halfe quarter parte of the shipp XXX Esperance
and of there Tackle apparell and Furniture as allsoe of such part of
her ladeing of fishe and oyles and other provisios as were on bord her when
shee was seized and taken by Captaine ?Johnson in Newfoundland and for ?such
was and is comonly accompted reputed and taken wch hee knowes to bee true XX
this deponent being present when XX bought one halfe part of the said ship XXXX since that sould one q:tr of his halfe to XXXXX XXX wassd pt hee XXXX XXX buy of one Jaques Oliver of Gurnsey about 2
yeares since this deponent being at the XXXX makeing and XXXXX of XXXX
Earnest penny by them the said Lamprier XXXX for the ?sound And saizj that in or
about the moneth of Aprill last past the said James Lamprier did XXXX
and sett out his sd part in the said ship from S:t Malloe to Newfoundland XXX
a fishing voyage as is aclate and sae from thence she was to have proceeded ?and
carryed her ladeing to Bilbao and was at length from thence to returne again
to S:t Malloe for his propper use and Accompt That being a voyage usually underXXX
and ?pfpr,ed XX from S:t Malloe ?which hee knoweth being at S:t Malloe when ?the
said ship departed from thence and XXXX the said Lamprier sett out and ?furnis XXX
said parcel thereof and soe much hee saith is notXXXX XXXX XXXXXX att S:t Malloes
all such as knowe the said James Lamprier XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX depoXXXX

Ad 3 et 4:n aclor XXXX deposeth XXXX ad XXX aclon in XXX quaad the Amity
XXXX pagina spinXXXX

Ad 5:nd XXXXXX that the said James Lamprier for theise 7 yeares last past or
thereabouts hath every yeare constantly used to
sett out one or more shipps ?or his parte therein from S:t Mallo to Newfoundland and
XXX

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XXX for Bilbao and then fore S:t Malloe againe w:ch he knoweth haveing
lived in & neere S:t Mallo dureing all the said tyme and seeing and ?observeing
him to doe the same. And soe much he saith is publiquely and notoriously
knowne at S:t Malloe aforesaid et also XXXX

Ad 6:nd dep fuit XXX pXXXX ad 5:nd aclon aXXX prXXXXX extendXXXX

Idem ad Interr. ex pte Custod XXX quaad the Amity

AXX pXXXX XX XXX quad reface se ad pradepactasua Et alr magis pticula
XXXX XXXenec

Ad 2:nd XXXX

Ad 3:nd XXXX and XXX the said James Lamprier pay
for furnishing out his pt of the said Shippe the Amitye to XX XXXXX
XX and ?abuses of XXX XX bought the same Et ale XXXXXX

Ad 4:nd ?caudet XXX ad singula

Ad 5:nd ?caudet XXXX have for this pt at present XXXX this Comonwealth
as a Trooper XX a Troope of theirs now lyeing in this Cittie and before
that XXX in S:t Malloe Et XXXXX

Ad 6:nd ?caudet negative

Ad 7:m ?cauder that the said Lampriers copartners in the said ship
the Amity doe ?live the Island of Jersey, but also some ?times
XXX to S:t Malloe to take order about the setting foreth of the said ship
each man providing for his owne pt therein Et al XXXX

Idem as Interr quoad the Esperance

YY YYYY YYYY dat that hee was present when the said M:r Lamprier
bought and gave earnest money for his said pte in the said ship the Esperance
to the said Jaques Oliver about Xmas last was a twelve moneths
& likewise XXXX XXXa fterwards paid some part of the money agreed
upon XXXX them for y:e same Et alX XXXX salius pXXXXX

Ad 3:nd ?caudet that hee was present and ?sawe the said James Lamprier
pay moneyes to one Mon:sr da ?casao and agree for provisions w:ch XX
used about the setting XX his said pte of the said ship to sett upon
this XXX last goeing for Newfoundland. And saith that the said da
?Vibert XXupon the said Lampreer sould i qtrer pte of his said halfe
in the said shippe XX in the prsance of ?Jersey XXX this wise and
?familia now remained w:ch hee saith was soe by him sould ymediately
before the goeing out to Newfoundland upon this prsent voyage XX
in w:ch she was seized At al niXXX

Ad 4:n ?caudet negative ad singular

Ad 5:nd XXXXX

Ad 6:nd ?caudet negative

Ad 7:nd ?caudet that XX other halfe Owner of the said ship the Esperance
XXX M:t da Ring by name ?liveth in S:t Maloe in ffrance and hath
soe done ever since this XXXX first knowe him w:ch hee saith
bin by the tyme of XXX 3 or 4 yeares or thereabouts

XXXX SEBIRELL (his signature)

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Case: Ex parte Lamprire: Deposition: Nicholas le Feubour, of Jersey, Mariner, aged 22: Date: November 29th 1650

29:o November 1650

Sup allegacone XX ex parte Lamprire quaad the Amity
data examinates

NICHOLAS LE FEUBOUR da Jersey Nauta XXXX sua
22 annXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad primm et 2:n aclor dicta allegaconis deponit et dictit that in and
for all the tyme aclate and for the tyme of theise 7 or XX yeares last
past or thereabouts the aclate James Lamprier was and at this present
ought to bee the true and lawfull owner and proprietor of one third part of the
ship theAmity aclate and of her tackle apparell and furniture and allsoe of one
third pt of her ladeing & what other provisions XX had either abord or a XXXX
& belonging unto her at the tyme of the surprizall thereof. And by Captaine
Goad for in Newfoundland. And for such was and is commonlie reported
and taken And saith that in or about the beginning of the moneth of Aprill
last past the said James Lamprier did sett out and furnish his said 3:d part
of the said ship y:e Amity ?to ?goe upon a voyage from S:t Mallo to Newfoundland
and soe to Bilbao and back again from thence to S:t Malloe for his owne p:son
& propper Accompt. All w:ch hee knoweth for that hee this deponent hath every
yeare for theise 7 yeares XXXX knowne the said Lamprier to sett forth
and imploye his said part of the said ship to XXX XXX to goe XXX and ?Thomas
?Libberton and XXX XXXX being XXX of XXX alike owner of pte and
seeing them soe sett out upon this p:rsent voyage from S:t Mallo by the said
James Lamprier as is predeposed. Et alX XXX depoXXXX

Ad 3

To the 3rd & 4th interrogratories. The Amity safely arrived in Newfound Land where "?M:r and Companie did prepare and were getting ready a very great nomber of ffishe and a great quantitie of Oyles a third pte whereof did belong unto the said James Lamprier and was for his proper accompte." But "before y:e said ffishes and oyles could bee made readie and fitt to bee brought to bee brought from thence Captan Goodson came in the ship the Hopefull Luke to Newfound Land and there seized upon the said ship and her ladeing which was makeing fitt"

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXX dei Lampeir pr XXXX
XXXX la Esperance XXXX

NICOLASUS LE FEUBEUR da Jersey Nauta aclate
XX 22 annons XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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NICHOLAS LA FOUxxxxx [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. Abraham Langford, of Lymehouse, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, Mariner, late Purser of the Good Successe, aged 24: Date: XXXX

Quiad Naom y:e Good
Successe XXXXX

2:nd ABRAHAM LANGFORD of Lymehouse in y:e pishe
of Stepney and County of Midds Marrin:er late purser of
the shipp the Good Successe, aged 24 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined deposeth as followeth

Ad primo Interrie deponit et dictit That in y:e moneths of January
ffebruary March Aprill and untill about the 19 or 20:th day of May last past the
said ship the Successe whereof W:m Backy was Commander) was and
remained in the Port of Lisbone and was allsoe XXXX as such tyme
as Generall Blacke came and lay before y:e said Port w:th the Parliaments
ffleet in persuance of Prince Rupert and y:e XXXXX ffleete under his
command then allsoe remayning there w:ch hee knoweth hee this deponent
all the time predeposed being purser of the said shipp. El XXX nescit.

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Ad 2:nd Interrie deponit that it was reported as XXX at Lisbone that
Generall Blake after his comeing thither did by letter or a XXXXXX make
a demand of the King of Portugall that those Revolted ships under the
command of Prince Rupert & that in this port might be rendred up to him for the XX of this
Common wealth of England to whome the same did XXXXXX
Et al nescit depnens

Ad 3:rd deponit that this said  ?Prince and his XXXXXX as this dep:t
has heard it credibly reported at Lisbone) did sett upon kill and XXXX
some Marriners and Seamen of and belonging to this Parliam:ts ffleete
as XXX XXXX, and that hee did XXXX part persons there who
went out w:th a boat and w:ch then tooke a Granadoe thereby to fire
the Vice Admirall of the said ffleete And that the said Boate
falling ?shorte and being takeXXX, the said plott was discovered and confessed
by the XXXX XXXX thereof as it was generally reported at Lisbone
Et al XXXX

Ad 4:nd nescit deponit saveing that hee saith that after y:e next
deposed premisses the King of Portugall did showe ffavour and respect
unto Prince Rupert and that some of the said Kings XXXX did
afterwards voyage d there under the command of the said Generall Blake
by w:ch meanes the differerances bettwixt the said Generall and the
King of Portugall were much heightened and XXXXX And soe
much this deponent saith was generallie
amongst the said Generall Blakes ffleete. Et al nescit.

Ad 5:nd deponit That the said shipp y:e Successe wherof the said Willm
?Peachy was Comander the sgippe the Hanniball Captaine Peter Tamam Comand:r
the ship the Saphire Captaine Edward Wye Commander the ship the Prosperous Captaine Richard Commander the ship the Mayflower Captaine
Thomas Bell Commander theSamaritaine Captaone Isaack Stevenson
commander The John and Mary Captaine

w:th the said Revolted ffleete against the Parliam:ts
ffleete then an

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Ad 6:nd depon it et dictit that the said shipps Successe
XXXX

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Ad 12:nd deponit that whatsoever bills of lading are XXX baggs

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Ad 14:nd deponit that all aNd singular the goods wares & merchandizes
?soe menconned in the said Bookes to be a bord the said ship was Laden
a bord them by Portuguese Marchants and Subjects of the King of
Portguall and to such thay were and are consigned except only
such goods as were laden by and for English mens Accompts
the pticulars whereof w:ch peice markes and numbers this deponent
hath specified in his XXXX Pages of the said
schedules. to ?w:ch for full satisfaction to his Interrogatories
?hee referreth himselfe. XXXX said XXXXX cXXXX in sufficiency of XXXX the
being subscribed by and ?w:th the propper hand writeing of this
deponent as purser of the said ship the Good Successe Et alr
nescit.

Ad 19:nd deponit That all the said goods and merchandizes so mencionned in
this deponents said books so be laden abord the said shop at Lisbone, more on
bond XXX when she came out from thence and at the tyme of the said stay
made thereof by Generall Blake ?none of wch are since ?diminished
that hee knoweth of saveing only XXX as Generall Blake and
Generall ?Popham sent for by their warrants, w:ch said warr:ts
are delivered to y:e sollicitors for prizes goods. Et alr nescuit.

deposed as by the said XXXX & and male Negroes to him by Capt XXXX
Moulton

Ad 16. deponit That Edward Bushell M:r Nathaniell Andrewes XXXX Cap:t
Robert Moulton said Cap:t John Wills Captaione Richard Ell and Captaine
Garland were all Inhabitants in and about London

ABRA: LANGFORD [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Edward Wye, of Ratcliffe, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, late Master and Commander of the Saphire alias the ffairfax, aged 42: Date: XXXX

//Quoad Navem y:e Saphire)
CXXXX Edwardus Style XXXXXXXX)

EDWARD WYE of Ratcliffe in the pishe of
Stepney and County of Midds Late M:r and Commander
of the ship the Saphire als the ffairffax aged
42 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
saith and deposeth as followeth viz:t

Ad prima Interria deponit et dictit that the ship the Saphire
als y:e ffairfax whereof this deponent was Commander was XXXXX in y:e
Port of Lisbone from y:e second day of November 1649 at w:ch
tyme she came in thither and untill the 20 or 21:th day of May
last past. And saith that during such tyme as Generall Blake was
XX this Parliam:ts ffleete before y:e said port in pursite of Prince
Rupert and his Revolted ships under his Comand w:ch hee knoweth
had this deponent being as aforesaid Comander of the said ship and
abord XX all the tyme predeposed. Et alr nesuit depoXXXX

Ad 2:d deponet et dictit That hee this deponent did XXX it generally
?accounted and reported at Lisbone that Generall Blake came thither
w:th the said ffleete under ?his Command or purpose to reduce the
revolted shipps then allsoe rsideing in GalXXXX under the Custodye
& PrcXX of Prince Rupert to y:e obedience and possession of the sates
of this Comonwealth to whom the same did appertayne, and that to that
purpose the King of Portugall was treated wTh as this deponent
likewise heard it reported. but by whom or whether by letter or
in what other manner the said King was desired to render up the said
REvolted ships hee cannot depose. Et al nedcit dispoXXX

Ad 3:nd deponit et dictit that there was a generall report a shore at Lisbone
that Prince Rupert fell upon some of Generalé Blakes men a shore
there and ?killd XXXX wounded XXX of them. And that hee did allsoe
XXX and Engage a souldier and a Negroe to take a boate and
a Granadas therein XXXX XXXX XXXX fired XXXX XXXX Admirall
ofthe Parliam:ts said ffleete And that the said Boat falling
short was taken and the plott discovered and confessed by the said
undertakers thereof. And said XXXXXXX hee saith was generally
reported in Lisbonne dureing the tyme that this dep:t was there Et
all nescit depoXXXX

Ad 4:d deponit that hee allsoe heard it reported at Lisbonne aforesaid
thaty:e said XXXXX and dealings next deposed of XXX
XXXX were complained of by the Hono:ble M:r Charles Vane
Resident for y:e parliam:t of England with y:e King of Portugall and
that Justice was by him demanded to be executed by the said
King upon the said PXXXX and his XX XXXXX XXX beit hee saith
that there was nothing done against XXX upon XXXX that this depo:t
heard of but that on the contrary the said King did as XX XX
heard showe favour and respect to y:e said Prince after this depon:t
came out of the said Port and did side w:th and aside the said Prince
ag:t Generall Blake and his ffleete under his comand by w:ch meanes
the differences (as he ?conceiveth) betweixt the Portugalls and
the Parliam:ts ffleete were much increased Amd soe much hee saith
was//

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//was generally take notice of and reported amongst the
said Generall Blakes ffleete when this deponent and the rest
of his Employees was come out from Lisbone was amongst them XXly
?theire respective ships at XXX XXXX expressed. Et alre nescit.

Ad 9:d deponit that the shippe Saffire whereof this deponent was
Commander The Hanniball Captaine Peter TXXXXX Commander the ship the PXXXXXXX
Capt Richard Ell was formerly Commander the ship the May flower Capt Thomas Bell Comm:er
the ship the Samaratane Captaine Isaack Stevenson Com:er the shippe
the John and Mary Captaine ?Ambrse Chappell Com the Sucesse Capt
RXXX Commander y:e Reason Capt ?Crofort Com:r and the fflyboate called
the Agreem:t whereof Capt Harwood was Comandr all English ships & Commanders
were entertained hired and freighted some of them viz:t the first five
by the XXXX of the Brazeele Companie of Merchants resident in lisbone
XXXX XXX XXXX formerly other Portugall Merchants subiects allsoe of XXXX
said King of Portugall, to goe upon a voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele &
from thence to retourne againe to Lisbone for their siad imployers Accompt
And saith that the said ship the Saphire (XXXX hee only depose)
had Laden and put a bord her a Cargazoone of goods the pticulars whereof
& to whom consigned are specified in this depon:ts Pursers booke of fraight
delivered to the said General Blake or to such as he appointed to receave
the same to ?w:ch for more certainty herein hee refereth himselfe. And saith
the said ship had allsoe abord her for her owne XXX & XXXXX 32 peeces of Ordnance besides tenne
peeces Laden for y:e BulXXX Acco:t 36. or 34 barrills of powder about 30:ty
musketts & as many Pikes w:th some Great & small shott & bandaliers
w:th all things ?proporonable and fitt both for her companie and her voyage upon w:ch
shee was designed Et alr nescit deponere.

Ad 6:X deponit that the said shippe the Saphire and all y:e rest of the same
menconned English ships soe hired engaged in the service of the BulXXX
and other Merchants of Portugall for Brazeele did upon or about the ?20:th
day of the said Moneth of May come forth of the Port of Lisbone intending
for Brazeele ?but the said had XXX the XXXX noe sooner come forth
but they were stayed by an order under y:e hand and seale of Generall
Blake for his assistance against such as should come ?thither against him.
w:ch said order this deponent saith was accordingla obeyed by this deponent
and y:e rest of the Commaners of the said shipping. Et alr nescit deponeres.

Ad 7. 8. et 9:X XX XXX deponit et dicit that soone after the said shipps were staied
as aforesaid the Generall Blake as himselfe tould this depon:t
and the rest of the Comanders out of his care that the Portugall should
not have ought to say against this deponent or the rest of the sd Comand:rs
soe imployed by them in regard of the said stay soe made of the said ships
but that hee would take all upon himselfe that could be ?obiected thereabouts
did XXXX this deponent and y:e rest out of theire Commands and put them
with other ships. and soe hee saith sent them for Englandm but not
out if any distrust that hee had of any of the said Comanders, but merely
to keepe this depoent and y:e rest blamelesse to y:e Portugalls who
?were ?theirimployers. And to colour this busines the better the said
Generall Blake gave sXXXX for this deponent and the rest to
make a Protest against him for y:e stoppage of the said shippes w:ch
being done was sent in by his XXXXXX together w:th a Coppie of ?his order
by w:ch hee comanded the stay of the said ships into Lisbone to the ?Bulsea
& others concerned herein. Et alr nescit deponere.
?Arl//

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Ad 10:d deponit that all the prizes taken by thee said Englishe
shipps on theire homewards passages for England were taken
XXXX the Commander ?the honourable Blakes XXXX in them
were in Comand abord but hee saith the old Captaines though not
abord XXXa nd XXX owne XXX vessell yet did ?doe ?there parts
in the takeing thereof wch hee saith was done by each shipps
?former Companies XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Et arle
nescit deponere.

Ad 11:d deponit that the Interestedd Jonathan Hyde was this
deponents purser, who he saith kept a freight Booke according
to his place XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX the number of all sorts of goods laden
abord the said ship and what pipes, fats, Bales, parts, or other
container of goods wares and Merchandizes were laden abord the same
only the marke & numbers thereof and where & by whom laden &
tp whom and tow hat port the same were consigned and that
have firmed bill of ladeing for y:e same accordinglie Et alr
nescit.

Ad 12:nd deponit that whatsoever bills of ladeing are in the Bagges
?interXX and wch are there menconned to bee signed by this deponents
said purser as ?himselfe were as hee beleiveth soe signed and firmed
by him respectively. And saith that hee doth not knowe of any
bills of ladeing writeings papers or any thing else that were
throwne over bord either at the tyme of the said stoppage of the
said ship or before or after that. Et alre necit.

Ad 13. deponit that the Booke ?interted now showed unto him is
a Coppie of this deponents said Pursers Booke for the said shipps
ladeing the originall whereof ?hee saith was very faithfully and
exactly kept by his said Purser and everything entred
thereinto according to XX verity and truth of the matter. Et alr.
nescit.

Ad 14:d deponit et dictit that all the said goods wares and
Merchandizes soe mencionned in the said Booke to be laden abord
the said ship the Saphire were Laden by such
persons and in such manner as hee verily beleiveth as in
the said Booke is expressed All of them having for acc:ts of the
saide ?Balson and other portuguese Merch:ts subiects of the said King of
Portugall XXXX XXXX said as are in the said Bookes XXXXX
to bee laden for English Merchants acco:ts or consigned unto them but
what pticular goods did belong to any English man hee saith
hee cannot declare in regard hee signed noe bills of ladeing for
the same. hee doth referr himselfe for satisfaction therein to
the said Booke. Et alr nescit.

Ad 15:nd hee saith hee had predepoita sua Et alr nescit deponere.

Ad 16:nd deponit that ?Hugh fforth of London M:r Alderman Dethwicke
Captaine ?Limbery of Limehouse, M:r Thomas Boyer of London M:r
John Gould of London M:r XXXXX of London & XXXX of London
M:r George XXXXX of Hackney M:r ?Hammond of London M:rXXXX
M:r John XXXXX of DXXXX Captaine W:m Rider & hee this deponent
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
?Arl//

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Ad ult deponit that the paper ?interted now shewed unto him
doth as hee beleiveth conteyne in it a true Accompt of all
the pticular goods provisions or marchandizes w:ch were laden abord ?every
of the said 5 first ?named Englishe ships by ?the BulXXX for the Brazeele
Companie of Merchants at Lisbonne only. All of wch said pticulars
were as hee beleiveth brought out of Lisbone abord the said ships
respectively as therein is sett forth and expressed in the said paper. Et alr nescit.

EDW: ?WYE [His signature]

Case: The ship the Agreement: Deposition: Robert Downe, of Barnstable, Devon, late Purser of the Agreement, aged 27: Date: XXXX

?Dis ?predico

Quoad Navem y:e Agreement)
?Cujus Nicolaus Harwood ?exat ?Cap:XXX)

ROBERT DOWNE of Barnstable in the County of
Devon late purser of the ship of fflyboate called y:e
Agreement aged 27 yeares or thereabouts sworne
and examined

Ad primm Interria deponit et dicit that the said ship the Agreem:t
whereof the said Nicolas Harwood was Commander was and remained
in the Port of Lisbone from the Moneth of November 1649. untill
the 20:th day of May last past. and dureing such tyme as Generall
Blake lay there XXXX w:th the Parlimen:ts ffleete in persuite of
Prince Rupert and the Revolted shipps w:ch hee had then in that port
under his Command w:ch hee knoweth for that hee this deponent of
for all the tyme predeposed was purser of the said ship and abord &
belonging unto XXX. Et alr nescit deponere.

Ad 2:X Interria deponit et dicit that there was a generall report ashoare
at Lisbone that Generall Blake came thither with the Parliaments
ffleete to reduce the Revolted ffleete then under the Command of
the said Prince to y:e obedience and into y:e possession of the Parliam:t
of England to which they appurteyned and that ?there were demands
made of the King of Portugall for the rendition and delivery of the
same accordingly. Et alr nescit deponere.

Ad 3.X deponit et dicit that there was allsoe a reort at Lisbone
whXX the tyme p:rdeposed that Prince Rupert had made ?breache of Port
there and that hee had fallen upon some of the Marriners belonging
to the said Henerall Blakes ffleete a shore there and that hee killed
some and wounded others of them. And saith that hee likewise heard
it reported that the said Prince did hire and engage some persons to
goe out w:th a boate and a Granadoe therein, w:th w:ch they were to have
fired the Vice Admirall of the Parliam:ts said fleete but the said
boat falling short was (as hee hath heard) taken to go there w:th
the pties soe enngaged to doe the said deed, w;ch plot hee saith was thereupon
discovered and confessed. Et alr nescit
deponere.

Ad 4:X nescit deponere saveing that hee saith that after the ?nine
Englishe shipps in this businesse questioned were come out from y:e
Port of Lisbone and were staied by Generall Blake as is hereafter
specifyed and amongst his ffleete it was generally taken XXXX
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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Nicholas Harwood, of Wapping, parish of Stepney, late Comander of the Agreement, aged 24: Date: December 5th 1649

NICHOLAS HARWOOD of Wapping in the pish
of Stepney late Comander of the ship the
Agreement aged 24 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined

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NIC: HARWOOD His signature

Case: XXXX: Deposition: William Peachye, of Redriffe, Surrey, late Commander of the Good Successe, aged 30: Date: December 4:th 1650

WILLIAM PEACHYE of Redriffe in the County of
Surrye late Commander of the shippe the Good Successe
aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examned
deposeth

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...the Portuguese theire respective Imployers might not have
any advantage against them for the non performance of the
said voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele w:ch by Charter ptie
they were to have pformed. And that therefore Generall Blake
himselfe tould this deponent and others that hee would take
all the blame of the said Transactions upon himselfe
Et alre necit depXXXX

Ad 10:d deponit that all the XXXX XXX were taken dureing such
tyme as the said XXX Commander (were in comand XXX
them respectively but hee saith both XXX this deponent
and y:e rest of them did as hee verily beleiveth) use XXXX
attempt endeavour and willingly contribute theire XXXXX
XXXX taeking of the same And soe hee saith did XX
Marriners avout this deponents said ship and others XXXXXXXXXXX

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WILLIAM PEACHEY [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Daniell Crofford, of Wapping, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, late Commander of the Reason, aged 35: Date: XXXX

DANIELL CROFFORD of Wapping in y.e parishe of
Stepney and County of Middlesex late Commander
of the ship y:e Reason aged 35 yeares of thereabouts
sworne and examined

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Ad 16:n deponit that M:r Edward Bushell M:r John ?Osbun M:r Nicholas
Hulton M:r Samuell Hedges M:r Beniamin Packes all liveing in and about London, M:r John Bushell and M:r Barnaby Crofford Englishe
Merch:ts in Lisbone, M:r Thomas Wite W:m Maynard and John Daniell of Ipswiche and lastly hee this deponent were owners of the said ship the Reason when she went last from hence and
doe soe continue till this day for ought hee knoweth to y:e contrary
Et alre nescit

Ad 17:n nescit so ad predepostssua Et alre nescit deponXXX

DANIELL CROFFORD [His signature]

Case: The ship the Hanniball: Deposition: Pieter Tatam, of Lymehouse, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, late Commander of the Hanniball, aged 39: Date: December XX:th 1650

7 (OR, 1.) XXX Decembris 1650

Quoad Navem y:e Hanniball
XXXX Petrus Tata, XXX Cap:ens
XXXX XX

PIETER TATAM (sic) of Lymehouse in the pishe of Stepney
& County of Midds late Commander of the ship the Hanniball
aged 39 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined

Ad primm Interria deponit et dictit that the said ship the Hanniball
was and remained in y:e Port of Lisbone from about the 5:th day
of the moneth of November 1649 until the 4:th day of May 1650
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and dureing such time as Generall Blake came and lay
before and in the said port in pursuit of Prince Rupert did the
Revolted shipps XXXX in that port allsoe under his Command XX
XX knoweth had this deponent being Commander of and in the
said shipp the Hanniball for all the tyme predeposed XXX
XXXXXX

Ad 2:nd deponit that hee heard it reported at Lisbone
that Generall Blake after his comeing hither wth the Parliaments
ffleete did by himselfe or his Agents require of and from the
King of Portugall that the said Revolted shipps then in the
Port under the Custodie of Prince Rupert might bee
rendred up to him for the use of the Parliament and Comon wealth
of England so XX how that did appertaXXXX Et alr nescit depXXXX

Ad 3:nd deponit that he likewise heard it reported att Lisbone
that Prince Rupert fell upon some of Generall Blakes marriners
ashore and killed some and wounded others of them. And that he
did likewise hire some persons there to disguise themselves abd
then to goe out in a Boate wth a Granadoe in it with XXX XX
were to gave fired the Admirall of said Generalls ffleete, wch said
boate falling short was (as hee hath heard) taken and y:e designe discovered
and confessed by the said XXXX. Et alre nescit depoXXXX.

Ad 4:nd deponit that hee allsoe heard it reported at Lisbone that y:e
said actions and undertakeings of Prince Rupert XXXX before deposed
were complained of by the hono:ble M:r Charles XXXX then Resident wth
the King of Portugall for y:e Parliam:t of England and that by him Justice
was demanded of the said King to bee executed upon Prince Rupert and
his adherents, but what answere was returned hee neither knoweth
nor hath heard, but is assured that the said King did afterwards XXX
to and XXXX wth Prince Rupert against Generall Blake and the
ffleete under his Command and wth him did attempt and endeavour to
doe the said ffleete what XXXXX they could by what meanes this
differeance betwixt the said King and Generall Blake were much XXXX
and heightened and soe much hee saith was publiquely taken notice and
spoken of and amongst the said Generalls ffleete. Et alr nescit
depoXXXXX.

Ad 5:nd deponit that the shipp the Hanniball whereof this dDeponent
was Commander the ship the Samaritane (Isaack Stevenson Comander) the
shipp the Mayflower (Thomas Bell Commander) the ship the Prosperous
of wch Cap:t Richard Wll was late Commander, the Saphire (Edward Wye
Commander, the Good Success (Richard Peachy Commander the Reason (Daniell
Crofford Commander) the John and Mary Ambrose Chappell Commander and the shipp the Agreem:t Nicholas Harwood Commander) all English
shipps and Comanders were hires and enteretained some of XXX XXXXX
the first five aove menconed by the BulXXX of and for the Company of
Portuguese Merchants tradeing ?wth y:e Brazeele and y:e other fower by
severall abd particular Portuguese Merchants all subiects of the said
King of Portugalls upon a voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele andsoe
from thence were bound for Lisbone againe for the propper Accompts
of theire said respective imployers And saith that the said shipp the
Hanniball

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Hanniball (of wch this deponent can only certainly depose)
imediately before the proceeding out upon the said voyage had
a Cargasone of goods laden abord her consisting in linnen XXX
bale hoods Oyles Pilchards and ?alsoe Comodities the pticulars whereof
are compXXXX and entred into the deponents pursers bookes who XXXX
the bills of ladeing for y:e same except for some fewe wch thi deponent
did himselfe signe wch are allsoe sett downe in the said booke. All
w:ch hee saith were laden for the Accompt of Portuguese and subiects of
the said King of Portugall save only some ptiuclar prcell of goods
w:ch were laden abord the said ship by one M:r ?Aberthwaite then att Lisbone w;ch were
consigned to this deponent, and for w:ch this deponent did signe two bills of
ladeing & XXXXXXX not entred into the said Booke but are in XXXXX
XXXXXXX

Ad 6:nd deponit that the said ship the Hanniball together with all
the rest of the said English ships before menconed after y:e premisses
viz:t upon the 20:th and 21:th dayes of May last past came forth from
the said Port intending from theare to proceed to y:e Brazeele, but they
were noe sooner come out hence but were all comanded by General
Blake by an order under his hand and seale of Admirall to each severall
Comander directed whereby this deponent and all y:e ?rest were comanded to
bring theire said shipps to an Anchor by the side of his ffleete and
there to remaine for his assurance against any that should come to appXXX
him as well from Lisbone as from aother pts abroad w:ch said order hee saith
was accordingly obeyed. Et alre nescit depXXXXX

Ad 7:nd 8. et 9:nd that ymediatly after y:e premisses the said Generall
Bake ?removed this deponent and y:e reste of the said Commanders of
the ships predeposed out of theire owne shipps and put them into others
and hee placed such of his owne ffleets into them both comanders
and marriners as hee thought fitt, and soe ?hee saith after some moneths
stay there the said Generall XXXX XXXX the said 9. ships for England
under y:e Command of the said New (OR, now) officers soe put in by himselfe All
wch hee soe did (as himselfe did then diverse
tymes tell this deponent, not out of any distrust hee had of any of
theire affections to the service of the Comonwealth of England, but only
to secure them from any thing w:ch theire said imployers might XXXX
thereafter have to say against them in regard that the said voyages was
not proceeded upon by them according as by charter pties they were bound
the said Generalls XXXX for y_e better colouring of the matter gave
this deponent and XXXX leave to make a protest ag:t him for this
interuption w:ch was accordingly drawne up and sent in by his consent
into Lisbonne Et ale nescit deponeXX.

Ad 10:nd deponit that all the PXXXX w:ch were taken by the said 9. Englishe
shipps in ?theire homewards passage from Lisbone were soe taken whilst
the now Comanders w:ch Generall Blake had placed XXXX were aboard
w:th the assistance of this deponent and y:e rest of the old officers
and marriners of the said shipps who were as XXX in that undertakeing
as any other whatsoever. Et alrenescit depoXXXX.

Ad 11:nd deponit that the interXXX Gilbert Christopher was this deponents
purser from Lisbone, who hee saith according to this office and ?place did
enter into a booke the number and sorts of goods and whatXXX XXXX bales
and paket or other CoXXXX of goods ware and Merchandizes receaved aboard
the said ship w:th the markes and number of them and by whom they were
laden & to whom and to what port consigned and accordingly signed bills of
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of each particular XXX XXX himselfe Et alr nescit depoXXX

Ad 12:nd deponit et dictit that whatsoever bills of ladeing
are in XXX bagg interrXXX and w:ch have this deponents
or his said Pursers name so menconed thereon the same were and are
as hee beleeveth really and bona fide subscribed by him & his
said purser accordingly Et alr nescit depoXXXX saying that hee
doth not knowe of any papers Bills of ladeing or writeings w:ch
were either ?throwne over board burnt hidden or otherwise concelaed
or made away.

Ad 13:nd deponit that the Pursrs Booke interXX and to his
XXXX annexed was and is as hee beleeveth a true Coppie of
his said Pursers Booke of freight his originall XXXXX was
as hee verily beleiveth faithfully kept and all things entred
thereinto accordinge to verity and truth of the matter. Et alr
nescit deponXXX.

Ad 14:nd deponit et dictit that all and singular the goods wares and
Merchandizes and moneyes are appraised in this deponents said
Pursers Bookes, to bee laden abord the said ship the Hanniball
at Lisbon the same as XXX saith were soe laden abord the same for
such persons and in such ?meanes at XXXX is expressed
All w:ch were laden by the Portugueses and subiects of the said
King and not to any other whatsoever. Et alr nescit depXXX

Ad 15:nd deponit et dictit that all and singular the said goods and merchandizes soe menconed in the said Pursers Bookes to bee laden
abord the said shippe the Hanniball were on bord her at such
tyme as she came out of Lisbone and when this deponent was
XXXX out of the same the number of 500 XXXXX
in the said Booke specified expressed, w;ch hee saith were
disposed XX for y:e paym:t of mens wages and about XXX
account of the said shippe before hee comeing out fro:
hence.) All w:ch for ay XXXXX to y:e contrary are
since come to y:e hands of the Court XXXX for prize goods. Et alre nescit.

Ad 16:nd deponit that the owners of the said ship both at
the tyme of her hoeing out form hence and till this day were and
are as followes viz:t M:r Richard ?Peetrs Merchn:t in Lisbone owner of 1/8 part M:r Hugh ?Southing of Tower Street London of 1/16 pt for himselfe and freind, M:r Jo:n Bushell of Lisbo:n Merchant 1/16 pt for himselfe and freinds M:r Samuel Vassall for himselfe and freind
of 1/16 pt , M:r Thomas Bateman of London of 1/8 part M:r PXXX
Middleton of 1/16 pt M:r Dudley Avery of 1/16 pt M:r Barnaby ?Crosson
of Lisbo:n march:t of 1/16 pt, M:r ffrancis Hanbury of Lisb:n March:t of
1/32 pt; M:r James Man of Marke Lane London Merch:t 1/16 pt M:r James ?Cotton 1/32 pt for y:e acc:ot of M:r Thomas Waters M:r MXXX of Lisb:n Merch:t 1/16 pt M:r Henry Smith 1/32 pt and XX
this deponent for himselfe and master was and is owner of two sixteenths
partes and one Two and thirtieth part of the said ship the Hanniball
Et alr nescit.

Ad XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

PETER TATTAM [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johannes Dustin, of Wapping, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, Mariner, aged 40: Date: December 7:th 1650

Septium Decembris 1650 super allon aclataXX
pte XX XXX dat examinatas

JOHANNES DUSTIN de Wapping infra poXXXX do
Stepney in Comm Midds Nauta cotatis sua 40 annos
aut XXX testis productus examinat

Ad 2:nd et 3:nd aclos dicta allegacoins deponit et dictit that ?wthin the
tyme in the ?fourth arle of the Allegacon menconed the aclate William
Burton and Phillip Cooper (being hired by the said Thomas ?Vasall
and Robert Lewellen or one of them) did come abord the shipp the
EnXXXXX (whereof the said ?Varsll was M:te) and soe went form this
port of London therein as Chirugeon and Chirugeons mate or servant of
the said shippe, ?then being then bound from hence to Virginia and soe
XXXX to XXX to this port againe And saith that after the said shipps
departure from hence she came and arrived at the Bermudas where shee
discharged pt of her passengers w:ch shee brought from hence
abord her. Et alre deponit that the said William ?Burton haveing
beene inXXXXX of the said ship viz:t from about the latter end of
September untill the middle of December did depart this life and
was ?there buried at the Bermudas, All w:ch hee knoweth to bee true
hee this deponent being and goeing out Steward of and in the
said ship when she soe went out from the port and soe continued abord
her untill hee ?returned XXXXof hither. Et alr nescit saveing that hee saith
that both the said BarXXX and his servant Cooper did carry and XXXX
themselves soe XXX abord dureing the said voyage as that they in his
iudgm:t deserved what wages soever they had agreed for.

Ad 4:nd deponit that there XXX the tyme predeposed and after y:e decease
of the said W:m Burton the said Phillip Cooper by the consent
and approbacon of the said Vassells M:r of the said shipp) was put
into the place of the said Burton deceased and ?did execute and take
upon him the office of cheife Chirugeon of the said ship. XXXXX after that being
none alsoe besides himselfe about for all the ?tearme of the said voyage
XXX hee saith ended about the latter end of July in A:o 1649. But
how much or what wages is due unto him for his service abord the
said ship hee cannot depose . Et alr nescit.

Arl XXX deponit that the said Phillip Coop (sic) at such tyme as the
said ship the ?Endurance went from hence upon the voyage in question
(as this depon:t hath often heard him say and affirme) was an
apprentice of and to y:e said Burton. but when his said M:r
dyed hee XXXX XXXXXX Et alre nescit.

Ad 6:nd deponit that fore y:e XXXX it is usuall fore such passengers
at XXX hence to Virginia abord any shippe before theire departure
from Gravesend to pay and allow 2:s 6:d p head to y:e Chirugeon
of the ship in w:ch they goe, for w:ch doeing the said Chirugeon for all
the tearme of the voyage afterwards is to looke XX XX
in case any sicknesse or mischance befall them and this hee
saith is comonly allowed as such as will give it over and besides
his wages. And soe XXXX hee hath (as hee saith) observed 4 or 5
severall voyages XXXXX w:ch hee hath made from hence to Virginia
Et alre nescit depXXXXX

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Ad 7:nd non XXXX et nescit

Ad 8:nd deponit that the said W:m Burton at the time of his decease
at bermudas ?has a woman servant w:ch hee brought from London w:th
him called by the Name of Susanna May w:ch was to XXXXXXXXXXXXXX for him on his XXXXX
the space of diverese yeares, but how many pticularly hee knoweth not ?w:ch
said servant after the decease of the said Burton was disposed on at the
bermudas by the said XXXXlls as himselfe thought fitt, but for
how much hee there sould her hee knoweth not. XXXX XXXXX
fore that the same the said servant (where she was soe disposed on
by the said VasXXX goe ashore, but neare after hee returned
againe abord the said ship. Et alre nescit.

Ad 9:nd nescit depXXXXX.

Ad 10 11. et 12:nd XX XXX annex nescit depXXXX saveing that hee saith
that there were some cerzaine plough ?chaires and a Box of medicaments
abord the said ship the EXXXX at the time of the death of the said Burton
whereof hee was comonly reputed the owner.

Ad 13_nd nescit deXXXXX saveing that hee saith that XXX
XXXX a chest of medicaments and ?muniments aboard the said ship
XXXX were william Burtons of what vallew or worth they werer hee
cannot depose or what the said Burton paid for the same

Ad 14:nd nescit deXXXX

Sup reéiquis YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

JOHES P SUSTIN [His mark]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johannes Rose, of Ratcliffe, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, Mariner, aged XX: Date: XXXX

Eadem die Sup allon XXX XXX

JOHANNES ROSE de Ratcliffe infra poXXX de Stepney
in Com Midds Nauta a testis sua a9:o XXXXX XXXX de XXX
testis productis et iuXXXtus

Ad 2:nd et 3:nd aclas dicta allegacoinis deponit et dictit that XX
XX tyme in the first acle of the allegacon mencconed the aclate
William Burton being hired to serve abord the ship the EnXXX aclate
whereof the aclate Thomas Varvell was M:r) did come abord and
enter into the said ships service as Cheife Chirugeon thereof from
the tame of her goeing out from London upon the voyage aclate untill
she came and arrived at Bermudas at w:ch place the said ship XXX
in her passage to Virginia nd did there discharge some pt of her passengers
w:ch was as hee saith by the space of nine weekes or thereabouts
as hee remembreth. Et ultra XX deponit that the aclate Phillip
Coop (sic) (servant to y.e said Burton) at the tyme predeposed did allsoe
come abord the said shippe and soe remained in her untill hee
returned XXX againe to his XXXXX was about the latter end
of July last was a

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NICHOLAS SMYTH de Ratcliffe in Com Midd Nauta
atatis 23 XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXX

Ad prima et 2:nd aclos depnit et dicta that within that time aclate the aclate
Robert Page was owner and lawfull proprietor and in possession of a certaine
Negro and of a beaver hatt, and died possessed thereof on or about the
23:th day of June last on Nevis one of the Caribbe Islands
All w:ch hee knoweth because XXX deponent was then boatswaines mate
of the shipp the Fountain and Angigail whereof the said Robert Page was commander
to the time of his death, and was acquainted with the said Pages buying the
said Negro at the Barbadas of a Dutchman for 1000 XXXX of sugar
and the said beaver XXXX of one Liuetenant ?Hooker therem this day of
XXXXXX the XXXX from the said Lietenant to XXX for the said Page
at the Barbadas. And the said Captaine Page XX XXXX
the said Blackman and beaver hatt behinde as his owner XXX XXX
the aclate John Maniford within two or three dayes next XXXXX
XXX of the said Captaine Page tooke the said beaver hatt and XXXX
XXX selfe thereof, of this deponents sight and knowledge XXXX him wear
the XXX and XXXX in XXXX owne use. But for his seizing or
taking away the said Negro hee XXXX XXX it being then XXXXXX alr
nescit, XXXX the said Page was at the time of his death commonly
accompted the owner and proprietor and lawfull possessor of the said Negro and
beaver hatt

Ad XXXX acln dei Libell deponit et dictit that the said Blackamore at such
tyme as the said Robert Page bought him cost 1000:li weight of sugar
and soe much hee saith hee was very well worth hee being a young lustee
healthfull youth and the said Beaver hatt hee saith at the tyme of XXX
tyme of the said Mamfords disposall thereof as aforesaid was well
worzj the vallew of 5:li sterling in Tobaccoos and XXXXX The said 1000
weight of sugars being worth 30:li sterling And for soe XXXXX the said
Negroe and Beaver might have bin sould by the freinds of the
said Page after his decease, in case the said Mamford had not taken
away and disposed of them as hee did. Et alr. nescit deponXXXX

Ad 4:nd deponit that BrXXXX Page the producent in this cause is
the Relict of the said Robert Page, and for such is comonlie
reputed and taken. Et alr. nescit

XX XCXXXXXX

NICHOLAS SMITH [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: Rogerus Smyth, of Ratcliffe, Middlesex, Mariner, aged 27: Date: November 23rd 1650

23:o Novembris 1650.

Supra XXXX

ROGERUS SMYTH de Ratcliffe in Com Midd Nauta etatis
27 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

Ad prima aclam deponit that within the time aclate (tempus als non
nescit) the producent John XXXXXX was and still is and XXXX
bee the owner and lawfull proprietor of all and singular the goods wares
and mechandizes menconned in the said schedule annexed and was commonly
accompted w:ch hee knoweth because hee was acquainted with his the producents
XXX on the Barbadoas, where hee XXX they were at XXXall
and there delivered for hee this producents accompt to this XXXXX
Cooper of the shipp the Jonathan and Abigail and thereof
XXX XXXXX under XXX XXXX of teh said shipp

Ad 2:nd deponit that within the time aclate the aclate Robert Page
since deceased was master and commander of the said shipp the
Jonathan and Abigail and had and tooke then charge upon him by the
order and XXX of the owners, w:ch hee knoweth because hee was one
of the company and XXXX all the voyage in XXX XXX

Ad 3:nd aclun XXX XXX prod deponit that within the XXXXX said the
said shipp was and remained in CXXX the Baye at the Barbadas
bound for the port of London and whilst hee XX remained there
and was XX XXX in XXX other lading for London hee this deponent
delivered out of the said XXXXX XXXXX to the boates owner
to and for the use of the said producent and by his order all
and singular the said prods ?scheduled to be receaved and put
aboard the said shipp and to be then barted for this XXXX port of London
XXXX her XXXXXX there XXX XXX as aforesaid received into the
said storehouse for the accompt aforesaid; and which hee
beleeveth the said schedule to be the true and originall bill of
lading XXXXX XX XXX XXXX to be signed and subscribed, and the
XXXXX thereof to be true as in the said arle is deduced and set downe
Et alce XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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XXXXXXXXXXXX

ROGER SMITH [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Thomas Rouse, of St Margarets Lothbury, London, Merchant, aged 31: Date: XXXX

THOMAS ROUSE XXXXX Sabcta Margarets Lothbury London
Mercator XXX agens 31 XXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXX the producent John ffrederick and company were and at this
proper wise and over XXX the moneth of August 1649 or thereabouts
have bin the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the shipp
the XXXX XXX called the S:t Quartin of St John do Lus and
of all tackle apparell and furniture, w:ch hee knoweth to be true
because hee this deponent was XXXX to their buying of her
in the moneth of August afore said or thereabouts
at w:ch time the said John ffrederick and John Lovering bought her
of one Gold, this deponent being acquainted therewith and
having XXX their bill of sale for the same and XXX

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

THOMAS ROWSE [His signature]

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Hannibal Rowe, of Sheldon, Devon: Date: November 25:th 1650

25:o Novermber 1650.

XX Johannes Davies pro bonis suis in
XXXX the Diamond da XXXX
per Captnes Cornelius ?Bork XXX

HANIBAL ROWE de Sheldon in Com Devon
clothier etatis 35

Ad primum et 2:nd aclXX dicte allegaciones XXX XXX deponit et dictit
that in the moneth of September last the producent John Davy being
XXX to reade with this deponent and with his brother living in ?Dorcehster
in Devon being clothiers for cloth upon his the said producents owne
accompt, bought two ends of broad cloth of this deponents said
brother in lawe named Peter ?Colway, w:ch hee knoweth because hee
this deponent was proper and XXXX XX the said proucent pay XXX
of the money for the same and XXX bills for the rest XX XXX And hee
verily beleeves that the said two ends were two of the ends of broad cloth XXdulated
because the said Davie then XXX hee was to adventure them for ffrance, and
this deponent asking him XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX adeventure any goods
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thither, hee the said davie answered that hee must put them in ffrench mans
names, and then they would there passe clearly or to that effect. And further
hee saith that the time afterXXX the said John Davie would alsoe have bought some
clothes of this deponent, and had bought them, but that they would not
agree upon the price, but this deponent and XXX noe agreements, hee the said
Davie bought them of one [BLANK IN MANNUSCRIPT]
and hee verily beleeveth to other two ends XXXXXX XXXX that aclates XX
bought of the said [BLANK IN MANNUSCRIPT] or part thereof, XX Et alr nescit depXXXX

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Ad Interria

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Case: Thomas Papillon and Laurence Martell: Deposition: Philippus Minutoli, Citizen and Merchant of London, aged 46: Date: November 25:th 1650

XX: Thomas Papillon et Laurentij
Martell p bonis in the Diamond

25:o Novembris 1650

Supra allegacione et XXXX XXX examinatus

PHILIPPUS MINUTOLI civitatis London Mercator, annos agens
46 XXX XXX testsis productus et iuratus

Ad prima 2:nd 3 & 4:th aclas dicte allegacionis et ad XXX XXX deponit et dictit that
in or about the beginning of September last past the producente Tomas
Papillon and Lawrence Martell (both well knowne to this deponent) wrote
and gave commission to M:r Nicholas XXX of Exon to buy them 5 bales
of serges, of 10 peeces of serges in each Bale, and to lade them aboard
the shipp the Diamond of Topsham bound for S:t Malo, and to marke them
F.C. and consigne them to Marc ?John at S:t Maloe for accompt of
the said producents Tomas Papillon and Lawrence Martell XX XXXX of ffrancis Calendrini, w:ch hee
knoweth because this deponent keepeth the accompte of the said M:r
Papillon wrote the said letter to the said partner by their order, and
by their further order had wrote to the said ptner in XXXX the said
XXXX that hee should write and give order to the said Monsieur
?Cohun to ?send the ?smae for Paris to monsieurs Jaques and Daniell de La vairie XX ?company
(w:th whom the said producents dealt) for thXXXX accompt of the said
M:r Papillon and M:r Martell, and the said M:r John ?Bouget and
XXX the said XXXX accordingly, w:ch hee knoweth because the said
M:r John ?deduct money XXX the said producents XXXX XXXX, w:ch they
remitted him. And XXXX the reason they ordered him to marke the said
XXXX F.C. was, toXXXX them from accost of the ffrench, the said
producents therein borrowinge the name of ffrancis Calandrini a friend
and correspondent of ?theires dwelling at Amsterdam, this deponent being
acquainted with XXX transportations therein by the meanes XXXX said XXXXX keeping the
accounts

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XXXXX of XXXX XXXX M:r Papillon and XXXX XXXX said letters
in their affaires. And for them XXXXX but hee knoweth the said
goods to belong to the said producents, and that they were and
are the true and lawfull owner thereof, and that they were paid for
with their moneys and really laden for their proper accompt, and that
the name of the said ffrancis Calandrini and his marke in
the billes of ladeing or otherwise was ?merely colourable and for
the proteccon and XXXX gard of the ?said goods from the ffrench
Et ala nescit, francis XX hath credibly heard that the said shipp
was seized and her said goods as is aclate

Ad 5:nd aclon deponit that it hath bin and is an usuall and customary
thinge amongst merchants in the time of theise late warres, but
more especially since theire have bin letters of marque granted by
this state against ffrench ships and goods, for English merchants
?that ?send goods into ffrance upon traffique, to ?in ?trust them to
frenchmen or other free strangers, as belonging to them, that under
that colour they may be protected from such arreste and seizures
as might befall them from the ffrench being in English XXXX
?names, and this hee saith & is notorious amongst and frequently
practized by English merchants trading into ffrance, w:ch hee
knoweth being a merchant XX having bin an accomp:t to merchants in London trading into ffrance and accustomed
to write their letters for theise twenty yeares and upwards
and being XX at XXXXXX als necit

Ad sextum XXXX XXX ad prodXXXXX, als nescit

Ad XX XXX deponit them for M:r Tomas Papillon and Lawrence
Martell were and are Englishmen and Inhabitants of this citie
and persons well affected to the parliament of England, and soe
commonly accompted, w:ch hee knoweth having knowne them
living here from their ?childhoods, and ?with the
M:r Papillon was borne at Roehampton and the said Martell
at Towerhill London. als nescit

Idem ad Interria.

Ad prima caudet quad venit vagatis p portes producend as XXXXXXXX in
XXX XXX in w:ch hee hath noe share or interest nor in the goods in question, w:ch in case
they bee either condemned or freed it wilbe all one in respect of losse or gaine to him &
saith that hee this deponent living with and acting for M:rs ffountaine M:r Papillons sister
whose mother was this deponents mothers cosen german) doth some times doe businesse
for the said M:r Papillom allsoe had liveing in the same house likewise. Et alr. nescit.

Ad 2:nd nescit XX ad predepita sua ubi XXXX satiffons Et alr caudet negative
saying that they pay neither ?statt or lat in ffrance or else where save in England

Ad 3:nd XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 4:nd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX saveing that hee saith that the said
bills of Ladeing made for the said XXXX were pf this deponents knowledge ordered
by the said M:r Papillom to be made in ffrench mens names for the secureing of the said goods
XXXX and for noe other intent or purpose whatsoever. Et alr nescit cauder XXXXXX
ad singula.

Ad 5:nd caudet that since the sending away of the said of the said serges abord the said shippe
the Diamond the said M:r Papillon did write unto the said Mons:ers de ?Laverque
thereby giveing them advice that hee had sent over the serges in question
soe consigned unto them in the name of ffrancisco Calandrini, w:ch hee had soe done on
purpose for the securitae of the said goods, w:ch in truth were and are for his and M:r
Martells accompt and likewise since the takeing and seizure thereof he hath allsoe
written unto the said persons to intimate that the said serges were and are soe stopped
and therefore that they should not export them, untill they were ?XXtended, w:ch XXX was
XXXXX XXXX and XXXXXig, and that being done, the said M:r Papillon
in his said letters requests that the said Monsieurs de Lavaques would still fulfill his
desires by theire colourable receipt of the said serges for his Accompt. Et alr nescit
saveing that XXX this XXXXX sawe his letters XXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Ad 6:nd XXXX that the said M:r Papillon doth only deale w:th the ffrenchman
XXXX
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Ad 9:nd caudet that hee hath seene and used the said M:r Papillons booke
of Accompt and saith XX XXX XXX some goods now in question
to nee really and bona fide XXXX hereunto as goods XXX and laden by
and for persons and accompt of said M:r Martell and himselfe. The
said M:r Martell becomeing XX this ptXXX therein after hee had first XXX unto
the said M:r Isaacks to buy a and provide the same. Et alr caudet
XXXXX

PHILIPP MINUTELY [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

26:o November 1650

Supra allegacon XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

2. JACOBUS CORSELLIS XXXXXXXXXXX Sancta Gabriellis ffanchurch London
Mercator XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad prima et secondum acle dicta allagacione deponit dictit that at about the
beginning of the moneth of September last past the producents Thomas
Papillon and XXXX this deponent doth very well
know) did give order and commission unto Nicholas Isaacke of XXXX to lade
buy and provide XXXX X bales of serges each being XXXXX

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therein; and thereupon the said M:r Papillon wrote his letters to the said
M:r Isaacke, to y:e effect predeposed w.ch letters this deponent sawe
and prused as likewise the said Isaacks answere thereunto w:ch
gave the said Thomas Papillon advice that the said serges were bought, marked
and Laden abord the said ship the Diamond as is predeposed. Et alr. salus
infrascripts nescit deponXX

Ad 3:nd et 4:nd arles et schedule annex deponit et dictit that soone after the
Ladeing of the said 5 bales of serges schedulated abord the said ship the Diamond
at Topsham shee sett saile and departed therewith from hence for S:t Maloe but
in her course thither shee was as this deponent hath credibly heard mett w:th XXX
?Garmesex by the aclate Captaine Backe and Captaine Cornelius and by them carryed
into the Isle of Wight wthall the said 5 bales of serges abord her And saith
that the said Thomas Papillon did like wise write unto and give order unto the
the said M:r Isaacke that hee should send word to the said Monsieur CXXXX that
assoone as the said serges came to his hands that he should forthwith send the same
unto Paris to Monsieurs Jaques and Daniell de la vairey marchants there
and psons w:th whom the said Thomas Papillon dealt.) for the propper accompt
of the said producents, w:ch this deponent saith was done accordingly by said
M:r Isaacks as by his letters to the said M:r Papillon written concerneing the
premisses w:ch this deponent hath from tyme to tyme seene and pused) appeareth
And saith that y:e reason why the said serges were ordered to bee marked w:th
F C as aforesaid was to secure them from any accost of the ffrench, the said
producent then borroweing the name of ffrancisco Calendrini a Genevan
ffreind of his, dwelling at Amsterdam; All w:ch said bales hee saith were
paid for by and are really the goods of the said producents w:ch hee
knoweth for the reasons aforesaid, and that albeit they were soe marked
and consigned to the said Calandrini as is predeposed yet that was meerely
done for the better security and proteccon thereof from the ffrench, w.ch
hee knoweth being privey to all the said M:r Papillons proceedings in this
XXXX matter and seeing both his and M:r Isaacks Letters concerning the
same Et alr nescit depoXXXXX

Ad 5:nd deponit that since the late warres in England and y:e difference
betwixt the ffrench & this nation of England it is and hath bin usuall and
Customary for Englishe Marchants that send goods into ffrance & doe ?have
traffique to consigne theire goods unto ffrench or Dutchmen that by and
under that colour they may bee protected from accosts or seizures by the ffrench
King or his subiects And this hee saith is notoriously and publiquelie
knowne unto all such Merchants heere that use the ffrench trade w:ch
hee knoweth ?hee this deponent himselfe haveing often done the like,
and knowes others comonly soe to doe. Et alr nescit

Ad 6:nd XXXX so ad predepocta sua Et alr nescit.

Ad 7:nd deponit that the said Thomas Papillon and Lawrence Martell
are Englishmen and Merchants in and about this cittie of London &
are subiects of this comon wealth and persons well affected to the
parliam:t of England and theire proceedings w:ch he knoweth he this deponent being
very familiarly acquainted with both the said pties Et alr nescit deponXXXX.

Ad ultims predeposta p XXXXXX

Idem ad Interria

Ad prima caudet quad veXXX ad testiferandui in that XX preXXXXXX
Thomas Papillon XXXXX ptie producen to XXXX or in whXXXX cause hee is noe
way interessed or concernable. Et alr caudet XX XXXX XXXXX sua

Ad 2:nd caudet that hee hath knowne both the pties producent by the
space of theise 5 yeares and upwards, and saith that thea are both English
men borne the one XXX Papillon being borne at Lubbenham in Leicester
shire as this depon:t hath often heard him say, and the other in this cittie of London
where the said Martell hath a wife & family at this present alr XXXXXX

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JAMES CORSELLIS [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

27:o Novembris 1650

Supra liel XXX examinatus

RICHARDUS TRESCOTT de Ratcliffe in Com Midd Nauta
atatis 33 anno XX testis productus et iuratus

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX deponit et dictit that hee this deponent hath
knowne the shipp the Starr aclate for theise five yeares last past or thereabouts
and hath sailed and ?lived in her as one of her company for that time
and thereby hee well knoweth that the producente Rowland Wilson
John Wood and company aclate, Marchants trading to the partes of
Ginney, Binney and the Gould coast were for the time aclate and
are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the said shipp and
of her tackle apparell and furniture, and of a parcell of gold
w:ch was said to be aboard her w:ch gold was said and esteemed to be of the valewe of 10000:li
sterlinge
) and for XXXX they were and are commonly accompted,
and hee knoweth them to be owners of
the said shipp the Starr and of her tackle and furniture and
gold aforesaid, because hee spent the voyage in her in XXX
XXXX and XXXXXXX laden at Ginney for their accompt
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX and more particularly in the moneth of August 1648 the said
shipp the Starr comong from Ginney bound for this port of London
with the said XXXX aboard her came and arrived in the Downes

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

RICHARD XXXXXX [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

27:o Novembris 1650

Super allegacone ex parte XXX Carpenter
RouXXX XXX Suckley dat examinatas

STEPHANUS THOMPSON civitatis London Mercator, aetatis 33
XXXX XXX XXXX testis producent de iuratus

Ad XXXX aclam alXXX depont et dictit that in the yeare 1647 and particularly
in and about the moneth of November in the said yeare Barbadas
sugar Muscavadas (w:ch is the ordinary sort) was here worth 14:li per hundred
and consequently two hogsgeads were worth 28:li sterlinge at the common
and usuall price, w:ch hee knoweth because hee this deponent hath
longe dealt as a marchant in that commoditie, and at that time
?sold at that rate, and saith that two hogsheads of
Barbadas sugars doe ordinarils containe nine hundred weight of
sugar; and saith that Barbadas Tobacco was
in the said yeare and moneth commonly worth 1:d per pound cleare of all
?charges one pound w:ch XXXXXX, and after the rate of 1:d per pound
2000:li weight amounteth accordingly to 9:li 6:s 8:d after 112 pounds
to the hundred, and after the rate aforesaid sugars and tobaccoes
of that qualitie were and are usually and ordinarily sold for
XXX in this XXX, XXXXX XXXXX XX supra ala nascit

STEPHEN THOMPSON [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

Eadem die

Supra alegacone product XXXXX

WILLIMUS PATE parXXXX XXXXX Sanctorum Lumbard Street
London Iron monger, aetatis 36 annoXX XX de XXX testis
productus et iuratus

Ad prima aclum dicte allegacuit deponit et dictit that in the
yeare 1647 and particulalry in the monethes of
November, December and January and thereabouts the said  ?2000:li
Barbadas sugar Muscavadas (w:ch is the ordinary sort) was comonly
and ordinarily worth 3:li 2:s the hundred, and saith that two hundred
of Barbadas sugar doe ordinarily containe nine hundred weight
of sugar, and that two hogs heads of this sugars are at the common and usuall
price valewed to be worth 28:li viz:t 14:li the hoggshead of lawfull
English money, and that Barbadas tobacco was the time aforesaid
worth 1:d per pound, two hundred pounds weight doth amount
to 9:li 6:s 8:d accounting 112:li to the hundred weight, and XXX
than XXXXXX XXX assorted sugars and tobaccos of the qualitie
aforesaid were and are usually and ordinarily had here in this port
of London, and that this was and is true and notorious, w:ch hee knoweth
to be true because hee thsi deponent hath dealt in the said
commoditoes XXXXXX XXXX XX for XXXX XXX last or thereabouts, and had the
said XXX about foure XXX of the said sugar come
XXX for his owne accompt, aXXX

WILL: PATE [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

28:o Novembris 1650

RICHARD ELL of the parish of S:t Dunstan s in the East
London Mariner the commander of the shipp the Prosperous
of London, aged 50 yeares or therabouts, sworn xr.

Ad prima interria deponit that the said shipp the Prosperous was and remained in
the river of Lisbonne all the moneth of Aprill last past and untill the twentieth
of May last or there abouts, at w:ch time shee came out bound for Brazile
andcoming out was XXX by Generall Blake in the Parliaments fleete
w:ch then lay without the barr in pursuite of Prince Rupert and the Revolted
shipps, and had bin there and in the baye of XXXX about
five weakes before they cometh out of the said shipp the Prosperous.

Ad 2:nd Interriam deponit that hee beleeveth and hath heard that the said Generall
Blake or other person on behalfe of the Parliament of Engand required of and
from the King of Portugall that the Revolted shipps being then in this porte
under the command of Prince Rupert might be rendred up and reXXed to the
use of the Parliament and commonwealth of England, Et alr nescit, which
hee beleeveththat that demand was prudently taken XXXX of at Lisbone

Ad 3:nd deponit that hee hath likewise heard and beleeveth the said Prince Rupert
and XXX of this deponente did in the port of Lisbone and on the shoare sett
upon and kill three of XX seamen of the Parliaments fleete,
w:ch was publiquely taken notice of at Lisbone aforesaid, and as this
deponent éikewise heard at Lisbone the said Prince  ?sent two persons
discguised in a boate with a granado to the Parliaments fleete with a purpose
to fire the Admirall of the said fleete, and that the said boate, granado and two persons were seized by some of the Parliaments fleete, and this was alsoe publiquely spoken at Lisbone, and hee hath likewise heard that
one of the said two persons confessed that XXXX and XXXX aforesaid
Et alr nescit

Ad 4 deponit that hee this deponent went with the hono:ble Charles ?Vane aclate
XXXX for the Parliament, to the Coude di Mero greate Minister of the said
kinge, when the said Residant went (as hee said) to complaine of the said outrage
and to demand Justice for the XXX against the said Prince and his adgents
and hee beleeveth hee made complaint and demanded Justice accordingly:
notwithstanding w:ch hee beleeveth the said Kinge of Portugall and his Ministers
continued to show favour and respect to the Prince and his XXXXX
and hee hath likewise credibly heard that the Kinge of Portugall and his Ministers and officers tookeXXX and XXXX with Prince Rupert and the
Revolted Shipps against the Parliaments fleete,

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 16 deponit that M:r ?JoXXXge of London merchant, M:r Gilbert Xate
M:r John ?Russet, M:r Peter Vandeput, William WorXXXle,
Lambert Pitches, the widowe of John ?Bonnet, Gregory Clement
Nathaniell Barnardiston, the Executors or administrators of Gilbert Morewood,
XXX XXXX Allington & ?Giles Dubois all living in and about the citie of London
Thomas Wright of Ligorne, Anthony BognX of Smirna, Dixwell Brent
of the XXXX, M:r Taylor of LiXXX and hee this deponent of London
were all owners of the said shipp the XXXXXX and all the owners of the
at such time as XXX XXX last from London , saving Anthony ?Bogus who
bought his part at Smyrna, and hee and all thereof were and continued
owners thereof at such times as shee was seized and XXX as aforesaid
and had not made away their parts

RICHARD ELL [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

JOHN ANDREWES of Bowe in the County of Middlesex
late purser of the ship the May Flower aged 18 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and examined deposeth as followeth

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Ad 16:nd deponit that hee this deponent knoweth none of the owners
of the said ship the Mayflower, save only M:r W:m Cockaine M:r
XXXiscroft & M:r Clutterbucke all of w:ch ?lived in and about this cittie of
London. Et alr nescit pre pte sua.

Ad ulte deponit nescit proppte sua hee this deponent never seeing
or heareing of the ?paper interted till this very instant

JOHN ANDREWS [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

GILBERTUS CHRISTOPHER of Lyme house ...
the purser of the ship the Hanniball

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GILBERTIS CHRISTOPHER [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

THOMAS BELL de Radcliffe in Com Surr. Nauta
Navis y:e Mayflower

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 16:nd deponit that the Owners of the said shippe the May flower when shee went
last from this port of London were as followeth viz:t S:r Thomas Somes of Soper
Lane London Grocer of 3/16 pts M:r William Cockayne of Austin Fryers London owner of
3/16 p:t M:r Richard Clutterbucke owner of 1716 p:t M:r Robert Whitlock of London of 1/16 p:t M:r
Holmes of Glocestershire (as the XXXXtriss) of 1716 M:r Humphrey fford of London of 1/16
p:t M:r Harris of Leigh of 1/16 p:t M:r Theophilus Smith of London 1/32 p:t M:r XXXcrofte
of Islington Owner of 1/32 pt M:r Whitall of Towerwharfe of 1/32 M:r Skinner of
1/32 p:r M:r Francis Flyer of 1/32 p:t M:r ?Hoverlyne of Wapping of 1/32 p:t M:r George
Smith XX of 1/32 p:t M:r Geo: Swift of London of 1/32 and lastly hee this deponent
is owner of 1/16 pt of the said ship. All wch hee saith are and doe still continue
owners of the said ship and have not alienated or sold theire shares therein since
this

THOMAS BELL [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

Dmnis Garrad con:a Swanley
XX XXXXXXX

27:o January 1650

Sup alluX aclata ex pte XX XX dai Garrad XX
examinatat

JACOBUS MAN poire XX XXX Barking a
London Civisat Mercator XXXXCivitatis Annos agens
67 XXX XXXXXX festis productis et juratus

Ad XXXX XXXXX ex sim dicte allegatonns deponit et dictit that hee
this deponent being a Merchant and haveing correspondencye w:th
two of this deponents sonnes and one XXXX fforster XXXX resident at Leghorne
since y:e takeing away of the Tenne Barrills of Indico in this cause
XXXover XXX from abord the ship whereof M:r ?Lisher and
others at Leghorne had Interest ?hath from theem receaved
letters of Advice wherein they did write to this effect viz:t that they
had wrote letters to y:e producent S:r Jacob Garrad, and that XXXX they
had allsoe sent them an Instrument whereby the violent ?carriage and
behaviour of the aclate Terricke and Swanly & companies might and
would XXX made manifest in the takeing away the said Indicoes
=w:ch they in the said letter say to bee ?marked w:th the said producents marke
and that they were his ?Et ?ultermis deponent that hee this deponent
hath XXX heard above merchants in this Citty avere that they had
allsoe receaved seaverall other letters from theire Agents and
Correspondents there wherein the manner of the said takeing away of
the said tenne barrells of Indico belonging to y;e said producent was
menconned and expressed. Et ale neXXX depoXXXX.

Sup reliquis uXXX Exand ex dirXXXX producen.

Idem ad YYYYYY

Ad

JAMES MAN [his signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

JACOBUS MANN paXX and YYYY Barking London
Mercator annos agens 67 XXXX XX
prductas at XXXX

Ad 2:nd et 3:nd aclas dicta allegacoins et XXXXX XXX XXXXX annex
deponit et cictit that hee this deponent receaved letters
of Advice bearing date at Leghorne upon the 2:d day of December
lasz past (New Stile) from this his deponents sonnes James and
George Man and Thomas Forster Merchants Resident in Leghorne

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to this very effect and purpose viz:t Hee have received
XXX letters from S:r Jacob Garrad and that this ?right answerd
them XXX doubr not to his content by sending him a substantiall
?Lade under the Master and Boatswaines hands of M:r Lister's ship
about the Comanders of the Harry Bonadvanture and Hopewell
theire violently takeing and carrying out of his ship into theire
Tenne barrells of Indico all of S:r James Garard's markes XX
XX doubt not but hee well thereby had able to recover from y:e
master sof the said shipps the full vallew of y:e said tenne Barrells
of Indico. And saith that the schedule to and in the second
arcle of the allegatton upon w:ch hee is now examined XXXX and
expressed is as hee berily believeth the Originall XXX or instrum:t
XXX sent over to y:e said producent from Leghorne w:ch since y:e
comeing thereof thither hath bin and is translated into Englishe
And saith that the second schedule allegate is as hee verily beleiveth
the Englishe Translatton of the said Italian instrument
w:ch being by him now prused hee ?clearly find to have bin soe translated
by Josua Maimet a Notary publique liveing in London and
a person to whose translations in this and other cases saith is
and hath comonly bin given XXX being a lawfull Notary
and is accompted an honest man ala XXXX depoXXXX

Supraliques non ExXXX ex XXXX XXXX

JAMES MAN [his signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

27:o Januarij 1650

(In LH margin) Custod des XX XX Xapt:xx
Isaac Stephenson

Sup allXX aclata ex pte dei Stephenson dat
examinatus

WILLIAM HALE do Debtford in Com CanXX
Nauta annos agens 37 XX XXXX XXXX
pructus eXXXXXtas

Ad primm aclam deponit et dictit that hee hath knowne
the producent Isaack Stevenson by the tyme of theise seaven
yeares last past or thereabouts and likewise att such tyme
asthe ship the Samaritan aclate whereof he was commander came
into the Parliamentss XXXX XXX under y:e Command of Generall
Blake then lyeing before Lisbon. And saith att w:ch tyme and for
all the tyme predisposed ?that the said Isaack Stevenson
was and still us a man very well affected to the Parliament &
Comon Wealth of England and ?theire ?proceedings and for ?such
XXX hee is comonly reputed and taken. w:ch hee knoweth
because hee this deponent hath bin very well acquainted w:th the
said Stephenson (sic) for all the tyme predeposed and for 27 moneths
toXX XXXX XXXig about the latter end of September last past
was his cheife Mate abord the said shipp the Samaritan & upon
?she soe came into the said Generall Blakes ffleete acle XXXX

Ad 2:nd et 3:nd 4:nd et 5:nd aclas deponit et dictit that at such tymes as the said Captaine
Stevenson (sic) came out w:th the said ship out of y:e River of Lisbon
w:th eight other English ships the said Generall Blake did
?send his XXXX XXXX by requireing the said Captain
Stephenson

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P1090579 f. ?recto

XXXX

THOMAS HUGHES [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX

primo ffebruarij 1650
Super allegacone XXXX exXXXXnatus

4. ROBERTUS TILBROOKE parXXXX beata maria MontXXXX
XXXXX, annos agens 56 de XXXX
et XXXXX

XXXXXXX deponist that about nine yeares since (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
the producent John London being (as hee conceiveth) XXXX from XXXXX
with the shipp aclate, the alcate Marke ?Budystead sent a note unto
him by this deponent for ??routes (but for XXX mand hee knoweth not) and
to this London XXX delivered noates into a lighter for the use of the XX XXXstead
w:ch were ?stuck at London bridge, XXXXXXXXXXXX

RT [His mark]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

XXXXX

Primo ffeburarij 1650
Supra allagacone XXXXXXXXXXXXX

4. WILLIMUS BRADNOX paXXXX ?Sancta Martin Outwich
London Mercator, annos agens 20 XX da XXXX XXX
prodXXX et iuratus

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX deponit that XX XXX
?furnisht the producente Hugh Morris, Henry Hunt and John Sandys
and ?with XXX were the time aclate and are the true and lawfull owners
and proprietors of all and singular the goods wares and merchandizes ?mentioned
and deposed in the bills of lading annexed and XX ?such commonly accompted
andXXXXXXX XXX Morris, M:r Hunt, Gerrard Gore and XXXX
XXX and are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of XXX
the William aclate and of the teackle apparell and furniture
w:ch had XXXXX XXX tyme sunce XXX in the
said shipp the yoyage in question wherein XXXX taken. XXXXXXXXXXX

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P1090580 f. ?verso

XXXX XXX Norris, M:r Hunt and M:r sandys laded the XX goodsXX
in this port of London in or about September last to be carried and transported
in the said shipp to the porte and places mentionned in the said bills of ladeing
XX XX beleveeth to be th trie and originall bills of lading or XXXX
goods, and to be signed with the XXX XXX of M:r XXXX, M:r of
the shipp, w:th whose hand writinge hee is well acquainted, XX XXXX

Ad 3 aclXXXX deponit that after the lading XXX his goods the said shipp
departed thence with XXX XXX porte menconned in the said bills
and GXXXin the XXXX thitherwood, vizt off Malaga on or
about the 26:th day of October 1650 the said shipp and CaXXXX were
belonging to the XXXX ffleete, w:ch XXX XXX XXX than
aboard her. XXX XXXX

Ad 4 deponit that after the sd suprizall vizt on or about
theXXX of November last the said shipp was run ashore
at Cartagena aclate, w:ch gee knoweth being then in the XXX
aforesaid w:ch was thence after run ashore and being the said shipp
the William be run ashore . XXXXX

Ad 4 deponit that hee this deponent after the said runninge of
the William ashore XXX XXX XXX in XX XXX and carried
there ashore one of her and ?preserved by theKinge of Spaines
subiecte, are XXXXX

Ad 6 aclXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad XXXXXXXXXXX

XX Interria

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
before she was run ashore as aforesaud, and XX XXXX it to be
by the XXXX of the Parliaments ffleete that the William came
out of XX XXX XXX of XXX and XXX ffleete. XXXXXX

Ad 3:nd XXX

Ad 4:nd XXXX

Ad 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXX that hee is assured that the goods menconned in M:r
Morris his bill of lading, were XXX the said M:r Morris his XXX
this deponent XXXXXXXX most of XXXXX and paid for by him, and
XXXXXXX the entry of the whole in his bookes for his owne account
XXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 6 XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
the said shipp

WILLIAM BROADNAX (sic) [His signature]

XXXXXXXXXXX

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

primo ffebruarij 1650

XXXXXX George prod
pro XXXX in the XXX de carna

?HANCCEUS BUCKS civitatis Hamburgen XX Mercator
annnos agens 30 et XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dicte allegacones deponit et dictit that in the XXXXXXX
informed by persons very credible of his acquaintance living in
Amsterdam the producent ffrancsico Dias ?Georga was and is an Inhabitant
of

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P1090581 f. Xverso

Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

5. CHRISTOPHER WILLOUGHBY of the citie of London Merch:t
aged 38 yeares or thereabouts, Sworne and examinated
as a XXXXXX, saith as followeth, viz:t

Ad septium acXXX deponit that the producent Thomas New?comen about
May last made ab assurance upon the totall of the shipp the XXXX
and lading of 400:li sterlinge, and then by his order an hundred pound
thereof being struck out his totall interest in the said shipp and lading stood
valued at the XXXX at 300:li sterlinge, and for XXX and XXXXX hus
totall interest in the said ship and lading to the Assurance XX
by his order in XXX XXXX made or given in the Assurance offuce
appeareth. All w:ch hee knowes because hee this deponent was one of
the said Assurers and his ?partner Gifford?Bates another, and ?which
that the said Newcomen XXXX this deponent and the other Assurers a
letter from his wife ?writeing on accompt, and XXXX that the said shipp
was ?taken by the Spaniards, and then hee had or was to XXX
alXXXXX for XXXX part of the shipp and goods, and then the shipp
with her ?ordinance and furniture XXX valewed at 125:li XXX XXXXX
this deponent and the rest of the Assurers thereupon agreed to pay him
40:li per XXXX and this deponent paid him his part thereof XXX
XXX then the said Newcomen tooke 600:li upon bottomrue upon XXXX
XXXX XXX voyage, and this deponent tell XX him thaXXXXX taken XX
600:li upon XX upon bottomrie, XX answered XX, nor 300:li XXX
XXXX hee beleeveth that the said shipp XX XXX XXX XXX
by XXXXXXX of the said Newcomen, because hee was XXX and in sufficient
meanes XX other shipps w:ch were in like manner taken were XXXXX
XXXX

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P1090583 f. Xrecto

Interr

XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX

CHR: WILLOUGHBY [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

6. THOMAS TAYLOR of Wapping in the County of Midd
Shipwright aged 45 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined

Ad XXXX XXXXX deponit dictit that hee this deponent XXX this XXXXXtest
Captaine Davis ?nere ?caterly who XXX and imployed to abitrate (sic) a difference
betweene the ptproducent M:r ?Caty and Captaine ?Jocelyn about
XXXXXXX the ship the James for the voyage in question and above ?auditing
for accompt of the said Captain Jocelyn ?thereabouts and XXX meeting
XXXXX, XXX XXX the XXXX XXX of the schedule annexed
subscribed by Edward Brookes boatswain of the said shipp was produced
for an accompt of the XXX taken into the said shipp in the
River of Thames, and XX said boatswainn
XXXX and acknowledged, but the said XXX XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX that for the Captaine Jocelyn
confessed and affirmed that the rest of the provisions and victualls
XXXX in the second part of the said schedule from the words
MORE PROVISIONS paid xr more by one XXXXX and produced and received
aboard the said voage, and the most part of this his accompt was
XXX said arbiTXXXX allowd him accordingly, and XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXprovisions of the ship the James, and that the ship XX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXX TAYLOR His signature

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

7. JOHN DAVIS servant unto M:r XXXX the pXXtie producent
aged 18 yeares or thereabouts XXXX and XXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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P1090584 f. Xverso

Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

?Bagnall and Rider

26:O ffebruary 1650
Super XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

JOHANNES CREAMER paXXXXX Sancti Michis Crooked Lane
London civis et XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX London annas agens 24 XX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX productus et iucatus

Ad quaritum, quinted, sxtum et septimum aclos dicti XXX deponiz et dictit
that in the yeare 1648 this deponent then master XXXX William Noyes a
ffishmonger dwelling in Thamestreete XXX at ?Yarmouth to buy
XXXX for accompt of the aclate John Robinson and XXXX
and the said ?herringe being thence brought up in a hoy into the River
of Thames, and the hoy by his said masters order going aboard the
shipp the sum aclate to deliver the said Robinson ?heringe aboard XX the
boatswain (as the master of the hoy came and informed this deponent)
refused to take them in , whereupon hee this deponent went to the said
M:r Robinson and acquainted him with the said refusall, whereupm
M:r Robinson gave this deponent a note and order to the boatswaine
to take in this said XXXXX, & ?provisions the marke thereof, and
this deponent goeing aboard the said shipp in the river of Thames
and giveing the boatswaine the said note, hee thereupon received and
tooke in the said M:r Robinsons said herringe out of the hoy, then
lying abroad the said shipp, but the number of barrels hee remembreth
not, and at the XXX time this deponent ?ordered the said hoyman
named Gabriel ?Storey (and being the older of the two hoymen of that name)
tell the said boatswaine of the summe that hee had order to deliver
him aboard for said shipp a quantitie of herringe (XXX quantities
particularized, but this deponent XXXX remembreth not the
particlaritie thereof) for accompt of M:r Bagnall, XXXXX of
M:r Bagnall to produce, and desired him the said boatswaine
in this deponents presence and XXXing to take the XXXX in, w:ch
XXX the said boatswaine refused, saying hee had noe order for the
XXXX ad this was immediately after the receipt of the said
M:r Robinsons herringe aboard; and this deponent XXX XXX
the worke XXX was XXX for, returned, and the said hoyman
came up with him to acquaint the said M:r Bagnall with
the boatswaines his refusall to receive this his herringe, and
they going next XXX to the Exchange (it being then time of
the day when XXX landed) & the said hoyman ?desireing him this
deponent toXXX XX M:r Bagnall (because as XXX XXX XX
knowe him not) had this deponent brought gim upon the exchange
to the said John Bagnall the ?hinderance, XX whereXX the said
hoyman and told him of the said refusall, the said Bagnall
?went presently with him to the said M:r Robinson
and in this deponents presence and hearing aquainted him
with the refusall of the herringe ?after said ?carriage aboard
the XXXX, and they falling the deponent to XXX and angry words
this deponent XXXX XXX the said M:r Bagnall tell the said M:r Robinson
that XXX would not take XXX dammages for the refusall of
taking his herringe board the said shipp or to that effect, and
soe this deponent departed leaving XXX in hot and angry
debate thereabouts; and this XXXX XXX was in or about the
moneth of December 1648; XX al XX X depoXXXX

Ad Interria

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

JOHN CREMER (sic) H[is signature]

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P1090585 (ALSO IMAGED AS P1090590) f. ?recto

Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

3. WILLIMUS WHEELER pXXXXX XXX SXXXX Majore in
Thames street London Porter annos agens 5X
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX productes et juratas

Ad 1:nd 2:nd et 3:nd aclos nesuit depXXXX

Ad quartum aclum dicta allegaconis deponit et dictit that
hee this deponent being a Porter of and belonging to y:e Custome
House London was imployed by the producent M:r ?Rappaport
to

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P1090586 f. ?recto

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Case: Garland vs. Searchfeild: Deposition: Edward Parke junior, of St Dunstans in the East, Wine Cooper, aged 26X: Date: February 27:th 1650

Garland con Searchfeild
Suckley. Smith

27:o ffeb. 1650.

Sup allus aclate ex ptXXXX dei Searchfeild dat
examinatus

EDWARDUS PARKE junior poia SXX Dunstan in orientalis
London Wine Coop annos agens 26 ant XXXXX
testis productus et iuxatus

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
this deponent was not at Leghorne when the said Oyles in controversie were
laden abord the ship the Lisbo:o Merchant aclate

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P1090587 f. Xverso

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P1090587 f. Xrecto

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

EDWARD CLARKE JUNIOR [His signature]

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P1090589 f. Xverso

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. George Bowcker, apprentice of Rowland Searchfeild, aged 18: Date: XXXX

2:dus GEORGIUS BOWCKER famulus et Apprentecens Rowland
Searchfeild ptis producen annos agens 18 XX XX
testis productus et iuxatis

Ad XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad quartum aclim dicta allegacones deponit et dictit that hee this
deponent being servant to the producent Rowland Searchfeild
was commanded by his said master to goe Downe to Buttolphes
Wharfe upon the River of Thames and there to receave the Oyles
which were brought XXXX in the ship the Lisbo Merchant
by the aclate Roger Garland from Leghorne w:ch hee did
accordingly And saith that of all the whole complemen:t
of Oyles soe brought herein  ?part was only fortie two caskes whereof
diverse of w:ch hee saith did want a great quantitie of Oyles
some of themwanting 20 & above 24 XXX of XXXX XXXXXXsse
& what there should have bin in them soe that in all there was
not more trhan xxvi [twenty-six] Tonnes and a halfe or thereabouts
delivered to & taken up by this deponent at Buttolphes wharfe as
aforesaid Besides hee saith there were two caskes pte of
the whole number w_ch were laden at Leghorne abord the said ship
XXXX XXXX for the producents accompt that were quite broken and
squeezed together abord the said ship & doe soe at thus present
remaine in the warehouse of this prXXXX Edward Carke
XX XXXXX XXXX this deponents as aforesaid
the pson that was imployed to takeing the said Oyles for his said
Masters use and seing the ?gage made XXXXX (by a sworne gager
for that purpose shown) upon the heads of XXXX one of the said
Caske alX nesait

Ad 5:nd XX fuit depoXXXX for that hee cannot remember y:e
certaine Gage of the two vessells or caske aclate als necessit

Ad Septum octum deponit that the whole quantitie of the
44. Caskes of Oyle laden abord the said ship the Lisbo Merchant aclate
by the aclate Edward Parke att Leghorne at the time of the
XXXXX thereof heere in this port did not conteyne more
than the number of 26 Tonnes and a halfe of Oyles
or neere thereabouts soe that there was the quantitie
of six Tonnes and a halfe and upwards w:ch was wanting
of the full complement of the said producents Oyles & XXXX
in truth the said 44 Caskes would really have XXX XXX
according to the Gage made and taken thereof by the said
sworne Gager whoset the true contents of
each of the said Caskes upon the head thereof in figures, A true
coppie of w:ch Hahe this deponent tooke in writeing and
has bey ?same now w:th him for his better remembrance of the XXXX
als nesuit

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P1090590
f. Xr. (runs on from P1090589)

Ad 7:nd deponit et dictit that every of the said Tonnes of
Oyles soe wanting as is predeposed were and was
well worth the somme of 96 pounds pe Tonne and for soe
accomp has XXXX all the rest of the oyles
in question were of this deponents knowledgeXX sold XXXX
XXX at bought XX same of this deponents said Master
XXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Idem XX Interria

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

GEO: BROWCHER [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: William Wheeler: Date: XXXX

3. WILLIMUS WHEELER (see also above)

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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P1090591
f. Xv.

WILLIAM WHEELER [His mark]

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P1090592
f. Xr.

Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. William Kendal, of Plimouth, Devon, Mariner, aged 60: Date: March 1st 1650

1:o March 1650.

2. WILLIAM KENDAL of Plimouth in the County of Devon
Mariner, aged 60 yeares or thereabouts, sworne before the
XXXXXX John Exton doctor of lawe one of the Judges of
the high Court of the Admiraltie, saith and deposeth by
virtue of his oath asfolloweth, viz:t

That hee this XXXX was commander of the Maria ffliboate, and
was lately commander of the Henrietta Maria, and of the John ffrigat in the
service of this Commonwealth of England, and saith that in and about the
necessarie fitting, furnishing, and setting outthe said vessell to sea in the
said service, XXX this exXXXXX disbursed and laid out the severall and
respectivesummes of money menconned and expressed in the schedule of
accompt hereunto annexed, XXXXX which was and is a iust and
true accompt both in debitor and creditor for the disbursement and
all other the particulars therein menconned and XXXXXX, and saith
the contents of the said schedule or accompt were and are true
and XXXX and done as therein is contained.

K [?His mark]

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Case: Garland con Searchfeild: Deposition: 4. James Wheelwright, Saint Olave Hartestreete, London, Porter, aged 63: Date: March 1st 1650

Primo Martij 1650

Garland con Searchfeild

Sup XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Searchfeild
dat examinatas

4:tas JAMES WHEELWRIGHT paia Saint
Olave Hartstreete London Porter annos agens 63
XX XXX testsis productas et iucatus

Ad 1:nd 2:nd et 3:nd aclas XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ad 4 & 5 aclos dicta allegacones deponit et dictit that hee this dep:t
being a Porter by profession & belonging to the Custome House
London together wi:th his preXXXX William Wheeler was about
a twelve moneths since XXXX had hired by the producent Richard
Searchfeild Merchant to repaire downe to Buttolphes wharfe
London there to take up such Oyles, as were there brought hence
in the ship theLisbo Merchant whereof y:e late Roger Garland was
M:r and Comander w:ch hee did accordingly. And saith that XXX
and then there was not delivered out of the said ship at the said
Wharfe more than the quantitie or Number of fortie two caskes
of Oyles diverse of w:ch hee saith were very emptie and wanted
very much of what they would have conteyned as appeared
to this deponent & hi said prcesser upon their XXX and XXXXing
of the same to and fro XX out of the lighters & allsoe XXX they
unladed the same into the Cellar or warehouse of the said producent
& for XXXX saith that there were two caske of the Number of 44
caske brought ?thence in the said ship for y:e said producents accompt w:ch
were quite staved out head for head & had noe oyle at all in them
but in case they had bin full would as hee verily beleiveth have
held the quantitie of one Tonne & XXX quarters or thereabouts
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX deponand

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P1090598; P1090599 f. Xrecto

Case: XXXX: Deposition: Mathew Holworthy, of St Gabriell ffenchurch, London, Merchant, aged 42: Date: XXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

MATHEW HOLWORTHY of th pishe of S:t Gabriell
ffenchurch London Merchant aged 42 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and examined deoseth as
followeth. viz:t

To the first Arcle of the said Allegacon hee saith and deposeth that hee
this deponent being a Merchant by profession hath for diverse yeares
past together traded in Oyles and durein the said tymes of such
his tradeing & dealing that diverse tymes Laden & sent hme great quantityes
of Pyles from Provence (w:ch is ?wneh a little as farre
sistant from London as Leghorne is) to this post and of all
that XXX hee att any tyme soe laded great XXXX had saith hee never had above
two Tonnes leakage in y:e hundred but hath XXXX often sent
?such oyles w:th a Tonne and a Tonne and a halfe Leakage & some
tymes not soe much But what leakage of oyles is usually allowed betweene
Masters and Merch:ts from Leghorne to London hee saith hee knoweth not because
hee for his pt never XXXXX or sent any from Leghorne And otherwise he cannot depose

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P1090600 f. Xverso

To the Last Interrorie hee saith that what hee hath predeposed is true

To the Crosse Interries

To the first Interrie hee answereth negatovely saying hee hath
not any share or Interrest either in the oyles or cause in question

To the second Interrie hee saith that hee hath traded
in oyles by the space of theise 20 yeares together from provence
to this port & XXX in England & now hath at this instant some oyles coming &
w:ch hee expected from thence in the ship the Daniel of London
And further hee saith hee cannot answeare

To the Third Interrie hee saith that hee was never at Ligorne
but saith that hee doth beleive that y:e Oyles w:ch came from
a port from ?w:ch?hence is constant tradeing for that comodity and
more carefully fitted XXXX & XXXX unto than they are where thy are
not soe frequently Laden. And further hee saith hee cannot depose

To the fowrth Interrie hee saith that if Oyles bee not put into
very good caskes they are a very leaky Comodityes. And
otherwise hee saith hee knoweth not referring himselfe
to his former deposicon

To the fifth Interrie hee saith that hee hath heard of 20
Tonnes and more leakeage in Oyles p XXent comeing from
y:e River of Genoa thither. but saith hee bever heard if more
than two ships ladeing that had soe much leakeages & of
?these hee saith came home about ?eighteene yeares since & had XXXXXXX

To the sixth Interrie hee saith that hee for his pt doth not knowe generall
use and Custome amongst Merch:ts who have any extraordinarye
leakage of Oyles in any ship because hee
never had any such leakage in any ship as yet wherein hee
had any part or interest. nor did hee as yet ever receave
any himselfe at this port- but hath sent many a Tonne hother

Repeated before D:r Clarke

MATHEW HOLWORTHY [His signature]

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Case: Captain William Goadson ag:t James ?Jonson and Company: Deposition: Nicholas Dansey, of Wapping, parish of Stepney, Middlesex, Marriner, aged 24: Date: May 1st 1650

On y:e first day of May1650

Captain William Goadson a:gt
James ?Jonson and Company

Upon the allegaccon given on the behalfe of the
said Goadson and Company Examined

NICHOLAS DANSEY of Wapping in the p:ishe
of Stepney and County of Midds Marriner
aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne and
examined deposeth as followeth

To the first arcle of the said Allegaccon hee saith an deposeth
that when and for all the tyme allegate the producent Captaine
William Goodson was Captaine and Commander of the ship
the Hopefull Luke w:XXXXX and dureing all y:e said tyme was
in Newfoundland & other places in y:e ymediate service of
This Comon Wealth which hee knoweth because ?that dureing all
the said tyme predeposed hee this deponent was Carpenters
Mate XX and abord the said shippe And further hee saith
hee cannot depose

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P1090601 f. Xrecto

Case: On the behalfe of Edward Gibbons: Deposition: Edward Winslowe, of Marshfeild in the Government of New Plymouth in New England Esq:r, aged 56: Date: May 7:th 1651

May y:e 7:th 1651.

On the behalfe of Edward
Gibbons touching a losse w:ch
hee susteyned by the XXXXX

Upon the Allegaccon on the behalfe of the said
Gibbons Examined

EDWARD WINSLOWE of Marshfeild in the
Governm:t of New Plymouth in New England Esq:r
aged 56 yeares of thereabouts sworne and
examined deposeth as followeth. viz:t

To the first arle he saith an deposeth that XX in the tyme allegate
the aclate Monsieur de la ?Torre whom this deponent well jknowe
was possessed of a certaine ?Fort in the Northerne parts of
New England w:ch either hee or his father whXX the said tyme
at theire owne propper costs and charges did build from y:e
Ground upon y:e River of S:t Johns there for doeing whereof
the said La Torre had not only here patents from the ffrench King but
allsoe from the Late King of England as this deponent hath credibly
bin informed & as y:e said La Torre told this depon:t The premisses hee knoweth to bee true because
hee this deponent being then Governour of y:e Province of New Plymouth there was
in those pts when y:e said ffort was soe built as is predeposed
and well knoweth that it was done by and at y:e proper costs and
Charges of the said La Torre. And otherwise referring himselfe
to his former deposicon hee saith hee cannot depose

To the second arcle of the said Allegaccon hee saith and
deposeth that XX in the tyme aclate and whilst the said De La Torre
(after such his building of the said Fort) was in full and quiet
possession of the same, hee did come unto
the producent Major Generall Gibbons & ?agent of the principalls

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P1090603 f. Xrecto

Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

The claime of Robert Hammond of
London Merchant for goods in the XXXX
of XXX XXX

The 26:th of May 1651
Examined upon an allegacon made on the
behalfe of ?Robert Hammond

ARNOLD BEKE of the citie of London Marchant, aged
42 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined

To the first, 2.3.4.5.6.7.8 and 9:th acles of the said allegacon and to the
schedules annexed hee saith and deposeth that about foure moneths since (as hee
remembreth the time) the producent Robert Hammond came to this deponent in the
Exchange London and desired him this deponent to recommend him to a factor in
Bordeaux that would there sell some Pilchards XXX and this deponent
at this said request XX XXXXX him to Leyn Allard and Laurance Allard, two dutch factors
there residing being partners; and wrote unto them on his behalfeto
XX XXX Pilchards for him at XXXX XX are ?com in abd XXXX and unto
them. And after the premisses viz:t about two moneths since the said
factors Leyn and Laurance Alalrd (corresponding with this deponent)
wrote unto him amongst other advice that they had laden a shipp of wines vinegar and XXXX
for the said M:r Hammond to goe from (OR, for) Scotland, and that they had XXXXX to M:r Hammonds direccons given the XXXXX XXXX XXXXX the order
to XXX and abide in the Downes, and assoone as hee arived here to send
up an expresse to the s:d M:r hammond to advise him of the said arrivall
And further hee saith that hee having had laonge XXXX XXXX and XXXXX
by letters with the said Lyn and Laurance Allard, is thereby very well
acquainted with their XXXXX, and ?have gee us assured and is as confident
as of ought that hee did nor XXX downe that the XXXX, third and fourth
and XXX schedules abbbexed were XXXX unto him were and
are wholly written withthe proper hand of the said Lynn Allard

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P1090604 f. Xverso

ARNOLD BOWKE (sic) [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

The same day
Examined upon the allegacon aforesaid

2. ELIAS BEKE of the citie of London Merchant aged 33 yeares
or thereabouts, sworne and examined

To the first, second, 3.4.5.6.7.8 and 9:th arles of the said allegation
and to the schedules annexed hee saith and deposeth that about fowre
moneths time hee this deponent heard his brother and ?partner Arnold
Beake XX XXXX XXX him to recommend him to a factor
in Bourdeaux toXXX him some Pillchards, and that hee had recommended
him to XXX and Laurance Allart or one of them, and had writtem unto
them in this his recoomendaccon. And afterwards this deponent XX XXX

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P1090605
f. Xr.

ELIAS BXXXXX [His signature]

WILLIAM DANVERS

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P1090606f. Xeecto

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

5:o May 1651
Upon the allegacon aforesaid

LUKE LUCE of the parish of S:t Catherin Coleman London Merchant
aged 38 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid

To the first arle of the said allegaccon hee saith and deposeth that it is an usuall
and ordinary course and a matter accustomed for and amongst merchants and factors
who lade goods in ffrance to be delivered in Holland, London or other places or ports
whatsoever, to send the bills of lading in the shipp or shipps (wherein the
said goods are laden) in blank papers, viz:t to superscribe the cover or
paper that contayneth them and not to write XXXX within the said paper
or cover, in regard they usually and commonly send their letters of advice
XXX the said goods by land, that for they may XXXX XXXXX to the
Merchant XXXXX in the goods, than by the shipp that can doe, and this hee
saith was and is true, publique and notorious. w:ch hee knoweth to be
true because hee this deponent hath first as a factor and then
as a Marchant for theise twenty yeares last and hath received very
many letters of advise from ffrance by land and the bills of lading in blanck covers by the shipp wherein the goods came from
ffrance to London, and because hee hath formerly lived in ffrance
and written hence many letters
of advice numerous goods there laden for Holland and Hamburgue and
filled up many bills of lading XXXXXX the XXXX, and well knoweth
thereby XXX the worck and custome in the matter aforesaid hath bin as hee
hath predeposed. Ez alre nescit depoXXXX

LUKE LUCE [His signature]

Reported before XX Cocke.

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P1090607 f. Xverso

To the 15:th arle of the said allegacon hee saith and
deposeth That the said ship the Golden CaXXXXXX at the said tyme of such here surprizeall came w:th her ladeing
from the River of Constantinople & XXXX XX as XXX places
shXXX XXXXXX the same abord & saith that the same
is for y:e accompt of none but Englishe & Italians. And
further saith that y:e Comon and generall reprt there XXX was
& still is peace and Amity betwixt England Italie & ffrance
& theire respective subiects. And the fore said parts of Smirna and Constantinople Genoa & Leghorne hee saith
were and are free ports & places to trade unto & where &
betwixt & whom & the ?ffrench by comon and generall repute
XXXX all ar peace and Amity And this hee saith is true
& notorious to all such as have and doe use to trade at or saile to
any of the said ports & places And otherwise he cannot depose

Reported before X Clarke

WME SEYMER [His signature]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

The 19:th day of June 1651

On the behalfe of Jo:n Smith W:m
Langhorne Jo:n (sic) Chambrelan and Company touching the
shipps the John and the Samuell of
London

XXXXX pro BXXX
et cop

THOMAS PAPILLON of the pyshe of
S:t Gabriell ffenchurch London Merchant
aged 28 yeares or thereabouts & William ?Finch
of the pyshe of S:t Andrew Undershaft London Merchant
aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne the day abovesaid before
the right wor:le W:m Clarke Doctor of Lawes one of the
Judges of the high Court of the Admiralty and examined
touching y:e truth of y:e contracts of a Petition and of
certaibe papers and a booke thereunto annexed ?preferred top
y:e right hono:ble the Council of State by the said Smith LangXXX
Chamberlayne & Company doe by vertue of theire oathes respectively sweare
& depose. That they the said deponents being servants to and liveing w:th
the said Thomas Chamberlayne one of the pties producent at such
tymes as the said Chamberlan together with the said Smith and
Langhirne & Company did sett out the shipp the John of London
of the Burthen of about 120 Tonnes whereof Thomas Turgis was
Commander in or about the Moneth of May 1649. and allsoe y:e ship the
Samuell of London of the Burthen of about 200 Tun & of w:ch Jo:n
Lad was Commander in or about December next following as in the
Petition hereunto annexed is sett forth and declared The contracts
of w:ch said Petition these deponents doe sweare and averre to bee
true in every part thereof XXXXX the setting forth & ?getting away of y:e said shipps giveing reason of XXX XXX knowledge
of the premisses because these deponents were respectively imployed
by the said Chambrelan & Company in and about the setting forth
and fitting of the said ships upon the vovage and designe in y:e Petcon
annexed

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P1090608 f. Xverso

annexed mentioned and because they were and are the psons
who did transcribe and enter the severall instruments
wch were made and agreed upon by and betwixt y:e said Petion.rs
and y:e respective Masters of the said ships touching the then
voyages and designes upon them they were ?then sett fforth from this
Port. Wch said Instruments orders & letters in y:e said bookes
are true copies of theire Originalls & are the same wch the deponents
did & have entred in the said Bookes, wch Booke beginnes XXXX
INVOYCES of GOODS Laden abord the Benjamin Bonadventure for Ginney
and soe continueing written more & less for the Number of 26 leaves
of paper only from the said beginning excepting one leafe thereof on w:ch
there is yet nothing written. And they doe further depose that in
testimonie of the truth of the said letters orders & instruments theise
Deponents have sett theire hands to such of them as were and are
entred into the said books by theire sd originalls: And otherwise they
and either of them say they cannot depose. saveing that had be said

W:m Finch for his pt doth deposeth that y:e Letter or paper annexed

to y:e said Petition is a true Coppie of an Abstract of an Originall

letter wch came from M:r Jo:n Lad from the Barbadas bearing date XXXX
the 9:th of March 1650 old stile and wch hee knoweth thereof hee hath
compared the same wth the originall letter wch hee now hath wth hjim
& in testimonie thereof hee this dep:t hath allsoe sett his hand thereunto
as ?relaccon being thereunto had may plainly appeare

THO: PAPILLON W:M FINCH [Their signatures]

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Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX

JOHN TIJBES of Amsterdam in Holland Marriner
Skipper of the shippe the Hope aforesd aged 31 yeares
or thereabouts, sworne and Examined deposed

To the first arle of the said Allegaccon and to the schedule annexed
hee saith and deposeth That in or about the Moneth of Aprill
last past there was laden aboard the shippe the Hope of Amsterdam
whereof this deponent then was and still is master at ?Dunkirke XXXX
aclate all and singular the goods wares and Merchandizes menconned
and expressed in the schedule to y:e allegaccon annexed now shewed
unto and perused by him. all w:ch said goods laden aboard
y:e said shippe were consigned to the XXX
and respective psons in the said schedule expressed w:ch said psons
hee saith are all Englishe Men and psons that doe live and
reside in and about this Cittye and they were & are generally XXX
reported to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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Notes

"Robert Thompson. — The following notes, appended by Mr. Waters to
the will of Major Thomson (ante, pp. 65-6), were accidentally omitted in
the last number :

[Information of Hugh Squier. Heard three men of quality, one seemingly a
Dutchman, rejoice that the Dutch had done so well, and attribute it chiefly to the
care and diligence of Maurice Thompson and his brother Major, in supplying them
with information of the motions of the English fleet ; they said these men served
much better than Scott for his thousand guilders a year. Finds that Maurice Thomp-
son was always violent against kingly government, was intimate with the Protec-
tor, sat on some of the high courts of justice, and sentenced some beheaded lords to
death, so that he is incapable of bearing any office. He was a poor man in Vir-
ginia, but got a great estate, chiefly from the king's party. He, Hugh Peters and
Nich. Corsellis, a Dutchman, went over in the beginning of the war to collect
money in Holland for the distressed Protestants in Ireland, and was always in great
favour with the Dutch. As to Major, can hear of no one of that name but a rich Mr.
Major, who married his daughter to the Protector's 6on Richard, but he is no bro-
ther of Maurice Thompson, so thinks they must mean his brother Major Rob.
Thompson, who was so great with Cromwell that he had nearly married his daugh-
ter : he began with nothing, rose high enough to purchase 2,200' a year in bishops'
lands, and lost it on the Restoration, so that he brags that he hates not the persons
but the office of bishops ; he is bold, full of malice, and embittered against govern-
ment ; he was six or 6even years a navy commissioner for the Protector, so that
he knows all the ways of the navy, and is thus able to commit this treason. Thinks
their houses should be searched, and Council should consider whether to seize them.
Asks directions in case he should again meet the three men whose discourse he
heard. [2 pages with postscript in cypher undecyphered.l Westminster, 24 June,
1666.

Account of two other brothers of these Thompsons : George, who lost his leg
fighting against the King, but got a great estate. When the army had fallen into
the posture of a brand-iron, with the Rump in the middle, threatening a battle royal,
Haslerigg and Morley to support the Rump, and Lambert and his party to pull them
down, this Col. George Thompson was with some thousands in St. George's-in-the-
Fields, Southwark, and with Bibles in their hands, and good swords also, they de-
clared for King Jesus, which signified what they pleased, except King Charles.
" Endorsed Col. G. Thompson, of Southwark, a Millenary, &c.' 24 June, 1666."

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Possible primary sources

Cornwall Record Office

Cornwall Record Office: Edgcumbe of Cotehele and Mount Edgcumbe [ME/1540 - ME/3660: [no title] ME/2979,2980 1648/9 and 1649]
- Contents: Two accounts of Pears Edgcumbe with Seger Corsellis, (banker?) in Amsterdam and London

Cornwall Record Office: Edgcumbe of Cotehele and Mount Edgcumbe [ME/1540 - ME/3660: [no title or date] ME/3014]
- Contents: To Pearce Edgecumbe at Mt. E. from Nich. Corsellis, London, 30 Oct. 1649: financial dealings; refers to addressee's servant Drinckwater; Sir Henry Vain, Treasurer to Navy; Mr. John Boucher, "your Kinsman"; Mr Dirrick

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Possible secondary sources

Fisher, H.E.S., The Portugal trade: a study of Anglo-Portuguese commerce, 1700-1770 (XXXX, 1971)

Shaw, L.M.E., Trade, inquisition, and the English nation in Portugal, 1650-1690 (XXXX, 1989)

Shaw, L.M.E., The Anglo-Portuguese alliance and the English merchants in Portugal, 1654-1810 (XXXX, 1998)

Young, Sidney (ed.), Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London Compiled From their Records and Other sourses (?London, 1890)

'Corsellis,' in XXXX, The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634. To which are added Miscellaneous Essex pedigrees from various Harleian manuscripts : and an appendix containing Berry's Essex pedigrees, pt. 2 (London, 1878), pp. 650-652