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25th of July 1651.
ffor the widowe Page./ … 25th of July 1651.
ffor the widowe Page./
[?pauper ex ?notitia XXXX.]
'''John Hutton''' of horsey downe in the parish of Saint Olaves in the borough<br />
of South Warke mariner aged 30 yeares or thereabouts, sworne before<br />
the right Worshipfull William Clarke doctor of lawes one of the Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth by vertue of<br />
his oath.
That hee well kn[?e]we the shipp the ''Mary'' of London (whereof John Page<br />
late of the parish of Redriffe was master) and saith that hee the said<br />
Page in his life time was sole owner and proprietor of the said vessell, which<br />
hee knoweth because hee this deponent was his apprentice when hee bought her,<br />
and that hee the said Page bought her about tenn yeares since at dover of<br />
Mr Charles Br[aXnes] then of dover for the summe of two hundred and<br />
thirtie pounds sterling, which hee this deponent sawe him pay at dover<br />
to him the said Br[ames] for the said vessell, and for the raising of the money<br />
a part thereof hee the said Page was necessitated to p[XXXX] or [?ingage] a<br />
house which hee had in the said towne of dover; And for and as owner of<br />
her hee the said Page was commonly accompted at the time of his death<br />
which happened about tenn yeares since, And further hee saith that as hee<br />
hath bin credibly informed the said vessell bound hence for Ireland in the<br />
Parliaments service was taken by Jersey men about five yeares [?since] and afterwards by<br />
them sold to Saint Mallows in ffrance/
And hee hath bin lately informed that at the time of her setting out<br />
hense for Ireland as aforesaid shee was named the ''hopewell''
Repeated before doctor Exton.
Signed<br />
[MARKE] Jo: hutton [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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26. die July 1651.
On the behalfe of the keepers of}<br />
the Libertie of England by Authoritie}<br />
of Parliament concerneing the ''William''}<br />
of Leith}
[X?ow] p[?debt.]
'''Ellener Lumsdell''' the wife of Raph Lumsdell<br />
of Newcastle Marriner,<br />
sworne before the Right worshipfull John Exton doctor<br />
of the Laws one of the Judges of the highe Court of [XXX]<br />
Admiraltie deposeth as followeth that is to say. That the said<br />
shipp or vessell called the ''William'' of Leith was taken as a prize by<br />
the shipp the ''Henry'', about foure monthes since, and brought upp to the<br />
Port of London by the deponents husband, who shee saith was putt in her<br />
there of att Scarborough by Mr Southwood of London (or his order)<br />
Owner of the said shipp the ''Henry''; And she further saith That the said shipp<br />
the ''William'' was laden with herrings in Scotland and (when shee was taken as this<br />
deponent was informed) was bound for some Port in Norway; But being as aforesaid<br />
brought to London, shee saith and deposeth, That the said Southwood caused the said<br />
herrings to bee apprized after the rate of five shillings ten pence a barrell,<br />
and afterwards hee the said Southwood did (about two<br />
monthes since, sell the said Herrings (taken as prize) unto one Mr [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Young livinge<br />
in Thamestreete att the rate fof ten shillings the barrell, giving in one barrell<br />
to the [XXX]. ffor which shee saith her said husband hath not had any allowance for his<br />
share and service in the premisses, Neither hath hee the said Southwood given any<br />
Accompte of the said shipp and Goods into this Court as shee hath heard and<br />
verely beleeveth.
Repeated before doctor Clarke./
Ell[?e]anor l[XX GUTTER] doctor Clarke./
Ell[?e]anor l[XX GUTTER] +
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