| First transcribed
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30 December 2014 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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| Folio
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162 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/70 +
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| Side
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Verso +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 30/12/2014 +
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| Transcription
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The third day of January 1654 English styl … The third day of January 1654 English style [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined on the sayd allegation.
'''Rp. 3'''
'''William Clement''' of Weymouth in the County of dorset Mariner<br />
aged 40 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined saith<br />
and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the 5th 6th and 7th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that by<br />
reason hee this deponent then was and is an Inhabitant of Weymouth and almost dayly<br />
did see the shipp the ''John'' of Weymouth arlate about the tyme arlate and before<br />
hee knoweth that the sayd shipp the ''John'' of Weymouth was at the sayd Port of Weymouth<br />
the 20th day of december 1653 and before, and knoweth that shee was before that<br />
day sufficiently manned with and victualed and prepared to sett to sea from the<br />
sayd port and had belonging to her (one Thomas Browne her master and<br />
about fifteene men and boyes but saith that by reason there was<br />
then and for the mostest of the sayd moneth of december before the sayd 20th day a generall Impresse for takeing up of Seamen at Weymouth to serve this<br />
Commonwealth and that divers frigotts in the imidiate service of this Common<br />
wealth as the ''Speaker'' the ''hound'' the ''Guinney ffrigott'' and others laye then before<br />
Weymouth in the Roade to receave such men as should be pressed for the service of<br />
this Commonwealth and seamen were dayly pressed out of Merchants<br />
shipps and on shoare for the sayd service the sayd shipp the ''John'' though shee were<br />
then on the sayd 20th day of december and before fitted to have sett sayle from the sayd Port<br />
could not sett sayle from thence by reason the mariners belonging to her or the greatest part of them for feare<br />
of the sayd presse which was then at Weymouth and had soe bin from before the 7th<br />
day of the sayd moneth of december 1653 did forsake the sayd vessell and hide them<br />
selves on shoare where they could, to avoide pressing, which notwithstanding hee saith<br />
the arlate Captaine John Arthur did his utmost endeavour that the sayd shipp might<br />
have proceeded on her intended voyage and sett sayle on the sayd 20th day of december<br />
and in pursuance thereof did on the 7th day of the sayd december not get the mariners of the sayd shipps<br />
the ''Johns'' Company to come on board her for feare [?of] pressing get some of the Inhabitants of<br />
Weymouth to get the sayd shipp ''John'' over the barr of the Roade of Weymouth but<br />
the Mariners of the sayd shipps company being some of them of this deponents knowledge<br />
pressed for the service of this Commonwealth and others of them hideing themselves on shoare<br />
to avoide pressing, some of whome did hide themselves in this deponents house in his<br />
mault chamber (hee this deponent using also the trade of malteing at such tymes as hee was<br />
not at sea) the sayd shipp ''John'' could not proceede on her voyage nor passe out<br />
of the sayd Port of Weymouth untill about the 19th day of January 1653 old style<br />
about whch tyme the sayd ffrigotts in service of this Commonwealth went out of<br />
Weymouth Roade, and as hee hath heard some of the sayd shipp the ''Johns'' company saye<br />
they did on or about the sayd 19th day of January 1653 old style (which was [?as ?soone]<br />
they could for feare of pressing) sett sayle from Weymouth Roade in the sayd shipp the ''John'' on the voyage<br />
in question And further to these articles hee cannot depose saving hee saith hee<br />
knoweth not nor hath heard of any vessell that sett sayle from the Port of Weymouth<br />
on or about the 20th of december 1653 till about the 19th of January next<br />
followingh by reason of the sayd presse./
To the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent/
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee cometh to testifie in this cause at the request<br />
of the producent Captaine Arthur and saith hee gfavureth all the parties litigant<br />
alike and desyreth right may take place and prevaile in this busines./
To the 2 hee saith hee did not observe what quarter the winde was in the tyme<br />
Interrogate and therefore knoweth not whether the winde were fayre to carry a shipp<br />
from Weymouth to Plymouth or any port westwards, nor knoweth of any shipp that<br />
went during the tyme Interrogate from Weymouth to any port westwards And<br />
further cannot answere/ds And<br />
further cannot answere/ +
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