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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh to testifie the truth in this cause<br />
at the instance of one (whose name hee knoweth not) that followes the<br />
busines for the said Cox, which Cox hee hath knowne about foure<br />
yeares and a halfe, but doth not know Norbrooke, and saith hee<br />
favoureth the parties indifferently, And otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith hee doth not knowe the name of the said shipp<br />
out of which the said Cox was soe impressed as aforesaid, and<br />
that hee this rendent was a common man in the ''Marston Moore''
To the third hee saith the said Captaine Mings at the Barbadas the<br />
said voyage pressed severall man out of other shipps, namely two<br />
man out of Captaine Totties shipp, and otheres to the number of<br />
tenn or twelve out of other shipps, the names whereof hee knoweth<br />
not, and afterwards cleared five or sixe of them againe, and saith<br />
hee saw the pressing of them and bringing of them aboard, but<br />
hee doth not know the names of the men soe pressed, saving of two,<br />
namely Mathais Tonelin and John hughesen, and saving the said Cox.
To the fourth hee saith that the said Captaine was going ashore<br />
in his boate when hee soe called aboard. and pressed the said Cox,<br />
and this deponent was then one of the boates crew and heard him<br />
soe call, and saith that one Angell that was masters mate of the<br />
said shipp wherein Cox was, being dischardged out of her came aboard<br />
the ''Marston Moore'' and entred himselfe into her service, and<br />
acquainted the said Captaine of the said Cox as being in the said<br />
shipp, and when the Captaine went ashoare showed him the<br />
said shipp, And otherwise hee cannot answer, saving hee cannot<br />
conceive the said Cox should use any meanes to be pressed into the<br />
said frigot which was going for Jamaica, of which voyage every<br />
one was shie and willing to avoide if they could<br />
conveniently.
To the fifth hee saith hee was present and saw the said Cox upon<br />
his first comming aboard the ''Marston Moore'' and heard the said Captaine<br />
bidd him welcome, and say, Thomas, I am glad I have you aboard<br />
why could you not come without fetching, or to that effect, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving his foregoeing deposition to which<br />
hee referreth himselfe.
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin.
John Morris [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp 2.'''
'''Edward Collier''' of London Sailer, now lodging at the<br />
goat in Cheapside, aged 23 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the third, fourth and fifth articles of the said allegation (upon which<br />
hee is by discretion of the producent exámined) hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee this deponent was one of the Company of the<br />
''Marston Moore'' frigot the voyage wherein shee was lately at<br />
the Barbades, where namely about Christmas last (as hee<br />
remembreth the time) Captaine Mings commander of the said<br />
frigot impressed the producent Thomas Cox to serve aboard her<br />
And saith the said impressing happened to his remembrance as this<br />
manner, the said Captaine Mings in this deponents hearing<br />
commandedis deponents hearing<br />
commanded +
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