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On the 11th of September 1657.
'''X: 3.'' … On the 11th of September 1657.
'''X: 3.'''
'''Rp.'''
'''Thomas Drayson''' of Wapping in the County<br />
of Middlesex, late Purser of the shipp the ''Gilbert''<br />
aged about 25 yeares, a wittnes produced<br />
sworne and examined he deposeth as followeth<br />
videlicet
To the first article of the sayd allegation he deposeth and saith<br />
That the arlate shipp the ''Gilbert'' tooke in her<br />
lading (the voyage arlate) at the Barbadoes, and was to<br />
bring the same directly for this Port of London and<br />
for noe other port or place in England The premisses<br />
he deposeth for that he the deponent being Purser of the<br />
said shipp for the sayd voyage he did in the absence of<br />
Captaine Croford the Master or Commander of<br />
her signe or firme the most part of the bills of lading<br />
for the goods then shippt aboard her, And he saith that<br />
the arlate Cobb, Jenning, Woodfall Chipson Cavelleir,<br />
Allen, Gillett and the rest of the sayd Mariners of the<br />
sayd shipp did know that the sayd shipp the ''Gilbert'' was bound<br />
from thense videlicet from the Barbados to this port of London<br />
for that he this deponent did often tell them soe, And further<br />
he cannot depose, Saving that many of the sayd shipps company<br />
knowing that the sayd shipp was bound with her lading for<br />
London, did there at the Barbadoes receive letters and tokens from<br />
diverse persons to deliver into their freinds here dwelling at<br />
London.
To the second article he saith that the arlate shipp the ''Gilbert'' in<br />
her course for London with the said goods came to an anchor neere<br />
Aberdey in Wales on or about the 18th day of January 1656 the<br />
wind then blowing somewhat Easterly, And that the sayd<br />
Captaine Crofford commanded the Mariners of the sayd shipp parties<br />
in this suite to weigh the sayd shipps anchors and to trimme her<br />
sayles and putt to sea for London, and that the arlate Cobb<br />
Woodfall, Chipson, Cavelleir, Allen and Gillett and alsoe<br />
William Tanner, Charles Sanders and some others of the<br />
Mariners of the sayd company absolutely refused to carry the sayd shipp<br />
for London, pretending want of victualls, and that the shipp was<br />
leaky, and that upon the sayd Mariners resusall he was forced<br />
to goe with the said shipp to Bristoll, And further he cannot depose
To the third article he deposeth that upon the sayd shipps arrivall<br />
at Bristoll Captaine Croford arlate was forced to<br />
unlade and deliver there his goods, and that by that meanes he<br />
made good about 600 li for the freight of the sayd gods, which<br />
if the sayd shipp had (as the Master would have had) her come<br />
for London (as she ought) she would have made out unto the said Master<br />
and Owners a thousand pounds freight, And further he cannot depose
To the fourth article he deposeth and saith that after the sayd<br />
shipp was delivered at Bristoll of her inwards lading, on or about<br />
the 29th of Aprill last there was sent a lighter lade[n GUTTER]<br />
with iron unto the arlate shipp the ''Gilbert'' together with<br />
ane ''Gilbert'' together with<br />
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