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| | '''Editorial history''' | | '''Editorial history''' |
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| | 01/05/12, CSG: Created page | | 01/05/12, CSG: Created page |
| | + | 12/05/12, CSG: 84 folios have been transcribed to date |
| | + | 18/05/12, CSG: Split HCA 13/68 into HCA 13/68 Part One & HCA 13/68 Part Two, and divided the bulk of the content |
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| | ==Suggested links== | | ==Suggested links== |
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| | + | See [[MRP: Admiralty court cases|Admiralty court cases]] |
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| | + | See [[MRP: Style Sheet One|Style Sheet One]] |
| | + | See [[MRP: Synthesis|Synthesis]] |
| | + | See [[MRP: Transcription|Transcription]] |
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| | + | NOTE: Transcriptions for HCA 13/68 have been moved to: |
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| | + | [[MRP: HCA 13/68 Part One|HCA 13/68 Part One]] |
| | + | [[MRP: HCA 13/68 Part Two|HCA 13/68 Part Two]] |
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| | ==To do== | | ==To do== |
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| | ==Physical description== | | ==Physical description== |
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| | + | [[MRP: P1110093 front cover|P1110093 front cover]] |
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| | Title on front leather cover in black ink: | | Title on front leather cover in black ink: |
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| − | Folioated, ff. 706
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| | No contents or index | | No contents or index |
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| − | ==Sample transcriptions== | + | ==HCA 13/68: Sample images== |
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| − | ==Notes== | + | ===HCA 13/68: Sample images: untranscribed=== |
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: Mark Harrison, of Wapping, Middlesex, Mariner, aged 27: Date: September 22nd 1653===
| + | HCA 13/68: Untranscribed image examples |
| − | P1110094
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| − | f. 1 recto
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| − | 1. To the first arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
| + | [[MRP: P1110172 f. 138 verso|P1110172 f. 138 verso]] |
| − | the arlate shipp the ''Golden Starr'' or ''Morning Starr'' and her lading was
| + | [[MRP: P1110173 f. 139 recto|P1110173 f. 139 recto]] |
| − | taken and seized by certaine shipps in the immediate service of the commonwealth
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| − | in the English seas upon the Coast of England, and was first chased by
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| − | the arlate shipp the ''Advantage frigot'' whereof Capt Mills was Commander
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| − | and was afterwards subdued and taken by the sayd shipp and another shipp
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| − | named the ''Water hound'' whereof Giles Shelley arlate was Commander
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| − | and saith that two shippes were in the immediate service of this Commonwealth
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| − | vizt the ''Mayflower'', and the ?10:th ?whelpe were neere and in sight att the
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| − | tyme of the sayd seizure. The p:rmisses This deponent knoweth being
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| − | master of the ''Advantage frigott'' aforesayd and avord her att the sayd tyme of seizure. And otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To the second arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that the sayd shipp the
| + | [[MRP: P1110194 f. 146 recto|P1110194 f. 146 recto]] partially transcribed |
| − | ''Golden Starr'' with her lading in her was subdued and taken by the shipps
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| − | aforesayd on or about the 28:th day of ffebruary 1652 English stile, and
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| − | saith she was then upon the English seas neere Beachy upon the Coast of
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| − | Suffolk within six leagues or thereabouts of the English shoare when
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| − | she was haled chased subdued and taken, which he knoweth being Master
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| − | of and aboard the sayd ''Advantage frigot'' that gave chase to the sayd ship
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| − | ''Morning starr'', and assisted in the subdueing and taking of her as aforesd
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| − | And otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To the third arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that upon
| + | [[MRP: P1110207 f. 164 verso|P1110207 f. 164 verso]] |
| − | the sayd 28:th day of ffeburary 1652 and for ?divers monethes before and
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| − | continually since and att this p:rsent, ther was and is open and publique
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| − | warr and hostility betweene this Commonwealth of England and the States
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| − | Generall of the united Netherland Provinces and their subiects, and this was
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| − | and is true publique and notorious; and was and is as this deponent hath
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| − | credibly heard and verily beleiveth, generally knowne and beleived aswell
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| − | att Cadiz in Spaine and in fflanders and att hamburgh as att other
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| − | ports and places beyond the seas. and the same as this deponent beleiveth
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| − | was evident and well knowne to y:e Captaine Master and Company of the
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| − | sayd shipp the ''Golden Starr''. And further he cannot depose.
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| − | To the fourth he saith and deposeth that of the sight of this deponent the sayd
| + | [[MRP: P1110213 f. 168 recto|P1110213 f. 168 recto]] |
| − | shipp the ''Golden Starr'' was att the tyme aforesd sayling in that way or Course that lyes
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| − | and leadeth from Beachy towards holland and other ports that are within
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| − | the Jurisdiction and obedience of the States of the united Provinces. And
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| − | otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To//
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| − | P1110095
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| − | f. 1 verso | + | |
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| − | //To the fifth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the arlate shipp
| + | [[MRP: P1110221 f. 193 recto|P1110221 f. 193 recto]] |
| − | the ''Golden Starr'' being upon the English Coast and sayling in her course
| + | [[MRP: P1110223 f. 193 verso|P1110223 f. 193 verso]] |
| − | as aforesayd was haled or called unto by the Captaine and Company of the
| + | [[MRP: P1110224 f. 194 recto|P1110224 f. 194 recto]] |
| − | sayd ''Advantage frigot'' being come upp to her within pistolls shott and
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| − | within hearing; and the master and Company of the ''Golden Starr'' were
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| − | then demanded to declare and make knowne whence they were and whither
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| − | bound, and to send out their boat to the ''Advantage frigot'' then wearing
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| − | the colo:rs of this Commonwealth, and to submitt themselves to be visited according
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| − | to y:e custome in such cases especially in the tyme of warr, which this
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| − | deponent knoweth being p:rsent and aboard the ''Advantage frigott''
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| − | att the tyme of haling the sayd shipp ''Golden Starr'' as aforesd. And otherwise
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| − | cannot depose
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| − | To the sixth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the Commander and
| + | [[MRP: P1110234 f. 304 recto|P1110234 f. 304 recto]] |
| − | Company of the ''Advantage frigott'' before they made any shott against the
| + | [[MRP: P1110236 f. 305 verso|P1110236 f. 305 verso]] |
| − | ''Golden Starr'', being off att a distance gave her 2 or 3 warning ?poices
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| − | without any dammage to her, and not att her or into her, onely to give notice
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| − | to her to stay. And further saith when
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| − | they in the ''Advantage frigot'' came so neer to the ''Golden Starr'' as that they
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| − | could hale the ''Golden Starr'', and before they gave the ''Golden Starr'' any
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| − | broad side or made any shott into or against her, the ''Advantage frigott''
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| − | had upp and did weare the Colo:r of this Commonwealth, wherby the master
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| − | Capt and Companie of the ''Golden Starr'' might know and XXXXX that
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| − | the Captaine and Companie of the ''Advantage frigot'' were Rnglish and
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| − | that their shipp was in the service of this Commonwealth, all which this
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| − | deponent knoweth being aboard the ''Advantage frigot'', and saw and
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| − | observed the p:rmisses to be as he hath now declared. And otherwise
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| − | cannot depose
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| − | To the seventh arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that the p:rmisses
| + | [[MRP: P1110285 f. 503 recto|P1110285 f. 503 recto]] |
| − | notwithstanding the sayd master and Company of the ''Golden Starr''
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| − | delayed to submitt themselves to be visited saying they had not any
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| − | boat to send aboard the ''Advantage frigot'' to that purpose, and by
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| − | their postures and language did ?evidence it to the deponent and the
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| − | rest of the Company of the Advantage that they intended resistance
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| − | against the ''Advantage frigott'' being but a small shipp and noe
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| − | other English shipps at that tyme in sight, whereupon the ''Advantage
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| − | frigot'' gave fire upon the the ''Golden Starr'', and was immediately
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| − | answered in like manner from the ''Golden Starr'', And the Master and Company
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| − | therof violently assaulted and resisted the sayd shipp the ''Advantage
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| − | frigot'' being in the immediate service of this Commonwealth, and bearing
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| − | the Colo:rs thereof, and fought with y:e Capt and Company thereof as EXXXX
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| − | in an hostile manner, and continued fight with them upon the sayd EXXX
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| − | seas att the place aforesayd for three howres and upwards XXX from
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| − | before 9 of the Clock in the morning till about 12 att noone before
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| − | any more English shipps came in, and killed some of the Company of the
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| − | ''Advantage'', and wounded others, and used their best endeavour with the
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| − | ship//
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| − | P111096
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| − | //shipp being an able vessell of about 22 Gunnes to sink and destroy the
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| − | sayd ''Advantage frigot'', The p:rmisses This deponent knoweth to be true
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| − | being aboard the ''Advantage frigott'' and engaged in the sayd fight
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| − | and seeing and observing the passages aforesd. And othwerwise he cannot
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| − | depose.
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| − | To the eighth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that after the ma:r & Company
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| − | of the sayd ship the ''Golden Starr'' were haled by the ''Advantage'' as aforesayd
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| − | they of the ''Golden Starr'' of the sight of this Deponent caused a ?Red flagg with a picture of a hand and
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| − | word in the same to be putt out att the Maine mast head of the ''Golden Starr''
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| − | which this deponent beleiveth they so did in token of defiance of the
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| − | sayd shipp the ''Advantage'' in the service of this Commonwealth. And otherwise
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| − | he cannot depose.
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| − | To the ninth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that during the sayd
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| − | fight betweene the ''Golden Starr'' and the ''Advantage ffrigott'', the shipp the
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| − | ''Waterhound'' whereof Giles Shelley was Commander , and some other shipps
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| − | of this Commonwealth in the immediate service thereof (and having out and
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| − | wearing the Colo:rs of the Commonwealth and none other) came up to aid
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| − | and assist the sayd ''Advantage frigot'' against the ''Golden Starr'' thi sdeponent
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| − | seeing when the sayd shipps of this Commonwealth so came upp. And
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| − | saith that the Master and Companie of the ''Golden Starr'' might see and XXXX (and did
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| − | spe and XXX as this deponent beleiveth) that the sayd ship ''Waterhound'' and
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| − | the other shipps being the ''Mayflower'' and ''10:th Whelpe'' aforesd did belong
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| − | to this Commonwealth and were in their immediate service. And otherwise
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| − | he cannot depose.
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| − | To the tenth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that after the sayd shipp
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| − | the ''Water hound'' came upp with the ''Golden Starr'', and the two other English
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| − | shipps came in sight the Master and Company of the ''Golden Starr'' continued
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| − | the fight for some tyme and fired a Broad side att the ''Water hound'' and
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| − | wounded the Boatswayne and some others of the ''Waterhounds'' Companye
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| − | of the certayne knowledge and sight of this deponent. And further saith
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| − | that in all the tyme the sayd Ma:r and Companie of the ''Golden Starr'' tooke not
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| − | downe their Redd flagg or flagg of defiance but the XXXX continued still
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| − | upp at their maintopmast; till the ''Waterhounds'' Company boarded and subdued
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| − | and seized the ''Golden Starr'' and tooke downe the sayd redd flagg or
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| − | flagg of defiance, which he knoweth neing p:rsent and aboard the
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| − | ''Golden Starr'' with or in the said ''Advantage frigot'' when the sayd flagg of defiance was taken downe as aforesd
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| − | And otherwise he cannot depose-
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| − | To the eleventh article of the sayd allon, This deponent saith he cannot
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| − | depose.
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| − | To the twelfth article of the sayd allon This deponent saith he cannot depose
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| − | To the last he saith his depositions are true, And otherwise cannot depose-
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| − | To the Crosse Interries
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| − | To the 1:st he saith he was at the tyme of the taking the sayd shipp the
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| − | ''Golden Starr'' in this Interrogatory named the ''Morning Starr'', master of
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| − | the interrte shipp the ''Advantage''.
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| − | To the 2:d he saith he was p:rsent att the taking and surprizeing of
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| − | the interate shipp the ''morning Starr'' or ''Golden Starr''
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| − | To//
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| | + | ===HCA 13/68: Sample images: draft transcriptions available=== |
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| + | HCA 13/68: First cut transcribed pages |
| − | P1110100
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| − | ===Case: Edward Beale and Companie vs. the Expectaccon: Deposition: 4. Walter Hickst, of Travercion, Cornwall, an inhabitant of Messina, Sicicilia, Merchant, aged 28: Date: September 27th 1653===
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| − | The 27:th of September 1653
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| − | Examined upon a Libell on the behalfe
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| − | of the sayd Edward Beale and
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| − | Companye
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| − | Edward Beale and Companie against)
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| − | a certaine shipp called the ''Expectaccon'' and)
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| − | her tackle apparell and furniture and)
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| − | whatsoever summes of money due for the
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| − | fraight of the same or against whatsoever)
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| − | summens of money proceeding of the sale)
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| − | of the sayd shipp tackle and furniture and)
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| − | against William Star?late, John Bridsey
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| − | BLANK Williams, Georhe Cane, BLANK harding
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| − | and others comeing in for their Interest
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| − | and against whomsoever appearing for XXX
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| − | Smith Suckley
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| − | Smith Elcock d:t
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| − | To the first Arle of the sayd Libell this deponent saith and deposeth that being
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| − | and resideing in the Citty of Messena in Scicily in the yeare of o:r Lord 1650
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| − | and monthes therein respectively he there within that tyme saw the arlate
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| − | shipp the ''Expectaccon'', and saith she continued there in the monthes of November
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| − | december January and ffebruary 1650. and further saith that att the sayd
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| − | tyme the arlate Thomas Newman was mMaster and Commander of the sayd
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| − | shipp and one Thomas Ayres was purser of her and so commonly accounted reputed
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| − | and taken. And further he cannot depose.
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| − | To the second arle of the sayd Libell This deponent saith that he hath well knowne
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| − | the arlate Edward Beale for these eleven yeares now past for and
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| − | during which tyme he hath beene a merchant of good quality resident in
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| − | Messina aforesayd and further saith that the sayd shipp the ''Exepectaccon'' in
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| − | the sayd monthes of November december January and ffebruary 1650 and
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| − | during sayd tyme as the sayd shipp the ''Expectation'' did abide in the port of Messina
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| − | afpresayd, the sayd shipp of the sight and knowledge of this deponent did stand in need of
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| − | and did want divers repaires, in her hull tackle apparell furniture and
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| − | victualls and provisions for her Company, and the sayd Newman wanted
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| − | moneyes allso to pay the says shippes Companie their wages and other debts oweing by the says shippe and saith
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| − | the says shipp was in that tyme in so bad condiccon that without repaires and
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| − | moneyes to make good the sd repaires she could not goe from thence, and so XXX
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| − | the aforesayd newman and Ayres, as themselves told this deponent att Messina,
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| − | did signify and make knowne to the sayd Edward Beale then living att
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| − | Messina. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the third & fourth arles of the sayd Libell this deponent saith that within the sayd monthes
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| − | and yeare aforesayd the sayd ship the ''Expectaton'' wnating reparattons and
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| − | the sayd Newman and Ayres wanting moneyes to repair the same, they the
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| − | sayd Newman and Ayres made their addresse to y:e sayd Edward Beale, and
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| − | he the sayd Edward Beale and Company finding and percyveing the great
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| − | want//
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| − | P1110101
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| − | f. 4 verso
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| − | //want of the sayd shipp ''Expecraccon'' was in as aforesayd did att the
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| − | request of the sayed Newman and Ayres really and truely lend unto them the
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| − | sayed Newman and Ayres for ther use and service of the sayd shipp the
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| − | ''Expectaccon'', and for carrying her home to this port of London, and
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| − | for providing of victualls for her and payeing of the sayd Mariners
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| − | their wages and other debts oweing by the sayd shipp the summe of eight hundred and odd dollars or peices of 8/8
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| − | upon Bottomrie, And adventure thereof upon the keele of the sayd
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| − | shipp the ''Expectacon'' from the tyme of her depzure from Messina untill
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| − | the tyme of her Arrivall into the River of Thames, upon which contract
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| − | the sayd Thomas Newman and Thomas Ayres did oblige and bind the sayd
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| − | shipp tackle and furniture and fraight arising upon the same, but
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| − | saith he doth not know the certayne summe the sayd Edward Beale and
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| − | Companie were to receyve upon the sayd contract upon the arrivall of the
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| − | sayd shipp ''Expectaccon'' in the River of Thames. And saith that the
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| − | reason of this deponents knowledge in the p:rmisses was and is that the
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| − | sayd Newman and Ayres did themselves declare to this deponent att
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| − | Messina within the tyme arlate the effect and substance of what he hath now
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| − | deposed touching the loane of the sayd 800 and odd dollars upon bottomry
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| − | by the sayd Edward Beale and Companie, and Paschall Russa a publick Notary in Messina
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| − | who as he sayd drew the Act of Bottomrie declared and made knowne the ?same
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| − | likewise to this deponent within the sayd tyme, And this deponent likewise saw
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| − | about the same tyme an entry of the sayd moneyes and contract in the bookes
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| − | of the sayd Edward Beale att Messina. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the fifth he saith that within the monethes and yeare aforesd, the sayd
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| − | Newman and Ayres did of the certaine knowledge & sight of this deponent amend
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| − | and repaire the sayd shipp ''Expectation'' and her tackle and apparrell and
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| − | provided victualls for her Company, all which thid deponent verily beleiveth
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| − | they did with the moneyes so taken upp as aforesayd uppon Bottomry of
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| − | the sayd Edward Beale and Company, and verily beleiveth that in case
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| − | they had not beene so furnished by the sayd Edward Beale and Companye
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| − | the sayd shipp could not have gone and proceeded from Messina, and
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| − | beleiveth that the money of the sayd Beale and Company was a maine
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| − | cause and occasion and meanes which brought the sayd shipp from Messina
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| − | And so much or to the like effect the sayd newman and Ayres have confessed
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| − | and declared to this deponent- And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the sixth he saith that after borrowing the sayd moneyes, and repairing the
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| − | sayd shipp in manner as aforesayd XXX in the month of March 1650 or
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| − | about that tyme the sayd shipp sett sayle from Messina under the Conduct
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| − | of the sayd Thomas Newman and in or about July or August next ensueing
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| − | 1651. arrived safely att this port of London. the p:rmisses he knoweth to
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| − | be true for that he this deponent did Lade aboard the sayd shipp att
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| − | Messina about the sayd moneth of march about 40 tonns of goods, and saw
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| − | the sayd shipp sett sayle therewith within the sayd moneth or about that
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| − | tyme from Messina, and afterwards ?had about the latter end of August
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| − | or beginning of September 1651 receyved letters of Advise by post
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| − | att Messina from this port of London wherein was signifyed, that the sayd
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| − | shipp//
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| − | P1110102
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| − | f. 5 recto
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| − | //shipp ''Expectatton'' and this deponent sayd 40 tonn of goods therein were a little
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| − | before the date of that letter (which bore date in July or August 1651) safely
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| − | arrived in the River of Thames. And otherwise he cannot depose daving
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| − | he saith It is thirty dayes and upwards since the Arrivall of the sayd shipp
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| − | in the River as aforesayd. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | P1110104
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| − | //The Advantage, which he so did the better to discover or what the sayd shipp
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| − | the ''Morning Star'' or ''Golden Starr'' might be, and for the same purpose
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| − | soone after shott a warning `peice being still out of shott, and thereupon
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| − | the sayd shipp the ''Golden Starr'' bore toward the ''Advantage frigot'' and
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| − | fired one Gun without shott, which in the sea language is much as to
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| − | say All freinds and p:rsently putt out a Redd Ancyent which when this deponent perceyved he immediately tooke
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| − | downe his says Holland Colo:rs, and putt out the Colo;rs of this Commonwealth
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| − | whereupon the sayd shipp ''Golden Starr'' stood off from the ''Advantage'' and
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| − | returned into her former course, howbeitthis deponent made after the
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| − | sayd ship and being come upp with her within pistoll shott side by side
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| − | haled the sayd shipp ''Golden Starr'', and badd them severall tymes that they
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| − | should strike for the parliament of England, wherto the sayd master
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| − | of the ''Golden Starr'' refused to strike, and bad this deponent kisse his breech
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| − | and sayd he would not strike to such a small shipp as the ''Advantage'' was
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| − | and immediatley fetcht out his Cutlase and waved it att this deponent bidding
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| − | him to do his worst and come under his Lee and this deponent desired him in a fair way to submitt
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| − | himselfe to be visited and to send out his boat to that purpose, and thereto the
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| − | sayd master of the ''Golden Starr'' replyed that he had noe boat to send out,
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| − | whereas in truth as afterwards appeared he had a fair good boat aboard
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| − | hereupon this deponent preXXXXXX that entreaty would not p:rvayle fired a
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| − | gunn over him; and then immediatley the sayd master of the ''Golden Starr'' hoysted out his flagg
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| − | of defiance being a Red flagg with a oicture of a hand and sword
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| − | thereon, and then againe badd this deponent doe his worst, And this deponent
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| − | againe firing another gunn over him hee immediatley fired a whole broad
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| − | side at this deponent and killed one of this deponents men; upon which
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| − | a sharp fight was begann which continued from about .8. of the Clock in
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| − | the morning till about 12 att noone betwixt the sayd shipps the ''Advantage
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| − | frigott'' wearing the Colo;rs of this Commonwealth, and the sayd shipp the
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| − | ''Golden Starr'' wearing her redd Ancyent and flagg of defyance as aforesd
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| − | in which fight this deponent lost two of his men, and the ''Golden Starr''
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| − | fought sharply all the sayd tyme, and the master and Company of her
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| − | used their uttmost endeavo.r to sinke and destroy the sayd ''Advantage frigott''
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| − | the p:rmisses this deponent knoweth being actually engaged in the sayd fight
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| − | aboard the ''Advantage'' and seeing and observing the p:rmisses to be true
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| − | as he hath now declared and otherwise cannot depose
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| − | To the nynth tenth arles of the sayd Allon This deponent saith that
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| − | during the sayd fight and about 12 of the Clock of the same day the arlate
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| − | shipp the ''Waterhound'' whereof Giles Shelley was Commander came
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| − | upp, And the ''Water hound'' came and engaged in the fight and shott att the
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| − | ''Golden Starr'', and the ''Golden Starr'' made a broad side against the ''Waterhound''
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| − | and fought with her and wounded the Boatswaine therof, and continued
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| − | the sayd fight till she was boarded and subdued by the sayd shipps y:e ''Waterhound''
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| − | and ''Advantage''. And he saith that during all the sayd fight the foresayd flagg
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| − | of defiance continued still upp at the main topmast head of the ''Golden Starr'' and
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| − | ===Case: Sebastian Cortizos, of Madrid: Deposition: Henrique Jorge Mendez, of Antwerpe, Brabant, Merchant, aged 48: Date: October 26th 1653===
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| − | The 26:th day of October 1653
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| − | Examined upon an allon on the behalfe of
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| − | the sd Don Sebastian Cortizos
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| − | HENRIQUE JORGE MENDEZ of Antwerpe
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| − | in Brabant merchant aged forty eight
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| − | yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
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| − | examined deposeth and saith as followeth
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| − | vizt
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| − | To the first second and third Articles of the sayd allon This deponent saith
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| − | and deposeth that he hath knowne the arlate Don Sebastian da Cortizos
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| − | from his youth, and saith that he hath for twenty yeares now past bene
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| − | and now is an ?Ambasta of his Catholique Ma:tie the King of Spaine and
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| − | doth furnish his sayd Ma:tie with moneyes for his occasions in Italy and
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| − | fflanders, And that the sayd Don Debastian da Cortizos in January ffebruary
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| − | and March last past 16?52 and in March Aprill and may 1653 was and att
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| − | this p:rsent the true and lawfull Owner and proprietor of one hundred and
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| − | eleven sackes of wool of the first marke in the margent and of nyne
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| − | sackes more of wooll of the second marje in the margent, and that in or
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| − | about the moneth of January 1652 the sayd Don Sebastian da Cortizos did
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| − | att or neere Allicant in Spaine cause the sayd 111 sackes of wool of the
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| − | first marke in the margent and the sayd nyne sackes of wool of the second
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| − | marke in the margent to be laden on board the sayd shipp the ''S:t Augustine''
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| − | Simon Johnson XXXXXX M:r to be carryed and transported from thence
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| − | to//
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| − | P1110111
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| − | //to Venice and there to be delivered unto Don Augustin de ffonseca
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| − | for the use and Accompt of the producent, and the proceed thereof to
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| − | be imployed in the service and upon the Occasion of his sayd Catholique
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| − | Ma:ty in Italy and fflanders, the p:rmisses this deponent knoweth to be
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| − | true for that hee is under paymaster Generall of the King of Spaines
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| − | Army in fflanders, he did about ffebruary last past 1652, receyve
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| − | letters of Advise from the Correspondents of the Producents living
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| − | att Madrid wherein they did certify this deponent that the fowrsayd
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| − | wools of the respective markes aforesayd were about the tyme aforesays
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| − | laden att Alicant in the sayd shipp ''S:t Augustin'' to be transported to Venice
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| − | and there to be delivered for the use and Accompt and fir the service
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| − | aforesayd, And this deponent having had for many yeares past
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| − | constant correspondence with the sayd Assentista, the producent knoweth,
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| − | that he the sayd producent doth usually cause his wools to be marked
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| − | with th respective markes afore sett forth. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the fourth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that he hath credibly
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| − | heard and verily beleiveth it to be true, that the sayd shipp the ''S:t Augustin''
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| − | after lading of the sayd woolls did sett sayle therewith towards Venice
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| − | and in her course thither was together with the sayd wools then on
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| − | board her seized by force of the shipps of this Commonwealth under
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| − | the Command of Cap:t Badily, and that by reason of the sayd seizure
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| − | the wools aforesayd came into the hands and possession of the sayd
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| − | Captaine Badily. And otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To the fifth and sixth Articles of the sayd allon This deponent saith
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| − | that the sayd 120 sackes of wools were really laden and provided for the
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| − | Accompt aforesayd and the proceed thereof were to have bene really
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| − | employed for and in the Affaires of his Catholiq Ma:ty. And this
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| − | deponent himselfe about July last past did deliver to the Spanish
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| − | Ambassador here Resident a Letter from his sayd Ma:ty touching the
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| − | foresayd woolls and the seeking after restitution thereof. And saith
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| − | that albeit the sayd wools in the bills of lading for the same found
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| − | aboard the syd shipp be ontrue (sic) for the Accompt of Augustine da ffonseca
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| − | of venice, yet the same was and is done onely to secure the same from
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| − | the ffrench, and saith It is usuall for the sayd producent so to secure
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| − | his wools which this deponent knoweth by the correspondence hee holds
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| − | with the sayd producent and the sayd Augustine da ffonseca with both
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| − | of whom he hath familiar Acquaintance. And otherwise he cannot
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| − | depose saving that noe dutchman subiect of the State of the united
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| − | Provinces of ffrenchman subiect of the ffrench King had or hath any
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| − | right title or Interest in the same or any part thereof.
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| − | To the seventh Article of the sayd allon This deponent daith that the sayd
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| − | Sebastian da Cortizo was and is a Spaniard borne and lives in Madrid
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| − | where he was borne and hath in habited for theis 20 yeares ast and
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| − | indeed all his tyme. and was and is a subiect of the King of Spaine
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| − | and so accounted. And saith the sayd Augustin da ffonseca is likewise
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| − | by birth a Spaniard but by habitacon of Venice where he hath lived
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| − | for about .16. yeares now past, and was and is a subiect of the State
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| − | of Venice and so accounted, all which this deponent well knoweth by his
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| − | acquaintance & Correspondencyes with both the sayd pties. And otheriws
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| − | he cannot depose.//
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| − | //To the Crosse Interries
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| − | To the first negatively.
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| − | To the 2:d he saith he had knowne the producent for his youth and saith he is a
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| − | Spaniard & inhabitates in Madrid with his family and was borne there and ther
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| − | hath lived all the tyme, and his house is in the street called Alocka.
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| − | To the 3:d he saith he was not p:rsent att the buying the woolls in question
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| − | but knoweth that the producent doth usually deale in wools. and otherwise
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| − | saving ?his foregoeing depositions wherto he referreth himselfe hee
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| − | cannot depose.
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| − | To the 4:th he saith he was not att Allicant neyther saw the wools in question
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| − | in the producents possession. but saith he keepes ?continuall and constant
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| − | correspondencyes with the producent and thereby well understandeth his busines
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| − | and trade, and thereby understandeth that ffrancisco and Gaspard da Maxito
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| − | Spaniards Inhabitants of Allicant did lade the wools in question for the
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| − | Accompt aforesayd. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the fifth Interie negatively
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| − | To the 6:th Interry negatively to every pt thereof
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| − | To the 7:th Interry he saith he is a native of Lisboa in Portugall and is
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| − | an Inhabitant of Antwerpe. and otherwise negatively.
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| − | To the 8. 9. 10 and 11:th Interries he saith he knoweth nothing thereof
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| − | HENRIQUEXXX XXXX [His signature]
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| − | SAM DELAXXXX [His signature]
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| − | Repeated in Court before the XXX Judges
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: Thomas Watson, of Galloway, Ireland, Merchant, aged 25: Date: October 7th 1653===
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| − | P1110113
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| − | & P1110115
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| − | f. 33 recto
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| − | The seaventh day of October 1653
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| − | The clayme of John Bodkin of Gallaway)
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| − | in Ireland for his moneyes and XXXX laden on board)
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| − | the shipp the ''S:t Peter'' (whereof Cornelius Jacobson)
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| − | XXXX was master) taken and surpried by the shipp)
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| − | the ''Handmaid'' whereof Charles Wills was then)
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| − | Captaine)
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| − | Xmith ffrancklin
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| − | Examined upon an allon on the behalfe of
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| − | the sayd John Bodkyn
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| − | 1. THOMAS MARTIN of Gallaway in Ireland merchant aged
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| − | five and twenty yeares a witnes sworne and examined
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| − | deposeth and saith as followeth vizt
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| − | To the first arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
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| − | in the monethes of June and July 1653 and continually since the arlate
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| − | John Bodkin was and is the Lawfull Owner and proprieto:r of the arlate
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| − | five hundred peices of eight of Mexico and Sevill conteyned in two bag?s
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| − | marked and numbred as in the margent and so accounted, which he knoweth
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| − | for that he saw a letter at ?Bilboa ?for the sayd Bodkin att Nantes
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| − | directed to ffrancis Bodkins att Bilboa, ordering him to procure the
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| − | like summe of moneyes, and this deponent knoweth that the sayd ffrancis
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| − | Bodkins bought and procured the same accordingly And this deponent
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| − | saw the sayd money and counted and assisted at the telling and
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| − | bagging up the same, and saw the same marked as aforesd, and
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| − | afterwards saw bills of lading signed for the same for the sayd XXXX
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| − | Accompt. and othewise saving his XXXX deposicons cannot depose
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| − | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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| − | To the second third and fourth arles of the sayd allon and to the bill of
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| − | lading therein mencconed this deponent saith hee XXX at Bilboa the sayd
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| − | ffrancis Bodkin deliver the sayd baggs of money marked as aforesd
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| − | to Cornelius Jacobson XXX master of the ''S:t Peter'' arlate and heard him
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| − | give directions to the sayd XXXX to carry the same aboard the sayd shipp
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| − | for the Accompt of John Bodkin to be inn the sayd shipp transported
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| − | from Bilboa where the sayd shipp thn lay to Nantes in ffrance and there
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| − | to be delivered to the sayd John Bodkin or his assignes for his use and
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| − | Accompt, and the sayd dept went to carry the same aboard accordingly
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| − | and this deponent did afterwards see the same aboard the sayd shipp
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| − | And saith that after the lading of the says XXXXXX XXXX upon or about
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| − | the 26:th day of June 1655. last past this deponent at Bilboa saw the
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| − | arlate Cornelius Jacobson XXXX signe thXXX bills of lading for the
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| − | same all of one tenor, and saith the bill of lading exhibited soeXXX
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| − | sam remaining in the Registry of this Court and now shewne to him
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| − | this Examinat was and is one of the sayd bills of lading for the sayd
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| − | 500 peices of 8 which this deponent saw signed XXXX same as aforesd
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| − | And the contracts thereof he saith were and are true and reall and not
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| − | false or colourable, which he knoweth for the reasons aforesayd and
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| − | otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the fifth sixth seventh and eighth arles of the sayd allon this deponent
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| − | saith that the sayd ffrancis Bodkin is an Irishman and was at Bilboa
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| − | a merchant stranger and was and is the XXX XXXXXX and fact:r of the
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| − | producent//
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| − | P1110116
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| − | f. 33 verso
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| − | //producent and so accounted which this deponent knoweth being his
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| − | Acquiantance and correspondent. And saith hee saw the syd ffrancis
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| − | Bodkin att Bilboa soone after the lading of the sayd moneyes wrote
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| − | signe and direct a letter to the sayd John Bodkins att Nantes
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| − | touching the sayd moneyes the pticular contents of which letter
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| − | hee now remembreth not. And saith he is fully psuaded and well
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| − | assured that noe Subiect of the States of the united provinces King
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| − | of ffrance or any Prince or State in hostility with this Commonwealth
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| − | had or hath any share or interest in the sayd moneyes or any pt thereof
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| − | And saith he never herad that the sayd ffrancis Bodkin was or is
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| − | a subiect of any such Prince or State, or of the States of the sayd
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| − | united provinces or King of ffrance, but beleiveth he is a subiect of
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| − | the Commonwealth, and so ought to be and is accomted. And otherwise
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| − | he cannot depose.
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| − | To the nynth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
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| − | after the lading of the sayd moneyes as aforesd the sayd shipp ''S:t Peter''
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| − | depted therewith frō Bilboa and in her Course thither was seized
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| − | by Captaine Wills and Company, in the shipp ''Handmaid'', And the sayd
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| − | moneyes now claymed were then aboard the sayd shipp and came into
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| − | the hands and possession of the sayd Wills and Company. the p:rmisses
| + | |
| − | he knoweth to be true being aboard the sayd shipp as a passenger
| + | |
| − | att the tyme of the sayd seizure. And otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To the tenth arle of the sayd allon thi sdeponent saith tht the arlate
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| − | John Bodkin was and is an Irishman borne and so accounted and
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| − | in June last and for many years before and since the sayd tyme was
| + | |
| − | and is an Inhabitant of Galloway in Ireland and hath his wife children
| + | |
| − | and family there, and was and is a subiect of this Commonwealth
| + | |
| − | living under the protection thereof and so accounted, and never was
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| − | or is a subiect of the States of the united provinces or of the King
| + | |
| − | of ffrance or of any Prince or State in hostility with this Commonwealth
| + | |
| − | that this deponent knoweth or ever heard. the p:rmisses this deponent
| + | |
| − | knoweth being himselfe of Galloway and by his Correspondencyes
| + | |
| − | he holdath there. And otherwise he cannot depose
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| − | To the 11:th hee saith his depositions are true
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| − | To y:e Crosse Interries.
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| − | To the 1. he saith he comes to be a witnes att y:e Request of Daniel Archer
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| − | and hath knowne the producent frō his Childhood. and otherwise negatively
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| − | To the 2. he saith he is an Irishman, and is not bound as he beleiveth to
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| − | discover his conscience on XXX of Religion, and is a Merchant facto:r
| + | |
| − | without a settled aboad, and from the yeare 1642. to 1646. lived in
| + | |
| − | fflanders. frō 1646. to 1652 in the beginning thereof lived in Holland
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| − | and Zealand. and from April 1652. to July 1653 in Spain, from
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| − | whence he came in July last and in the same month arrived in London, and
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| − | here hath resided ever since. And otherwise negatively.
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| − | P1110117
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| − | f. 34 recto
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| − | //To the third hee saith John Bodkin hath his habitation in Gallaway and there was
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| − | borne and hath lived frō his Childhood. and hath his wife and family there
| + | |
| − | and otherwise negatively saving he beleiveth he was att Nantes upon
| + | |
| − | his merchandizing affaires about June last
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| − | To the .4. negatively to every pt thereof.
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| − | To the .5: and 6. he saith he saw the bills of lading interrte signed as aforesd
| + | |
| − | a shoare. and knoweth the bill of lading now showne him to be one of the
| + | |
| − | very originall bills as aforesd by the markes firme and contents thereof
| + | |
| − | and by the handwriting of ffrancis Bodkins servant by w:ch it was and
| + | |
| − | is filled up. and otherwise being not aboard att the tyme of Lading
| + | |
| − | referring himselfe XXXX Coresponding deposicons wherein hehath soe forth
| + | |
| − | all his knowledge in the pticulars touching the sayd moneyes and lading
| + | |
| − | thereof he cannot depose.
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| − | To the .7. he saith he cam along in the sayd shipp and had aboard for his owne
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| − | Accompt. 1600. pces of 8/8 and 361/2 ps of 8/8 and 75 ps of 8/8 and gold to the value of 1471/2 in
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| − | ps of 8/8 one bag of ambergreese worth 212. ps of 8/8 1/2 and 311
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| − | kintalls (sic) of Spanish Iron. and otherwise negatively.
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| − | To the 8. hee refereth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions and further
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| − | cannot depose.
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| − | To the 9. he saith he hath lived in Holland and Zealand as he hath above
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| − | declared. and hath noe intent to returne thither nor had any such purpose
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| − | att the tyme of the seizure of the petera nor hath any ?house there
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| − | or elsewhere saving in Galloway as XXXX apparent to his father
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| − | To the.10. hee saith he knoweth not of any ensurance upon the money in
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| − | question or any pt thereof. nor that the producent did or doth use to XXX
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| − | any other psons goods under his owne name.
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| − | To the .11. he saith that hee this deponent did about 2 dayes after the arrivall
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| − | of the ''S:t Peter'' att ?ffoy in his owne Lodgings there deliver to Captaine
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| − | Wills intXXXX severall bills of Lading and papers. and otherwise
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| − | negatively.
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| − | To the 12, he saith he saw the lre interrte at Bilbao about the latter end of
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| − | June last past in the hands of the sayd ffrancis Bodkin. and beleiveth
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| − | the contents of the sayd letter were true, and that y:e same is come into
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| − | the possession of Capt Wills. and otherwise saving his foregoing
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| − | depositions he cannot depose.
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| − | To the .13. he saith hee saw severall goods of a good value in the hands
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| − | of the sayd ffrancsi Bodkin which were sent to him by the producent
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| − | about the month of May or April last in an English vessell whereof
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| − | one Dun?con was Master frō the port of Nantes in ffrance. and
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| − | John Bodkin by bills of lading and letters which hee saw in Bilboa
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| − | for and touching the same, and saith the sayd Goods were Tobacco and hides.
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| − | To the .14. he saith he hath knowne ffrancis Bodkin in the bills of lading
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| − | mencconed frō a Child, and he now resides in Bilbao and so hath done
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| − | for theis 6 yeares or thereabouts, and before att Gallaway frō his Child?hood
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| − | ?And//
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| − | P1110118
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| − | f. 34 verso
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| − | //And saith he is a facto:r for English and Irish merchants and not for
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| − | ffrench or dutch merchants so far as this deponent knoweth or hath heard. And
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| − | otherwise saving his foregoeing depositions he cannot depose.
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| − | To y:e .15. he saith the sayd shipp ''S:t Peter'' was att the tyme of her seizure in
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| − | the possession of dutch men subiects of of the States of the united Provinces
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| − | and her Company were most of them subiects of the sayd States. and she
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| − | and her lading would have gone to Nantes in ffrance if they had not beene
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| − | surprized as aforesd.
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| − | To the .16. he saith Daniell Archer did informe this Rendent that the producent
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| − | had sent him order to clayme the moneyes now in question, and this Rendent
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| − | beleiveth it to be true that the sayd M:r Archer hath such order. and
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| − | otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the 17. he saith the sayd Daniel Archer is an Irishman and noe ffrenchman
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| − | nor subiect of the ffrench King, and as this Rendent hath heard hath
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| − | bene about a yeare and an halfe in England, and was in ffrance about
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| − | 6 yeares agoe, but when hee came last frō thence this REndent knoweth
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| − | not. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | Reoeated before D:r Clarke
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| − | and D:r Godolphin
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| − | THOMAS MARTIN [His signature]
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| − | <nowiki>************************************************</nowiki>
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| − | ===Case: Joseph Markes and John Baptista Mararita et al, merchants of Spayne, concerning the ship the ffortune: Deposition: Philip Duncar, of Antwerpe, Brabant, Mariner, Captaine of the ffortune: Date: October 8th 1653===
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| − | //The eighth day of October 1653
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| − | The Clayme of Joseph Markes and John)
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| − | Baptista Margarita and others merchants)
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| − | of Spayne and subiects of the King of)
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| − | Spayne for their goods lately laden on att)
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| − | the Island of Palma in y:e Canaries)
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| − | and Cast on shoare in the shipp the)
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| − | ''ffortune'' whereof Phillip Duncar was Ma:r upon the Coast of Cornwall.)
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| − | Smith Budd
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| − | Examined upon an allon upon the behalfe
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| − | of the sayd Claymes
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| − | PHILIP DUNCAR of Antwerpe in
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| − | Brabant Mariner Captaine or Commander
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| − | of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'', aged
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| − | four and twenty yeares or thereabouts
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| − | a witnes sworne and examined deposeth
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| − | and saith as followeth viz:t.
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| − | To the first Article of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
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| − | in the monthes of June July August and September last past and
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| − | before and since hee this deponent was and ought to be the true
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| − | and law full Owner of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' the tackle and
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| − | furniture, and was in the sayd tyme master and Commander of
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| − | her, and saith he bought the sayd shipp for ready moneyes about
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| − | a yeare agoe att Hamburgh. And otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the second article of the sayd allon This deponent saith and deposeth that
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| − | in or about the month of August 1653 last past the sayd shipp y:er ''ffortune''
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| − | was and remayned att or neere the Island of Palma, and during her
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| − | abode there the arlate Joseph Markes, John Baptista Mogarita
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| − | and Company all Spanish merchants and subiects of the King of
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| − | Spayne//
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| − | ----
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| − | P1110119
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| − | f. 35 recto
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| − | //Spaine (sic) did Lade and putt on board the sayd shipp three thousand and
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| − | seven hundred hides or thereabouts, one large barr of sylver the certayne
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| − | value whereof he knoweth not, and a good quantity of moneyes in peices
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| − | of 8/8 but how much in certaine he knoweth not, four barrells of Spanish
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| − | Tabacco, a great quantity of dry ginger loose and about four barrallls and
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| − | one ?Potaco mXXX of ?Varinaes Tobacco, and forty ?Ratacos more of
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| − | varinases tabaccoes, thirteen pipes of sugar or thereabouts, eighteene
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| − | baggs of ginger, a great quantity of Brazil and Cam?ocha wood
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| − | all for the proper use and Accompt of the sayd Joseph Markes John
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| − | Baptista Mograita and other merchants of Spayne subiects of the King
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| − | of Spaine to be transported in the sayd shipp to Dunquerke for their use
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| − | And saith the sayd merchants att the tyme of lading the sayd goods
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| − | were and are owners and proprieto:rs of the sayd goods, the p:rmisses he
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| − | knoweth being master of the sayd shipp and receyved the sayd goods aboard
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| − | and signed bills of Lading for the same to and for the Accompt aforesayd
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| − | And otherwise he cannot depose saving that he saith al or most of the
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| − | sayd sugar and ginger is lost and spoyled, and that there were laden
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| − | aboard the sayd shipp for the Accompt aforesd severall barrells of Totle shells
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| − | and saving that one thousand two hundred and ten of the forementioned hides
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| − | were laden for the Accompt of P?etio Sararma a merchant of Sevile:
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| − | To the third he saith that in the sd yeare and moneth of August last past the
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| − | sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' having all and singular the sylver moneyes and goods
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| − | aforesayd aboard her sett sayle therewith towards Dunkirke whither she
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| − | was bound and in her Course thither upon or about the first day of September
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| − | last past the sayd shipp neere unto a place called Ramhead upon the
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| − | Coast of Cornwall mett with and exceeding great Storme and tempest
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| − | and in the same was cast away. And saith that this deponent and
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| − | y:e Mariners of her Company were saved and came safe on shoare upon
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| − | the Coast of Cornwall, or neere thereabouts. And otherwise cannot
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| − | depose, saving that the merch:ts passengers were alll likewise saved two only excepted.
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| − | To the fourth arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that upon the Casting
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| − | away of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' and her lading aforesd a great
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| − | pt of the sayd lading of hides Tobacco wood money and pla?te came
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| − | safe on shoare and was saved and p:rserved, and not left, and was
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| − | and is now in the power and possession of the vice Admiralls deputy
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| − | of Devon and Cornwall or other officer of the sayd Vice admirall.
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| − | And saith he hath seene severall of the sayd hides and Tobacco in
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| − | the possession of Stephen Trovill the vice Admiralls deputy aforesd
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| − | and knoweth they are the same which were laden aboard, and cast
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| − | away in the sayd shipp as aforesd. And otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To the fifth arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that he this deponent
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| − | was and is a fflandrian borne and a suniect of the King of Spayne.
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| − | And the sayd Joseph Markes and John Baptista Mogaritta and the
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| − | sayd Pedro Soramo and Company the Owners of the sayd goods money
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| − | and plate were and are all Spaniards borne and subiects of the King
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| − | of Spaine and for and ?such Commonly Accompted, reputed & taken and
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| − | otherwise cannot depose
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| − | To//
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| − | P1110120
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| − | f. 35 verso
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| − | //To the Crosse Interries.
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| − | To the 1 he saith he was master and Owner of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune''
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| − | and was in her and continued in her all the voyage to the tyme that she
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| − | was cast away. And saith the sayd shipp was not first sett out or began
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| − | the voyage from Amsterdam, Middleburg or any other port within the
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| − | Jurisdiction of the States of the united province. And saith the sayd
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| − | shipp was not to have returned to any of the sayd ports XXXXXX have
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| − | ordered her voyage, but att Dunkirke as he hath before declared. And
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| − | saith the sayd shipp began her outward voyage from Dunkirke and
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| − | this Rendent was master of her all the sayd voyage.
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| − | To the 2 he saith the sayd shipp begann her outward voyage about
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| − | the month of May last past and saith she was lett out to fraight by
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| − | ?Other parties to Juan de Valletta a Spanish merchant of Dunkirke in her
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| − | sayd outward voyage, and her lading was linnens and ?peice goods of
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| − | fflanders the greatest part for the Accompt of this Rendent and part for the
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| − | Accompt of the sayd Juan de Valetta and Company, and saith the
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| − | sayd goods were sold in the Isle of Palma by the sayd Juan de Vallettas brother XXXXX do Valletta
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| − | who hath a good share in the goods now in question; and by this
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| − | deponent who had the proceed thereof in Sugars aboard the sayd
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| − | shipp ''ffortune'' which sugars are spoyled and lost; and twenty three
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| − | pataioes of Tobacco some whereof are p:rserved. And otherwise cannot
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| − | depose.
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| − | To the 3:d he saith that the sayd Joseph Markes was himselfe in the
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| − | Isle of Palma as also John Sallazar Pedro Saramo Diego da
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| − | Paletta, Antonio Regl?os Don Juan da Monteverte whio are the
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| − | principall Owners of the goods now in question, and the sayd
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| − | psons did lade the sayd goods by themselves, and most of them
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| − | by report brought XXX pXXXX from the Indies, and this Rendent
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| − | saith the sayd goods in their possession before the lading thereof
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| − | in the sayd Isle of Palma, for which reasons and for that they
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| − | did lade upon the same for the Accompt aforesayd he verily beleiveth
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| − | that the sayd Spanish merchants were and are proprieto:rs of the goods
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| − | aforesd: And otherwise cannot depose.
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| − | To the 4. he saith there were bills of Lading aboard the sayd shipp for
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| − | the merchants goods, and some papers relating to the same, but
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| − | whether any of them be XX and sayed or noe, or where aby of
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| − | them be he knoweth not.
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| − | To the .5. he saith he doth not know or is convinced or beleiveth in his
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| − | conscience that the goods now Claymed in the name of the sayd Joseph
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| − | Markes and others or any pt thereof doth belong to any dutchman or
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| − | dutchmen subiects of the States of the united provinces or to any
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| − | ffrenchman or ffrenchmen subiects of the ffrench King. And
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| − | otherwise cannot depose
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| − | ?SAM DELAPLACE [His signature]
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| − | FELIPE DUNKER: [His signature]
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| − | &c XXXXXXXXXX
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| − | <nowiki>******************************************************</nowiki>
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| − | ===Case: Joseph Markes and John Baptista Mararita et al, merchants of Spayne, concerning the ship the ffortune: Deposition: 2. Juan Gomez Brit?e, of the Isle of Palma, Merchant, aged 40: Date: October 8th 1653===
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| − | The same day. Examined upon the sayd allon
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| − | 2. JUAN GOMEZ BRIT?E of the Isle of Palma merchant
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| − | aged forty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
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| − | examined deposeth and saith as followeth. viz:t.
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| − | To//
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| − | P1110121
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| − | f. 36 recto
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| − | //To the first arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that in the monthes
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| − | of August and September 1653 last past the arlate Phillip Dunker
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| − | was master or Captaine of the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'', and was accounted
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| − | the Owner thereof and of her tackle and furniture, which this depo:t
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| − | knoweth comeing as a passenger aboard the sayd shipp. And otherwise
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| − | cannot depose.
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| − | To the second arle of the sayd allon This deponent saith that in the moneth
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| − | of August last past the arlate Joseph Markes and John Baptista
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| − | Magheritta (sic) and others all Spanish merchants & subiects of y:e King of Spaine did for their
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| − | owne Accompt lade aboard the sayd shipp the ''ffortune'' then lyeing att
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| − | or neere Palma arlate three thousand hides or thereabouts, one
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| − | barr of sylver of the weight of eight hundred peices of 8/8 or
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| − | thereabouts, and about one thousand peices of eight in moneyes
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| − | about seven oreight barrells of Tobacco, and about fifty Potaccoes
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| − | all Spanish Tobacco, and about 2 barrells of Tortle shells three Church Bells and some wood for dying and allso
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| − | severall good quantityes of Ginger and sugars, most of which sugars
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| − | and ginger were lost in the shipwreck, to be transported to Dunkirke
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| − | and there to be delivered to the sayd merchants or their Agents for
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| − | their use and Accompt. And saith att the tyme of Lading the sayd
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| − | goods sylver and moneyes the aforesd merchants that did lade the
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| − | same were the true and lawfull owners thereof, and still are of
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| − | the sayd sylver and moneyes and somuch of the sayd goods as is not
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| − | destroyed by the sayd shipwrack, the p:rmisses this deponent knoweth
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| − | being p:rsent att the Lading of all the sayd goods sylver and moneyes
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| − | and knoweth that the sayd Spanish merchants were in the quiet and
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| − | peaceable possession of the same as and for their owne goods before
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| − | the lading thereof, and knoweth that they did lade the same for
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| − | their owne Accompt to be transported as aforesd. And otherwise cannot [depose]
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| − | To the third arle of the sayd allon this deponent saith that the sayd shipp
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| − | being laden as aforesayd in the month of August last past sett sayle
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| − | from the Isle of Palma and in her course towards Ostend were about
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| − | a league from Plymouth mett with a violent tempest about the
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| − | sixth day of September last past and in the same was cast away
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| − | and the master of her and all her cCompany and passengers aboard
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| − | three psons onely excepted were saved and came safe to shoare about
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| − | a league from Plymouth the place otherwise he knoweth not And
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| − | saith he knoweth the p:rmisses being a passenger aboard the sayd shipp
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| − | the voyage in question and aboard her when the sayd wrack hapned. And
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| − | otherwise he cannot depose.
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| − | To the fourth article of the sayd allon This deponent saith that many
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| − | of the sayd goods and merchandizes and pticularly a great number
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| − | of the sayd hides and a good quantity of the sayd Tobaccos of the
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| − | sight of this deponent came to shoare and were p:rserved; And he
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| − | saith he hath heard M:r Trevill deputy of the Vice Admiralty there say
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| − | that himself had some of the sayd goods in his possession, And heard
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| − | likewise some of the English that came to the Strand upon the sayd
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| − | wrack say that they had found some baggs of peices of 8/8. And otherwise
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| − | cannot depose, saveing he hath heard two of the sayd bells came safe to shoare,//
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| − | ----
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| − | P1110122
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| − | f. 36 verso
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| − | ----
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| − | ===Case: Claim of widow of Hance ?Lemmermann of Hamburg et al: Deposition: Jacob Wigandi, of Hambrorough, Merchant, aged 25: Date: November 2 1653===
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| − | P1110123
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| − | f. 85 recto
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| − | The 2:d day of Novemb:r 1653:
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| − | The clayme of the widdowe of Hance ?Lemmerman)
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| − | of Hamborough deceased, and of John Lemmerman)
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| − | Hans Lemmerman and Thomas Lemmerman for
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| − | their goods in the ''Black Cock'', whereof John ffrans?ea
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| − | ??Saon was master) Budd ffrancklin)
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| − | jus.:
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| − | ?vide ?Y.?Y.
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| − | JACOB WIGANDI of Hambrorough
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| − | Merchant aged 25. yeares or thereabouts
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| − | a Wittnes sworne and examined saith
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| − | and deposeth as followeth Viz:t
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| − | To the first second and third arles of the said Allon hee saith & deposeth
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| − | That in or about the moneth of January 1652. (new style) one
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| − | Abraham Vergensis of Dantsick in Poland, (whom this depon:t hath
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| − | for theise 5 (Poss 6) yeares and upwards by Correspondencie well knowne to
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| − | be ffacto:r agent or correspondent to the pties producent, and for severall
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| − | yeares before, as hee hath observed by their bookes of accompts) by the order
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| − | and direction of Katharine ?Lemmerman the Relict of the said Hance
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| − | ?Lemmerman and of John, Hance and Thomas ?Lemmerman heires of
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| − | the said deceased, and for their accompt did take to freight
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| − | of the said John ffransen ?Saon (then and for some time before and
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| − | after Master of the said shipp the ''Black Cock'') his said shipp then lying//
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| − | P1110124
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| − | f. 85 verso
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| − | //at or neare Dantsicke, to saile from thence to ?Polticher Wick about
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| − | 6. Dutch miles from dantzicke, and there to take in a ffull ladeing
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| − | of pipestaves and clapboard, and to saile with the same from
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| − | thnce to S:t Lucar in Spaine, and in her Course thitherwards to
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| − | putt into Medenblick in Holland to attend Companie from those parts
| + | |
| − | for his better securitie againste the Zurkish shippe and sea Powers, and
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| − | being there arrived to unlade the said goods at S:t Lucar aforesaid, and to
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| − | receive such lading aboard his said shipp as hee there should be ordered and
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| − | appointed by the producents in this Cause and to bring and discharge the same to and at Amsterdam
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| − | for the said producents accompt; for which Voyage the said Master was to
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| − | have three thousand seaven hundred and fiftie gild:rs or florens, a
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| − | thousand floryns whereof were actually received by the said M:r in
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| − | Holland from Bernard ?Passo (OR, Rasso) and Companie facto:rs and Correspondents
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| − | of the said parties producent by their Order as by y:e schedule or originall acquittance now exted by the XXXX And to the effect aforesaid
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| − | upon or about the 22:th say of january 1652. new styl, a Charter ptie
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| − | was duly made between the said Abraham Vergensis on the behalf of
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| − | y:e said producents, and y:e said John ffranson ?Saon, which hee knoweth
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| − | because he was present at the contract and agreem:t aforesaid, and acting
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| − | and assisting in the making thereof, and as Wittnesse thereof signed and
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| − | subscribed the same, And saith That according to the said Contract in or
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| − | about the moneths of ffebrurary or March 1652. new style, the said shipp
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| − | uncer the Conduct of the said John ffranson ?Lsaon sett saile and
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| − | departed from Dantzicke to the Poltischer Wick aforesaid, where by
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| − | the order of the said facto:r shee received her full lading of Pipestaves
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| − | and Clapboard to bee transported in y:e said shipp to S:t Lucars aforesaid
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| − | and there to be delivered unto John ?Srrother ffacto:r and Correspondent
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| − | to the said pties producent for their accompt; whereupon after the
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| − | receiving of, the said lading the said shipp set sayle therewizj from y:e
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| − | Politscher Wick aforesaid, and in her Course towards S:t Lucar came
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| − | to Modenblick as aforesaid to attend Companie for the securitie of he
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| − | passage to S:t Lucar, where about the monethe of August or September
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| − | in the yeare 1652 last past shee arrived, and the said Lading was there delivered as aforesaid
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| − | Which hee knowethm being ffacto:r to and for the said pties producent, and
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| − | present at Dantsicke wher the said shipp sett saile from thence with
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| − | order to proceed as aforesaid. and since by letters of advise assured of the
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| − | trueth and realitie of the p:rmisses, And otherwise cannot depose
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| − | To the 4:th arle of the said Allon hee saith and deposeth, THat in or
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| − | about the moneth of October in the yeare 1652: last past, and after
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| − | the delivery of the said pipestaves and clapboards to the said John
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| − | SSrother and Companie Correspond:ts to the said pties producent by their
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| − | order and direction, the said John Srrother and Companies laded and
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| − | putt on board or casued to be laden and putt on board the said shipp
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| − | ''Black Cocke'' then laying before S:t Lucar in Spaine One hundred
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| − | ninety and six butts of sack, six butts of XXent wyne, two hundred
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| − | small barrells of olives, and seaventeene hogsheads: of olives, and nine
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| − | hundred//
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| − | P1110125
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| − | f. 86 recto
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| − | //hundred and ninetie dozen of Corke all well conditioned and y:s:d butts of wine marked
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| − | with the marke in the margent [L.H. margin: A. S. (with vertical I through S) M.] to be transported and carried in the said
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| − | shipp from S:t Lucar aforesaid to Amsterdam: there to be delivered
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| − | to Bernardo ?Pas (Or, Ras) and Companie the ffacto:rs agents and Correspondents
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| − | of the said parties producent for their prop accompt, and upon their adventure,
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| − | Which he knoweth for that hee this depon:t being as aforesaid facto:r and
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| − | agent to and for the said parties producent, and being from Dantzicke arrived
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| − | at Hamborough in or about the moneth of Novemb:r 1653. and there
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| − | frequently and familiarly conversant with the said pties producent, they a
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| − | acquainted this depon:t that they had given order to the said John Srrother and
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| − | Companie their said Correspondents, to lade the said shippe with wine and other
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| − | Commodities for their accompt (in ?returne of goods the said ffacto:rs had received from
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| − | them) to be transported and delivered as aforesaid; And for that this depon:t
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| − | being here in London about the later end of December 1652. about the said
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| − | producents occasions, they the said producents having intelligence that the said
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| − | shipp and ladeing were brought up into England, sent a lre to this depon:t
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| − | advising him this depon:t thereof, and gave him order to reclayme the goods
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| − | predeposed, and to that end they also sent him two originall bills of
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| − | lading, one for the goods predeposed, and the other for a quantitie of goods
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| − | in y:e same shipp, belonging to the said John Scrother, together with an
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| − | Attestation under the seale of Hamnorough for and concerning the propriety
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| − | of the goods predeposed, wherby this depon:t is fully and absolutely assured
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| − | that the said goods before sewally expressed did and doe in trueth and reality belong
| + | |
| − | unto the said producents as the true and lawfull Own:rs and Proprieto:rs
| + | |
| − | thereof, and for such the said producents were and are commonly accompted
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| − | reputed and taken, And otherwise cannot depose:
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| − | To the 5:th arle of the said Allon hee saith and deposeth, That the wines
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| − | olives and Corke sewally before expressed were, (as hee firmely for the reasons
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| − | precedent and subsequent is assured) brought and provided by the said John
| + | |
| − | Scrrother and Companie with the moneys effects or goods of the said producents
| + | |
| − | remaining in their hands, for that this depon:t being az Hamborough w:th
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| − | the said producents about a yeare agoe was by them entrusted and employed
| + | |
| − | as being their ffacto:r and agent to see and peruse their bookes of accompts,
| + | |
| − | wherein and whereby he found and observed, That the said producents in the yeare 1662. Past past in sewall
| + | |
| − | shipps had sent from Hamborough to their said facto:r in Spaine, and returne thereof to be made
| + | |
| − | unto them in Wines and other Commodities, Viz:t in one fatt n:° 1, marked A 10. pieces of
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| − | sup fine wire n:° 1/4. 20. peeces of y:e same. 12. of ?ring wyer n:° 1/2. 30. peeces of 4?S8 wyer n:° 1. 30. peeces 3/8
| + | |
| − | wire n:° 2. 30. peices of middle wire n:° 3. 30. peeces of needle wire n:° 4. 30. ps of small wyer n:° 5. 30
| + | |
| − | pieces of Course wire n:° 6.( 210 peeces of sorted iron wire at 50/8 p piece, 200. locks of sewall sorte n:° 2 : 3: 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. 12 at 30S8 p peece; and ina fatt n:° 2. 100 peeces of small wire, 130 peeces of course wire,
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| − | 230 pieces of wire att 33 Ss a piece, and swall other quantities of wire, knives, Slesia linnen,
| + | |
| − | fustian, ?Bounsion and other goods wares and merchandizes, the numbers quantities and valewe
| + | |
| − | whereof this depo:t observed on the same produc_ts bookes of accompts, and t whom consigned for y:e
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| − | use and accompt afore mencconed, which said goods the said ffacto:r accordingly received, as this
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| − | depo:t by lres of advise sent to the said producents after the receipt thereof, hath well observed
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| − | and with the proceeds thereof, and of the said lading of pipestaves and Clapboard y:e
| + | |
| − | said ffacto:r provided and procured the wines and other goods now Claymed XX y:e accompt
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| − | of the said producents, Which hee knoweth for the reasons p:rdeposed, And otherwise
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| − | cannot depose
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| − | To y:e 6:th//
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| − | P1110138
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| − | f. 86 verso
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| − | To the 6:th and 7:th arles of the said Allon and schedule therein menconed but
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| − | not anneyed hee saith and deposeth, that, as this depont hath credibly
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| − | been informed and firmely beleeveth, the sayd John ffransen ?Lsaon at or
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| − | about the time of the lading of the sewall wuantities of goods predeposed, signed
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| − | and firmed to three bills of lading all of one teno:r for y:e said goods, one whereof
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| − | the said M:r hath seqall times affirmed to this depon:t was aboard his said shipp
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| − | at the time shee was surprized and taken by the ''Speaker ffriggott'', and came
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| − | to the hands of the seiz:r, another being sent over Land to the producents at
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| − | Hamborough this depon:t , as aforesaid received from them, and the same hee
| + | |
| − | hath since sent annexed to a Commission from this Court expressely sent
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| − | to S:t Lucar in Spaine for the examination of wittnesses
| + | |
| − | concerning the trueth of the matter in question, which said bill of lading
| + | |
| − | this depon:t for the reasons p:rmised is fully assured to bee a true and reall
| + | |
| − | bill of lading, and no way fictitious or colourable. And otherwise referring
| + | |
| − | himselfe to his foregoing depon hee cannot depose; saving hee beleeveth y:e
| + | |
| − | third originall bill of Lading according to the usuall custome is remaining
| + | |
| − | in the hande of the said ffacto:r
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 8:th hee saith hee hath credibly heard and firmely beleeveth, THat y:e
| + | |
| − | said shipp with her Ladeing predeposed on board her being in her direct
| + | |
| − | Course for Amsterdam were mett withall surprized and taken by the s:d
| + | |
| − | ship the ''Speaker ffrigatt'' and Captaine and Companie thereof by whom
| + | |
| − | they were brought to Dover in England. And otherwise cannot depose.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 9:th hee saith, That in the yeare 1652. and moneth therein
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| − | respectively concerning, and for 5. yeares before and till this p:rsent
| + | |
| − | the arlate John Scrrother an Bernardo Ras, were and are the
| + | |
| − | ffacto:rs agents and Correspondents of the said producents, and for such
| + | |
| − | commonly repute and taken, Which hee knoweth having for the like time
| + | |
| − | been book keep and facto:r to the said producents, and thereby well
| + | |
| − | acquainted with the p:rmisses. And othwrwise cannot depose; saving that by that
| + | |
| − | Pduce:ts bookes of accompte this dep:t hath observed y:t they have for sewall yeares before ?been their facto:rs
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 10:th hee saith, That the said Hans Lemmerman deceased was
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| − | according to common report a Native of the Citie of Hamborough and a
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| − | Subiect of that ffree State untill his death, and for such commonly reputed
| + | |
| − | and taken, and that for sewall yeares before his death hee was a merchant
| + | |
| − | well knowne to drive a great trade in Spaine, which trade is since his death
| + | |
| − | continued by the said producents, of this depon:ts cetaine knowledge, and y:e
| + | |
| − | said John Lemmerman Thomas Lemmerman and Hance Lemmerman
| + | |
| − | were and are the naturall and lawfull children of y:e said Hans Lemmerman
| + | |
| − | deceased, and for such well knowne and generally accompted at Hamborough
| + | |
| − | aforesaid, and are heires of the said deceased, And saith that the said
| + | |
| − | producents were are and ought to bee the true and lawfull Own:rs of
| + | |
| − | the wines and of her goods predeposed now claymed in their names, Which
| + | |
| − | hee knoweth for the reasons by him predeposed. And otherwise cannot
| + | |
| − | depose.
| + | |
| − | | + | |
| − | To the 11:th hee saith that the said Katharine Lemmermann the Relict of
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| − | the said Hans Lemmerman deceased, and the said John Lemmermann
| + | |
| − | Thomas Lemmerman and Hanse Lemmerman were and are all of them
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| − | generally//
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| − | P1110127
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| − | f. 87 recto
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| − | f. 87 verso
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX===
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX===
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: XXXX: Date: XXXX===
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| | + | [[MRP: P1110094 f. 1 recto|P1110094 f. 1 recto]] |
| | + | [[MRP: P1110095 f. 1 verso|P1110095 f. 1 verso]] |
| | + | [[MRP: P1110096 f. 2 recto|P1110096 f. 2 recto]] |
| | + | [[MRP: P1110097 f. 2 verso|P1110097 f. 2 verso]] |
| | + | [[MRP: P1110098 f. 3 recto|P1110098 f. 3 recto]] |
| | + | [[MRP: P1110099 f. 3 verso|P1110099 f. 3 verso]] |
| | + | [[MRP: P1110100 f. 4 recto|P1110100 f. 4 recto]] |
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