Ile of Wight, which the said ffletcher accordingly and by vertue thereof had free ingresse and egresse to the said shipp, And hee saith that while after the said ffletcher went upp to London, and returned within a little space and came into the said shipp and was taken and reputed as master thereof And therein and therewith sailed into Poland, But hee saith that hee never was, nor was ever accompted any Owner or Prroprietor of any part of the said shipp the ''Constant'' alias the ''ffredricke'' ''and William'' for ought this deponent knoweth or hath ever heard the premisses hee deposeth for that hee was privie to the conference aforesaid And went in the said shipp and was left in Poland from whence he was sent as aforesaid And further hee saith hee cannot depose. To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING] To the first he saith that hee cometh to bee a wittnes in this cause att the request of the producent Mr Stephens, And saith hee hath a quarter part in the shipp the ''ffredericke and william'' which hee hath sett over to the producent for his securitie in respect hee became Baile to answare the Actions for which the said shipp was arrested, And saith he hath knowne the producent Mr Stephens 7 yeares last or thereabouts And further hee answareth negatively. To the second hee saith that hee hath knowne the shipp interrogated formerly called the ''ffredericke and william'' and now the ''Constant'' (as hee heareth she is now called) ever since shee was built which was about 14 yeares agoe And that hee knoweth the interrogated John ffletcher, and saith hee was putt master thereof by the producent about 6 yeares since, and so contynued master thereof in the voyage to Poland which was about 6 weekes, since which time hee hath neither seene the said ffletcher nor the said shipp con[XXXXXXXX] And [?otherwise] saveing his foregoeing depositions to which hee referreth himself hee knoweth not./ To the third hee saith hee cannot answare to any part thereof To the fourth hee saith that hee hath no Judgment in the worth of a shipp hee being no Seaman, and saveing his former depositions hee cannot depose./ To the 5th hee saith that this deponent assigned and sett over his quarter part of the said shipp unto the producent by a deed of bargaine and sale about six yeares since for the considerations aforesaid And that one Squire Thomas was baile with the said Mr Stephens to the Actions against the said Shipp, And that Mr Steevens was possessed thereof by vertue of the said sale and hee beleeveth that hee hath disbursed divers summes of money in this suite and in defense of the Actions aforesaid And otherwise saveing his foresaid depositions to which hee referreth himself hee saith hee cannot answare or depose. Repeated before doctor Exton Thomad [?donanaij] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ************************************ 19. december 1651. The Claime of Thomas Greenefeild} Thomas Marshall John Greenefeild} and Michaell Cadman for the ship} the ''Greyhound'' alias the} ''Lady ffrygott'' and her tackle etcetera taken} by the Shipp ''Amity ffrigott''} Upon an Allegation given in on the behalfe [?of GUTTER] the said Claimers Examined '''Rp.''' '''John Gilbert''' of Rye in Sussex Marriner aged twenty seaven yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and Examined deposeth as followeth videlicet.// To the first hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate [XXXX GUTTER]
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