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'''D.9.''' The 25th of Aprill 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING] John Bland and Company Owners of the Shipp} the ''Pilgrim'' whereof James Watkin was Master} and alsoe Samuell Bathurst Richard Baker} and George Clarke owners of the goods in the} sayd shipp against the Shipp the ''Exeter Merchant''} whereof Thomas Woodfin was Master and against} the sayd Thomas Woodfin and Company comming} in for their Interest et cetera Smith Suckley} Examined upon a libell on the behalfe of the sayd Bland and Company and on the behalfe of the sayd Bathurst Baker and Clarke./ '''1us''' '''Thomas Ellis''' of the parish of Saint Katherine neere the Tower of London Cooper aged 44 yeares or there= abouts a witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet To the first article of the sayd libell hee saith That during all the months arlate of March Aprill May and June 1655 the arlate John Bland and Company were and at present are commonly accompted and reputed the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the arlate shipp the ''Pilgrim'' and of all her tackle apparrell and furniture this hee knoweth being then Cooper and Steward of the sayd shipp and having bin soe during her whole last voyage And by that meanes hee alsoe knoweth that the arlate Samuell Bathurst in the tyme aforesayd was reputed lawfull Owner and Proprietor of one hundred and fiftie butts of oyle then on board the sayd shipp and the arlate Richard Baker the aforesayd reputed Owner of Twenty butts of wyne then alsoe aboard the sayd shipp, and the arlate George Clarke the tyme aforesayd reputed Owner and Proprietor of fiftie butts of oyle then alsoe aboard the sayd shipp and hee beleeveth them soe to bee for that hee this deponent being steward and Cooper the sayd voyage sawe the sayd wines and oyles laden aboard the sayd shipp for the respective Accompts of the sayd Bathurst, Baker and Clarke And further to this article hee cannot depose./ To the second hee saith that hee well knoweth that the said shipp the ''Pilgrim'' in the moneth of May 1655 did ride at Anchor neere dicke shoare arlate in a safe and convenient place and such as is usuall for shipps to ride in And that the goods predeposed of were then all on board her And further to this article hee cannot depose./ To the third and 4th articles of the sayd libell hee saith that in the moneth of May aforesayd 1655 and while the sayd shipp the ''Pilgrim'' soe lay at dicks shoare at Anchor the arlate shipp the
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