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To the last hee saith that hee knoweth not who surveyed the wyne and oyle [?XX GUTTER] before the breaking of the longers, but saith that those casks both of wine and oyle which were stanch and good, and found full were by Command of the [?master GUTTER] of the ''Pilgrim'' put from on shippboard into lighters, and those that were otherwise were left on board and surveyed afterwards by the Masters of the Trinity house who hee saith found noe fault wityh the stowage, but with the defectivenesse of the Casks, which defect of the Casks hee this deponent verily beleeveth proceeded from the sayd ''Pilgrims'' being forcibly driven a-ground hard laden by the ''Exeter Merchant'' and by her falling fowle of her as aforesayd, and beleeveth the sayd casks was reasonable tight before the damage aforesayd was done by reason soe little oyle was pumped out in the voyage betwixt Pharo and London And saith saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot further depose./ Repeated before doctor Godolphin Thomas Ellis [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] **************************** The 27th of August 1656./ [CENTRE HEADING] Examined upon the sayd libell '''2''' '''Thomas Blackman''' of Ratcliff Crosse in the parish of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner Masters Mate of the shipp the ''Pilgrim'' aged 23 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./ To the first article hee saith the arlate John Bland and Company during all the tyme arlate videlicet the months of March Aprill May and June 1655 and before were and are at this present are Commonly acompted and reputed the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the shipp ''Pilgrim'' arlate and of all her tackle Apparrell and furniture and for such have bin reputed ever since the sayd shipp began her last outwards voyage which was in or about the moneth of October 1654 at which tyme hee this deponent was hyred by James Watkins the Master of the sayd Vessell (who is also reputed one of the Owners thereof) to goe the sayd Voyage, And hee beleeveth the sayd Bland and Watkins to be Owners thereof for that the sayd Bland as part Owner thereof paied this deponent his halfe pay for the tyme hee this deponent was on board her before shee sett sayle outwards bound from Gravesend And for that the sayd Watkins hath since his this deponents returne to London paid this deponent his wages due till such his returne And hee saith hee knoweth that in the sayd voyage there were laden on board the sayd shipp a great quantitie of oyles (but how many butts hee knoweth not) for the Accompt and adventure of the arlate Samuell Bathurst And divers butts of wine (but how many hee knoweth not) for the Accompt and adventure of the arlate Richard Baker, And divers butts of oyle to a good quantitie (but how many hee knoweth not) for the Accompt and adventure of the arlate George Clarke, And saith the sayd Bathurst Baker and Clarke at the lading of them and during all the tyme arlate, were and are commonly reputed the lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the sayd Oyles and wynes, and further hee cannot depose for that it belonged not to his Office as Masters mate to take notice, neither did hee take notice of every mans particular quantitie of goods laden but only tooke care to see that they were all well stowed which were laden And further to this article hee cannnot depose/ To the second article hee saith hee well knoweth that in the Moneth of May 1655 the
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[[Parent volume::HCA 13/70]] [[Folio::496]] [[Side::Recto]]
[[Parent volume::HCA 13/70]] [[Folio::497]] [[Side::Recto]]