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The 14th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING] Crosse against the ''Chase'' whereof} Benjamin Gunson was Commander} Exámined upon an allegation given in on the behalfe of the said Crosse. '''.j.''' '''Stephen Frigg''' of the parish of Saint Olaves Southwarke Waterman aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined. To the first second and third articles of the said allegation and the schedule in the said second article mentioned hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent William Crosse and the arlate Benjamin Gunson and well knew the shipp the ''Chase'' arlate in the yeare 1652 and when the beere and caske schedulated were delivered aboard her, at which time hee saith the said Gunson was commander of the said shipp and bespake the beere schedulated of the producent mr Crosse for the service of the companie of the said shipp; And saith that hee this deponent being a lighter man and usually imployed by mr Crosse to carry beere aboard shipps, and having formerly received beere aboard the said shippe ''Chase'' was spoken to within the time arlate both by the said mr Crosse to carry the beere schedulated aboard her, which this deponent did and carried five tonnes aboard her in June 1652 and 25 and 14 tonnes in November then next following, and delivered the same aboard her to the use of her company, and saith that this deponent was paid 12d a tonne for the said carriage by mr Crosse, who to the time of the said delivery was commonly accompted the true and lawfull owner of the said beere and caske, but the prices or valew thereof hee saith hee knoweth not, and saith that the said shipp was then outward bound in a voyage, and therefore like to stand in neede of the said beere, which hee saith came out of the said mr Crosses Beerhouse in Maudlins lane in Southwark. And otherwise hee cannot depose saving Captaine Gunson was by him made acquainted with the deliverie of the said beere To the fourth and fifth hee cannot depose. '''SF''' [INITIALS, RH SIDE] ********************* The same day [CENTRE HEADING] Exámined upon the fore said allegation. '''2.''' '''Ignatius Vandal''' of the parish of Saint Olaves in Southwarke Cooper, aged 32 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined. To the first second and third articles of the said allegation and the sayd schedule therein mentioned hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate all the beere and caske schedulated were delivered out of mr Crosses (the producents) Brewhouse in Maudlins lane Southwarke aboard the lighter of his precontest Stephen ffrigge to be carried aboard the shipp the ''Chase'' arlate for her use and towards the provision of her company, and were accordingly delivered aboard her in the River of Thames namely five tonnes in
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