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And saith that in the said Briggs his retourne from Ireland, hee was as this deponent hath heard deprived of his said vessell by some seizure or other accident, but since that time namely for theise three weekes last hee the said Briggs hath bin and is in the possession thereof, this deponent seeing him severall times in such possession as master of her. And otherwise hee cannot depose. Repeated before Collonel Cock in Court. Thomas Oaks [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] **************************** The same day [CENTRE HEADING] Exámined upon the foresaid allegation. '''Rp. 2''' '''John Humphreys''' of Bright Hampson in the County of Sussex Mariner, aged 27 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined. To the said allegation hee saith hee very well knoweth the Barke the ''Willing Minde'' allegate whereof Edward Briggs is Master, and soe hath donne since shee was built, and saith the producent John humphrey and company (all of Bright Hamson aforesa{id} caused her to be built at Shoreham about seaven yeeres since, and defrayed the charges of such her building paying the Carpenter for her and for all charges thereabouts, this and receiving a bill of sale of the Carpenter [?XX the maXXX is] which hee knoweth because hee then lived with the said John Humphrey, and saw such building thereof, and after such her building and finishing the said producent John Humphrey went master of her for himselfe for a yeere or a yeere and halfes speace or thereabouts, and that hee and company put in the said Briggs master of her, who hee saith is now in possession of her to the use of the said producent and soe was at the time of the arrest allegate laid upon her at Bristoll, which hee knoweth being then at Bristoll and seeing him in such possession. And further touching the said proprietie, hee saith that the said John Humphrey and company have from time to time fitted and furnished out the said vessell on voyages as owners thereof, and have as owners received freights earned by her of this deponents knowledge living with the said John Humphrey. And otherwise hee cannot depose. John Humphreys [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ******************************* The same day. [CENTRE HEADING] Examined upon the foresaid allegation. Edward
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