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M.M.M. M.M.M.

The 25th day of November 1653/

Pope Burges and Hooton against}
Orton touching a hoy called the}
Content of London Clements Smith}
d Clements}

Examined on an allegation on behalfe of the sayd Pope
Burges and Hooton./

1

Frances Brewet of South Bamfleete in the County
of Essex Mariner aged 42 yeares or thereabouts a
witnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth

To the first article of the sayd Allegation hee saith and deposeth That during
the monethes of September and October arlate the arlate Robert Orton hath bin and is Comonly reputed
true and lawfull Owner and Proprietor of one fowerth parte of the hoye or
vessell the Content of London arlate, and of her tackle apparrell and furniture
and that the arlate William Pope Thomas Burges and Thomas Hooton during
the same tyme were and still are comonly reputed true and lawfull Owners of the other three
Quarter parts of the sayd hoy or vessell her tackle apparrell and
furniture, and this deponent hath heard the sayd Orton say and acknowledge that
the sayd Pope Burges and Hooton were and are lawfull owners of three quarter
parts of the sayd hoye and her tackle apparrell And furniture And further
hee cannot depose./

To the second third and 4th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith hee
knoweth nothing of the contents of them and therefore cannot depose unto them./

To the 5th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that
about the latter end of August or beginning of September last past (the tyme
more certainely hee doth not now remember) the foresayd Orton did
constitute and appointe this deponent Master of the sayd hoye the Content
of London and this deponent about that tyme entered upon and came on board the sayd hoy
as master thereof by the appointment of the sayd Orton, and saith that
at such tyme as this deponent first came on board the sayd hoye and before
ever hee this deponent went any voyage with her hee found that the sayd hoye was
much damnified by reason the same had not bin kept cleane but
was perished and hurt by durt and rotten bavins and that by reason thereof shee
was not then in fitt condition and capacity to carry a ladeing of Corne or
any such merchandizeing commoditie, wherby this deponent beleeveth
that the foresayd Owners of the sayd hoye were and could not choose but bee much
preiudiced the premisses hee deposeth for the reasons aforesayd being
Master as aforesayd and helpeing to clense the same of teh sayd durt and rotten bavins and further hee cannot to this
article depose./

To the 6th hee cannot depose./

To the 7th article of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth That
hee this deponent for these three monthes last past and upwards by the
sayd Ortons appointment hath bin Master of the sayd hoye the Content, and
hath gone within the sayd tyme fower voyages in her as Master of her
during all which voyages the sayd Orton was not in her nor did
goe master thereof And further to this article hee cannot depose./