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Transcription
Ad. R.R.M.
The second day of January 1652
On the behalfe of John Harison
and his mariners touching the
seizure of the Ostrich by the
King of Denmarke
Edward Nixon of Newcastle mariner master of the
shipp the Torrington frigot in the immediate
service of his Highnes the Lord Protector and
this Commonwealth aged 33 yeares or thereabouts
a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith
as followeth videlicet.
Examined upon the foresayd allegation
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hee saith the sayd shipp was an
able and stanch shipp of the burthen of 240 tonnes, and with
her tackle and provisions worth 1100 li sterling or thereabouts, and
that her then freight for the merchants goods aboard her was worth
300 li sterling or thereabouts, and that she was well worth 40 li a
month to be lett And further he cannot depose saving hee
knoweth that the sayd John Harrison about August 1652 was
seized and taken out of his sayd shipp then lying under the [?XXX]
of Elsinore Castle...
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