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Transcription

To the fifth he saith hee received noe money or freight of any of the said
laders, hee was and is to receive his freight at hambrorugh of the persons mentioned
in the bills of lading, and according to the said bills.

To the 6th hee saith hee came to [Painbeufe] on or about the nineteenth of
October last, and began to take in his aid lading the 4th of November last.

Repeasted before doctors Clarke and Godolphin.

Schipper Gerredt Dircks [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 12th of January 1653.

[?Con] the Pilot Cowe Martin}
Andries [?master].}

Rp.

Thomas Tayte of London Mariner, Commannder of
the shipp the Margaret and Elizabeth of London, aged 30 yeares or thereabouts, and Samuel [?Venner]
Chirurgeon of the said shipp aged 24 yeares or
thereabouts, sworne before the right worshippful William
Clarke and John Godolphin doctors of lawes
Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie, say
and depose by vertue of their oathes.

That the said shipp the Margaret and Elizabeth being bound for
Newfound land and having a Commission of Marque against
the enemies of this Commonwealth, in or about the moneth of
July last past, met at sea with a ffliboate
of Rotterdam named the Pide Cowe, Martien Andries master laden
with salt bound (as the said master said) for Rotterdam there to dischardge,
and tooke and seized the same, and carried the said ffliboate and lading
to Newfoundland. And say that shee proved soe leakie, that for
the preservation of the said salt the said Commannder and company were
faine to land and dispose of the same at Newfound land, there being
noe possibilitie through the extreame leakinesse aforesaid to bring
the said salt hether. And further that the said salt soe landed was and
amounted to eight hundred fourtie eight hogsheads or thereabouts of
ffrench salt, comming from Berneuf, and
that there is fifteene in the hundred allowed for [?housing] the said salt,
besides that there was eighteene pounds sterling paid for the lading
thereof./

Acknowledged and
repeated in Court before
the Judges

Tho: Tayte: [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Sam: Venner [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 13th of January 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]

On the behalfe of Mr Westcombe}
touching the Charitie}

Rp.

Martin Westcombe of London Merchant aged 28 yeares
or thereabouts sworne before the right worshippful William
Clarke and John Godolphin doctors of lawes, Judges
of the high Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth
by vertue of his oath

That according to the advise received by this deponent from his factor John
Westcombe resident at Bayon in ffrace, hee the said John there bought about
three