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Transcription

The 21st day of ffebruary 1653.

Examined upon the sayd allegation.

2

Richard Mascall of Wapping in the County of
Middlesex Mariner late Masters mate of the shipp the
Plough aged 49 yeares or thereabouts a witnes
sworne and examined deposeth and saith as followeth
videlicet.

To the first second and third Articles This deponent saith that for all the tyme
arlate the sayd Philip Noyes and Company all English men were
Owners of the sayd shipp the Plough and so are att present, and that
the sayd shipp in the yeare 1652 being bound into the East Countrey
the sayd Philip Noyes went Master of her and that in pursuance of the
sad voyage the sayd shipp came safely to Dantzyck in May 1652
and about the end of the same month to Riga and that there in or about
the month of June 1652 the sayd Phillip Noyse did buy and for his
owne accompt lade aboard the sayd shipp two last and eight [?LipXXX]
of fflax worth 103 li (valewing the sayd goods att the rate they were att
that tyme sold for in London) on last and 1/2 of hempe worth 51 li
seven long deales worth 2 li 9 s 13 C and 1/2 of Clapboard worth
81 li and 12 C of pipestaves worth 14 li 8 s and that the sayd Noyse
and his Mariners had Cloathes bedding bookes necessaries and
Instruments aboard the sayd shipp worth 100 li sterling over and besides
three wainscotts worth 30 s which this deponent had on board the sayd
shipp for his owne accompt, All whch goods and other things were in the sayd shipp to
be from Riga transported to London for the accompt and use of the
sayd Phillipp Noyes and his mariners according to their respective
Interest, And saith that the sayd goods being soe laden the shipp Plough
sett sayle from Riga and in August 1652. came safely with the said
goods in her to Copenhagen in Denmarke, all which he knoweth
for that he was masters mate of the sayd shipp the voyage in question
and saw the sayd goods laden, and the premisses so had and done as
aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose

To the fourth fifth and sixth articles of the sayd allegation he saith that the
sayd shipp Plough was a staunch and well built shipp and of the burthen
of 100 last and upwards, (she having the sayd voyage from Riga [?101]
last of merchants goods on board her over and besides the goods aforesayd
and had 12 gunnes and furniture and tackle and munition requisite
and was worth in this deponents judgement the summe of 1400 li
sterling or thereabouts with her gunnes and appurtenances. and saith
that the shipp continueing att Copenhagen till September 1652
was then embargoed or stayd by authority of the King of Denmarke
and there deteyned till ffebruary 1652. and was then with [?XXX]
goods Clothes bedding Instruments and things aforesaid absolutely seized
in to the hands of the sayd King by his officers by meanes whereof not
onely the foresayd goods Clothes and other things are become lost to the
true Owners thereof, but allso severall other dammages to a great
value of 123 li sterling or thereabouts, and losse of the sayd shipps
ymployment to the value of 70 li per month over and besides the losse of
tyme and expenses in travayle fyr England of Master and Mariners to the
value of [?300] li or thereabouts And otherwise cannot depose

richard [?XXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]