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Transcription

The 11th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]

On the behalfe of two of}
the mariners of the Anne}
Bonadventure}

Rp.

John Vaughan of the parish of Saint Martins in the feild
in the County of Middlesex mariner aged 29 yeares or
thereabouts sworne before the right Worshippfull John Godolphin
doctor of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court
of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth by vertue of his
oath

That henry Burges and Thomas Nightingale were of the company
of the shipp the Anne Bonadventure (William Spencer commander)
and served in her as common men (only the said Thomas Nightingale
was sailemaker) for the space and at the wages as followeth, videlicet
the said Thomas Nightingale from the 17th of June 1647 till the
20th of January 1648 following according to the English stile
being 19 monethes and three dayes at 27 s per moneth which
was his wages according to the rate hee was shipt at (as by the
masters booke appeareth), and there is due unto him 25 li - 15 s - 6 d -
for his wages for the said time and after the same rate. And that
to the said henry Burges there is due over and above the
wages that hee hath received the summe of 13 li - 13 s and 7 d for twelve
monethes and 22 dayes, hee having alreadie received 16 monethes wages,
and that the said 13 li - 13 s - 7 d is over and besides the said 16 monethes
wages; And saith that the said henry Burges was shipped at 1 li 1 s 6 d
per moneth according to the said masters booke which hee this
deponent hath seene. The premisses hee deposeth being
the said masters servant and acquainted with the said rates, and
having the perusall of the said bookes. And saith the said Nightingale
died the 20th of January 16548 English stile, and before the
pay day and before hee had received any wages, and that the
said henry Burges who went from Gravesend the 17th of June 1647, died
the moneth of November 1649, having received 16 monethes pay as
aforesaid.

Jn: Vaughen [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 15th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]

Touching the shipp Saint Luke}
of Rotterdam and her}
lading}

(1us.

Andrew Tomason of Rotterdam mariner, master of the
shipp the Saint Luke of Rotterdam, aged 34 yeares or thereabouts
sworme before the right worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of
lawes, one of the Judges of the high Court of the
Admiraltie on the thirteenth of this instant saith and
deposeth by vertue of his oath.

That his said shipp belongeth to Rotterdam, and that her owners ([?XXX]
Peter Verschmer and others) dwelt all there and were and are subiects of the
Lords the States of the United Netherlands, and that John [?hennekin] and Captaine
Cornelius keleman of Rotterdam, alsoe subiects of the said Lords the
States about the beginning of March last new stile tooke the said shipp
(the