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hee saith they were left upon the said Iland of Barmunda's, saving two of
them which the said Wadsworth disposed to him that bought the stronge waters
being one Bowler a merchant. The premisses hee deposeth being
masters mate of the said shipp and seeing the said premisses soe donne.

To the fowrth hee beleeveth the said Wadsworth was owner of a wuarter
paart of the said shipp at the time of her casting aforesaid. And otherwise
hee cannot depose.

Repeated before doctor Godlphin/

Isaack How [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 17th of October 1655 [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined upon the sayd Interrogatories./

Rp. 2.

John Hawkins of Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney Chirurgion
aged 56 yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne
before the right worshipfull John Godolphin doctor of lawes and
Charles George Cock Esquire Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./

To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knew the shipp the hopefull Luke Interrogate
the tyme Interrogate and saith shee was then bound forth on a voyage to Virginia
and to returne to the Cittie of London, this hee knoweth for that hee went
Chirurgeon of her that voyage./

To the second Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knoweth that whilst the shipp Interrogated
lay in the Port of London divers goods and Merchandizes were laden aboard the
sayd shipp to be transported to Virginia but whether any of them were for
the Accompt of the Interrogate Wadsworth hee knoweth not And further
hee cannot answere. saving hee saith there were some wearing cloathes and some peeces of callicoe
and bottles of strong waters which were laded on board the sayd shipp for the Accompt of the Interrogated Wadsworth as hee hath heard and
beleeveth

To the 3 Interrogatorie hee saith for that hee went Chirurgion of her the voyage
Interrogated hee knoweth the sayd shipp having receaved her ladeing and amongst other things the cloathes
callicoes and bottles of strong water aforesayd on board her did depart
therewith from this port of London in the moneth of September last was twelvemoneth
and in her direct course for Virginia mett with very tempetious weather
by meanes whereof notwithstanding all the diligence that was and could be used by
the Master and company of the sauyd shipp the sayd shipp was in the moneth of
december last forced upon the Bermudas and was upon the twelveth
day of the sayd moneth staved to peeces upon the rocks, but saith the sayd
cloathes callicoes and bottles of strong water and alsoe some sayles cables and two smale gunnes which were in the sayd shipp were preserved and are
in the hands of one Mr Thomas Richards merchant living in Bermudoes with
whome hee this deponent left them when hee this deponent came thence And
further to this interrogatorie hee cannot depose

To the 4th hee saith the Interrogate John Wadsworth at such tyme as the sayd
shipp hopefull Luke went from London on the voyage aforesayd was commonly
accompted to be the lawfull owner of a quarter part of the sayd shipp her tackle
apparrell and furniture And soe continued till such her casting away as hee beleeveth
And this deponent hath seene a bill of sale made to the sayd Wadsworth expressing him to be
Owner of a quarter part of the sayd vessell And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot depose./

Repeated before doctor Godolphin

John hawkins [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]