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Transcription

The shipp the Peacock and well knoweth that Shee was about two moneths
since bought by this deponent and his contest William Pestell at Am=
sterdam in holland in presence of ffernando Martinez and one Jacob
del Mont Correspondents alsoe of the sayd Antonio ffernandez Caravaiall
for the sole and proper Accompt of the sayd Antonio ffernandez and
the sayd William Pestell who were and are the true and sole Owners
and proprietors of the sayd shipp and her tackle and furniture
And this hee the better knoweth for that hee paid part of the
moneys agreed upon for the sayd shipp her tackle and furniture the
whole summe which shee cost amounting to thirteene thousand five
hundred guilders, And well knoweth that noe stranger or
forraigner nor any other person save the sayd Antonio ffernandez
and the sayd William Pestell have any share or parte of or in the
sayd shipp her tackle apparrell and furniture, but the same is only
for the sayd ffernandez and Pestells Accompts And further to this
Interrogatorie hee cannot depose./

Luis Dias gutterry [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

This is sett downe by Intrepritation
of the sayd William Pestell and I the
sayd Pestell affirme this Interpretation for
truth.

William Pestell: [SIGNATURE, CENTRE]

Repeated with his contest before
Collonel Cock

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The 13th of August 1656/

Tobias Lishe Esquire sole Owner of the Shipp or}
Vessell late called the Jane but now the handmayde}
against the sayd shipp whereof Captaine William}
Sindersby was Master and against Richard}
Stephens and [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Leigh coming in for}
their interest and against all others et cetera Clements}

Examined upon a libell and Schedule thereunto
annexed given in and admitted on the behalfe
of the sayd Tobias Lishe./

Rp 1

Henry Elmes of Saint Margaret New
ffishstreete London Cooper aged thirty
one yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne
and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet

To the first article of the sayd libell hee saith that hee well knoweth that in
or about the moneth of October in the yeare 1652 the arlate William
Syndersby was Commonly accompted the Lawfull Owner and Proprietor
of the vessell arlate called the Jane but now the handmayde and
of her tackle Apparell and furniture,
And further to this article hee cannot depose

To the second third 4th and 5th articles of the sayd Libell and to the Schedule in
the sayd second article mentioned hee saith that the sayd William Synersby
did severall tymes after the twelfth day of October 1652 acknowledge
and confesse to this deponent that hee had sold the sayd vessell the Jane
now called the handmayde to the arlate Sampson Edwards and that shee
the sayd vessell and all her tackle and furniture from head to sterne
was wholly his the sayd Sampson Edwards and now man else but hee the sayd Edwards had any part
or share in the sayd vessell or her tackle apparrell and furniture and
withall told this deponent that hee the sayd William Synersby was to
continue Master of her by the consent and good likeing of the sayd Sampson
Edwards

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