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Transcription

The 19th of September 1656/

Abraham Corsellis and Andrew Debenham against the shipp}
the Sarah of Leith belonging to Colonel Samuell Atkins}
against George Bilton and Maurice Trent coming in for}
their Interest: Suckley ffrancklin}

Examined on an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd
Abraham Corsellis and Andrew Debenham./

Rp. EA. 2

Edward Dunning of Wapping Mariner
aged thirty three yeares or thereabouts a
wittnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth
as followeth videlicet/

To the first second third and fowerth articles of the sayd allegation hee
saith that for the space of about three moneths and better ended in the moneth of
May last hee this deponent was Master of the shipp the Sarah of Leith and
thereby knoweth that the arlate Colonell Samuell Atkins during the sayd tyme was (and as
hee beleeveth is or ought to bee) the true and lawfull Owner and Proprietor
of the sayd shipp her tackle apparrell and furniture and was and is soe commonly
reputed And this deponent during the tyme hee was soe Master of her
never receaved any orders or letters from any other man as Owner
of her save the sayd Samuell Atkins from whome hee hath receaved
divers letter and Orders as from being Owner of the sayd shipp and
therefore verily beleeveth him soe to bee And further to these articles
hee cannot depose saving knowing nothing touching the ladeing of any
beere or caske on board the arlate shipp the Salem. saving his subsequent deposition/

To the 5th hee cannot depose/

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/

To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first Interrogatorie hee cannot depose knowing nothing touching the beere Interro=
gate/

To second Interrogatorie hee saith hee was not present nor heard the Interrogate
Atkins contract or agree to pay the Interrogate Corsellis and Debenham any
particler summe of money for the beere and caske Interrogate saving
that after the shipp Sarah of Leith was arrested as belonging to the said
Colonell Atkins, hee this deponent sawe a letter under the hand writing
of the sayd Atkins (with whose handwriting hee is very well acquainted
haveing receaved divers letters from him while hee this deponent was Master
of the sayd shipp the Sarah of Leith) expressing that hee the sayd Atkins
had paid the said Corsellis for all that parcell of beere for which the sayd
shipp the Sarah of Leith was arrested except only twelve or fowerteen
pounds sterling which was (as hee sayd by his sayd letter) all which
was due to the sayd Corsellis from him the sayd Samuell Atkins for
beere And further hee cannot answere/

To the 3 hee cannot depose

To the 4th hee cannot depose saving his foregoeing deposition./

To the last hee saith hee hath satisfied the contents thereof soe farr as hee can./

Edward Dunning [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]