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Transcription

The tenth of January 1656

Tatnell against Neale}

Examined upone the foresaid allegation in the ácts of Court

Rp. 2

William Stratford of dover Mariner, aged 19 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and examined.

To the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth
the allegate William Cooper, having sailed with him in one and the
same shipp, and saith that in or about the moneth of October
hee this deponent being at Lisbon in the shipp Susan of London
(John Perriman master) and going there on shore met the said Cooper
with whome this deponent was well acquainted, and dranke with
him severall times there, and this deponent (understanding that
the said Cooper had left the shipp the Tyger of dover whereunto
hee had belonged), asked him the reason of such
his leaving her, and whie (sic) hee did not goe home in her to which
hee the said Cooper answered that it was his owne desire to leave her and
that he had noe minde to goe home in her, or in words to the [?same GUTTER]
same effect. And of further acknowledged that before the said
shipp the Tygers departure thence, the boatswaine of her met
him ashore and told him that she was ready to saile, and asked
him if hee would goe aboard, and that hee told the boatswaine
as hee said, that hee would goe fetch his shirts which he had
ashore, and come presently aboard, but confessed that hee not
goe aboard. And otherrwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the fifth hee said the said Cooper went out Carpenters [mate GUTTER]
in the said shipp from England that voyage, which hee knoweth for that
hee this respondent went alsoe out in her and continued in her
sixteene monethes or thereabouts the said voyage, before hee this deponent
left her, and during all that there the said Cooper was Carpenters
mate and Carpenter of her, not remembring how long he was [?the GUTTER]
cheife Carpenter, and saith hee the said Cooper came into and belonged first [XXX GUTTER]
said shipp for that voyage in ffebruary 1654, and otherwise hee cannot [?answer GUTTER]

To the second hee saith hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

William [?Stratford] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined upon the foresaid allegation

William