HCA 13/71 f.510r Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/71 |
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| Folio | 510 |
| Side | Recto |
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| Cathryn Pearce | |
| First transcribed | |
| 2013/01/19 | |
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| Edited on 04/08/2014 by Colin Greenstreet | |
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B:13:
The thirteenth of January 1656
The claime of Peter Garret and Stephen}
Garret of Saint Malo's for the shipp}
the Don de Dieu of the same, ffrancis Gervais}
Captaine.}
Examined upon allegation given in
on behalf of the said claimers
the 12th instant.
Rp. 1.
Henry Pinot of Rennes Merchant, aged 21 yeeres
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and
deposeth that hee well knoweth the producents Peter and Stephen
Garet and hath soe donne for the wise two yeers last or thereabouts,
and alsoe well knoweth the shipp the don de dieu arlate, which
hee saith was first built at Saint Malo's about two yeeres since by a
ffrench Shipwright named Vincent Ofrey, which hee knoweth because
hee this deponent was then living there, and sawe her keele laid
and sawe the worke of such her building proceede and at length
sawe her finished and rigged there, and being soe finished the said
Vincent Aufrey (as the common report there went) sold her to the said
Peter and Stephen Garet, who have ever since bin commonly accounted
her true, lawfull and sole owners even to this present, and ever
since such her building shee hath bin belonging to Saint Malo's, and
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Rowe dt.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first he saith hee was not in the said shipp the voyage in
question nor ever belonged unto her, nor did hee see any money paid
for her, and saith the said Peter and Stephen Garret are subiects of
the kind of ffrance, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving his
foregoing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe.
To the second hee saith that hee did not see any bill of sale of
the said shipp, and otherwise hee cannot answer, saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp is in his estimation and
is commonly accounted to be of the burthen of 70 tonnes or thereabouts
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth, fourth, fifth sixth and seventh hee cannot answer saving as
aforesaid, not being in the voyage, nor knowing ought of the
particulars thereof.
To the last negatively for his part, And otherwise he cannot answer.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
henry Pinot [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 14th of January 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
Rp, 2
Francis Gervais Sieur de Godelle Captaine of the said
vessell the don de dieu or Gift of God, aged 23 yeeres
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth
that the said shipp the don de dieu is a new shipp and was built
and first built at Saint Malos about two yeares since by one Master
Vincent
