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To the fourth Interrogatory he answereth and deposeth that there
were some Pilchards aboard the Carvell interrate at the
time of her seizure and some small wares as Beeds
glasses and such things for the account of the Master And
further he cannot depose.

To the fifth Interrogatory he deposeth that the Owners of the
said Carvell and the interrate Richard Chappell sustayned
great losse and damages by the seizure of the said
Carvell, but to what certaine value he saith he knoweth not
And otherwise cannot depose.

Recoquit coram Com:rijs.

Wm: Osgodby [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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23d of August 1654.

On the behalfe of humfry holcombe}
Peter Middleton, Edward and John}
Bushell and Company Owners of the}
shipp the Peter and Jane (whereof}
George Chappell was Commander)}

1

Stephen Atkinson of
London Chirugeon, aged
about 28 yeares, a wittnes
produced, sworne and examined
deposeth and saith as followeth

To the first Interrogatory he deposeth that he this deponent
went Chirurgeon in the shipp the Peter and Jane
interrate, and well knoweth that the interrate humfry
holcombe, Peter Middleton, Edward and John Bushell
and Company were and are the true and lawfull
Owners and Proprietors of the said shipp and that the
said shipp interrate George Chappell was Master of her
And further he deposeth not.

To the 2d interrogatory he deposeth that he the deponent
being Chirurgeon of the said shipp doth very well
knowe that the said shipp was about the beginning of
the yeare 1650 she then being at Lisbone, seized
upon by order of the king of Portugall, and the interrate
George Chappell and all the shipps Company turnd
out of her and imprisoned, and that the said shipp
was made a man of warr, and imployed in the
said kings service against the ffleet of this Commonwealth
for some monthes (but certainly he cannot remember how many monthes)
and that there was not any satisfaction made by the
king of Portugall for the said shipps service And
further he cannot depose.

To the 3d and fourth Interrogatoryes he deposeth that the
shipp interrate was of the burden of (about) 250 Tonns,
and that she had in her 21 Gunns, and that she was
a very strong, new, tite and stanch shipp, and that
she did well deserve 200 li (sic) per moneth for her imployment
and that at the time of her seizure for the use and service
of the said king of Portugall she was swell stored with
provisions, whereof there was much wanting when shee
was redelivered, And further he cannot depose./

To the fifth Interrogatory he deposeth that there belonged
unto the shipp interrate 35 mariners besides the Master
interrate and that they were all (as this deponent was)
imprisoned by the said king of Portugall, and that some
of