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through Ratcliffe was called or spoken to … through Ratcliffe was called or spoken to by a maid servant of the arlate<br />
Captaine Lynes to come and speake with her master att his house, whither<br />
being come the sayd Captaine Lynes entred upon a discourse with this deponent<br />
touching this suit depending in the Court betwixt the arlate Thomas<br />
Coulscott brother and Administrator of John Coulscut or Coulson deceased late<br />
one of the Mariners of the ''Sampson'' arlate in her late voyage in question<br />
to the Brasile, and him the sayd Captaine Lynes later Commander of the sayd<br />
shipp the voyage in question, And then and there the sayd Captaine Lynes did<br />
amongst other things acknowledge and confesse to him this deponent<br />
that the sayd John Coulson or Coulscott was one of the Mariners of his sayd shipp<br />
''Sampson'' the voyage in question, and that his wages were still due for his<br />
service aboard the sayd shipp during all the voygae till he was taken into the<br />
Portugueses ymployment att Brasilia, and that the sayd John Coulson or<br />
Coulscott had in his life tiyme delivered into the Custody of him the sayd Lynes<br />
a Chest of sugars, which sugars, sayd he, God forbidd<br />
that I should deprive the true Owner of, and as for the sayd wages I am<br />
willing to pay the same in such sort as the Judges of the Admiralty have<br />
ordered me to pay the rest of the Mariners their wages, provided that<br />
there were any person to receyve the same that could give him a sufficient<br />
discharge in Law or words to the same effect. And the same in effect<br />
the sayd Captaine Lynes hath severall tyme sithence acknowledged and confessed<br />
in the presence and hearing of him this deponent, whom he hath att such<br />
tymes desired to be assisting for a freindly and fair composure of this<br />
suit betwixt him the sayd Captaine Lynes and the plaintiffe Thomas Couldscott<br />
aforesayd. And further he cannot depose, saving that since the foresayd<br />
discourse att Captaine Lynes his howse as aforesayd, he the sayd Captaine Lynes<br />
hath acknowledged and confessed to him this deponent that the sayd<br />
Chest of sugars was of about 18. aroves.
Repeated before doctors Clarke and Godolphin./
George Andrewes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th day of November 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Keepers et cetera against the ''Lewis''}
Examined upon the said allegation
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'''Robert Masters''' of Guernsy Mariner aged one and<br />
forty yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and<br />
examined deposeth and saith as followeth videlicet.
'''Row dt.'''
To the first article of the sayd allegation he saith he beleiveth it to be notorious<br />
that the Captaines of the shipps of warr employed in the service of this<br />
Commonwealth are authorized to seize all shipps belonging to the States<br />
of the united Provinces ffrench King or their subiects, and lading<br />
of such shipps for reparation of dammages done to this Commonwealth by the<br />
sayd Nations. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 2. 3. and 4. articles of the sayd allegation he saith he knoweth nothing thereof.
To the .5 article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that by the knowledge<br />
skill and experience which he this deponent hath and for many yeares<br />
hath had in Mapps Seacharts and globes he assuredly knoweth that the<br />
way and course from Greeenland to Rochell in ffrance is by the north of<br />
Ireland and not through the English Channell nor neere or by the<br />
Texall or Holygolandt or by or neere those seas, and saith It is very<br />
evident, and saith It is very<br />
evident +
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