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The 8th of december 1654.
The Lord Protec … The 8th of december 1654.
The Lord Protector against the shipp}<br />
the ''Elizabeth'' of deep ffrancis Mi[?sent] master}
Examined upon an allegation<br />
on the behalfe of his highnesse<br />
the Lord Protector.
'''dt Rowe.'''
'''q. 2us in A.3.'''
'''.j.'''
'''Richard George''' of Melcombe Regis in the<br />
County of dorset waiter to the Customehouse<br />
of weymouth aged 56 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith that about two monethes since<br />
and after the seizure of the said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' of deep<br />
and her brining into Weymouth hee this deponent went there<br />
aboard her, and had speech with some of her company who<br />
said and confessed that shee belonged to deep and was thence<br />
set put on her outward voyage to the Charibbe Ilands, and<br />
that her owners were all ffrench men living in deep and subiects<br />
of the ffrench kinge, and that shee had taken in all the<br />
lading which was seized in her at the Charibbe Ilands to be carried<br />
to deep fopr and upon accompt of ffrenchmen subiects of the<br />
ffrench kinge, and that when shee was taken shee was sailing<br />
to deepe there to dischardge her lading, and would have gonne<br />
thither if shee had not bin taken or to the same effect.
Rich: george [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th of december 1654.
Touching oiles said to be}<br />
wanting in the ''little''}<br />
[?''Lewes''].}
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''Gilbert Woodman''' of the parish of Olaves Southwarke<br />
lighterman aged 31 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right william Clerke doctor of laws one of the Judges<br />
of this Court saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet
That hee this deponent was imployed as a lighterman under<br />
Ambrose Pomeroy in the carrying ashore of the oiles taken and [?discharged]<br />
out of the shipp the ''Little Lewes'' a prize lying at Blackwall about<br />
three monethes since, and that this deponent received and st[?owed] some<br />
lighters full of the said oiles and carried and delivered the same ashore<br />
at the Customehouse key, and hee deposeth that there was<br />
noe embeazelment or diminution made of the said oiles after the same<br />
came out of the said shipp by him this deponent, nor doth hee<br />
knowe of any embeazeld, purloined or any waies taken or [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
made away by any person whatsoever, but that all such oiles<br />
as were received into the lighters laden and st[?owed] by this deponent<br />
and whereof hee tooke chardge were duely and [XXXXX GUTTER]<br />
landed and dischardged at the Custome house key aforesaid.
The marke of<br />
Gilbert Woodman[MARKE, RH SIDE]t;br />
Gilbert Woodman[MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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