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her proceede on such voyages out of the Ri … her proceede on such voyages out of the River of Thames and<br />
retourne thither under the conduct of the said Stephens as master thereof, and<br />
that hee is nowe preparing (as this deponent hath bin informed) to goe to sea<br />
with her againe, and this deponent hath seene him the said Stevens<br />
receiving goods aboard her for ffrance, and hath seene him dischardge goods out of<br />
her at Smarts key which hee as this deponent beleevth hath brought from ffrance. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the fifth and 6 hee cannot depose, but verily beleeveth that the said Coleman<br />
did never make over or any wayes transfer his interest in the said two thirds<br />
of the said shipp to the said Stephens, which hee beleeveth having heard the<br />
said Coleman seriously averr that hee hath not soe transferred the same,<br />
and the said Coleman still retaining his proprietie in the said two third parts,<br />
this deponent conceiveth that the said Stephens ought to be accomptable to<br />
him for the Proffits thereof.
To the 7th hee cannot depose, for hee saith hee did not knowe the said shipp<br />
in the moneth of ffebruary 1652.
To the 8th hee saith that the said Stephens doth keepe whole possession of the<br />
said shipp, and albeit hee hath bin requested and required by this deponent<br />
and others to deliver the possession of the said Colemans two thirds to him<br />
the said Coleman, and an accompt of her proffitts, hee the said Stephens<br />
hath denied and refused soe to doe, and soe doth refuse at present.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the nineth hee saith that hee hath heard the said Stephens about a yeare<br />
and halfe since being with this deponent at<br />
the signe of the Carpenters armes at Redriff, and there in speech of<br />
the said shipp and the said Colemans proprietie therein, and alsoe<br />
elswhere, confesse and say that the said shipp was not condemned<br />
or adiudged as prize in any Admiraltie Court in ffrance, nor any<br />
Sentence therein given against her. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clarke
Will: Upcher [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 25th of december 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
William Pym against Monsieur Plut[?arch] and}<br />
others. ffrancklin.}
Examined upon an allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said mr Pymm the<br />
22th of this instant.
'''Rp.'''
'''jus'''
'''Henry Bushell''' of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex<br />
mariner, aged 46 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article hee saith that hee hath well knowne the producent<br />
William Pymm for three yeares last past or thereabouts, and saith that<br />
hee the said producent was and is commonly reputed an Englishman and to be<br />
borne in devonshire, where this deponent well knoweth his brother a<br />
merchant of good [?fashion], and another of his brothers a merchant in this<br />
citie. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that for the space of seaven monethes<br />
together (or thereabouts) about three yeares since this deponent was at Saint Malo's<br />
withonent was at Saint Malo's<br />
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