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And other wise hee cannot depose./
To the … And other wise hee cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith the shipp the ''John'' remained, as hee remembreth<br />
about 3. or 4. weekes after shee was laden in the harbour of Porto Port., and<br />
otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./
To the 5th hee saith hee knew the Master of the shipp ''John'' interrate during [?and]<br />
being at Porta Port the voyage in Controversy, but had no acquaintance with<br />
the Mariners thereof, And further cannot depose forasmuch as hee was<br />
never on board the said shipp ''John'', nor ever heard any thing of a Protest<br />
made against the said master and Companie upon the occasion interrate And further<br />
cannot depose/
To the 6th hee saith hee knoweth not any of the Pylotts interrate by their<br />
names, nor how many they are, nor ever observed any marke or badge for<br />
distinction amongst them. And further cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith hee cannot depose further or otherwise then by him<br />
is predeposed
Repeated before doctor Clarke./:
John dyett [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 5th day of January .1654:-/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:-/
'''Rp. 5us'''
'''Simon Orchard''' of Limehouse in the parish of<br />
Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner aged 26.<br />
yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and examined
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That hee this deponent<br />
first saw and came acquainted with the arlate Thomas Browne at Porta<br />
Port in Portugall in or about the moneth of Januarie <u>1653.</u> English style<br />
where this deponent saw and observed the said Thomas Browne to be Master and<br />
Commannder of the shipp the ''John'' in Controversie, And further to<br />
this article hee cannot depose./
To the 11. and 12th articles of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That this<br />
deponent saw and observed the shipp the ''John'' allate (Thomas Browne Master)<br />
taking in of her lading of salt and other merchandizes at Porta Port<br />
in or about the moneths of ffebruary of March last past, being<br />
designed, as this deponent then and there was informed to proceede with the<br />
same to the Barbadoes, And saith that after the said shipp was laded<br />
at Porta Port as aforesaid, shee departed thencetowards the barr of<br />
Porta Port and there continued for about 3. or 4. weekes (as this deponent<br />
now remembreth) before shee could passe the said barr with safetie, And<br />
saith, That to the best of this deponents judgement the said shipp ''John'' was<br />
of the burthen of about 120. tunns, and drew full thirteen foot [?XXX]<br />
being fully laden, and in that condition cannot saile with lesse water,<br />
The premisses hee deposeth, for that this deponent was Masters<br />
Mate of and aboard the shipp the ''Porta Port Merchant'' [?XXXX]<br />
[?XXX GUTEER]rchant'' [?XXXX]<br />
[?XXX GUTEER] +
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