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after that the said shipp with her lading … after that the said shipp with her lading were brought up into this<br />
Port of London:-/
To the Crosse Interrogatories: [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth, That hee expecteth no benefitt in case the<br />
demorage interrate bee paid, And otherwise negatively:-/
To the second hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof, being absent<br />
and not seeing the unladeing interrate:-
To the third hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./
To the 4th hee saith hee this rendent was part owner with his precontest,<br />
John Bleeker of 4100 ''lb'' weight of rozen which are as hee hath<br />
understood discharged by order of this Court, And further cannot depose
Repeated before doctor Clerke
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The second day of January 1654/5. [CENTRE HEADING]
ffreeman and others against Plover for their}<br />
interest in the shipp ''Sarah Bonadventure'' [?XXX]}
Examined upon the Libell aforesaid
'''2us.'''
'''Joane Freman''' of Fanchurch parrish in the<br />
Citie of London Widdow aged 60. yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined upon the said<br />
Libell/:-
To the first article or position of the said Libell this deponent saith and deposeth<br />
That within the time lilate, and particularly in or about the yeare of<br />
our Lord 1644. and <u>1645:</u> the arlate Richard ffreeman was the lawfull<br />
Owner and Proprietor of a part or share of the shipp the ''Sara Bonad=''<br />
''venture'' and of her tackel apparrell and furniture and for<br />
such the said Richard ffreeman within the said time and since hath been<br />
commonly accompted reputed and taken. The premisses this examinate declareth<br />
upon the reasons ensuing, videlicet for that shee this examinate being the Relict of<br />
Robert ffreeman late of London leatherseller (who departed this life about 11.<br />
yeares since) hath severall times heard the said Robert ffreeman her husband<br />
during his life time say and affirme, that hee the said Robert had a parte or<br />
share in the said shipp, which was devolved unto him from the Executors of the<br />
last Will and Testament of John More Merchant, (who had beene this deponents former [?husband]<br />
and that in the right of this examinate, and in part of satisfaction of such [?rights]<br />
as were due to this examinate, out of the estate of the said John More, And<br />
saith the said Robert ffreeman departing this life about 11. yeares since as aforesaid<br />
the said Richard ffreeman in the right of and as executor of the Last will of<br />
the said Robert ffreeman his father became Owner and Proprietor of the said<br />
part or share of the said shipp ''Sarah Bonadventure'', and of her tackle and<br />
furniture, and so continued in peaceable possessiom thereof for all the time<br />
lilate, (so farr as this deponent ever heard or understood) And further cannot<br />
depose, saving this deponent knoweth not, nor doeth shee remember that [?shee]<br />
hath ever credibly heard or observed, how much the part or share of [?her]<br />
said husband Robert ffreeman, or of the said Richard ffreeman<br />
(wasthe said Richard ffreeman<br />
(was +
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