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To the first and second articles of the sa … To the first and second articles of the sayd alleagtion hee saith hee well knoweth and remem=<br />
breth that in or about the yeare 1642 videlicet about a dozen yeares since the vessell<br />
the ''Blessing'' was new built from the stocks neere Redderith arlate and this<br />
deponent hath heard the arlate Andrew Wise saye and confesse that shee was soe built<br />
by his order and appointment And saith hee knoweth the sayd Wise did goe Commander<br />
of her the first voyage shee made after her being builded And alsoe saith<br />
that hee verily beleeveth the arlate Edward Tayler did agree with the sayd Andrew wise for<br />
an eighth part of the sayd shipp soe soone as shee was soe built for that hee hath<br />
heard the sayd wise confesse and acknowledge that the sayd Edward Taylor was<br />
owner of an eighth part of the sayd vessell, as alsoe for that hee this deponent<br />
was present at the launching of the sayd vessell in the yeare 1642 arlate (the certaine<br />
moneth hee remembreth not) and did see Elizabeth the wife of the sayd Edward Tayler<br />
in the behalfe of her sayd husband pay unto the sayd Andrew wyse thirty pounds<br />
sterling in parte of payment for an eighth part of the sayd vessell, and alsoe<br />
hath since seene a bill of sale made from the sayd wise to the sayd Tayler for the<br />
sayd eighth part of the sayd vessell but hee this deponent was not present when the<br />
sayd bill of sale was signed and sealed, And hee alsoe saith hee hath three or<br />
fower severall tymes within these 12 yeares last past seene the sayd Andrew wise<br />
give Accompt and pay money to the sayd Edward Tayler as Owner of an eighth<br />
part of the sayd vessell, for his the sayd Taylers eighth part of the freight and<br />
profitts ariseing by the voyages by him the sayd wise made with the sayd vessell<br />
the ''Blessing'' as Master of her, And further hee cannot depose saving hee<br />
saith after the sayd Wise had continued Master of the sayd vessell the ''Blessing''<br />
for divers yeares hee sold (as this deponent hath heard) his interest therein to the arlate<br />
George Blake who became Master of her after the sayd wise and is now accompted<br />
Owner and Proprietor of the sayd vessell./;
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
Repeated before doctor Clarke and<br />
doctor Godolphin
Michaell Tayler. [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation./
'''Rp. 2'''
'''Edward Hutchins''' of the parish of Saint Gyles Criplegate<br />
Cittizen and Cloathworker of London aged 26 yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first and second articles hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent<br />
went to sea in the vessell the ''Blessing'' arlate the first voyage shee made after<br />
her being built from the stocks, and saith shee was built from the stocks neere Rederith<br />
arlate by the order and appointment of the Arlate Andrew Wise, who did over see and looke<br />
to the building of her, and went commander of her the first voyage shee made, (this deponent<br />
as aforesayd being one of her company) And hee saith that hee hath seene a bill of sale<br />
made from the sayd Wise to the sayd Tayler for an eighth part of the sayd vessell the<br />
''Blessing'', but was not present at the bargaine made betweene them for the same or sealing<br />
or signeing of the sayd bill of sale, yet verily beleeveth the sayd Tayler had<br />
soe soone as the sayd vessellw as built and before shee went any voyage to sea<br />
an eighth part in her for that hee well knoweth the sayd Wise did upon his returne<br />
the voyage aforesayd wherein this deponent was one of the Company of the sayd vessell<br />
makempany of the sayd vessell<br />
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