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That hee this examinate was employed by Mathew Everard an Irish Merchant residing at dunquerke and William [?Suntley] an English ffactor there also<br />
residing in the name of <u>Thomas</u> Prince of London Merchant, to buy the said shipp aforesaid at Ostend for the accompt of the aforesaid Everard, Suntley and<br />
Prince, and that this rendent bought the said shipp for the summe of fourteen hundred gilders which of this rendents certaine knowledge were by the said<br />
Mathew Everard satisfied and paid by bills of Exchange drawne upon daniel Arthur Merchant dwelling here in London And by such his transactions and<br />
observation hee well knoweth That the said Everard, Suntley, and Prince were the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the said shipp the ''Thomas'' and<br />
of her tackle apparrell and furniture:-
Walter: Devereux [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day examined upon the said Interrogatories./
'''2us./'''
'''James Droyne''' of Waterford in Ireland Mariner<br />
late Master of the said shipp the ''Thomas'' aged 26. yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined./:
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth, That hee this examinate hath knowne<br />
the shipp the ''Thomas'' interrate for about 6. or 7. moneths, and saith shee<br />
belonged to the Port of London, and saith the said shipp was in January<br />
last cast away upon the Coast of the Isle f Wight this rendent<br />
then being Master of her.
To the second hee saith, That the said shipps company consisted of eleaven<br />
eaters when shee was so cast away, besides some passengers and saith that<br />
two men and two boyes of the said shipps Companie were lost, in the said<br />
shipp wrack, and about 6. of the passengers, and saith the said shipps Company<br />
were Irish and English, but no french or subjects of the french king
To the third hee saith that Waterford was the last Port from whence<br />
the said shipp came before shee was lost as aforesaid, and there shee<br />
received in her lading, and was bound with the same first for dover<br />
where shee was to discharge some goods and afterwards to proceed to<br />
Dunkerke to discharge the rest
To the fourth hee saith the chiefest lading of the said shipp cpnsisted<br />
in butter, the rest being beefe, tallow, pork salmon and feathers<br />
the quantities whereof hee remembreth not but saith the said goods<br />
were laden by the preexaminate Walter devereux an Irishman<br />
for and upon the accompt of Mr Thomas Prince Merchant of this<br />
City and Mr Mathew Everard an Irish Merchant residemnt at<br />
Dunquirke, some part of the said shipps lading being for the accompt of<br />
the said Walter devereux, and of this rendent and Companie all<br />
Irishmen, And saith no frenchman or subiect of the ffrench king<br />
had any interest propriety part or share in the said shipp or her<br />
lading/
To the fifth hee saith, That the said shipp is utterly spoyled and perished<br />
without any apparence or possibility of reparation:-/
To the 6th hee saith, That the anchors belonging to the said shipp<br />
as also the Cables and some rigging apparrell and furniture have<br />
bin recovered from the said shipwrack, and came to the possession of<br />
Major Samuel Bull deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight<br />
this rendent according to his power assisting in the preservation<br />
of the same./
To the 7th hee saith, That all the writings belonging to the said<br />
shipp and goods were utterly lost and cast away on the sea at<br />
(thed cast away on the sea at<br />
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