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To the 9th hee saith hee was to receive hi … To the 9th hee saith hee was to receive his freight at<br />
haver de Grace upon deliverie of the said freight goods, and that<br />
hee hath not as yet received any part of his freight, and that<br />
Mr Godin was at haver de Grace to pay the said freight
Jan noose [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 15th of November 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
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'''John Johnson Bleker''' of fflushing Mariner Boatswaine of the<br />
said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' aged 47 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined.
To the first and 2 articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the said vessell the ''Elizabeth'' at such time as shee went from fflushing<br />
for Bayon the last voyage (wherein in her retourne from<br />
Bayon shee was seized) carried in her from fflushing aforesaid a<br />
parcell of Rie for the owners in Common, and a parcell of tobaccoe<br />
for particular owners, and certaine chests of candles and other goods for<br />
the master and some of the shipps companie, and that after the said<br />
shipps arivall at Bayon the master John Noose there sold the foresaid<br />
goods for the said accompts and for the same accompts invested the said<br />
Rie in thirtie baggs (or thereabouts) of feathers, and the other exported<br />
goods into 106 cakes of Rosin, 6 hogsheads of turpentine, 78 oares<br />
57 peeces of box wood twelve bundles of corke, 48 jarrs of turpentine<br />
oile and three sacks, for the proper accompt of the master and other<br />
particular owners and of the shipps company, which shipps company had<br />
interest alone in the Rosin, the rest of the goods belonging to the owners<br />
of the shipp, And saith that all the said goods were bought and provided<br />
by the master aforesaid, saving that the shipps company were parties<br />
to and assisted in the buying of 20 cakes of the said Rosin.<br />
All which hee knoweth being boatswaine of the said shipp and<br />
seeing the said goods soe laden and being acquainted with the providinge<br />
thereof. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith that the master and alsoe the<br />
Stiersman tooke notice in writing of the goods laden aboard, but<br />
in what manner or whether each tooke notice of all or not, hee saith<br />
hee knoweth not. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that soone after the seizure of the ''Elizabeth''<br />
and lading by the ''Tyger frigot'', there were taken and carried away<br />
out of and from the ''Elizabeth'' the boate and foure oares belonging to<br />
''Elizabeth'' then worth tenn pounds sterling, and that two anchors weighing about 1500<br />
pounds were forced to be slipt and left in the downes by Storme after and upon<br />
the said seizure, and then the said anchors cost 15 gilders per hundred<br />
alsoe two peeces of cables and two halsers weighing about<br />
1800 pounds worth 15 gilders per hundred, and saith there were drunck<br />
and eaten out of the saud shipp ''Elizabeth'' her provisions by the ''Tygers''<br />
companie wine, brandewine and victualls to the valew of seaven<br />
pounds to the valew of seaven<br />
pounds +
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