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at Boston Interrate in the moneth of July … at Boston Interrate in the moneth of July 1654 but hee this deponent sawe noe<br />
bill sett up to the effect Interrate nor hath soe deposed nor was in the Shipp Taverne<br />
Interrogate nor hath soe deposed And further saving his foregoeing deposition<br />
he cannot answere.
Repeated before doctor Clerke:-
Thomas Wood [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th of May 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
[?XXXX] against the ''Charitie'' and}<br />
goods. Suckley. Smith.}
Examined upon the said allegation on the behalfe of the said<br />
[?Morens] and others.
'''dt. 2.'''
'''John Gardner''' of the Borough of Southwarke Cooper<br />
aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that Paul Paulson the master of the ''Charitie'' at the time when hee was<br />
first seized by Mungoe Jackson, seriously averred and said (upon his<br />
boarding) to this deponent and others, that the said shipp the ''Charitie'' was<br />
of Gottenburg, and was with her lading (except what the mariners had<br />
therein) wholly belonging to Gottenburgh, and to subiects of<br />
the Queene of Sweden. Which being by this deponent and others<br />
reported to the said Mungoe Jackson, and hee being told by them that<br />
they did not finde but that the ahipp and lading were clearly Swedish<br />
and free from prize and therefore that hee was best to let them goe<br />
or to the same effect, the said Mungoe Jackson spake to and imployed<br />
this deponent (his Quarter master) to treate with the said master<br />
then aboard the man of warr, and see if hee could get him to a<br />
[?Composition], saying that if hee could get an hundred pounds<br />
composition of him, hee should goe, and withall ordered this deponent<br />
to deale with him the said master or some of his company<br />
and see if hee could drawe them to say that their shipp belonged to<br />
holland, and to promise them double wages if they would soe say:<br />
which treatie with the master and endeavour of getting the said confession<br />
that the shipp belonged to holland this deponent undertooke and assaied<br />
to effect, and had speech and treatie with the master and company<br />
of the ''Charitie'' to the end aforesaid, but could prevaile nothing<br />
therein, they constantly averring that the said shipp and lading were<br />
belonging to Gottenburg, and subiects of the said Queene of Sweden,<br />
and for composition, the said master utterly disclaiming the same, saying<br />
that being a free man hee durst not give any money to be released or<br />
to that effect, and the said Jackson being by this deponent acquainted<br />
with all the said passages, the said Jackson said, wee will carry them<br />
in however, and soe brought them in accordingly. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answerth that Mr Suckley the Proctor spake to him<br />
to come and be a witnesse in this cause, and this deponent accordingly came<br />
and not at the instance of the interrogated Smyth, nor was hee ever spoken to by<br />
the said Smith to that purpose, nor hath this deponent received or bin<br />
promised for his testimony, and otherwise negatively, only hee went to the<br />
Swedish factor and told him that hee would doe all the righteous things for<br />
him that hee could.
Togs for<br />
him that hee could.
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