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'''A.1.'''
The fourth of September 1654. … '''A.1.'''
The fourth of September 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
hearne against Waterman.}<br />
Smith. ffrancklin.}
'''ffrancklyn: dt.'''
'''John Jeale''' of Wapping Mariner aged 48 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull william<br />
Clarke and John Godolphin doctors of Lawes, Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiraltie saith and<br />
deposeth.
That hee well knew henry hearne late Gunner of the shipp<br />
the ''Marchant Adventurer'' of London (Edward Waterman commannder)<br />
and saith that the said shipp being at Venice in ffebruary last was a<br />
twelve moneths this deponent was there present in company of the said<br />
Captaine Waterman and the said henry hearne, and heard them reckon<br />
together for the wages of the said hearne who departed the said shipp<br />
and refused to serve any longer in her, and some time after there<br />
comming a Warrant to take up the said shipp into the service of this<br />
Commonwealth, and the said hearne having shipt himselfe aboard<br />
the ''Anne Bonadventure'' (Christopher Page master) to goe into the<br />
service of the duke of Venice, hee this deponent and William<br />
Jackson, the said Captaine Watermans mates, went aboard the ''Anne''<br />
''Bonadventure'' and spake to the said henry hearne to retourne againe<br />
aboard the ''Marchant Adventurer'' which wanted men) and goe home<br />
in her, telling him howe shee was taken up in the [?service]<br />
of this Commonwealth, and that they should goe home safe or to<br />
that effect, and earnestly purswaded him to retourne, telling him<br />
withall that hee should have as good wages as hee would desire<br />
but the said henry hearne utterly refused to retourne aboard the<br />
''Merchant Adventurer'', and said, and swore. By God, hee would not<br />
goe home to serve the Parliament, or to that effect, and soe the<br />
said Captaine Waterman with his shipp and such men as hee could<br />
get, was faine to come without him the said hearne, who before the<br />
finall departure thence of the ''Marchant Adventurer'', was gonne<br />
for Candia in the said shipp the ''Anne Bonadventure'' in the service<br />
of the Venetians.
John Joal [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 5th of September 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Andrews and Clutterbuck against}<br />
hasilgrave.}
Examined upon the foresaid libell.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''John Andrewes''' servant of Thomas Andrewes one<br />
of the parties producent, aged 21 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the 6th article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee was present and sawe the weighing of the thirtie baggs of pepper<br />
arlate in the warehouse or pepper seller of the East India company [?under GUTTER]<br />
theia company [?under GUTTER]<br />
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