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happened as this deponent remembreth about … happened as this deponent remembreth about 11. of the Clocke in the Morning<br />
this deponent being above the decke of the said shipp ''Mary'' togeather with the said<br />
Robert Yaxley, this deponents precontests and Companie And further cannot<br />
depose./
To the second hee saith, hee hath no part or share in the said shipp ''Mary'', And<br />
saith, That all the said shipps rigging and furniture spoyled and damnified<br />
by the meanes aforesaid were either new or very sufficient and serviceable as<br />
could be desired for such a shipp, and is in Conscience perswaded that before<br />
they were so damnified as is predeposed, they were really worth 200 ''li'' sterling<br />
and upwards, but since they are damnified are of very little valew, videlicet of<br />
the valew of about 10. or 12. ''li'' as hee verily beleeveth, and saith that such of the<br />
said tackle as may be et made serviceable with some expense, doe now remaine<br />
aboard the said shipp ''Mary''. And further cannot depose./:
Repeated with his three precontests before the<br />
three Judges in Court.
the marke of<br />
Robert '''W''' Lillicrep:- [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 25 of November 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Lord Protector against Pibus aforesaid}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the said Pibus.
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''John Haige''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex<br />
mariner, aged 55 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the vessell<br />
the ''Martha'' arlate (whereof the said John Pibus was commander) went out<br />
upon the voyage arlate in or about the moneth of May 1653, which hee knoweth<br />
because hee went out Steward in her, and saith that when shee soe went out<br />
there were Embassadors or other publique Ministers here in Engand (as hee<br />
was credibly informed) from the States of the United Netherlands treating about<br />
making of a peace betwixt this Commonwealth and the said States, and<br />
there was then (as the common report went) greate hopes and probabilities<br />
of effecting the said peace and agreement. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith that the said mr Pibus the said voyage went<br />
out upon a fishing designe for Greenland, and thence to retourne to this Port<br />
in the imployment of certaine merchant, and was obliged to have a certaine<br />
number of men to manage and prosecute that designe, and hee had<br />
the said number (being about three score) and noe more. And this deponent<br />
never heard of any Commission or letters of marque that the said Pibus had<br />
to seize any shipps or goods that voyage; And verily beleeveth hee had none;<br />
for if hee had, this deponent verily beleeveth hee should have knowne or<br />
at least have heard thereof, being one of his company as aforesaid.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that the said mr Pibus and company in<br />
their retourne that voyage from Greeneland met diverse ffishermen and<br />
othert diverse ffishermen and<br />
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