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To the 7th hee saith that hee well knoweth … To the 7th hee saith that hee well knoweth that the sayd Henry Rankin came from<br />
Scotland to ffrance in a vessell of his owne (called the ''John'' of Kirkcaldee [?XXXXXX] and arrrived at haverdegrace on the<br />
fifth of June last which was about a moneth or somwhat lesse before hee [?XXX]<br />
the ''Saint Peter'' aforesayd, and saith his the sayd Rankins vessell hee [?went in ?was]<br />
laden with [?SXXry] [?Cole], but by the negligence of his pilott thereof the sayd vessell was much dammaged<br />
at the entrance into the harbour there, soe that shee was not fitt to goe to sea, by<br />
reason whereof the sayd Rankin sold her and her lading and bought the ''Saint Peter''<br />
and her lading [?XXed] in her with the proceede thereof as hee beleeveth, this hee the better knoweth for that hee t[?then GUTTER]<br />
went with the sayd Rankin in the sayd shipp the ''John'' of Kirkcaulde to haverdegrace<br />
whether shee was convoied from the downes by a ffrigott of this Commonwealth<br />
named the ''Yarmouth ffrigott'' And further hee cannot answere/
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
David Stokes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The answer of the foresaid '''John du Sel''' to the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth that hee is a native of haver de Grace<br />
and was in the said shipp when shee was seized by the ''Portsmouth frigot''<br />
and hath lived all his time at haver de Grace saving when hee hath<br />
bin in voyage, and otherwise negatively saving his foregoeing deposition to<br />
which hee referreth himselfe.
To the second hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and otherwise<br />
cannot answer:
To thge third hee saith that the money that this deponent sawe paid to<br />
the said Gilbert Pape by the said Rankins in part of payment for his<br />
said shipp, was soe paid at the house of the said Mr Pape in<br />
haver de Grace, the sonne of the said Mr Pape being then alsoe<br />
present, And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose
To the fourth and 5th hee saith hee verily beleeveth that the said Mr Rankin<br />
bought the said shipp for himselfe and not for any other and paid<br />
for her with his owne proper money, and that noe subiect of the<br />
ffrench king hath any interest therein
To the 6th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and cannot<br />
otherwise answer.
To the 7th hee saith the said Rankin arived in a shipp laden with [?coles]<br />
from Scotland at haver de Grace about a moneth or three weekes<br />
before hee bought the said shipp the ''Peter'', and hee beleeveth the<br />
said lading of coales was for his accompt, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose saving as aforesaid
Repeated before doctor Godolphin and Collonel Cock.
[Van ?du Sel] [SIGNATURE, RH SIE]
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The 25th of August 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Thomas Partridge}<br />
touching a losse of the ''Adventure''}<br />
of Newcastle}
'''Rp 1'''
'''William Letherman''' of Woodbridge in the<br />
County of Suffolke Mariner aged<br />
27 yeares or thereabouts sworne before<br />
the right Worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the high Court of the<br />
Admiraltie and examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories saith as followeth videlicet
Toogatories saith as followeth videlicet
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