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hath had much familiaritie and conversatio … hath had much familiaritie and conversation with her dutch company, and<br />
bin privie to much of their discourse, and saith that in an evening about the<br />
beginning of September last, this deponent being in the longe boate of the<br />
said shipp going aboard from another shipp lying there by in company of<br />
the Stiersman, and two or three others of the company of the<br />
''Crosse of Jerusalem'', heard them murmurr and complaine that the Skipper<br />
of the said shipp the ''Crosse of Jerusalem'' did not pay them their wages,<br />
and in such complainte the Skeeman said, (speaking to the Stiersman) to<br />
this effect, If the Skipper will doe mee right (speaking of paying<br />
him his wages) I will not betray him, but otherwise - and there the<br />
Stiersman interrupted him and said, Peace, the man (speaking<br />
of this deponent) understandeth, and soe hee proceeded noe further. And<br />
this deponent in the time of such his waiting aboard the said shipp<br />
hath often heard severall of her company enveigh and raile against<br />
their Gunner, calling him (in their language) rogue, dogge and<br />
many other reprochfull termes, and threaten that<br />
if ever hee came into holland hee should be hanged; and this deponent<br />
perceived and understood by their discourse that such their displeasure<br />
and threats proceeded from them because the said Gunner had made<br />
some discovery and deposition touching the said shipp and lading<br />
tending to the advantage of this Commonwealth. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
Upon the rest not examined by direction.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith hee doth not knowe William Belyn<br />
arlate and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the third hee saith hee can speake and understand English and dutch<br />
and can write and reade, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the fourth hee cannot answer.
The last concerneth him not.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Will Tufnall [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''3.'''
'''John Ward''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex<br />
Watch maker aged 32 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the 17th and eighteenth articles hee saith and deposeth that from the<br />
tenth of August last past hee this deponent hath bin a Prize office<br />
waiter aboard the shipp the ''Crosse of Jerusalem'' arlate lying in the<br />
River of Thames, and saith that often conversing and speaking with<br />
the Stiersman, [?Skimman] and others of that Company of the said shipp<br />
hee hath in that time often heard them speake against and threaten the<br />
Gunner of the same shipp, because hee had declared something against<br />
thedeclared something against<br />
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