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at Zant and Cephalonia, amongest which hee … at Zant and Cephalonia, amongest which hee mentioned seaventeene butts<br />
of currans which hee said were laden for accompt of William Mico and John<br />
heard merchants of Naples, and tha hee had signed a bill of lading for<br />
the same at Thearra or to the very same effect, And having nowe seene<br />
the bill of lading annexed and being as hee saith very well acquainted<br />
with the hand writing of the said Thomas Neve, hee verily beleeveth the<br />
name of Thomas Neve subscribed to the said bill, to be the proper hand<br />
writing of the said Thomas Neve, and the contents of the said bill to<br />
be true and soe had and donne as therein is contained. And saith that the<br />
said seaventeene butts of currance were sunck amongest the<br />
rest of the said shipps lading, and were and are thereby utterly lost to<br />
the said William Mico and John heard, which hee knoweth seeing the said<br />
shipp soe sunke, And otherwise hee cannot depose
henery minore [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Thomas Dore''' of South Yarmouth mariner aged 25 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined as aforesaid.
To the first, second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knew the shipp the ''Saint George'' interrogated at such time as<br />
shee was at Messina and other places in the Streights (which was about<br />
six monethes since) and saith shee came from Zant and Cephalonia<br />
(where shee had taken in currance) to Messina and there this deponent<br />
was shipt quarter master of her, and that having taken in Cotton wooll<br />
and feathers at Messina, and his precontest henry Minor being put<br />
master of her in place of Thomas Nevin who there left her, shee<br />
departed from Messina in or about March last for this port of London<br />
where shee was to dischardge, and in her course of proceeding for<br />
Legorne where shee was intended to touch to get company, comming of<br />
the Malo[?r]a, shee was met with and set upon by a dutch man of warr<br />
in hostilitie against the subiects of this Commonwealth and after<br />
severall houres fight was soe rent and shattered by the said man of<br />
warr that at length shee sanck right downe and perished in the<br />
sea together with all her lading saving tenn bales of silke which were<br />
saved before shee sunck, all which hee knoweth being one of her company<br />
and then and there present and seeing the premisses soe donne, And<br />
further to the said Interrogatories or the bill of lading annexed<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clarke and doctor Godolphin<br />
with his precontest.
Thomas Dore [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]contest.
Thomas Dore [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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