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The 24th of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 24th of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Robert hill of London}<br />
Merchant touching a losse in the ''Blazing starr''}<br />
of Leith, in a matter of assurance}
'''Rp, [?XXX]'''
'''1'''
'''William Moreton''' of the towne of<br />
Saint Andrews in Scotland Mariner, aged<br />
36 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right worshipfull Charles George Cock Esquire<br />
one of the Judges of the high Court of the<br />
Admiraltie and examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said Robert<br />
hill saith and deposeth as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee well knew and was<br />
master of the shipp the ''Blazing Starr'' of Leith at the time of her<br />
last being at Leith in Scotland, boundthence on a voyage for Roane in<br />
ffrance. And saith shee departed from Leith on that voyage on or about the<br />
23th of december 1653.
To the second hee saith there were laden aboard the said shipp at Leith to be<br />
transported to Roane the said voyage 35 lasts of herrings at 12 barrells to<br />
the last, which were soe laden by Captaine Beniamin Bracey a merchant<br />
of Leith, and that as this deponent hath since understood and bin informed<br />
the producent Robert hill had interest in part of the said lading, and<br />
that seaven lasts of the said herrings were for his accompt. And<br />
further saith that as hee heard the said 7 lasts of herrings cost<br />
foure score and tenn pounds sterling at Leith. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp after such her departure<br />
from Leith with the said lading of herrings, arived in safetie in<br />
the bay before honfleur in the entrie of the River of Roane on or<br />
about the fourth of January 1653, and there came to an anchor within<br />
an English mile of honfleur to attend the tide to goe into the River,<br />
which tide would not serve till next morning. And saith that the<br />
next day the winde failing, this deponent was constrained still there<br />
to remaine at anchor to expect a gale of winde whereby to goe up<br />
the river; But that afternoone there came seaven or eight<br />
ffrench shallops fully manned from honfleur aboard this deponent<br />
and some English ships that were there alsoe riding, and the men came<br />
aboard under pretence to search for salt, and being aboard they<br />
made seizure both of this deponents said shipp and his foresaid lading<br />
and alsoe of the said English shipps and their lading and carried them<br />
to honfleur, where by an order procured fron the ffrench kinge and<br />
his Counsell the ffrench confiscated and made prize of the<br />
said shipps and goods, and soe this deponents said lading of herrings were in or about the middle of ffebruary 1653 ttaken out there and<br />
sold to the ffrench, and were and are thereby utterly lost to the<br />
said mr hill and such others as were concerned in the said lading<br />
without any recompence whatsoever made unto them for the same.<br />
And saith that betwixt the time of the said seizure, and the said taking<br />
out the said herrings by the ffrench, hee this deponent went up to Roane, and there<br />
found and understood that the said herrings would there have yeelded<br />
33 livers per barrell. amoounting to 55 shillings or thereabouts sterlinge<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before Colonnel Cock.
William Morton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]Cock.
William Morton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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