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The third of May 1656 [CENTRE HEADING]
On … The third of May 1656 [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Robert Blackleecth}<br />
of London Mariner touching a losse}<br />
in the ''Affrey'' of London. assurance.}
Examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of the<br />
said Blackleech.
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''Humphrey Burton''' of the Parish of Saint<br />
Catherine neere the Tower of London Mariner<br />
aged 58 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right worshipfull. John Godolphin doctor of Lawes one<br />
of the Judges of the high court of the Admiraltie<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well know and<br />
was aware of the shipp the ''Affrey'' interrogated at the time<br />
of her departure from this port of London bound for Port a Port<br />
in Portugall, thence to returne for this port of London,<br />
which her departure hence hee saith was about six monethes since.
To the second hee saith that after such her departure shee arrived<br />
at porte in Portugall namely about six weekes after such her depature<br />
hence, and there reladed and from Porto departed with<br />
her homewards cargo for this port, and saith that in<br />
her course of proceeding from Porto for this port of London<br />
shee met with much foule stormie and tempestous weather<br />
which forced her into Saint Georges Channell, and that when<br />
the said stormie and fowle weather was over, shee with the<br />
first oportunitie of winde and weather and withall diligence<br />
plied her course with all her lading brought from Porto<br />
intending directly for London and that comming in her<br />
said course of proceeding into Weymouth bay was met with<br />
by a dunkirke man of warr, which so upon fought shot at and by<br />
force tooke and seized the ''Affrey'' with all her lading, notwithstanding<br />
that Robert Blackleech her master and company used all<br />
diligence and did their utmost to keepe her from the said seizure<br />
and saith further that when the said man of warrs company<br />
had plundred and tooke out what they thought fitt, then sunk<br />
her (and such lading as they left in her) in the sea and this shipp and<br />
on Easter day last, soe that the said shipp was and is utterly<br />
lost to the said Blackleecth, without any manner of recompence<br />
or satisfaction made to him for the same. The premisses<br />
hee deposeth and knoweth to be true because hee was aboard<br />
(being her Gunner) and sawe the premisses soe donne, and was<br />
carried to dunkirke by the said man of warr and there imprisoned<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose saving the ''Affrey'' staid about two<br />
monethes in Porto Port aforesaid, before her retourne thence for<br />
London
To the third hee saith that the said Robert Blackleech was sole<br />
owner of the said shipp (and for such commonly accounted) at the time<br />
of such her departure from London and when shee was so taken and<br />
losthen shee was so taken and<br />
lost +
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