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'''A. 16.'''
The tenth of June 1656.
On … '''A. 16.'''
The tenth of June 1656.
On the behalfe of Moses Goodier}<br />
and Timothy Alsop touching the}<br />
''hester'' of Plimouth}
'''Rp.'''
'''Richard Bone''' of Plimouth in the County of devon<br />
Mariner, aged 36 yeeres or thereaboutes, and '''George'''<br />
'''Strode''' servant to Mr Moses Goodier of London Merchant<br />
Aged 20 yeeres or thereaboutes, sworne before the right<br />
Worshipfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawes one of the<br />
Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie, say<br />
and depose by vertue of their oathes.
That this deponent Richard Bone as master of the shipp the ''hester'' of<br />
Plimouth, and this deponent George Strode as Sopra cargo of the same shipp<br />
being imployed in her on a voyage from Plimouth and Saint Ives for Venice<br />
in or about September last, received on board her at Saint Ives in Cornwall<br />
two hundred fiftie six hogsheads of Pilchards and some tobaccoe for account<br />
of the said Mr Goodier and Mr Timothy Mapp of Plimouth Merchant<br />
and for the particular adventure of the said Mr Goodier thirtie five<br />
peaces of stuffs and seaventie five paire of worsted stockings. And they<br />
say that with all theaforesaid goodes the said shipp set saile and departed<br />
from Saint Ives aforesaid in or about the twentieth of September last, and<br />
in her course of sailing for Venice, coming on the two and twentieth of<br />
November next following neere the Vare of Messina, the said shipp<br />
was set upon and shot at by a ffrenchman of warr having about eighteene<br />
gunes and (as themselves confessed) an hundred and seaventie men, but the<br />
name either of their shipp or commander they would not confesse, but<br />
acknowledged that shee belonged to Tholon; and further that after<br />
severall shott made by the said ffrenchman of warr, and his commanding<br />
this deponent Richard Bone on board, and there going, the Captaine and<br />
companie of the said man of warr, detained him there prisoner, during<br />
which time of his imprisonment, some of the said man of warres company<br />
in two boates, came aboard the ''hester'', and plundered and tooke out of<br />
her and carried away, twenty seaven hogsheads of Pilchards, eight<br />
Rolles of Tobaccoe (the said eight rolles weighing about foure hundred<br />
weight), twenty five peeces of the said stuffs, and all the aforesaid<br />
seaventie five paire of stockings, and having soe donne, they released<br />
the said Master Richard Bone after foure or five houres detention, and<br />
suffered the shipp to procede with the rest of her lading. And lastly<br />
they say that the said Pilchards (soe taken away) were worth and (as they beleeve)<br />
cost betwixt fiftie and fiftie five shillings per hogshead one with another,<br />
the stuffs cost (the first penny) fourtie shillings per peece, the<br />
stockings eighteene pounds and five shillings, and the Tobaccoe cost<br />
in England foure pence per pound or neere thereabouts.
Richard Bone [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
Geo: Strode SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The tenth of June 1656
Page and Coury: against Basse.}<br />
Clements Smyth}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Robert Mitchell''' of the parish of White Chappell<br />
London Shipwright, aged 32 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
Sworne and examined.
Tobouts<br />
Sworne and examined.
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