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for that hee knoweth not what tyme de La R … for that hee knoweth not what tyme de La Rosse sett out from ffrance,
To the 6th article hee saith hee this deponent being Master of the sayd shipp<br />
''Justice'' at the tyme of her seizure and being alsoe by profession a shipp wright<br />
thereby well knoweth that the sayd shipp at her seizure was of the burthen of<br />
about one hundred and forty tonnes, and was a very stronge serviceable and<br />
new built shipp (videlicet of about fower yeares of age or lesse according to this deponents Judgment and estimate of her age) and was of this deponents knowledge newly<br />
sheathed and rigged, and provided with double sayles, and had sixe gunnes<br />
and very well provided with shrouds, powder, ammunition, and all other necessaries<br />
and hee verily beleeveth and is perswaded in his conscience that her gunnes sayles<br />
shroudes powder ammunition tackle apparrell and furniture to her belonging<br />
at the tyme of her sayd seizure were really worth one thousand two hundred<br />
pounds sterling at the least, And for that hee this deponent was privie to<br />
the buying of the sayd shipps ladeing of barrs Copper barrs and other<br />
goods necessaries and provisions put on board her at Barbadoes, and<br />
tooke a particuler noate of them, hee knoweth that they new well worth at<br />
the tyme of seizure of the sayd shipp one thousand two hundred and eighty<br />
pounds sterling at the least And further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the 7th hee saith that the sayd shipp of ''Justice'' of Dover at her<br />
seizure was in pay, to be paid by the sayd Naylor horne and Company to the<br />
foresayd Kerwan and Company reputed Owners of her, after the rate of<br />
fiftie pounds sterling a moneth for seaven moneths whereof about two moneths were then past and was to<br />
have bin delivered to her Owners at the Barbados after her returne<br />
from Guinney, this hee knoweth being present when the sayd Naylor and Company<br />
did agree with the sayd Owners for the sayd shipp at that rate And<br />
further hee cannot depose/
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
John ffishbell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin/
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation/
'''Rp. EA. 2'''
'''William Buckland''' of Stepney in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner aged forty fower yeares or thereabouts a wittnes<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that the arlate Samuell<br />
Lucas Thomas Wade David Kirwan and Company all subiects of this Commonwealth<br />
were in the yeare 1655 and moneths therein concurring commonly accompted<br />
the lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the arlate shipp the ''Justice'' of Dover and<br />
her tackle apparrell and furniture of which shipp the arlate John ffishbell this<br />
deponents contest was Master this hee deposeth being one of the sayd shipps company<br />
the voyage in question And further hee cannot depose/
To the second hee saith that the sayd shipp the Justice of dover being in the moneth<br />
of October 1655 shee was there hyred by the arlate Nayler, horne<br />
and Company for seaven moneths certaine and nyne moneths uncertayne to goe<br />
from thense to Ginney and to returne back to the Barbados, And saith shee laded at<br />
the Barbadoes a ladeing of Copper barrs and severeall other Merchandize for Accompt<br />
of the sayd Nayler horne and Company to be disposed of at Guinney for their Accompt<br />
and Guinney for their Accompt<br />
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