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not knoweing how many dayes the sayd shipp … not knoweing how many dayes the sayd shipp had bin in this Port<br />
before the sayd first denyall./
To the 3 hee saith that after the sayd Launder came from Bristoll and<br />
and had given order to the Master of the shipp and the Weighter which was<br />
on board, for delivery of the rest of the goods in question, the same were<br />
delivered to this deponents servants Weaver and Motley (as they told<br />
this deponent) and by them delivered at severall places according as<br />
the Master and Company of the sayd shipp ordered and appointed videlicet some that is to saye the fish at<br />
Saint Saviours dock, and the deales and baulkes at the hermitage dock, and<br />
some Tarr at Sabbs stayres and some other parts thereof at one Greenes wharfe at<br />
Pickleherring, for the carriage of all which the sayd Mr Southwood paid<br />
this deponent And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere
Robert Beebee [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th of September 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
[GUTTER ?XXXX]well and Company against}<br />
[GUTTER XX] ''Hope''.}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''ffrancis Roys''' of fflushing Mariner, aged 36 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and exámined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the shipp<br />
the ''Hope'' arlate and hath soe donne for theise 16 yeeres last past and<br />
upwards, and on Satturday last sawe her riding a little belowe the hermitage<br />
in the River of Thames, And saith that about three yeeres since as hee<br />
remembreth that time, shee was (having to that time belonged to<br />
fflushing) was sold at Rochell as the common report went, and her<br />
Stiersman put master of her, and that shortly after such her sale, shee<br />
was met with and taken by the dunkirkers, and carried to dunkirke<br />
and there made prize as this deponent hath since heard Peter<br />
Musselman (whow as soe put master of her at Rochell) say and<br />
affirme upon his retourne to fflushing after such losse of his shipp<br />
And since the said time this deponent hath never seene the said shipp at<br />
fflushing, nor alsoe here, till lately that this deponent met her<br />
comming into the River of Thames, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that about six weekes since this deponent<br />
going from this port for fflushing, met the said shipp ''Hope'' coming<br />
neere Marget roade comming into this port, and haling her, and asking<br />
whence shee came, it was answered from fflushing, whereupon this<br />
deponent when hee came home to fflushing inquired if shee had bin there and had there<br />
bin laden, but could heare noe newes at all of her being there, And<br />
amongst others hee saith that Mr John de Clarke merchant was one<br />
to whom this deponent spoke of such his meeting the ''Hope'', who about<br />
tenn dayes after meeting this deponent againe, said to this<br />
deponent, that the ''Hope'' which this deponent had met, was made prize<br />
at London. And further that one Mr Gill an English man dwelling<br />
at fflushing being present said that hee had order to get an attestation<br />
that the said shipp was laded at fflushing, and that hee meant<br />
to get the same to which this deponent answered and willed him not to doe<br />
or, telling him hee was an old man, and why should hee trouble himselfe in<br />
such a matter wherein hee could get ill will. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Towill. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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