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February 27.1656:-
Ketch and others again … February 27.1656:-
Ketch and others against the shipp The ''Minories''<br />
and against James Boydon. Suckley Budd
ExamIned upon the Allegation given by Mr Suckley<br />
December 1656
'''Rp. 1'''
'''John Ketch''' of Nightingale: Lane in the parish of Algate<br />
London in the County of Middlesex late Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''Minories'' aged 54. yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
ánd examined saith as followeth
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith that in the yeare 1653. arlate and<br />
some of the moneths therein, (this examinate at present not remembering the particular moneth)<br />
hee the arlate John Keech this deponent was Master of the said shipp the ''Minories''<br />
''Busse'' and was soe constituted by Captaine Richard ffearnes accompted<br />
Husbband of the Corporation for the poore of London the said Corporation then<br />
having severall other Vessels employed abroad at sea for their accompt, and that<br />
the said Richard ffearnes did fitt and furnish out to sea the said Vessells upon the<br />
accompt aforesaid, Which hee deponent knoweth, having bin Master of diverse of<br />
the said Vessells upon severall such voiages, And otherwise cannot depose./
To the second hee saith, that hee this examinate was constituted Master of the said<br />
shipp the ''Minories Busse'' by the said Captaine Richard ffearnes upon the voiage<br />
in Controversie, and that, at such time as the said shipp was fully fitted and furnished<br />
to sea, and saith that hee this deponent did not at any time accompany the said ffearnes<br />
in his giving order for the reparation of the said shipp, soe that hee doeth not know<br />
what particular goods in order to the said reparation were fetched from any of the<br />
persons arlate, save onely that hee sawe one Cable of seaven inch about fetched from brought<br />
aboard the said shipp by the arlate John Meryhurst, and that the said shipp<br />
was graved in the graving place of the arlate Ambrose Dennison, and that<br />
some iron worke for the said shipp was brought in by the arlate Jeremiah<br />
Colt or such as fetched the same from his house by direction of the Carpenters that<br />
repaired the said shipp, and that some old quoÿles of roapes and some old blocks<br />
were for the said shipps use brought from and furnished by the arlate Henry<br />
Askettle, saying all the said Materialls were soe furnished before this deponent<br />
became Master of the said shipp, and without any order or authority at all<br />
from this deponent who as hee persisteth never intermeddled nor had any thing at<br />
all to doe with or in the said shipps reparation, And further cannot depose
To the third he saith, hee knoweth nothing at all of the Contents of this article.
To the 4th hee saith, that the Materialls predeposed were furnished as foresaid<br />
and were made use of in the said voyage, and that the said shipp proceeded thereupon<br />
under the Conduct of this deponent being in all particulars fitted and furnished as<br />
was necessary for such employment, but by whom or upon what accompt, or<br />
for what valew the said shipps reparation or necessary materialls were furnished<br />
(otherwise than as aforesaid) hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoing deposition is true.//
John Keitsh [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day examined and upon the said Allegation
'''Rp. 2'''
'''William Barber''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner late Masters=Mate of the said shipp the ''Minories''<br />
aged 48 yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne and examined<br />
saith as followeth
To the first article hee saith, That in the yeare 1653. the arlate Captaine John<br />
ffearnes as Agent for the Corporation arlate and husband for the said Corporation<br />
caused the shipp the ''Minories Busse'' arlate to bee fitted forth upon a ffishing<br />
Voiage, wherein this deponent went Masters-Mate: And further cannot depose
To the second hee saith, That hee this deponent by the direction of the said Captaine<br />
ffearnes in the quality aforesaid fetched from the arlate Henry Askettles house<br />
a quantity of pitch and tarr and some blocks and a quantity of fish and someome blocks and a quantity of fish and some +
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