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(by his booke and compasse) finding where … (by his booke and compasse) finding where he was, he<br />
then commanded the Mariners to tacke about for London<br />
and they (that is, the maior part of them) utterly refusing<br />
he afterwards shott off many peices of Ordnance, and<br />
that therupon one Spencer came aboard the sayd shipp<br />
who did pilott her (but by the sayd Crofords unwilling<br />
order and h[XXX]) to Pennarth) And further he cannot<br />
answere./
To the nineth interrogatory he answereth that some of the shipps company<br />
made a boate as is interrate, but there was never any use made<br />
therof, and he saith that he doth not know of any man<br />
of the sayd shipps Company, who was not diligent and laborious<br />
in and about the preservation of her And further he cannot<br />
answere./
To the 10th interrogatory he cannot answere.
To the 11th he answereth that one Scidmore did by the order<br />
and hire of the interrate Croford pilott the said shipp<br />
into kings=roade, where this Rendent left the sayd shipp<br />
And further he cannot answere./
To the 12th. 13. 14. 15. 16 and 17th Interrogatories he refereth himselfe<br />
to his former deposition And further he cannot answere
To the 18th he answereth that there were aboard the sayd shipp<br />
(mariners and passengers) when she went into Abderdee about<br />
fifty persons, and that (as he remembreth) there were 3 or 4<br />
dayes between the shipp's passage from Aberdee to kings<br />
=roade, where this Rendent left her; And further he<br />
knoweth not to answere./
To the nineteenth he answereth negatively./
To the 20. 21. 22 and 33 (sic) interrogatories he answers negatively<br />
or that they doe not concerne him the Rendent.
Repeated before<br />
Doctor Godolphin.
George Browne [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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On the 18th of September 1657.
'''Rp. 6'''
'''John Allen''' of Wapping in the County of<br />
Middlesex Chirurgeon, aged about 18 yeares, a<br />
wittnes produced, sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth./
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation he<br />
deposeth and saith that the arlate shipp the ''Gilbert''<br />
the voyage arlate (which was her last voyage) tooke in her lading<br />
at the Barbadoes, and was bound with her sayd lading for<br />
the Port of London, and noe other port or place in England<br />
and that in her the sayd shipp the ''Gilbert'' her course for<br />
this port of London she came to an anchor nigh Aberde[X GUTTER]<br />
arlate on or about the eighteenth day of January 1656, and that<br />
hey of January 1656, and that<br />
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