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her decks , and sides being very Leaky, In … her decks , and sides being very Leaky, Insoemuch that she<br />
receiveth much water into the Hold, which doth very much Rott<br />
her, and her Ropes and Masts, are very much decayed, and are<br />
wilbee dayly worse and worse, And wilbe utterly spoyled,<br />
unlesse some speedy remedy be taken./
Robart Sons [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
'''2.us'''
'''Richard Parke''' of Rederith in the County of<br />
Surry Mariner aged 32 yeeres or thereabouts,<br />
sworne and Examined./
That hee this deponent well knoweth the shipp the ''Providence'',<br />
(whereof Robert Jones is Master) and saith that on ffryday last<br />
this deponent did goe to, and veiwe, the said ship, (which lyeth<br />
a little belowe Saint Saviours Dock) and thereby well knoweth that<br />
by her soe lying shee doth very much decay and is dayly<br />
worse and worse; And will be spoyled if some remedy<br />
be not taken.
Richard Parke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 29th of December 1657.
A busines of examination of witnesses for perpetuall}<br />
remembrance of the matter touching the seizure of the}<br />
shipp called the ''Eastland Merchant'' of which Captaine}<br />
Richard Payne was Commander and the goods and}<br />
Merchandizes therein seized by a Pinke and Pittash of}<br />
Leghorne under the Command of Captaine}<br />
Carsis and others etcetera promoted by John Smithier John}<br />
Rivett Thomas Taylor and Company the owners of}<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Eastland Merchant'' and the severall}<br />
goods and merchandizes seized therein against the sayd}<br />
Cardis and all others that will take upon them the<br />
defence of the seizure of the sayd shipp and goods}<br />
Suckley}
Examined on an allegation given in the 24th day<br />
of december 1657 on the behalfe of the sayd John<br />
Smithier and John Rivett and Company./
'''jus'''
'''Andrew Shan''' of Shadwell in the parish<br />
of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner<br />
Boatswaine of the ''Eastland Marchant'' the voyage<br />
in question aged forty seaven yeares or<br />
thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and examined<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
'''Rp.'''
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee was Boatswaine of the<br />
arlate shipp the ''Eastland Marchant'' at the tyme of the seizure hereafter mentioned<br />
and had belonged unto her as one of her Company for two yeares and better before<br />
her seizure and had gone severall voyages in her and thereby knoweth that the arlate<br />
John Rivett and Thomas Taylor and Company videlicet John Smithier Thomas<br />
Morley and others all subiects of this Commonwealth of England during the [monethes]<br />
and tyme arlate and before were the time and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the<br />
sayd shipp and of her tackle Apparell and furniture and soe Commonly accompted And further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the second and third articles hee saith that hee being Boatswaine as aforesayd and on board<br />
[XXX GUTTER]sayd and on board<br />
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