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and his boy, might stay aboard; and after … and his boy, might stay aboard; and after that<br />
his said three men were turned ashore, the said Tailor came<br />
to this deponent and told him that hee and his boy must foe<br />
alsoe ashore, which this deponent refusing, the said Tailer tooke<br />
up a hatchet and threatened to knock this deponent on the<br />
head therewith, and soe having got other men aboard with<br />
him, forced this deponent and his said boy alsoe to goe out<br />
and goe ashore, and soe tooke the said shipp into his possession<br />
and violently dipossessed this deponent and company<br />
and owners thereof.
Niklass [XXXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 4.'''
'''Stephen Christoforson''' of Berghen in Norway<br />
Mariner, aged 32 yeares or thereabouts, sworne<br />
as aforesaid, saith as followeth, videlicet.
That on thursday last in the afternoon there came one<br />
by the name of Mr Tailer (and called by some Captaine<br />
Tailer) aboard the shipp the ''Angell'' of London (whereof<br />
his precontest Nicholas Arent was master) then being<br />
a little below the hermitage, where the said master<br />
and company (whereof this deponent was one) were clearing<br />
her to goe downe and take in ballast, and being soe come<br />
aboard accompanied with fowre watermen, the said Tailer<br />
said that hee arrested her in my Lord Protectors name, and<br />
the said master asking for the officer of the Admiraltie, and<br />
the said Tailer making light thereof, the said master said<br />
that hee would carry her againe ashore, but the said<br />
Tailer said noe, hee would have her carried over to the<br />
other side, and soe commanded the said watermen, and<br />
they with the help of Captaine Currall who came<br />
afterwards aboard, carried her over to the other side<br />
and fastened her at Rederiff wall, and tooke downe her<br />
sailes, and rigging, and afterwards the said Tailer found<br />
the said master and company (whereof this deponent as<br />
aforesaid was one) out of her and turned them ashore<br />
and tooke the said shipp and provisions and necessaries of<br />
the master and companie, into his possession and<br />
dispossessed the said master and companie and owners thereof
Steff [XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]thereof
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