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The third of May 1658.
Exámined upon the … The third of May 1658.
Exámined upon the said allegation libell-
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Alexander Barfoote''' of Ratcliff Cooper, aged 56<br />
yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the sixth árticle of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the shipps the ''John of Barkshire'' and<br />
the ''Sarah'' of London arlate, and that in or about this time<br />
two yeares, namely in or about Aprill 1656 the said two shipps<br />
proceeded from this port for Greenland, and that upon the<br />
high and open seas at or neare Greenland the masters and<br />
companies of the said shipps tooke and killed severall whales, and<br />
thereof made or gott fiftie seaven tonnes of whale-oile, and<br />
afterwards brought the same to this port, saving the ''Sarah'' brought<br />
one of her whales home in blubber and here boiled it neere<br />
Blackwall, and thereof por[XX]ned or made five tonnes and a<br />
hogshead of oile, which hee accounts amongst the said fifty seaven<br />
tonnes, All which hee knoweth because hee this exáminate went the<br />
said voyage in the ''John of Barkeshire'', and was Cooper for the<br />
said voyage for both shipps, and helping to make the said oile<br />
and taking the account of the number of tonnes and amount of<br />
the same, both of what was made as Greenland and alsoe at<br />
or neere Blackwell, and principall intrusted and imployed ([XXXX]<br />
Robert Browning a quarter part owner) in and about the said oile: And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, referring himselfe to the Charterpartie arlate.
To the seaventh article hee saith and deposeth that after the<br />
arivall of the said two shipps with the said oile and blubber in<br />
this part, the said oiles brought home in the said shipps to this<br />
port namely all the fore said fiftie and two tonnes wanting<br />
a hogshead (the said five tonnes and a hogshead made of the whale<br />
blubber brought home in the ''Sarah'' not being as yet made) were<br />
dischardged out of the said two shipps and landed at the Still yard<br />
key. And saith that shortly namely within two or three<br />
dayes after such landing, the arlate Edmund halley sent<br />
two pipes of the best and finest of the said oile away, one pipe<br />
thereof to mr howlet and the other to mr Cox arlate, and about<br />
eight dayes after sent away or caused to be sent thirteene tonnes more<br />
of the said oile to mr Tuck and mr Scot, and afterwards<br />
all the rest of the said oile saving and excepting seaven tonnes<br />
(the blubber not being yet boiled) to mr Boothes house, and<br />
All which hee knoweth being present at the said landing, and seeing<br />
such disposall by mr halley, but whether or not there were any<br />
consent of the other parties interessed, or any division by consent made<br />
amongst them or not hee knoweth not, only hee shortly after heard<br />
Captaine Thomas say that hee was not acquainted therewith not<br />
called to make out the division, nor did this deponent see any division<br />
made, or understand of any summons for the parties<br />
interessed to make the division. And after the premisses and where<br />
as aforesaid there were but seaven tonnes left, the blubber was<br />
boiled and the said five tonnes and a hogshead proceeding thereof<br />
was alsoe brought and landed at the said key. And otherwise<br />
saving saith the said halley declared that hee left the<br />
said seaven tonnes for Captaine Thomas his share, amongst<br />
which seaven hee saith there were five hogsheads<br />
of black-tonge-oile being the worser sort of all the said oile,<br />
and of which sort there was but sixteene hogshead in all brought<br />
home in the said shipps, and lastly that the said five tonnes and a<br />
hogsheadaid five tonnes and a<br />
hogshead +
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