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Oratava aboard the ''Mary and Joyce'' were … Oratava aboard the ''Mary and Joyce'' were taken out of her, and laden<br />
aboard the ''Elizabeth'' arlate, this deponent having gotten passage togeather with the<br />
sayd Stafford and others from the Groyne for Rotchell in ffrance after some<br />
few dayes stay at the Groyne, But beleeveth divers of the wynes seized<br />
aboard the ''Mary and Joyce'', and among others. some of every of the markes<br />
in the second article of the allegation mentioned, were put aboard the ''Elizabeth''<br />
arlate, and she surprized with them aboard her by some shipp belonging<br />
to this Commonwealth of England, for that after hee came from Rotchell<br />
to London hee sawe a shipp in the River of Thames (which as those aboard<br />
her sayd was called the ''Elizabeth'') having a great many pipes of Canary<br />
wynes aboard her, and which were unladeing out of her to be put ashoare,<br />
marked with the same markes as the wines laden aboard the ''Mary and''<br />
''Joyce'' at Oratava the tyme aforesayd were at their ladeing there marked with<br />
and amongst others, some pipes of wine (but how many hee remembreth<br />
not) marked with the severall markes in the second article of the allegation<br />
mentioned, and beleeveth that the pipes of wine hee saoe saw aboard<br />
the ''Elizabeth'' and unladeing out of her, marked with the markes in the sayd<br />
second article of the allegation mentioned, were the very same pipes of<br />
Wyne which were at Oratava laden aboard the ''Mary and<br />
Jouce'' under those markes, this hee deposeth for that hee went aboard<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Elizabeth'' in the River of Thames by order of one<br />
Mr Thomas Warren who had many pipes of wine aboard the sayd<br />
shipp, and thereby tooke notice amongst others of the markes of the wines in the<br />
cause claymed, And further to those articles hee cannot depose/
To the 7th hee saith the arlate Phillipp Stafford is an Inhabitant<br />
of the parish of Saint Olave in Southwarke and a subiect of the Common=<br />
wealth of England and Commonly reputed to bee an Englishman<br />
borne And further hee cannot depose/
To the 8th saving his foregeoing deposition hee cannot more fully<br />
depose to this article./
To the last hee saith his foregeoing deposition is true./
To the Interrogatories on the behalfe of the Lord Protector [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee was a Common Mariner<br />
of the ''Mary and Joyce'' the voyage in question and is an Englishman borne<br />
at Sidbury in devonsheire and a subiect of this Commonwealth And<br />
to the rest of the Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively./
To the 2 hee saith hee hath knowne the Interrogate Phillipp Stafford for about<br />
two yeares last past or thereabouts during which tyme his havitation hath<br />
bin in the parish of Saint Olave aforesayd saving at such tyme as hee was at Sea<br />
about his Maritime affayres./
To the 3 hee saith hee was noy present at the buying of the wynes claymed<br />
noruying of the wynes claymed<br />
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