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The 6th of October 1658. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 6th of October 1658. [CENTRE HEADING]
Mary Dell alias Bettenham against Thomas Turrall.}
Examined upon an allegation given on behalfe of<br />
the said dell alias Bettenham./
'''Rp.'''
'''1'''
'''John Tristram''' of Redriff in the County of Surrie<br />
Joyner, aged 47 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first 2. 3. and 4 articles and schedule therein mentioned hee saith hee well knoweth the producent Mary dell alias Bettenham<br />
and that the time arlate shee (being a widow) kept a shipp Chandlers<br />
shopp and sold provisions and necessaries for shipps, such as are usually sold<br />
by shipp Chandlers, and saith that in the former part of the yeere 1654, and<br />
namely in or about Aprill of the same yeere, hee this deponent was sent<br />
by Mr James Pickering (imployer of a shipp or private man of warr commanded<br />
by CaptaiNE [?Currall]) to the said producent Mrs dells said shopp in<br />
Saint Cartherines to fetch some provisions for the said shipp being then at Ipswich<br />
according to a note which the said Mr Pickering said hee had sent her and<br />
accordingly this deponent went to her said shopp and received the said goods<br />
consisting in shott, powder, musketts, pistolls, swords, axes, pikes, [?XXXX]<br />
[?match], and other materialls and amunition to the use of the said shipp, and by Mr<br />
Pickerings order went downe with the same in a boate to harwich, and there<br />
delivered it into another boate wherein Captaine Curralls or Captaine<br />
Moles Lieutenant came for and received the same named Mr [?MXXck], the said<br />
Currall and Mole as hee was informed being both Captaines of the said ship,<br />
But the particular quantities of each of the said materialls or provisions<br />
or valewes thereof hee knoweth not, but saith the said Mrs dell the<br />
widow) was owner thereof to the time of the said deliverie, and for such<br />
commonly accounted, And further hee cannot depose, not knowing the name<br />
of the shipp for which the said provisions were soe by this deponent received and<br />
carried downe to harwich, nor did hee then see the said shipp, shee then being as<br />
was said at Ipswich.
To the fifth hee cannot depose.
To the 6 hee referreth himselfe to the Registrie of this Court, and further cannot<br />
depose.
To the 7th hee saith hee well knoweth the arlate Thomas Currall and saith<br />
hee is a subiect of this Commonwealth
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee hath knowne Captaien Currall about twenty yeares<br />
and taketh him to bee of betwixt 30 and 40 yeares of age, this deponent<br />
having knowne him a little boy living in Rochester, and saith hee is a well<br />
set blackish man, And otherwise negatively, saving hee expecteth to be paid<br />
for his losse of time namely for his dayes worke in comming about this busines
To the 2. 3. 4 and 5th hee saith hee did not see any entrie made of the said goods<br />
nor knoweth hee to what shipp they were carried, and otherwise saving as aforesaid<br />
hee cannot answer.
John Tristram [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The first of November 1658. Examined on the said [?XXXX]
'''Rp.'''
'''2'''
'''Daniel Gates''' of the Parish of Saint<br />
Buttolphs Algate in the County of<br />
Middlesex ship Chandler, aged 21 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith that in the monethes of March and<br />
Aprill 1654 arlate, the arlate Mary Dell (now Bettenham)<br />
being then a widow did Keepe a Ship Chandlers shop [?which]<br />
sold Provisions and materiall for the use of shipps and<br />
that shee was the said time the true, and lawfull owner<br />
of all and singular the goods and materialls schedulated [?XXX]he goods and materialls schedulated [?XXX] +
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