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and at the same time the said Gerbrand Jan … and at the same time the said Gerbrand Janson his precontest<br />
desiring to have a copie of the Commission of Peter Sabla<br />
by vertue whereof hee tooke the shipp [?named]<br />
the ''Mayflower'' alias the ''ffrancis'', and of his [?bale] given in<br />
when taking out the said Commission. the said Greffier or Registrar [?con?fected]<br />
a copie (which hee beleeveth to be the copie now alsoe showd unto him, beginning, '''Leopold Guillaume pour'''<br />
'''la Grace de dieu etcetera''') to be extracted, and then signed the same in<br />
their presence, and delivered it to his said contest, and<br />
forthwith hee the said Gerbrand his precontest in the presence of this deponent<br />
compared the same with a writing which was said to be the [?originall] written in a booke, and<br />
found it as hee said to be true punctually with the same, and after they went [?XXX]<br />
back to fflushing and there saw Daniell huyssons notary there<br />
dwelling), transcribe and subscribe another schedule which hee beleeveth to be [?XXXX] now alsoe<br />
showed unto him, beginning, '''Op huydan [?die] xij January'''<br />
'''1659 et cetera''' and then his said precontest compared<br />
the same with the [?said] originall in the booke of the said notary, and<br />
found it as hee said to agree with it and to be a true copie of the said<br />
originall, All which being done, the said Gerbrand Janson<br />
being bound for this port with his vessell whereof hee is master<br />
brought the said copies with him in companie of this deponent<br />
who is one of his shipps companie, And further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is a native of and hath lived<br />
all his time in fflushing, and hath used seafaring as his<br />
voccation theise eighteene yeeres, and saith hee for some eight<br />
weekes hath knowne John Williamson the producent, but knoweth<br />
not James Cocke.
To the second negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the third hee saith hee hath seene the shipp the ''Mayflower'' in<br />
question at Billingsgate and in Quinborow River, and otherwise<br />
negatively.
To the fourth hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 5 and 6 hee referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
and cannot otherwise answer, saving hee did not compare ?or see<br />
the schedule interrogated annexed compared.
'''I T''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 14th. day of ffebruary 1658:/:
Sorrell and others against Hall)<br />
Suckley Smith)
Examined upon a 2d Allegation given in on behalfe of the said [?Laverick]
'''Rp.'''
'''.jus:'''
'''John Tyler''' of Lowershadwell in the parish of Stepney and<br />
County of Middlesex Shipwright aged 42 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined/:
To the said Allegation hee saith that about the beginning of November<br />
last he this deponent at Cole staires in Shadwell, met<br />
with one Mordicat Yonge who was this deponents old acquaintance<br />
and this deponent and the said Yonge having discourse together about a<br />
Voyage, and this deponent asking him whether hee had made<br />
a good voyage; The said Yonge made answer that hee had<br />
made a broken voyage in the shipp the ''Abigail'' whereof one Thomas<br />
Laverick was Master for that she was sunke coming over about the [?WeXXX]<br />
and this deponent asking him by what meanes shee came to besunke<br />
(heeanes shee came to besunke<br />
(hee +
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