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To the second hee saith that when the said … To the second hee saith that when the said shipp was seized shee<br />
had aboard about fiftie tonnes of high countrey wines and [XXX]<br />
six tunns of [X]ope, which were laded at Bourdeaux and [?caused]<br />
to be delivered at this port of London to Merchants here [?dwelling]<br />
And further hee cannot depose saving what followeth.
To the third hee saith that the said shipp the ''Magdalen'' [?in ?her]<br />
course of proceeding with her said lading from Bourdeauz to<br />
this port of London comming in the Channel betwixt<br />
Rie and Callice on the two and twentieth of ffebruary<br />
(new stile) being Sunday about three or foure of the clock afternoone was<br />
met with by a small Ostend man of warr, who seized<br />
her lading, and was carrying them for Ostend, but th[?at]<br />
morning about foure or five aclock in the morning comming [?into]<br />
Callice, a frigot of this Nation met them, where[?upon]<br />
the Ostender fledd and the ''Magdalen'' with her lading) saving [?a]<br />
barrell of wine taken away by the Osetnder) were by the<br />
said frigot rescued and saved from being carried to Ostend, the<br />
premisses hee deposeth being aboard the ''Magdalen'' and<br />
seeing them soe donne. And further deposeth not.
Repeated with his precontests<br />
before doctor Walker.
The marke of<br />
'''H''' John Bur[XXXX] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 3.d of Aprill 1660./.
Alderman Richard King and Company}<br />
Owners of the ''Richard and Martha''}<br />
Mathew Merriall late master against}<br />
Edward Knipe, Nathaniel Wyche}<br />
Richard Davidge and Jeremy Carter}<br />
Smith, Suckley}
Examined upon an Allegation given in by Mr [XXX]<br />
on behalfe of the said Alderman King [XXXX]
'''Rp. j.'''
'''John Looker''' of the parish of Saint [XXXX]<br />
Bishopsgate London mariner Master of the<br />
ship ''Richard and Martha'', aged 52 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne, and Examined/.
To the 4th article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the said ship the ''Richard and Martha'', at such time as shee<br />
was taken to ffreight by the arlate Kinge, Wyche, Da[?vidge ?and]<br />
Carter to goe the voyage in question was a strong and [XXX]<br />
ship, and very well fitted and furnished with all manner of<br />
Tackle and rigging, and all other materialls fitt for [?such ?a]<br />
ship, and such a voyage as shee was hired for, And [XXX XXX]<br />
was taken notice and well knowne by all her Company [?which]<br />
went in her the said Voyage, Which hee knoweth for that hee was [XXX]<br />
out Cheife mate of the said Ship the said Voyage, and [XXX]<br />
six moneths after (upon the Death of the arlate [XXX XXXX]<br />
became master of her: And further cannot depose.
Toter of her: And further cannot depose.
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