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Eodem die./. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''(3us.''' … Eodem die./. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''(3us.'''
'''Georgius Dredan''' de [?ffishXXX] in Comitatu<br />
Middle Lothian in Scotia Nauta aetatis 18 annorum<br />
aut [?XX] circiter juratus et Examinatus dicit et<br />
deponit put sequitur./.
Ad Jum arlum dicta Allonis dicit et deponit that for and<br />
during all the months of January ffebruary and beginning<br />
of March 1658 and end of march, Aprill, May, June<br />
July August and September 1659. and untill the said ship was taken<br />
as hereafter is declared the Arlate John Browne<br />
was master and Comander of the said ship, the ''Mary'' of London<br />
arlate. And hee the said John Browne, one Walter Browne<br />
of Wapping, Robert Browne of Edenborowe in Scotland<br />
(all well knowne to this deponent) and Company were the owners<br />
of the said ship the voyage in question, and the said John<br />
Walter and Robert Browne, (and some others as hee beleeveth)<br />
caused the said ship to be built about two yeares since<br />
at Rotterdam, and that this deponent was then there and sawe<br />
her in building, and this deponent sawe the said John Browne<br />
often times veiw her hull as shee was building, and<br />
this deponent was Imployed by the said Browne to looke after<br />
some Rigging and things for her and saith he hath severall<br />
times seene the bill of sale of the said ship under the shippwrights hand<br />
and the said ship being launched the said Browne became<br />
master of her, and this deponent at Rotterdam about foure or five dayes<br />
after her Launching came on board her, and helped to<br />
Rigg her and shee being rigged and fitted the said Browne<br />
and this deponent and some others sailed her to Bourdeaux and<br />
tooke in wines, and came with her to this Port of London<br />
et alr nescit./
Ad 2 dum et 3um arlos Dicet that the arlate Antonio fernandez<br />
Caravajall did in the moneths of January 1658 take the said<br />
ship ''Mary'' to ffreight of the said John Browne to goe<br />
from hence to Nants to take in a Lading, and thence<br />
to the Canaryes. and thence to the Coast of Barbary to fish<br />
or to such places as his factor should order or direct<br />
and to the rest hee referreth himselfe to the Charterparty made<br />
for the said voyage./:
Ad 4um dicit that the said ship ''Mary'' was ready to depart on<br />
the said voyage on the 21th of January 1658 from the<br />
Hermitage but was hindered by the winde and weather and necessary<br />
occasions. And on the fourth of ffebruary following hee saith the<br />
said ship departed from Gravesend on the said voyage, And at<br />
(then the said voyage, And at<br />
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