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'''4th Affidavit and Assurance'''
The fir … '''4th Affidavit and Assurance'''
The first of September 1659.
Touching the ship formerly called}<br />
the ''Christina Regina'' and now called}<br />
the ''Sheppard'' of Northampton}
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'''William Whittington''' of [?Ackannack] in Virginia Merchant aged fourtie<br />
yeeres and upwards '''William Melling''' of the same place Merchant<br />
aged 49 yeares or thereabouts, and '''James Cade''' of the citie of London<br />
Merchant aged 52 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull<br />
John Godolphin Doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of<br />
the Admiraltie of England say and depose respectively by vertue of their<br />
oathes as followeth,
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the shipp formerly called the ''Christina Regina''<br />
but now called the ''Shepard'' of Northampton of the burthen of two<br />
hundred and twenty tonnes or thereabouts with all her masts, sailes, gunns<br />
tackle, apparell and furniture whatsoever, of Abraham Johnson (to that time)<br />
owner thereof, for and in consideration of the summe of six thousand and fiftie<br />
gilders, hollands money, which hee this deponent really and bona fida on behalfe of himselfe<br />
and his said partners paid unto the said Johnson in ready money for the same, and thereupon the<br />
said Abraham Johnson passed over and transferred the said shipp and<br />
her said appurtenances to this deponent and his said partners by bill of sale<br />
by him signed sealed and delivered bearing date the six and twentieth<br />
day (new stile) of the said moneth of July last, being the bill of sale now<br />
showed and beginning To all people to whom et cetera and ending, one thousand<br />
six hundred fiftie and nine
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The first of September 1659:
'''Reuben Parker''' of London Goldsmith aged<br />
25 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right worshipfull John Godolphon Doctor of Lawes<br />
ad one of the Judges of the high Court of<br />
the Admiraltie of England saith and Deposeth<br />
as followeth by Vertue of<br />
his Oath
That the Bill of Sale of the Tenor followingat the Bill of Sale of the Tenor following +
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