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to the said ships Lading came and happened … to the said ships Lading came and happened by reason of<br />
the said stormey and tempestuous weather and not by<br />
or through any insufficiency in the said ship (as hee verily beleeveth) or neglect<br />
or carlessenesse of her Master or Company, they doeing their<br />
utmost endeavour to preserve the said ship and lading, and to<br />
prevent damage And this affidavit hee saith hee maketh<br />
at the request of the Commander of the said ship./
John Ellis [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
'''doctor Hide'''
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The 20th of March 1660 [?XXXX] et cetera. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp.'''
'''Paul Richards''' of Portsmouth Merchant aged 50 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right Worshippfull John Mills, doctor of lawes surrogate<br />
of the right worshippfull Thomas Hide alsoe doctor of lawes Judge of the high<br />
Court of the Admiraltie of England saith and deposeth by vertue of his oath<br />
That hee well knoweth William [?Guffins] and Christofer Yong<br />
of West Cowes in the Ile of Wight, And saith they are both keepers<br />
of Common Alehouses there, and persons of meane qualitie, and such<br />
as hee verily esteemeth not to be sufficient securitie or baile for<br />
any summe ammounting to more than two hundred pounds sterling. And<br />
saoth they are the same persons who are (as hee understandeth) given in<br />
for baile in this Court for Mathew [?ffripp] of the same towne of West<br />
Cowes.
Paul Rich[?owdes] [SIGNATURE. RH SIDE]
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The 27th of April 1661./ [CENTRE HEADING]
Touching the death of}<br />
John Southorne one of}<br />
the company of the ''Mary''}
'''Rp.'''
'''Richard Bayly''' of Blackwall in the parish<br />
of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner late<br />
one of the Company of the ship the ''Mary''.<br />
(Robert Clerke Comander,) aged 34 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne before the right worshippfull William<br />
[?Merick] doctor of lawes surrogate of the right worshippfull Thomas<br />
Hide alsoe doctor of lawes, Judge of the high Court of Admiraltie<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth by vertue of his oath:
That hee well knewe John Southerne late one of the Company<br />
of the ship the ''Mary'' (Robert Clerke Commander) and saith that at<br />
the time of the said Suthernes Death this deponent belonged unto and<br />
was one of the Company of the said ship the ''Mary'' and soe had<br />
bin for severall monthes before, as the said Sutherne had likewise<br />
bin, And saith that hee hath once or twice seen<br />
Thomas Stock the Boatswaines Mate of the said ship (whom hee also<br />
well knoweth) strike the said Sutherne on board the said<br />
ship a blowe or two with a Rattan, or small stick, as hee usually did<br />
severallk, as hee usually did<br />
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