| Transcription
|
24. November 1651.
The Claime of Geo: Scu … 24. November 1651.
The Claime of Geo: Scutt}<br />
the elder George Scutt and}<br />
Company for the shipp the}<br />
''Jane and Elizabeth'' of Poole}<br />
and the tackle furniture and}<br />
apparell and lading of ffish}<br />
in the same taken by a Jersey}<br />
man of warr and carried into}<br />
Jersey}
Examined upon an Allegation given in on the behalf<br />
of the said Scutt and Company/
'''Rp. j.us'''
'''Edward Norris''' of Poole in the County of dorsett<br />
Marriner aged 32 yeares or thereabouts a wiyttnes<br />
sworne and Examined deposeth as afolloweth./
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that for and dureing the time arlate the said George<br />
Scutt the Elder George Scutt and Company were att and att this present<br />
ought to bee the true and lawfull Owners, and Proprietors of the shipp the
''Jane and Elizabeth'' of Poole arlate, and of her tackle apparell and furniture<br />
And were and are comonly accompted and knowne to bee, whichj hee knoweth<br />
for that hee this deponent was and went out in the said shipp one of her Company and was<br />
quarter Master thereof And further hee cannot depose saveing hee so contyvnued<br />
quartereur of and in the said shipp untill she was taken and seised as hereafter<br />
is expressed./
To the 2d article of the said allegation he saith and deposeth that when the<br />
[?time] arlate the said George Scutt the Elder George Scutt and Company did<br />
send out and imploy the said shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' arlate from the Port of<br />
Poole arlate on a fishing voyage to Newfound Land And so to returne againe<br />
for England, And hee saith that the said shipp did accordingly safely arrive att<br />
Newfound land And there tooke in her lading of fish and oyle for the use and<br />
Accompt of the said George Scutt the Elder, George Scutt and Company aforesaid<br />
which hee deposeth for that hee went out in the said shipp as Quarter Master thereof and<br />
returneing for England from Newfound land was seised as hereafter is sett downe<br />
to which hee referreth himself and further hee saith hee cannot depose
To the third article hee saith that about Michaelmas last past and within<br />
the time arlate, And after such time as the said shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' had received<br />
in her lading of ffish and oyle att Newfound land, as aforesaid she did sett saile<br />
therewith (being bound for Poole aforesaid) And in her passage thither was<br />
mett with by a Jersey man of warr and shee and her lading surprized taken and<br />
carried into Jersey where she now remaineth, And hee this deponent and the rest of<br />
the shipps Company were taken out of the said shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' and<br />
some sett on shore in one place and some in an other And further giveing his<br />
reasons of his knowledge thereof as aforesaid hee saith hee cannot depose
To the fourth and fift{h} articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth That<br />
att such time as the said shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' did sett saile from Poole to<br />
Newfound Land as aforesaid, And att such time as shee was surprized and taken<br />
as aforesaid and Carried into Jersey the arlate Peter Baker was Master and Comander<br />
of the said shipp and as Master had the Comand and care thereof, And was soe accounted<br />
reputed and knowne to bee, And he further saith that the said Baker is now att<br />
Jersey and hath certefied from thence unto the said George Scutt the elder Georg[?e]<br />
Scutt and some of the Company (now returned) by letters or otherwise that the said shipp the<br />
''Jane and Elizabeth'' and her lading so by them lost as aforesaid and carried<br />
unto Jersey is there nowe remaineing, which hee deposeth for that hee hath spoken<br />
with divers marriners and others who were att Jersey, and did speake with the said<br />
Baker there, who tould this deponent that the said shipp and lading was there as aforesaid<br />
And further hee cannot depose./
The marke<br />
of Edward '''NS''' Norris [MARKE, RH SIDE]of Edward '''NS''' Norris [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
|
