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accounted reported and taken, the premisse … accounted reported and taken, the premisses this deponent knoweth to be true<br />
being himselfe an Inhabitant of Skadam and att the tyme of the sayd seizure<br />
and before one of the sayd shipps Companie. And otherwise cannot depose
To the third Interrogatorie negatively to every part thereof
the marke of the sayd<br />
Hendrivk Williamson [MARKE, RH SIDE]
Sam Delaplace [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]
Repeated with his precontest<br />
before Doctorr Godolphin and Doctor Clarke
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The 27th of September 1653
Edward Beale and Companie against}<br />
a certaine shipp called the ''Expectation'' and}<br />
her tackle apparell and furniture and}<br />
whatsoever summes of money due for the}<br />
fraight of the same or against whatsoever}<br />
summes of money proceeding of the sale}<br />
of the sayd shipp tackle and furniture and}<br />
against William Startute, John Bridsey}<br />
[BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Williams, George Cane, [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] harding}<br />
and others comeing in for their Interest}<br />
and against whomsoever appearing for the[?m]}<br />
Smith Suckley}
Smith Elcock dt
Examined upon a Libell on the behalfe<br />
of the sayd Edward Beale and<br />
Companye.
'''1.'''
'''Walter Hickst''' of Traverion in the<br />
County of Cornwall an Inhabitant of Messina in Scicilia merchant aged eight<br />
and twenty yeares or thereabouts a<br />
witness sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth videlicet.
To the first Article of the sayd Libell this deponent saith and deposeth that being<br />
and residing in the Citty of Messena in Scicily in the yeare of our Lord 1650<br />
and monthes therein respectively he there within that tyme saw the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Expectation'', and saith she continued there in the monthes of November<br />
december January and ffebruary 1650. and further saith that att the sayd<br />
tyme the arlate Thomas Newman was Master and Commander of the sayd<br />
shipp and one Thomas Ayres was purser of her and so commonly accounted reputed<br />
and taken. And further he cannot depose.
To the second article of the sayd Libell This deponent saith that he hath well knowne<br />
the arlate Edward Beale for these eleven yeares now past for and<br />
during which tyme he hath beene a merchant of good quality resident in<br />
Messina aforesayd and further saith that the sayd shipp the ''Exepectation'' in<br />
the sayd monthes of November december January and ffebruary 1650 and<br />
during sayd tyme as the sayd shipp the ''Expectation'' did abide in the port of Messina<br />
aforesayd, the sayd shipp of the sight and knowledge of this deponent did stand in need of<br />
and did want divers repaires, in her hull tackle apparell furniture and<br />
victualls and provisions for her Company, and the sayd Newman wanted<br />
moneyes allso to pay the says shippes Companie their wages and other debts oweing by the says shippe and saith<br />
the says shipp was in that tyme in so bad condition that without repaires and<br />
moneyes to make good the sayd repaires she could not goe from thence, and somuch<br />
the aforesayd Newman and Ayres, as themselves told this deponent att Messina,<br />
did signify and make knowne to the sayd Edward Beale then living att<br />
Messina. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third and fourth articles of the sayd Libell this deponent saith that within the sayd monthes<br />
and yeare aforesayd the sayd ship the ''Expectation'' wanting reparations and<br />
the sayd Newman and Ayres wanting moneyes to repair the same, they the<br />
sayd Newman and Ayres made their addresse to the sayd Edward Beale, and<br />
he the sayd Edward Beale and Company finding and percyveing the great<br />
want and percyveing the great<br />
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