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''Martha'' in the dutch vessell were two b … ''Martha'' in the dutch vessell were two butts of beere two butts<br />
of bread, about eighteene couple of ffish, twenty or thirty peices<br />
of pork and beife. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 3d he saith that after the said dutch vessell and ''Martha'' were<br />
mett as aforesaid they continued together four howres, visiting each<br />
the other and making the sayd exchange: And saith he did<br />
well understand (and so did the sayd Pibus and the rest of his Company<br />
as he beleiveth) by the Discorse of the master and Company<br />
of the said dutch vessell that she the sayd vessel was bound<br />
to Amsterdam. And further or other wise he cannot depose.
To the 4th he saith the sayd Pibus did att Greenland deliver the sayd<br />
anchor to Mr Noose of hull master of the ''Globe'' of Hull<br />
and further saving his foregoeing depositions whereto<br />
he referreth himselfe, hee saith he cannot depose
Repeated with his precontest<br />
before Doctor Clarke and<br />
Doctor Godolphin.
Edward [MARKE] compar [MARKE, RH SIDE]<br />
his marke
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The twentyath day of November<br />
anno. .<u>1654.</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
A Busines of Examination of witnesses}<br />
touching some losse and dammage occasioned}<br />
by reason of a tempest and storme happening to}<br />
the shipps ''Angelo Custode'' whereof}<br />
was Captaine Stephen Romanello of}<br />
Venice after the Arrivall of the}<br />
sayd ships in the downes on or about}<br />
the [?18 or 19] of August 1654, now last}<br />
past.}
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''' Captaine Stephen Romanello''' Inhabitant<br />
of the City of Venice Captaine and<br />
Commander of the sayd shipp ''Angelo''<br />
''Custode'' aged thirty yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined before the right<br />
worshipfull William Clarke Doctor of<br />
Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of the<br />
Admiralty of England saith and deposeth by<br />
vertue of his Oath as followeth, being so examined<br />
by the interpretation of Isaac Hercules understanding<br />
and speaking the Italian and English tongues and<br />
sworne before the sayd Judge faithfully to interpret
The sayd Stephen Romanello saith and deposeth that he departed<br />
with the sayd shipp ''Angelo Custode'' as Captaine and Commander of<br />
her in the moneth of Aprill last past from the Citty and Port of<br />
Venice, And that the sayd shipp was laden with Cargazon of goods<br />
consisting of Rice, Anniseeds, Almonds Currants and [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
to be transported to hamburgh and there delivered for the accompt<br />
of certayne merchants of Venice ffraighters of the sayd shipp<br />
foraighters of the sayd shipp<br />
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