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lading of the said goods into a Lighter fr … lading of the said goods into a Lighter from Saint Saviours docke to be carried in and aboard<br />
the said shipp ''Julian'', which goods were then in a good and safe condition, and fitt for any<br />
convenient transportation beyond seas. The premisses this deponent knoweth by meanes of<br />
his employment aforesaid. And further cannot depose./:-.
To the 5th hee saith hee knoweth nothing as to the valew of the goods in question, neither<br />
here nor in ffrance/:
To the 6th article hee saith That hee this deponent some tyme after the lading of the said<br />
goods went aboard the said shipp the ''Julian'' then being in the River of Thames<br />
and found and perceived and fetchd from aboard the said shipp about eleaven<br />
empty Casks which had been laden with he goods aforesaid, all which goods were<br />
perished and lost by leakage of the said shipp, as this deponent then observed, onely one<br />
of the said vessells of Copperes or about the quantity thereof was preserved. And<br />
further for the valew of Copperes at that time hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof
To the 7th hee saith, hee knoweth nothing as to the Contents thereof./
To the 8th and 9th hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of this Court<br />
and further cannot depose/:
To the 10th 11th and 12th hee saith, hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of this<br />
Court, and beleeveing the said [?Brian] and Companie to be subjects of this<br />
Commonwealth and subordinate to the Jurisdiction of the high Court of<br />
Admiralty of England hee cannot further depose/:
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/:.
Repeated before doctor Clerke:/:
the marke of<br />
Simon '''SD''' driver [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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23th of March <u>1654</u>
Stanton against Rich}<br />
Suckley Smith}
Upon the articulate allegation given in<br />
and admitted on the behalf of the said Rich.
'''4./.'''
'''Millner Mugford''' of Giles Criplegate London<br />
Mariner, where he hath lived about two yeares<br />
past, aged about 32 yeares, a wittnes produced<br />
sworne and examined he deposeth as followeth.
To the first, seceond and third articles of the said allegation<br />
he deposeth and saith That he this deponent was Gunner<br />
of the shipp the ''Elizabeth'' of London arlate the voyage<br />
in question, and saith that of the certaine knowledge<br />
of him this deponent the said shipp was fitted and<br />
furnished out to Sea with warlike provisions necessary<br />
and sufficient for three months voyage, And was manned<br />
with one hundred and forty men or thereabouts for the<br />
said warlike employment, And he further saith that<br />
the arlate Robert Rich did furnish the arlate Captaine<br />
Stanton in and for the warrfaring Voyage in question<br />
with three Commissions under the seale of this Court, one<br />
of them against the Subiects of the States of the United<br />
Provinces, one other against the ffrench King and his Subiects<br />
andench King and his Subiects<br />
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