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The 14th of december 1654. [CENTRE HEADING … The 14th of december 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Justinian Willis and Company Imployers of}<br />
the ''handmaide'', against the ''Patience''}
'''Rp. jus'''
'''Hervey Pedron''' of Penarf in Bretany<br />
in the Realme of ffrance Mariner, aged<br />
50 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee this deponent was pilot of the said<br />
shipp the ''Patience'' and came first aboard her at Bourdeaux about the begininning<br />
of this present moneth of december newe stile, amd saith shee is commonly<br />
said to be of Euchusen in holland, And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the second hee saith hee is a Breton by nation and a subiect of the<br />
ffrench kinge, and that the master is commonly said to be of Euchusen<br />
and his company hollanders, saving this deponent who is a ffrenchman<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the third and fourth hee saith hee this deponent was hired at Bourdeaux to<br />
pilot the said ship the ''Patience'' to Saint Malo's, and that her lading<br />
is Bourdeaux wine laden at Bourdeaux, and that the same was laden<br />
at Bourdeaux by ffrench merchants namely monsieur des Ages, monsieur<br />
Corneux, and the sonnes of monsieur de G[?race] and monsieur Gouvaigne,<br />
which monsieur Corneux and monsieur Gouvaigne are of Bourdeaux<br />
and the other two of Saint Malo's, and are all subiects of the ffrench<br />
kinge, and the said lading was to be transported to Saint Malo's<br />
to which place this deponentw as to pilot the said shipp and<br />
lading, and that a part of the said wines were said to be belonging<br />
to the said men of Saint Malo's, and whether the rest belongeth to them<br />
of Bourdeaux or not hee saith hee knoweth not; And saith hee<br />
hath knowne the said des[?age] to be living at Bourdeaux and Saint<br />
Malo's about tenn yeares last, and the rest hee hath knowne but only<br />
this voyage, And saith the said master desa[?ge] is a maried man at<br />
Saint Malo's, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee saith hee hath seene the Charter partie for the said voyage<br />
in the hands of the master in the River of Bourdeaux, being as<br />
hee saith the same nowe showne into him, and otherwise referring<br />
himselfe to the said Charter partie, hee cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith the said shipp and lading were taken<br />
by Captaine Wells and companie at sea<br />
about 6 leagues from the shore of Bretany as shee was in<br />
her course for Saint Malo's, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
[?h Pedron] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
1654
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2'''
'''ffrederick Hoveling''' of Euchusen in holland Mariner<br />
master of the said shipp the ''Patience'', aged 21 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee hath<br />
bin master of the said shipp the ''Patience'' about a yeare last and<br />
that shee belongeth to the port of Euchusen where this deponent dwelletht of Euchusen where this deponent dwelleth +
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