| First transcribed
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28 August 2014 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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| Folio
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400 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/70 +
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Verso +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 28/08/2014 +
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| Transcription
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To the 8th hee saith hee was not present a … To the 8th hee saith hee was not present at neither saw any<br />
such examination as is interrate://
Repeated before doctor Clerke/
William Anderson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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'''Vide [?1] 6th within C9'''
The 12th of July 1654
Pitt and others against Mayer}<br />
Ckerke ffrancklin}
Examined upon an allegation given in the 11th day of July 165[?4]<br />
on the behalfe of the sayd William Mayer./.
'''R[?p].'''
'''Christopher Downes''' of the parish of Stepney and County of<br />
Middlesex mariner aged 36 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne<br />
and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent<br />
went Boatswaine of the arlate shipp the ''Guifte'' of Topsham and the<br />
arlate William Mayer Master of her during the voyage in question<br />
And saith that hee knoweth that the arlate Thomas Pitt and James<br />
Marshall were the only Merchants concerned in the lading of the sayd<br />
shipp and who did take upon them to give orders for and be concerned in her<br />
sayd ladeing the sayd voyage And this deponent knoweth that the saud Pitt<br />
and Marshall were the only persons who caused the sayd ladeing to be<br />
laden on board the sayd shipp the sayd voyage and this deponent<br />
being Purser did enter all the sayd ladeing in his booke as belonging<br />
to them the sayd Pitt and Marshall and the same was all marked with their<br />
markes as belonging to them and hee this deponent never heard<br />
or knew that the arlate Richard Westcombe or any other person whatsoever<br />
(except the sayd Pitt and Marshall ) had any interest or was any way concerned<br />
or gave any orders to the sayd William Mayer the sayd voyage touching any<br />
the sayd ladeing in question And further to this article hee cannot depose
To the 2 article of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
this deponent understanding before the sayd shipp the ''Guifte'' sett sayle<br />
from Topsham arlate upon the voyage in queation that the sayd shipp was<br />
to goe from thence to the Barbathoes and there lade sugars and tobaccoe and<br />
transport the same thence to Bilbao arlate and deliver it there and this deponent well knowing<br />
that such goods were in Spaine Contrabanda goods if brought thither without<br />
speciall licence first obteyned from the King of Spaine or his officers and<br />
would be there seized and hazard the losse of them and what other private<br />
adventure of the same quality any of the sayd shipps Company should have on board her at<br />
her arrivall at Bilbao, did in behalfe of himselfe and the rest of the sayd<br />
shipps company signifie unto the arlate Thomas Pitt then on shipp board that hee this deponent<br />
and the rest of the sayd Company for the reason aforesayd were unwilling to<br />
proceede on the sayd voyage and lade sugar and tobaccoe at the Barbadoes and deliver<br />
the same at Bilboa unlesse a speciall license were procured soe to doe<br />
whereupon hee saith the sayd Thomas Pitt did (before the sayd shipp departed<br />
out of harbour from Topsham arlate) before this deponent and diverse others<br />
of the sayd shipps company faithfully promise the arlate William Mayer<br />
and this deponent and the shipps company that if they would proceede on the<br />
saydhey would proceede on the<br />
sayd +
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