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by Mr Newland and Company by order of Capt … by Mr Newland and Company by order of Captaine hurley for the<br />
''Constants'' company, Simon Baily the master and other of the mariners<br />
thereunto consenting, and severall other moneys for [?corne] and otherwise<br />
were received by the said hurley, but the quantitie hee knoweth not. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith that while the ''Ile of Wiering'' was unlading the said<br />
Smith and others of the ''Constants'' company plundred and purloined severall<br />
goods out of her, breaking up a baile of linnen and taking a greate part<br />
thereof away of this deponents sight and knowledge, and saith that all the<br />
amariners present were consenting and aiding therein./ And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that upon the taking of some of the fore said<br />
prizes, the said Captaine Phillips in this deponents presence and hearing<br />
asked the mariners whether they expected their thirds from him or not and<br />
they answered noe, they would have nothing to doe with him, but with<br />
Captaine hurley, and that they only looked on Captaine hurley for their<br />
paymaster, and would not trust Captaine Phillips with their lives<br />
or to the same effect. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee cannot answer.
To the fourth hee saith hee verily beleeveth that the charges of the<br />
Customes and otherwise of the said prizes, and the freight of the<br />
''Constant'' could not amount to lesse then two thousand pounds.
To the fifth hee saith the said marriners mentioned as aaforesaid longe before<br />
the expiration of six monethes service in the ''Constant'', and the said Captaine<br />
Phillips ordered that the said 300 ''li'' paid by Mr Newland should be paid<br />
them to the end they should goe and proceede againe to sea, and would<br />
have he said Baily the master have gonne to London to receive it, but they<br />
said noe, if it were paid to mr Searle according to Captaine hurleys<br />
order, it should be sufficient, and they would proceede on their voyage,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the sixth hee saith hee hath seene severall letters of attourney made by<br />
severall of the ''Constants'' company for the receiving of their shares of severall<br />
of the prizes of Captaine hurley, and such letters of attourney were made<br />
shortly after the taking the said prizes. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godlphin.
Ric: Grondon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 27th of October 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against the ''Crosse of''}<br />
''Jerusalem'' aforesaid.}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation<br />
on his highnesse behalfe
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''vide C.5.'''
'''William Tuftnell''' of dukes place London<br />
Mariner, aged 34 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the 17th and 18th articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
the deponent ever since the fourteenth of August last past hath bin a waiter<br />
to the Prize-office aboard the said shipp the ''Crosse of Jerusalem'', and thereby<br />
hath Jerusalem'', and thereby<br />
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