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in the possession of another master, and a … in the possession of another master, and after sawe her at New castle<br />
and heard shee was arrested by the authoritie of this Court at the<br />
sute of the said [?Rice] and company, and well knew her by her [?mold] and<br />
built to be the same shipp whereof the said harrigate had bin master<br />
and which (as was commonly said) was taken from him on the ffrench<br />
coast. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of Mr Whaley.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee answereth negatively.
To the third negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer
To the fourth 5. and 6 hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the 7 and 8th negatively for his part.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
John hodgson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 18th of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Cooke against the ''Chase'' and}<br />
against Bathorne.}
Examined upon the Libell
'''Rp.'''
'''Josias Harrison''' servant of the producent John Cooke<br />
aged 26 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the arlate<br />
Beniamin Gunson and hath soe donne for theise seaven yeaares last past, and<br />
saith hee was the time arlate master of the shipp the ''Chase'' arlate and<br />
had the Commannd of her as master of her, and for and as such hee<br />
was commonly accompted and reputed, which hee knoweth having bin aboard<br />
her and sseing him in that commannd.
To the second and third articles and the schedule therin mentioned nowe<br />
read unto him hee saith and deposeth that the producent John Cooke<br />
was the time arlate the true and lawfull owner and proprietor of all<br />
and singular the fish and caske schedulated and for such commonly<br />
accompted, namely of a hundred of drie fish, a hundred more of<br />
fish, fower hundred Northsea Codd, foure hundred and a halfe of<br />
drie fish more, a barrell of redd herrings, and of the emptie caske arlate.<br />
and being soe owners thereof, hee the said John Cooke within the time<br />
libellate and more particulalry at the severall dayes and times schedulated<br />
did by this deponent his serbvant at the instance and request of the said<br />
Beniamin Gunson master of the said shipp and for her use and the<br />
provisioning of her company of mariners, deliver all and singular<br />
the said fish and caske, which were carried aboard the said shipp then lying<br />
in the River of Thames to the use aforesaid. And saith the same were<br />
then. And saith the same were<br />
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