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The 23th of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 23th of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid Libell.
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''John Cliff''' of Tower hill London Mariner, aged 53 yeeres or<br />
thereaboutes sworne and examined.
To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the moneth<br />
of September 1654 the shipp the ''Edward'' allegate departed and set saile<br />
from this port of London for ffiall, and there safelie arived on or about<br />
the third day of October 1654 old stile, and there abode and remained<br />
in delivering out and taking in the goods and merchandizes of the<br />
arlate Samuel Andrewes, and that the last of the said goods were<br />
not delivered into the said shipp at ffiall by the factors or agents of<br />
him the said Andrewes untill the twenty seventh of November<br />
then next following or neere thereabouts, which hee knoweth being<br />
Quarter master of the said shipp and going all the said voyage in her<br />
and saith that all the time of the said shipps abode at ffiall was<br />
spent in unlading and relading the said mr Andrewes his goods,<br />
and otherwise referring himselfe to the Charter partie arlate hee<br />
cannot depose, saveing that the said stay of the said shipp at ffiall in<br />
delivering out and takeing in the said mr Andrewes his goods<br />
was five and thirtie dayes or thereaboutes.
To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that during such time as<br />
the said shipp as aforesaid remained at ffiall, the said mr Andrewes his<br />
factor laded on board her 125 tonnes of wines and noe more,<br />
at two ffiall caskes to the tonne, and saith the master of the said<br />
shipp (Roger Young) diverse and sundrie times and pressed and importuned<br />
the said factor to lade more wines, and told him that the said shipp wuld<br />
and might take in twentie six tonnes of wine and a halfe more than<br />
the said 125 tonnes, over and besides<br />
the shipps tackle, apparell furniture and provisions, and farther saith<br />
shee could indeide and might have donne, in case the said factor had<br />
furnished the same, but the said factor did not furnish or offer any<br />
more to be laden or say that hee had any more (than this deponent heard<br />
of) which hee knoweth being present and taking notice of the premisses.<br />
And otherwise cannot depose,
To the seaventh hee saith that after such time as the said shipp<br />
was dischardged at ffiall as aforesaid, the master and company<br />
sailed her to Boston in New England and there safely arived with<br />
her, and after such arivall all the said wines soe taken in at<br />
ffiall for mr Andrewes accompt were delivered out to his factor at Bostonwere delivered out to his factor at Boston +
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