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arlate at the signe of the shipp in Woolwi … arlate at the signe of the shipp in Woolwich, and falling into disocurse with him touching his<br />
said shipp the ''Salvador'' amd the shipps the ''Sampson'' and ''Saint George'' arlate, hee<br />
the said Trumpeter confessed and said that all the said shipps belonged to<br />
holland, and<br />
that the shipp the ''Salvador'' was this voyage vbound for Amsterdam to dischardge, And<br />
this discourse hee saith happened in the dutch language which this deponent<br />
(as hee saith) can very well speake and understand. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 37th hee saith that the said confession of the sid Trumpeter was made<br />
in an upper roome of the said house knowne by the signe of the shipp having a balcone before it<br />
towards the water side, and for the day and houre hee saith it was about<br />
two or three of the clock in the morning of satturday the 22th of<br />
January last, they having bin there all the foregoing night, And that then<br />
and there were present besides this deponent and the said Trumpeter<br />
Abraham Johnson his precontest and his contest William Pembridge,<br />
together with one mr Simonds belonging to the prize office, And<br />
otherwise saving his foregoing deposition to which hee referreth himselfe<br />
hee cannot depose, for hee was not in the voyage in question, nor<br />
can say ought thereof more then by heare say.
To the 40th hee saith that if it were or had bin in his power hee would<br />
have longe since condemned the said shipps the ''Sampson'', the ''Salvador'' and<br />
the ''Saint George'' with their lading for prize, because hee beleeveth them<br />
to be hollands shipps and goodsm and such as aought to be condemned to<br />
this Commonwealth.
To the 43th hee saith that hee is a Chirurgeon by trae and calling, and<br />
hath bin a Lieutenant of horse for the Parliament for the most part of<br />
the late warrs, and that hee payeth all duties of his parish, but not<br />
any thinge to the taxes of the army or navie, not being of<br />
abilitie thereto, having bin plundred by the kings partie.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of partie ministrant.
Repeated before doctors Clerke and Godolphin.
William Astell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 14th of October 1653 [CENTRE HEADING]
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'''William Pembridge''' of the parish of Saint Magnus London haberdasher aged 42 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the nyneteenth Article of the sayd Allegation hee saith and deposeth that on or about the 22th<br />
of January last past hee this deponent being in Company of Cornelius Peterson Trumpeter<br />
of the shippp the ''Salvador'' arlate att the signe of the shipp in Woolwich heard the sayd Cornelius<br />
in discourse acknowledge and confesse that the sayd shipp that voyage was bound for<br />
Amsterdam or holland thereto dischaardge and had her Owners there dwelling<br />
and otheriwse hee cannot depose/
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent./
To the Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the 37th hee saith that the sayd confession of the sayd Trumpeter was mad<br />
in dutch and English mixt in an upper Roome of the sayd house having the<br />
signe of the shipp towards the waterside about Midnight, and that there wereerside about Midnight, and that there were +
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