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ffebruary the 29th. 1655. CENTRE HEADING
… ffebruary the 29th. 1655. CENTRE HEADING
Napthalia White John Thomas and}<br />
others Marriners of the shipp the}<br />
''Delight'' of Plymouth against}<br />
John Gridden master of the shipp.}<br />
Cheeke ffrancklyn}
Examined upon an Allegation on the behalfe of the sayd Gridden.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Thomas Serjeant''' of Millbrooke in the county of Cornwall<br />
Boatswayne of the sayd shipp the ''Delight'' aged five and thirty<br />
years or thereabouts, a witnesse produced sworne and<br />
examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet .
To the first article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that about December 1654<br />
the arlate shipp the Delight was set out upon a trading voyage by Nicholas<br />
Opie and Stephen Trevill arlate on a trading voyage from ffalmouth under<br />
the conduct of the sayd John Gridden who hired this deponent to go XX as<br />
Boatswayne in her to Barcelona within the Streights and so to Majorca<br />
and then home agayne to ffalmouth; and afterwards the sayd Gridden declared<br />
that the sayd Opie and Trevill owners and imployers of the sayd shipp had altered<br />
the voyage and that the sayd shipp was to go to the West=Indies. And otherwise<br />
not knowing what order the sayd Gridden was to follow in his such voyage, hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the second article he saith the sayd shipp sett sayle from ffalmouth upon the 29th day of<br />
December on her sayd voyage. And further (knowing nothing what orders the<br />
sayd Gridden had from her Owners, or that he acquainted the persons arlate or any of<br />
his Company therewith he this deponent ćannot depose.
To the 3rd and 4th articles of the sayd allegation he saith that the sayd shipp and this deponent as Boatswayn<br />
of her arrived safely att the Barbadoes (having in her passage touched att the<br />
Streights) on or about the third day of June 1655; Soone after which her<br />
Arrivall the arlate Scántlebury and Browne factors there for the Owners<br />
came on board her, and in the presence of this deponent and others of the sayd shipps<br />
Company did dećlare that they had order from their Principalls to loade the<br />
sayd shipp with sugar ginger Tobaććo and other goods of that place, and<br />
that as some were to be sent in the said shipp to Genoa within the Streights.<br />
or to that purpose. And further or otherwise not knowing what passed betwixt<br />
The Producent and sayd ffactors, not having seene the letter arlate he cannot<br />
depose.
To the 5th article he saith that the sayd ffactors upon the sayd shipps arrivall had sugars<br />
Tobaććoes and other goods ready provided # to lade in her And they sayd<br />
in this deponents presence that the same was to be ćarryed to Genoa by the<br />
Order of therir Principalls the Owners of the sayd shipp above mentioned and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 5th article he saith<br />
he heard the sayd<br />
factors say that they<br />
would dispatch the sayd<br />
shipp away in case the<br />
Mariners would sayle<br />
in her to Genoa. And<br />
otherwise hee ćannot<br />
depose not having seene<br />
as he saith any goods<br />
by lading whereof<br />
the sayd dispatch might<br />
have bene made.
Thomas [TC MARKE] Serjeant<br />
his marke SIGNATURE
To the 6th and sixth 7th articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that about the tyme<br />
arlate the foresayd factors ćame on board the sayd shipp in Carlisle bay, and thereupon<br />
the sayd Gridden called all his Company (who were in all about one and twenty<br />
persons) into the great Cabbin, and all of them (Joseph Hobbes arlate excepted)<br />
did thereupon attend him, who told them that he had order from his sayd Owners to<br />
take in goods of the quality aforesayd, and to transport the same to Genoa<br />
(which the sayd factors then affirmed to be true) and that he thought fitt to<br />
{X} make this order knowne to them, for that they ought and must goe with<br />
him to Genoa with the sayd shipp and goods or to that effect. And thereupon<br />
this deponent and about eleven persons more belonging to the sayd shipp<br />
did consent to and expresse their readines to goe the sayd voyage; And others<br />
of the Company, to wit the allegat Napthali White John Thomas William<br />
Martyn, Edward Harris, Richard Germans (Joseph Bartlett Arthur Sowden<br />
and Thomas Mitchell did refuse to goe that sayd voyage to Genoa saying<br />
they were not hired for any such voyage, and therefore would not goe, or<br />
to that purpose, And otherwise (not knowing that any mutiny thereupon<br />
happened other than the sayd refusall) he saith he ćannot depose.
Tod refusall) he saith he ćannot depose.
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