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The last day of June. <u>1656</u& … The last day of June. <u>1656</u>
Examined upon the said Allegation
'''5 us/'''
'''William Jopp''' of Rederiffe in the County of Surrey<br />
Mariner Late Master of the said shipp the ''Endeavour''<br />
aged 44 yeares or thereabouts a witness sworne and<br />
examined saith as followeth videlicet./
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith That the arlate Robert Oxwicke<br />
and Companie videlicet Matthew Batson, Robert Russell, Richard Russell, Thomas<br />
Stone, Zacharie Lewes, James Lever, [?Gerlake] Mumma, Jacob Mumma, francis<br />
Warner and this deponent togeather with one Stephen Jeffrey and one Mathias<br />
Leny all Merchants of London and subjects of this Commonwealth well knowne to him this<br />
Deponent were are and ought to be the true and lawfull Owners and Proprieters of the<br />
shipp the ''Endeavour'' arlate and of how tackle apparell and furniture, and for and<br />
as such the said Robert Oxwicke and Companie have bin ever since the said shipps<br />
originall building (which was in the yeare <u>1650</u>) and still are well known and generally<br />
reputed, Which the Premisses hee saith hee well knoweth for that hee this deponent<br />
was and is the person whoe by consent and command of his fellow Owners first<br />
and originally ordered the said shipp to be built in this River of London, and hath<br />
from the time of such her structure till the time of her surprizall and seizure<br />
hereafter deduced continued the constant Master and Commander thereof upon<br />
the severall voiages by her performed. And further cannot depose:./
To the second Article hee saith, That in the months of October<br />
and November in the yeare <u>1655</u> last past the said shipp the ''Endeavour'' did<br />
abide and remaine at or neere the Island of Teneriffe arlate. during which time of<br />
her aboade there the arate Richard Baker and Companie videlicet Evan and<br />
Richard Pugh, Marmaaduke Roydon, henry C[rooXe] Richard Basse<br />
Christopher Boone and John Winne all Marchants of the London and subjects of<br />
this Commonwealth did by their factors and Agents videlicet by the said Evan Pugh<br />
Marmaduke Roydon and others cause to be laden and putt on board the said<br />
shipp the number Three hundred and thirteen pipes of Canarie wynes or the<br />
quantity thereof in pipes and hogsheads for and upon the respective accompts and ad=<br />
ventures of the said Richard Baker and Companie aforesaid and of this deponent<br />
whoe was and is interressed therein to the number or quantity of six pipes of<br />
Canarie wynes, all which were soe laden and designed to be transported in the said shipp from the Teneriffe<br />
aforesaid to this Port of London, and here to be delivered to the said respective<br />
Owners or to their Agents or factors on their behalfe and for their accompt. The premisses<br />
hee knoweth to be true being as aforesaid, Master and Commander of the said<br />
shipp at the time aforesaid, and present at the said lading, and entring in his booke<br />
the severall numbers and markes of the said goods and markes the persons to whome the<br />
same were severally and respectively consigned. And further cannot depose:./
To the third Article hee saith That upon the seaventeenth day of the moneth<br />
of November in the year <u>1655.</u> English style the said shipp ''Endeavour'' with<br />
her said lading of wynes on board her did depart and sett sayle from the Teneriffe<br />
aforesaid directly bound for this Port of London, and being in such her Course<br />
betweene the Islands of Palma and Teneriffe, shee and her said lading were<br />
upon the 21th day of the said moneth of November <u>1655.</u> alsoe English<br />
style mett with and sett upon by fower french shipps being under the<br />
Command of one Giles de la Roch a frenchman and Subject of the de la Roch a frenchman and Subject of the +
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