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and accordingly they were sent aboard, and … and accordingly they were sent aboard, and saith his said master was<br />
to the time of the said delivery the true and lawfull owner of the said<br />
materialls, wherewith hee performed the said worke, and that the same<br />
with the workemanshipp were worth the respective summes mentioned in the said schedule<br />
all amounting to three pounds, six shillengs and two pence or<br />
thereabouts, and that those were the ordinary rates then of the like<br />
worke, and commodities. All which hee knoweth being servant to<br />
the said hatten, and helping to doe the said worke, and seeing<br />
the delivery thereof, and having nowe the debt booke with him, hee<br />
findeth the particulars and prizes to be as schedulated. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving hee saith that the Compasses<br />
were all or most of them to his remembrance belonging to the said shipp, and that what is<br />
set downe in the schedule concerning them is for repairing and<br />
materialls and workemanshipp in such reparation.
George Dawny [SIGNATURE ON RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation libell.
'''Michael Scot''' servant and Apprentice to John harris<br />
of the Tower Libertie saile maker, aged 23 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith that hee well knoweth the arlate<br />
John Case, who hee saith was within the time arlate master of the shipp the<br />
''Stambeline'', (which hee alsoe knoweth), and soe commonly accounted.
To the 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 articles and to the fourth schedule annexed and<br />
nowe read unto him (hee the while looking on the shopp booke and<br />
finding it to agree for particulars and prizes therewith) hee saith<br />
and deposeth that at the instance of the said John Case this deponents<br />
said master at his shopp at Tower wharfe did and caused to be<br />
donne and made and thence delivered to the use of the said shipp then<br />
riding in the River of Thames, all and singular the goods worke and<br />
materialls schedulated (whereof his said master was to the said time<br />
of deliverie the owner) worth the severell and respective summes<br />
thereon set downe (amounting in all to 17 ''li'' -10 ''s'' or thereabouts)<br />
at the usuall and ordinary rates, which hee knoweth because hee this<br />
deponent helped to doe the said worke and sawe the delivery and<br />
sending the same aboard the said shipp which was then outwards<br />
bound, and stood in neede thereof, and the same were soe made<br />
and delivered at the instance as aforesaid of the said Case, who<br />
bespake them, and came severall times<br />
to looke after them of this deponents sight and knowledge, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated with his precontest before<br />
doctor Godolphin.
Mikall (sic) Scott [SIGNATURE ON RH SIDE]
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The [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] day of November 1656/
John Blackler the brother and Adjuticator of the goodes}<br />
of [?William] Blackler against the shipp ''Alexander'' whereof}<br />
William Watson now is or late was Master and}<br />
against her tackle and furniture and against the sayd [?William] Watson}<br />
and company comming in for their interest}<br />
ffranklin Smith}
Examined on an allegation given in on<br />
the behalfe of the sayd William<br />
Blackler./
'''Rp.''' William<br />
Blackler./
'''Rp.''' +
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