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The 24th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 24th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Bawcock et Bawcock against}<br />
harris and others}
'''the first [?aXXX] is in A.8./.'''
Exámined upon the fore said allegation.
'''2.'''
'''James Sadler''' of London Merchant aged 37 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first árticle of theis said allegation hee saith and deposeth That<br />
hee well knoweth the arlate John harris and Laurence Chambers<br />
and alsoe well knew the shipp the ''little George'' arlate, and saith that<br />
within the time arlate the said harris and Chambers were imployers<br />
of her, and for such commonly accompted, which hee knoweth because<br />
hee this deponent delivered them goods of the proceeds of their cargoe<br />
therein the voyage in question, and at their request was a witnesse for<br />
them as freighters against her owners for her insufficiency; which future<br />
was depending in this Court.
To the second, third, fourth, fifth and 6th articles hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the said ship the said voyage being at the Barbadas, this deponent<br />
being requested by Christofer Mitchell her master, and Nathaniell horne<br />
the said freighters factor, to goe thence to the coasts of Barbary and Spaine, and<br />
there to assist the said horne and Mitchell in the sale of the shipps cargoe<br />
for the said freighters, and being contracted with by them to that purpose,<br />
hee this deponent in or about the beginning of October 1648 imbarqued<br />
himselfe in her and thence went in her for the coast of Barbary<br />
and touched at Antego for supplie of mariners, and saith that in<br />
the said shipps course from Antego for the coast of Barbary namely<br />
in or about the beginning of November 1648 the said Christofer Mitchell<br />
the master died, and Arthur Coysgardner (who was his mate)<br />
succeeded him in the said master shipp, and then the arlate Christofer<br />
Neck (who was commonly accompted the said Mitchells servant and was<br />
to that time boatswaine of the said shipp) was made masters mate; and<br />
in his place of boatswaine, William Peters (another of the said<br />
Mitchells servants) suceeded, who to the time served in the<br />
said shipp as Coxon or a common man. And saith the said Neck while<br />
hee was boatswaine deserved thirtie shillings per moneth for his<br />
service in the said shipp in the said qualitie, and three pounds per month<br />
as masters mate, and the said Peters in the qualitie hee served before<br />
hee was boatswaine deserved twenty shillings per moneth, and<br />
after hee was boatswaine thirtie shillings per moneth, and to this<br />
deponents remembrance Nathaniell horne the factor aforesaid said and<br />
acknowledged the to this deponent that the said Peters was shipped<br />
in his first qualitie at 20 s per moneth, Neck as boatswaine<br />
at thirtie shillings per moneth, the said Coysgardner as mate at<br />
three pounds per moneth, and that the said Mitchell the master<br />
sailed at the wages of five pounds per moneth, and soe much<br />
this deponent (who is well acquainted with sailing and serving<br />
in the like voyage and with the wages of mariners for the same) saith<br />
they all well deserved; And saith the said shipp came and traded on<br />
the coast of Barbary and thence to the coast of Spaine, where<br />
in or about September 1649 (and after this deponent had bin<br />
neere about a twelve moneth in her) shee was for her insufficiencie laid up<br />
namely insufficiencie laid up<br />
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