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ánd the shipp nowe lying in the River of C … ánd the shipp nowe lying in the River of Colchester at<br />
Wivenell by the name of the ''Pilgrim'' under a dutch master (and<br />
by arrest of this Court there staid) was and is one and the same shipp<br />
and not diverse, which hee knoweth for that hee with his contests<br />
John Robson, and Mathew Willum went about a fortnight since there<br />
aboard her, and found her by many signes to be the same<br />
this deponent having well knowne her and sailed in<br />
her three yeares together before the foresaid seizure ánd in particular hee tooke notice of her<br />
[?scutle] about the mainemast, which this deponent and another of the<br />
company had made when shee was in their possession. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
MARKE [MARKE RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 3'''
'''Mathew Willum''' of Alborough Sailer, aged 23 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first hee saith hee welll knoweth the shipp the ''Edward''<br />
''and John'' (now called the ''Pilgrim'') and hath soe donne from the time<br />
of her building, which was donne at Alborough in this deponents<br />
sight about seaven yeares since and this deponent sailed in her<br />
about foure yeeres together before her seizure hereafter mentioned.<br />
And saith the said Captaine Gr[?een]e and company arlate (whom hee<br />
alsoe well knoweth), were the time arlate and are her owners and<br />
for such commonly accompted.
To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that about<br />
the end of March last the said owners set out the said shipp from<br />
Alborough under the conduct of the precontest John Robson her<br />
master to goe on a voyage to Island (sic) to lade ffish and retourne<br />
for England, and saith that having bin the sayd voyage at Island<br />
and retourning for England with her lading of fish, running on<br />
the coast of Scotland, and being in the quiet possession of the said<br />
master to her said owners use, and then quietly sailing her, upon<br />
shee was upon the high and open sea violently set upon<br />
surprized and taken by a certaine shipp of warr called the ''Coach''<br />
commanded by one Joseph [?Mervot] (as hee hath heard his name to be) who putting men of his<br />
owne aboard her, sent her (with three of the said Robsons men<br />
amongst them) quite away, and soe utterly deprived and spoiled<br />
the said master and owner of her, all which hee knoweth being<br />
one of her company and going the said voyage, and being by the<br />
said man of warr taken out of her, and afterwards with three<br />
more of her company turned ashore in Scotland. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose
To the 4th hee cannot depose.
To the 5th hee saith that the said shipp the ''Edward and John'' soe taken<br />
away by the said [?Mervot], and the shipp ''Edward and John''<br />
lying under arrest of this Court at Wivenell and now called the ''Pilgrim''<br />
was and is one and the same shipp and not divers, which hee knoweth<br />
for divers, which hee knoweth<br />
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