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as aforesaid hee cannot answer.
To the la … as aforesaid hee cannot answer.
To the last hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And<br />
cannot otherwise answer.
Jeremy: Tye ff [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated with his precontest}<br />
before doctor Godolphin.}
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The tenth of December 1656,
Touching the condition}<br />
of the shipp ''Alexander''}
'''Rp.'''
'''John Watson''' of Ratcliff in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, aged 50 yeares or thereabouts, and '''William'''<br />
'''Cannon''' of the same towne and County Mariner,<br />
aged 31 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne before the right<br />
Worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of lawes one<br />
of the Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie<br />
saith and deposeth.
That they very well knowe the shipp the ''Alexander'' (whereof<br />
William Watson is commander) having both sailed in her, and that<br />
hee this examinate William Cannon was aboard her on friday<br />
last, and the said John Watson on satturday last shee then lying<br />
lying at Bell Wharfe, and viewed and tooke notice of her state<br />
and condition, and did (as they depose) respectively finde that<br />
shee is in a perishing condition, by being leakie and of wanting<br />
repaire, soe that the water comes in through the upper parte<br />
of her decke, and rotts her worke, and the goods which shee had<br />
in hold were faine to be removed from place to place to keepe<br />
them drie from the water received into her by the said<br />
leakinesse, and otherwise shee is as they say in a persishing<br />
condition, and will be daily worse and worse unlesse shee<br />
be speedily repaired, whereof they say shee standeth in<br />
greate neede.
Johnn Watson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
William Canon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 11th of December 1656
Tatnell against Neale}<br />
Suckly. Smith}
Examined upon an allegation made as the acts of Court<br />
on the behalfe of the said Neale.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Warren Huggesen''' of dover Mariner, aged 39 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and exámined.
To the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth<br />
William Cooper allegate and hath soe donne for theise<br />
two yeares last or thereabouts, and saith after the said Cooper had<br />
bin a good space in the shipp the ''Tygers'' service the voyage in question and<br />
when the said shipp the said voyage came to Lisbone namely on or<br />
about to Lisbone namely on or<br />
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