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The 15th of January 1656. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 15th of January 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
Garet aforesaid for}<br />
the ''don de dieu''}
Examined upon the aforesaid allegation.
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''Phillip Crossing''' of Saint Malo's but borne at Exeter Merchant aged<br />
29 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knoweth the shipp the ''don de dieu'' arlate whereof ffrancis<br />
Gervais was and is Captaine whom hee alsoe well knoweth, and likewise<br />
well knoweth the producents Peter and Stephen Garet and hath so donne<br />
for theise two yeares last or thereabouts and saith the said shipp was and<br />
is belonging to the port of Saint Malo's in the Realme of ffrance, and<br />
was and is a new shipp, and was first begun to be built there about<br />
two yeeres since, and was there built by one Vincent Aufrey Sieur de<br />
Rossier a ffrench shipwright there dwelling well alsoe knowne to<br />
this deponent, who built her there for his owne account, and when shee<br />
was finished exposed her to sale, and this deponent with some friends of<br />
his were in treatie with him to buy her of him and offered him money<br />
for her, but not agreeing upon the summe, the said Peter and Stephen<br />
Garet bought her of him, and paid as the deponent heard and beleveeth<br />
betweene foure and five thousand livers for her hull,<br />
and afterwards fitted her, and ever since they the said Peter and Stephen<br />
Garet have bin and are the true and reall owners and sole proprietors<br />
and were and are subiects of the king of ffrance and inhabitants of Saint<br />
Malo's, where this deponent hath dwelt five or six yeares, and<br />
sawe the keele of the said shipp laid in a place in Saint Malo's called the [?ffiet] and her building proceede<br />
and there sawe her launched, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith hee did not see any of the money paid for the<br />
said shipp, not was witnes to the bill of sale but heard the said Vincent<br />
Aufrey acknowledge that hee had sold her to the said Peter and Stephen<br />
Garatt, and saith that hee was not in the voyage nor knoweth ought<br />
thereof, And otherwise hee cannot answere saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee conceiveth the said shipp to bee of the burthen of<br />
betweene 70 and 80 tonnes, and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 4. 5. 6 and 7th hee cannot answer not being in the voyage nor<br />
knowing ought thereof; saving as aforesaid.
To the eight negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer.
Repeated before the two judges in Court.
Phillioe Crossing [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
1656sing [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
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