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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2'' … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2'''
'''Josias Pickles''' of Plimouth Merchant, aged 25 yeares<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth hee well knew and<br />
was part owner of the shipp the ''Industrie'' arlate in her last<br />
voyage wherein shee was at Bourdeaux, whense they saith shee<br />
was to retourne to Plimouth. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second third and fourth Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the interrogated George Burrard of<br />
Plimouth Merchant, and saith the said Mr Burrard was at<br />
Plimouth a part freighter of the said shipp for the said voyage<br />
to goe from Plimouth to Bourdeaux and back againe for Plimouth<br />
namely shee was freighted by him and John Gubbs of Plimouth<br />
merchant by Charter partie, wherein shee was said to be<br />
freighted for their service or Imployment, and they two only as<br />
freighters signed the Charter partie, which hee knoweth being<br />
acquainted with the affreightment and seeing the said Charter<br />
partie when it was soe signed. And besides hee saith that<br />
the said shipp going to Saint Ives in Cornwalll to take in her<br />
outwards lading of Pilchards for Bourdeaux, the said Mr<br />
Burrard sent Anthony Smith his factor from Plimouth<br />
to Saint Ives to see to the said lading, and for theise reasons<br />
this deponent conceiveth and beleeveth that the said shipps<br />
homewards lading was in part belonging to him the said Mr<br />
Burrard; which home wards lading as this deponent hath bin<br />
informed by some of the said shipps company was wine<br />
brandewine and prunes amounting in all to twenty three [?tonnes GUTTER]<br />
or thereabouts, and was taken in at Bourdeaux, and that in<br />
the said shipps retourne thense for Plimouth, shee was met<br />
with and forcibly seized and with the said lading carried by<br />
an Ostend man of warr (which soe seized her) to Ostend, and<br />
soe the said shipp and goods were and are utterly lost. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, not being in the voyage./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Josias Pilkes [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 11th of ffebruary 1656
The Lord Protector against Joseph drew.}<br />
Budd. Smyth. Suckly.}
Exámined upon an allegation<br />
given in the 20th of ffebruary [?XXXX]<br />
on the behalfe of drew
[?'''Rp 20s of mr drew''']
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''ffrancis Harfeild''' of the parish of Saint Mary<br />
Magdalens Old fish streete London Grocer<br />
46 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined
To the first article hee saith hee was present at yarmouth<br />
in or about the 27th of January 1653, and at the sale<br />
of tobaccoes to mr Goldegay, but saith hee bought none nor any other goods, and<br />
thereforeany other goods, and<br />
therefore +
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