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The 28th of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADIN … The 28th of ffebruary 1656. [CENTRE HEADING]
Samuel Edwards and Roger Whitfeild}<br />
against the ''Negro'' and goods.}
Examined upon an allegation given<br />
on the behalfe of the said Edwards<br />
and Whitfeild.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Thomas Morgan''' of Redriff in the County of<br />
Surrey Mariner, aged 36 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth the arlate<br />
Captaine John Lockier, who hee saith for time arlate was master and<br />
commander of the shipp the ''Negro'' arlate and had the governance<br />
thereof as master, and for master was commonly accounted and reputed,<br />
which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent was by the said Lockier<br />
shipped boatswaine of the said shipp at dunkirke on or about<br />
the first of ffebruary 1653, and went, and sailed and<br />
continued in her from that time till the sixteenth of January<br />
last of thereabouts that shee came into the River of Thames and that<br />
hee was then and there acknowledged, and saith that all the said time the<br />
said Lockier was commander of her of his sight and knowledge.
To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that within the<br />
said time the said Lockier sailed the said shipp on a voyage<br />
to severall [?ports] and places beyond the seas, and at dunkirke where<br />
this deponent was shipped as aforesaid, the said Lockier alsoe hired<br />
and shipped Samuel Edwards to goe Gunner of the said shipp ''Negro''<br />
namely on or about the first of ffebruary 1653 aforesaid, and hee<br />
[?XXXXX] thence sailed to dover, thence to Rochell, thence for dublin<br />
in Ireland, and being there, namely in the moneth of May 165[?4 GUTTER]<br />
hee there met with and shipped the arlate Roger Whitfeild to<br />
goe Carpenter of her and in the said shipp, and the said whitfeild went<br />
accordingly, and thence hee as Carpenter and the said Samuel Edwards<br />
still as Gunner, sailed, sailed in the said shipp to kingsale to fitt her,<br />
thense to Corke to take in passengers, which they tooke in accordingly<br />
to be carried to the Barbadás, and sailing for the Barbadás, but<br />
missing it, arived at Saint Christophers, and there lay about eleaven<br />
monethes, and there having fitted her againe, the said Lockier sailed<br />
her for Jamaica, and there ariving, ridd three monethes and [?upwards GUTTER]<br />
and thence shee departed for New England, and there staid from [?May GUTTER]<br />
1656 till August next following, and thence departing<br />
shee arived and staid about two monthes at the Maderás, and in or<br />
about October last set saile for England, and came into the River of<br />
Thames in January last, and was dischardged there about the sixteenth<br />
of the same moneth, and saith that to the said time of discharge the<br />
said Samuel Edwards and Roger Whitfeild from their said respective<br />
timesom their said respective<br />
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