| First transcribed
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17 July 2014 +
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| First transcriber
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Sue Jones +
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| Folio
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425 +
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| Parent volume
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HCA 13/73 +
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| Side
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Recto +
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| Status
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 17/07/2014 +
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| Transcription
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Examined on the sayd allegation
'''Rp 2' … Examined on the sayd allegation
'''Rp 2'''
'''George Whales''' of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Ber<br />
mondsey shipwright aged thirty yeeres or thereabouts a<br />
witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that in the moneths of<br />
of Aprill and May one thousand six hundred fifty nine the arlate Edmund<br />
Lemmon and one Captaine Harman and one Mr Ashkettle and others all<br />
English men and subjects of this Commonwealth of England now commonly<br />
reputed and were (as hee verily beleeveth) the true and lawfull Owners and<br />
proprietor of this arlate shipp the ''Redd Rose'' and of her tackle apparell<br />
and furniture And further hee cannot depose./
To the 2nd article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee being the Carpenter of<br />
the shipp ''Redd Rose'' arlate and serving in her during the whole voyage in<br />
question knowing that the sayd shipp in the moneth of May 1659 laye<br />
peaceably trading in the River of Eames about a league from<br />
Embden arlate and that Edward Lemmon her master and company<br />
where then hee taking in a lading of salt aboard the sayd shipp to be carried<br />
therein to some port in the East sea in amity with the Commonwealth of<br />
England and that for Accompt (as hee verily beleeveth) of English<br />
merchants subiects of this Commonwealth and further to this article hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 3 article of the sayd allegation hee saith that while the sayd shipp<br />
''Redd Rose'' soe layd in the month of May 1659 in the sayd River of Eames<br />
neere Embden taking in her lading, the arlate Edward Lemon and<br />
this deponent and some others of the sayd shippes company being gone ashoare<br />
about the shippes business the arlateWigart wygarts and John drewes<br />
(who are commonly accompt subiects of the states of the united provinces)<br />
did with about thirty souldiers and seamen seize, upon<br />
the ship ''Redd Rose'' and her company the on board her and her lading of<br />
salt and brake open the trunks boxes chests and Cupboards of the sayd<br />
ship and tooke away all the bonds bills and shipp papers and<br />
evidence, and bills of lading and also a great number of<br />
letters which were sent from England and were to be carried to the<br />
English ffleete in the sound this hee the better better knoweth for that when<br />
hee this deponent and others of the sayd shipps company who were on<br />
shoare were permitted to come again on board the sayd shipp they found<br />
the trunks chests boxes and Cupboards of the sayd shipp broken open and<br />
all papers what [/Xener] taken out of them And further to this article hee<br />
cannot depose/
To the 4 and 5 article of the sayd allegation hee saith that by reason<br />
hee was on shoard with the said Lemmon and others of the Company when<br />
the things arlate were acted and done hee cannot depose of certayne<br />
knowledge to them but saith hee hath Credibly heard from such<br />
of the company of the ''Redd Rose'' who were aboard her that the sayd<br />
drewes and wigarts and their conferderates a [?flor] they had seized the sayd shipp and<br />
taken away her papers bills of lading bills of Exchange and<br />
other writings did command those of her Company who were aboard<br />
to weigh anchor which they refused to do and after the sayd wigarts<br />
and drewes and their associates what was the reason they did use that violent<br />
and hostile proceedings and whether there were any warrs betwixt England<br />
and any warrs betwixt England<br />
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