MRP: C 6/151Pt2/28 f. 1
C 6/151Pt2/28 f. 1
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//To the right honorable the Lords XXXXX of the Great Seale of England//
//Xxall humble manner complaining showeth unto your Lordshipps James Moydiford (sic) Robert Dawes Jonathan Dawes William Rider John Portman & Phillip ?Scarth of the City of London Merchants John Robinson Alderman of the said City of London Isacke Taylor marriner//
//Executor of the last Will and Testamem:t of Abraham ?Moace dec:d and Paul Priaux of [blank in original] Exo:r of the last Will and Testam:t of Thomas Hodges late of London Merchant Partowners of the good shipp called the Thomas and William of London of the//
//burthen of foure hundred forty and foure Tunnes That Whereas heretofore that is to say in or about the moneth of Aprill w:ch was in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand sixe hundred fifty and two your Orators James Mondiford & Robt Dawes Jonathan Dawes//
//Thomas Hodges and Phillipp ?Scarthe and the said Abraham ?Moace together w:th Thomas Porter William ffletcher William Limbery David Davison ffrancis Wilkinson Thomas Dyer and Widdowe James then of London aforesaid Merchants & most of them since that//
//tyme deceased and one Captaine John Jefferson Marriner also dec:d being partowners of the said Ship called the Thomas and William That is to say your Orator James Mondiford of equall two and thirtie parts of the sd shipp//
//shipp and furniture the same being devided into two and thirty equall parts the said Abraham ?Moace of two equall two and thirtyeth parts of the said shipp and furniture your Orators Robert Dawes and
//and furniture, the said William Lymbry of foure equall two and thirtieth pts of the said shipp and furniture the said Thommas ffletcher of two equall two and thirtieth pts of the said shipp and furniture
//XXXX shipp and furniture the said Thomas XXXX of two equall two and thirtieth pts of the said shipp and furniture
//and furniture, and Captaine John Jefferson of seaven equall two and thirtieth parts of the said shipp and furniture
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//ro XXXX the William XXX did leave the care and managm:t thereof unto the said Captaine John Jefferson who thereupon had severall
//made a contract and agreem:t w:th the said Com:ers for letting out to hire the said Shipp w:ch was reduced into writeing
//two made or mencconed to bee made betweene the said Com:ers of the Navy of the one part and the said John
//foure hundred forty foure tunnes on the behalfe of himselfe and the rest of the then Owners of the said shipp and the
//her to bee made and did agree that the said shipp w:th expedicon should bee completely rigged fitted and
//shipps imployed as men of warre in the service of the state and also victualled and manned for six mon
//Thames to such port or place as the States Generall or Commander in cheife of the ffleete should appoynt
//other acts as therein is expressed In consideracon whereof the said Captaine John Jefferson
//for the said Shipp that is to say two moneths pay in hand amountinge to eight hundred pounds by way of
//Sea pay and the remainder att the discharge of the said shipp or w:thin forty dayes after as in and by way of
//shipp was completely rigged fitted furnished victualled and manned at the charge of the Owners thereof
//fifty and two and the said John Jefferson was Captaine and M:r of the said shipp during that
//for the navy for the tyme beinge according to the said agreem:t did satisfie and pay or cause to bee satisfied
//imprest for w:ch as yett now accompt hath beene given either to the then or p:rsent Owners And the said John Jefferson
//therein specially trusted by the other Owners of the said shipp) the said John Jefferson upon or about the tyme of his
//in his absence and to receive and pay in his stidd and to mannage his estate to all intents and purposes as hee himselfe
//appears and after that tyme the said John Jefferson went to sea in the service aforesaid and continued
//fifty three for five moneths at one hundred forty pounds a moneth and the said John Jefferson in that tyme by himselfe
//more kept concerning the said shipp and ther receipts and disbursem:ts relatinge to her and the said service
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Thomas Porter William ffletcher William Limbery David Davison ffrancis Wilkinson Thomas Dyer and Widdowe James
