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was and is the true Lawfull and sole Owner … was and is the true Lawfull and sole Owner or Proprietor of the said<br />
shipp the ''Charity'' and of her Tackle apparrell and furniture and<br />
for and as such hee the said John Shorter both at Berghen aaforesaid<br />
and elswhere since the said buyeing of the said shipp was and is of<br />
this deponents constant observation commonly accompted and reputed<br />
Furthermore this deponent saith, That in or about the moneths of<br />
ffebruary or March 1657 one or both of them, the said John Shorter in<br />
this deponents sight and observation, did as Owner of the said shipp<br />
fitt furnish and sett out, or give order for the fitting furnishing<br />
and setting out of the said shipp from this Port of London<br />
upon the Late intended voiage from hence to Berghen aforesaid<br />
and soe to returne from thence to this said Port of London, And<br />
this deponent saith, That hee is fully convinced both by the credible<br />
and constant relation of the said Master and Company, and<br />
by the frequent and assiduoous attendance of the said John Shorter<br />
to and about such the fitting furniture and setting forth of<br />
the said shipp upon her said Last intended Coiage, That hee<br />
the said John Shorter did upon his accompt and at his owne<br />
costs and charges futt furnish and sett out the said shipp upon<br />
her said Last mentioned and intended voiage. Mor to this<br />
Interrogatorie hee saith not./
To the third Interrogatorie this deponent saith, That about three weekes<br />
since (as this deponent remembreth the time) and within the time<br />
by him this rendent predeposed in his answer to the next precedent<br />
Interrogatorie, the said John Shorter in this deponents presence and<br />
observation did in the River of Thames or Port of London putt<br />
or cause to be putt on board the said shipp fifteene Lasts of salt,<br />
three or fower packes or bales of woollen Cloath, seaven Lasts of<br />
malt, two Lasts of beere one Last of pease, a Chest of<br />
Castor hatts, about fower baggs of nailes and five baggs of hopps,<br />
all which goods wares and merchandises (as this deponent was<br />
credibly informed and heard both by the said Merchant=Lader and<br />
the Master and Company of the said shipp att and about the<br />
time of the Lading thereof, and as this deponent verily beleeveth)<br />
were soe laden and to be transported and disposed of at<br />
Berghen aforesaid to and for the proper account and benefitt<br />
of him the said John Shorter More to this Interrogatorie hee<br />
this examinate saith not./
To the ffowerth Interrogatorie this deponent saith, That the said shipp<br />
having received the said Cargaizon of goods on board her<br />
as aforesaid, did within two or three daies after sett saile with the same from<br />
this Port of London designed for Berghen aforesaid, this examinate<br />
then serving in and on board the said shipp in the quality<br />
aforesaid./
To the fifth Interrogatorie this examinate saith, That for the reasons<br />
(and by, That for the reasons<br />
(and by +
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