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To the fifth he saith hee received noe mon … To the fifth he saith hee received noe money or freight of any of the said<br />
laders, hee was and is to receive his freight at hambrorugh of the persons mentioned<br />
in the bills of lading, and according to the said bills.
To the 6th hee saith hee came to [Painbeufe] on or about the nineteenth of<br />
October last, and began to take in his aid lading the 4th of November last.
Repeasted before doctors Clarke and Godolphin.
Schipper Gerredt Dircks [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 12th of January 1653.
[?Con] the ''Pilot Cowe'' Martin}<br />
Andries [?master].}
'''Rp.'''
'''Thomas Tayte''' of London Mariner, Commannder of<br />
the shipp the ''Margaret and Elizabeth'' of London, aged 30 yeares or thereabouts, and '''Samuel [?Venner]'''<br />
Chirurgeon of the said shipp aged 24 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, sworne before the right worshippful William<br />
Clarke and John Godolphin doctors of lawes<br />
Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie, say<br />
and depose by vertue of their oathes.
That the said shipp the ''Margaret and Elizabeth'' being bound for<br />
Newfound land and having a Commission of Marque against<br />
the enemies of this Commonwealth, in or about the moneth of<br />
July last past, met at sea with a ffliboate<br />
of Rotterdam named the ''Pide Cowe'', Martien Andries master laden<br />
with salt bound (as the said master said) for Rotterdam there to dischardge,<br />
and tooke and seized the same, and carried the said ffliboate and lading<br />
to Newfoundland. And say that shee proved soe leakie, that for<br />
the preservation of the said salt the said Commannder and company were<br />
faine to land and dispose of the same at Newfound land, there being<br />
noe possibilitie through the extreame leakinesse aforesaid to bring<br />
the said salt hether. And further that the said salt soe landed was and<br />
amounted to eight hundred fourtie eight hogsheads or thereabouts of<br />
ffrench salt, comming from Berneuf, and<br />
that there is fifteene in the hundred allowed for [?housing] the said salt,<br />
besides that there was eighteene pounds sterling paid for the lading<br />
thereof./
Acknowledged and<br />
repeated in Court before<br />
the Judges
Tho: Tayte: [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Sam: Venner [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 13th of January 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Mr Westcombe}<br />
touching the ''Charitie''}
'''Rp.'''
'''Martin Westcombe''' of London Merchant aged 28 yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne before the right worshippful William <br />
Clarke and John Godolphin doctors of lawes, Judges<br />
of the high Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth<br />
by vertue of his oath
That according to the advise received by this deponent from his factor John<br />
Westcombe resident at Bayon in ffrace, hee the said John there bought about<br />
three John there bought about<br />
three +
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