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wages, namely the said Peterson at 34 gild … wages, namely the said Peterson at 34 gilders per moneth and the said Ulrickson<br />
at foure and twenty gilders per moneth, but was not present at the hiring<br />
of any of the others. And further hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
and seeing the same cannot depose.
To the third hee saith the said shipp the said voyage comming from Lisbone for<br />
Roane was both at the Cowes and Portsmouth, but hee remembreth<br />
not the day of her arrest, and beleeveth that the said persons have not<br />
received any wages at all, And further cannot answere daving as aforesaid.
To the last hee saith hee is paid and satisfied his wages to the time of<br />
his said discharge, by the said master, and further hee saith that (as hee heard the<br />
said five persons say upon such their discharge,) they had made over their wages<br />
to the said mr Lil{?a]. to be by him recovered for them, and their debts<br />
incurred there being upon the receipt by him dischardged, the<br />
rest to be remitted unto them. And further hee cannot depose.
Christophe[?l] tiddeman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADIMG]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''William Castleton''' keeper of the prison of the Hole in Saint Martins<br />
le Grand London, aged 36 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first, second and third articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth (and to the schedule therein mentioned) that Giles Claeson master of<br />
the shipp the ''White Lambe'' being arrested by authoritie of this Court, was<br />
brought into the said prison about two yeares since and there continued prisoner<br />
about a yeare, and while hee was soe in prison, his Carpenter, his Cooke,<br />
and three or foure other of his said shipps company came oftentimes thither and<br />
with much clamour and passion demannded their wages of him for their<br />
service in the said shipp, saying they came from Portsmouth and [sXXXly] complaining<br />
that they had not received any of their wages, and the said Claeson from<br />
time to time acknowledged hee had not paid them any of their wages,<br />
and that hee for his part was kept out of his shipp and freight<br />
and had not wherewith to help himselfe, and [?urging] them to bee<br />
patient told them that assoone as hee had in [?hee ?would] pay them<br />
and still sent them away unpaid and further hee cannot depose:/:<br />
saving that the said Claeson at last broke prison and escaped from this deponents custody, and this<br />
deponent hath not since seee him.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that Mr Lisle required him to come and<br />
testifie the trueth of his knowledge in this busines, and to<br />
the rest negatively, hee this deponent being none of the said ships<br />
Company:/:
To the second hee saith hee beleeveth that none of the said Mariners<br />
Receaved any wages for their service in the said ship, and<br />
otherwise Negatively:/.
To the 3d hee saith hee beleeveth that the ''White Lambe''<br />
was arrested about ffebruary 1656./.<br />
and further cannot answer otherwise then Negatively:/:
To the 4th hee sayth as aforesaid wee (sic) was none of the ships Company<br />
And further cannot Answer./.
Repeated before Collonel Cock with his precontest:
William Castleton [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]t:
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