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The 23th day of March 1653.

A Busines of Examination of witnesses on the part and behalf}
of Thomas Hewell Master and Lader of the goods wares and}
merchandizes aboard a Certaine shipp called the Civill}
Society of London hereafter mentioned in this allegation with}
shipps lading was seized by the King of ffrance or his}
Ministers or subiects att the Port of Coracus alias the}
Lagara promoted by the sayd Thomas Hewel against all or}
any persons or person that will justify the sayd seizure.}
Clements.}

Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe
of the sayd Thomas Hewil.

1.

Thomas Minshall of Shadwell in the
County of Middlesex Mariner late Boatswaine
of the sayd shipp the Civill Society aged
40 yearess or thereabouts a witnes
sworne and examined deposeth and saith
as followeth. videlicet.

To the first articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the monethes of
March. Aprill. May June and July 1651. the arlate Thomas Hewil
was master of the arlate shippe the Civill Society and lawfull owner
and so still ought to be of the severall goods and merchandizes
hereafter particularly mentioned, And saith that the sayd shipp within
the sayd tyme being designed upon a voyage to the West Indies from this port
of London under conduct of the sayd Hewil as Master of her and this deponent
as her boateswayne arrived safely att Caracas alias La Lagara in
the sayd Indies n the moneth of July 1651 neere about the beginning
of the sayd moneth. which he knoweth being Boatswaine of her as aforesayd
And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the 3d article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that upon the arrivall of
the sayd shipp at Coracus alias Lagara the arlate Thomas Hewit
did there and place neere there to did [?XX] provide and lade on board the sayd shipp the severall goods and
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