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Transcription

The 2nd of July 1655

The clayme of Richard le Bas for the Dolphin
alias fortune. Suckley Budd
examined upon the said allegation.

Dt. Holding

4us

James Snowden of Wapping in the parrish
of Stepney in the countie of Middlesex, Marriner
aged 40 years or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and
examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet

To the first (and 2nd) Article of the said Allegation he saith and deposeth, That hee this
deponent hath knowne the shipp the Dolphin alias the ffortune or hopewell? of
Sunderland ever since about 5 or 6 yeares since, at which time shee belonged
to the port of Sunderland, and was then under the Command of one Sampson
Nicholson, who in or about the moneth of November 1653 last past
sold and disposed of the said Vessell to the arlate Richard le Bas and
Peter Knight Merchants living here in London, who constituted one Robbins
to be Master and Commander of her for their use and accompt and so
much the said Robbins did sewall times intimate say and declare to this
Deponent both here at London and in ffrance, and that the Said Le Bas and Knight were
the true and lawfull Owners of the Same or to that effect as also by the
declaration of the Said Richard le Bas, who shortly after the buying
of the Said Vessel desired this deponent to take the Care and Conduct of
her upon him, which this deponent then refused as being then the provided of
another Vessel, And saith That shortly after this deponent sailed in
Command with the said Vessel (the Said Robbins Master) towards the Coast
of ffrance, and afterwards saw her at Caen, the said Robbins then
being dispossessed of her by order of her said Owner as was there
generally reported the said Vessel then being under the Command
of a fflemish Skipp, But what passed at Caen comprising the sale
of ¾ parts of the said shipp, as is alleadged this deponent saith he doeth
not know, nor is at all acquainted with any such transaction.
And further hee cannot depose

To the third article and to the schedule our bill of sale annexed hee
Saith hee knoweth nothing thereof otherwise or further than hee
hath now predeposed

To the 4th hee Saith, hee this deponent hath knowne the arlate Richard le
Bas for about 3 yeares last past, during which time the said
le Bas hath lived in this City of this deponent knowledge and for sewall
yeares before according to common report, and hath been and is
esteemed a Merchant of this Citie and a subject of this Commonwealth
and in that quality to pay all dues and dueties required of him, and saith
the said le Bas did of this deponent observation fitt and furnish out the said
shipp in Contoversie to sea upon the Voiage wherein shee went out after hee
had first so bought her, which he knoweth for the reasons predeposed, and for
that hee this deponent hath been for all that time well acquainted with the
said Richard le Bas, and hath sewall times served him both in
transporting goods from hence into ffrance, and from ffrance hither