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plainely appeare for that when hee came off of Cape Ortongell in the bay of
biscay in his sayd voyage to Bilbor, hee the sayd Mabb knew not the harbour
nor how to carrie her in to avoide a storme which then happened at sea and
necessitated the ffrigott to put in there, soe that the Company of the sayd ffrigott perceiving
his unskillfullnes of the Coast were forced by the helpe of a booke they had on
board called a Waggoner which describes the forme of the land and what depth
of water it affordeth to put the sayd ffrigott into harbour to avoide the sayd
storme And further hee cannot depose saving hee saith the sayd Mabb did in
this deponents presence confesse that he was never but once upon the saud
Coast and that hee was not well acquainted therewith./

Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent./

Repeated before doctor Godolphin./

John South [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The sixth day of November 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING]

The Clayme of George Ceely and Josua Prigg}
English Merchants for five ballotts of Canvas}
laden in the Crosse of Jerusalem and taken by
the Assistance ffrigott in the imediate service of}
the Commonwealth, and against the Lord Protector}
Cheeke Budd}

Rp. .1us.

Andrew Duncan of Londn Merchant
aged 31 yeares or thereabouts a wittnes
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as
followeth videlicet./

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith hee hath well knowne
the arlate George Ceely for these tenn or twelve yeares last past and
saith hee is an English man borne and a subject of this Commonwealth
and saith of his this deponents knowledge the sayd Ceely on the months
of March Aprill May and June last past was a ffactor resideing at Saint Lucar
in Spaine, And saith that the sayd Ceely departing from Saint Lucar aforesayd
about the latter end of the sayd moneth of June last, did leave power with
this deponent (being his correspondent then at Civill in paine) to receive and
dispose of all goods whatsoever which should be sent to him the sayd
Ceely to Saint Lucar from any of his Correspondents, and amongst other
goods to receive five ballotts of linnen which (as he wrote to Civill to
this deponent) were laded on board the Crosse of jerusalem by Jouah
Prigg his the sayd Ceelyes factor and Correspondent at Saint Mallo in ffrance
for the Accompt of him the sayd Ceely and the sayd Josua Prigg, videlicet
three fowerths thereof for his the sayd Ceelys Accompt, and the other fowerth
for the Accompt of the sayd Prigg, And for those reasons hee beleeveth
the sayd Prigg and Ceely doe correspond and trade each with other from
Saint Malloes to Saint Lucar and from Saint Lucar to Saint Mallos And further to this
artice for that hee hath noe personall knowledge of the sayd Prigg nor
hath