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The 23th of January 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]

Examined upon the foresaid Libell.

Rp. 3.

John Cliff of Tower hill London Mariner, aged 53 yeeres or
thereaboutes sworne and examined.

To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the moneth
of September 1654 the shipp the Edward allegate departed and set saile
from this port of London for ffiall, and there safelie arived on or about
the third day of October 1654 old stile, and there abode and remained
in delivering out and taking in the goods and merchandizes of the
arlate Samuel Andrewes, and that the last of the said goods were
not delivered into the said shipp at ffiall by the factors or agents of
him the said Andrewes untill the twenty seventh of November
then next following or neere thereabouts, which hee knoweth being
Quarter master of the said shipp and going all the said voyage in her
and saith that all the time of the said shipps abode at ffiall was
spent in unlading and relading the said mr Andrewes his goods,
and otherwise referring himselfe to the Charter partie arlate hee
cannot depose, saveing that the said stay of the said shipp at ffiall in
delivering out and takeing in the said mr Andrewes his goods
was five and thirtie dayes or thereaboutes.

To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that during such time as
the said shipp as aforesaid remained at ffiall, the said mr Andrewes his
factor laded on board her 125 tonnes of wines and noe more,
at two ffiall caskes to the tonne, and saith the master of the said
shipp (Roger Young) diverse and sundrie times and pressed and importuned
the said factor to lade more wines, and told him that the said shipp wuld
and might take in twentie six tonnes of wine and a halfe more than
the said 125 tonnes, over and besides
the shipps tackle, apparell furniture and provisions, and farther saith
shee could indeide and might have donne, in case the said factor had
furnished the same, but the said factor did not furnish or offer any
more to be laden or say that hee had any more (than this deponent heard
of) which hee knoweth being present and taking notice of the premisses.
And otherwise cannot depose,

To the seaventh hee saith that after such time as the said shipp
was dischardged at ffiall as aforesaid, the master and company
sailed her to Boston in New England and there safely arived with
her, and after such arivall all the said wines soe taken in at
ffiall for mr Andrewes accompt were delivered out to his factor at Boston