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Transcription

4th Affidavit and Assurance

The first of September 1659.

Touching the ship formerly called}
the Christina Regina and now called}
the Sheppard of Northampton}

Rp

William Whittington of [?Ackannack] in Virginia Merchant aged fourtie
yeeres and upwards William Melling of the same place Merchant
aged 49 yeares or thereabouts, and James Cade of the citie of London
Merchant aged 52 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull
John Godolphin Doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of
the Admiraltie of England say and depose respectively by vertue of their
oathes as followeth,

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the shipp formerly called the Christina Regina
but now called the Shepard of Northampton of the burthen of two
hundred and twenty tonnes or thereabouts with all her masts, sailes, gunns
tackle, apparell and furniture whatsoever, of Abraham Johnson (to that time)
owner thereof, for and in consideration of the summe of six thousand and fiftie
gilders, hollands money, which hee this deponent really and bona fida on behalfe of himselfe
and his said partners paid unto the said Johnson in ready money for the same, and thereupon the
said Abraham Johnson passed over and transferred the said shipp and
her said appurtenances to this deponent and his said partners by bill of sale
by him signed sealed and delivered bearing date the six and twentieth
day (new stile) of the said moneth of July last, being the bill of sale now
showed and beginning To all people to whom et cetera and ending, one thousand
six hundred fiftie and nine

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The first of September 1659:

Reuben Parker of London Goldsmith aged
25 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the
right worshipfull John Godolphon Doctor of Lawes
ad one of the Judges of the high Court of
the Admiraltie of England saith and Deposeth
as followeth by Vertue of
his Oath

That the Bill of Sale of the Tenor following