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On the same day Examined on the said Alleg … On the same day Examined on the said Allegation,/
'''Rp. 2us.'''
'''Thomas Pickett''' of Poole in the County of dorsett<br />
Marriner aged 33 or thereabouts sworne and Examined deposeth<br />
as followeth./
To the first article hee saith that for and dureing all the time arlate<br />
the said George Scutt the elder George Scutt and Company were and att<br />
this present ought to bee the true and lawfull owners and proprietors<br />
of the Shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' arlate and of her tackle apparell<br />
and furniture, And so repured taken and generally knowne which hee deposeth<br />
for that hee this deponent was one of the said shipps Company for all<br />
the time aforesaid, and ffor tenn yeares last past att the least And further<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate [?that GUTTER]<br />
the said George Scutt the elder George Scutt and Company did sett out<br />
and imploy the said shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' from the Port of Poole<br />
arlate on a fishing voyage to Newfound land and so to returne againe<br />
for England And hee saith that the said shipp did safely arrive att<br />
Newfound land, and there tooke in her lading of ffish and oyle for the [?Account GUTTER]<br />
of the said George Scutt the elder George Scutt and Company aforesaid which hee<br />
knoweth for that hee went out in the said shipp the said voyage and was one<br />
of the Company of her as aforesaid And further hee cannot depose./
To the third hee saith and deposeth that after such time as the shipp the<br />
''Jane and Elizabeth'' had received and taken in the said lading of ffish<br />
and oyle att Newfound land as aforesaid she did sett saile there with and<br />
was bound for Poole But in her passage thither, he saith the said shipp<br />
and her lading was mett with, nere about Michaelmas last within<br />
the time arlate, by a Jersey man of warr, and she and her lading<br />
surprized taken and Carried into Jersey where they doe nowe<br />
remaine, which hee knoweth for that hee was then taken out of the<br />
said shipp and sett on shore in Portland, And further referring<br />
himselfe to his depositions hereafter expressed hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 4th and 5th articles of the said allegation hee saith that att such time<br />
as the said shipp the ''Jane and Elizabeth'' did depart and sett saile from<br />
Poole to Newfound land and att such time as shee was surprized and<br />
taken and carried into Jersey the arlate Roger Baker was Master and<br />
Comander thereof, and had the care and chardge of her And as<br />
Master and Comander thereof as aforesaid (and for many yeares before<br />
hee was soe accompted reputed and taken, And further this deponent saith<br />
that the said Baker is nowe att Jersey, and hath certified from<br />
thence unto the said George Scutt the Elder George Scutt and Company<br />
and divers others by letters and otherwise that the said shipp the ''Jane''<br />
and her lading so by them lost and carried into Jersey as aforesaid<br />
is there now remaineing, which is so publiquely spoaken (and made knowne<br />
to bee) att Poole and other places, Which hee knoweth for that divers<br />
Marriners of Poole who lately transported souldiers in a man of warr<br />
to Jersey have (upon theire returne from Jersey to Poole) tould this deponent<br />
and others that they spo[?a]ke with the said Baker in Jersey, and hee tould them<br />
that the said shipp and lading were in Jersey, for hee had often seene her<br />
but could not come att her And otherwise referring himself to his<br />
foresaid depositions hee saith hee cannot depose.
Repeated with his contest before<br />
Doctor Exton.//
The marke of<br />
Thomas '''[X]''' Pickett [MARKE, RH SIDE]
Thomas '''[X]''' Pickett [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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