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as this respondent beleevethm their shipp … as this respondent beleevethm their shipp lying at Anchor as aforesayd<br />
And further hee cannot answere/
To the third Interrogatorie hee saith that the persons of the ''Blessing'' who called<br />
out to the Company of the ''helpewell'' to beare up and take heede of coming<br />
fowle of the ''Blessing'' were John Niggs the Master and one Richard [?Bordman]<br />
and further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere./
Repeated before doctor Clarke/
Gre: Parker [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Cleered [?hetherto] with the Judges and [?Registrars]
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August 1st <u>1655.</u>/ [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of}<br />
William Castle.}
'''Rp. 1.'''
'''William Ryall''' of the parish of Saint Mary Maudlin<br />
in the Burrough of Southwark mariner aged 24 yeares or<br />
thereabouts, and '''John Moore''' of the same mariner aged<br />
32 yeares or thereabouts sworne as in the Acts of Court, doe<br />
severally depose and sweare/.
That upon Wednesday the 18th of July about eleaven or<br />
twelve of the Clocke in the morning theise deponents were put into the<br />
quiett and peaceable possession of the shipp the ''Greyhound'' by Mr<br />
William Castle, and by him ordered to keepe the possession thereof<br />
for his use there being at that time noebody onboard her but one<br />
John Wyer and others who were in her for the said Mr Castle<br />
alsoe and put onboard by him, and that theise deponents at such time as<br />
they came onboard the said shipp came in a peaceable and quiett manner<br />
nor without any weapons, neither did they use any force or violence<br />
at all and they doe further declare, that they did continue in the said<br />
possession of the said shipp by the space of about 8 or 9 dayes videlicet from<br />
the 18th untill the 26th of July instant about 10 of the clock at night<br />
about which time one John Case and about 10 or 12 more with him<br />
with theire Swords Cutlaces and pistolls came onboard the said<br />
shipp. and came to these deponents; and the said Case with<br />
his sword drawne and his pistoll in his hand came to<br />
theise deponents and forced them out of the said shipp the<br />
''Greyhound'' that hee would speede them or to that effect and<br />
thereupon the said Case and those that were with<br />
him did put theise deponents by force and<br />
violence out of the said shipp the ''Greyhound''./
'''WR''' The marke of William Riall<br />
John Moore [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]t;br />
John Moore [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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