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To the 6th hee saith the said [?harwar] Ra … To the 6th hee saith the said [?harwar] Rankin was and is commonly<br />
accompted a scotchman by birth and a Marchant of Edinbrough<br />
and a dweller there and a subiect of this Commonwealth, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose
[?XXX duSel] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th of August 1655/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation/
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''David Stock''' of Kerkcaudie in Scotland Mariner Master of the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Peter'' of Kerkcaulde aged twenty two yeares<br />
or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth videlicet./
To the first second and third articles of the sayd allegation and the schedule<br />
in the sayd second article mentioned hee saith and deposeth that hee well knowes<br />
the arlate Rankin, and hath knowne him for these five yeares last past, during<br />
which tyme his residence of him and his family hath bin at Edenburrough in Scotland<br />
of which Kingdome (hee is reputed to bee a native) and saith hee hath well knowne the<br />
shipp the ''Saint Peter'' arlate ever since the sayd Rankin bought the same at haverdegrace<br />
in ffrance, which was about the beginning of the moneth of July last 1655 English<br />
style and saith hee was oresent and privie to the treatie betwixt the sayd Rankin<br />
and one Monsieur Pape a Scotch Merchant living at haverdegrace touching the sale<br />
of the sayd vessell and her provision on board her by him the sayd Pape to the sayd Rankin, and saith hee was not<br />
present at the signing and sealeing of the bill of sale made by the sayd Pape to the<br />
sayd Rankin for the sale thereof, but beleeveth such a bill was made for that hee<br />
this deponent was by the sayd Rankin made Master of the sayd vessell at<br />
haverdegrace, and had the sayd bill of sale committed by the sayd Rankin to the<br />
Custodie and keepeing of him this deponent who had the same aboard the sayd shipp<br />
and in his this deponents custodie when the sayd shipp was seized in manner hereafter<br />
declared, And saith from the tyme of the sayd bill of sale being made, which was<br />
about the beginning of the moneth of July, the sayd Rankin was Commonly reputed<br />
the true lawfull and sole Owner and proprietor of the sayd shipp the ''Saint Peter'' and<br />
of all her tackle apparrell furniture and provisions on board her, and as<br />
sole and true Owner of her, did constitute this deponent Master of her for the voyage<br />
in question, and his Contest John du Sell Pilott of her for the same, which voyage<br />
hee saith was to have bin from haverdegrace to Rochell, where shee was to have<br />
taken in a ladeing of salt, and to have gone thence with the same to the Bancks of<br />
Newfound land to lade ffish and returne therewith to Plymouth or dover and there<br />
expect and attend such further order as the sayd Ranckin shoukd then thinke fitting<br />
this hee the better knoweth being Master of the sayd shipp, and having such order<br />
in writng as is predeposed given him by the sayd Ranckin before the sayd shipp sett<br />
sayle from haverdegrace, And having receaved such order the sayd shipp sett sayle from<br />
haverdegrace upon the 8th of July aforesayd English style and 18th of the same moneth new style,<br />
and in her course thence towards Rochell being come out to sea shee was the next<br />
day after such her departure from haverdegrace met with at sea and seized<br />
by the ''Portsmouth ffrigatt'' (Captaine Sanson Commander) in the imediate service<br />
of this Commonwealth, and by his order brought into Portsmouth, this hee knoweth<br />
being master of the ''Saint Peter'' aforesayd and aboard her at the tyme of her seizure<br />
and being sent in her as a prisoner to Portsmouth aforesayd, And further hee cannot<br />
depose saving hee saith hee was not present at the payment of any money by the sayd<br />
Rankin to the sayd Pape for the sayd shipp and provisions, but knoweth that<br />
by the treatie which hee was present at, it was agreed that the sayd Rankin should pay<br />
the sayd Pape for the sayd shipp and provisions fower thousand five hundred<br />
Livers Tournois, and beleeveth the contents of the bill of sale arlate soe seized in<br />
this deponents Custodie to be true, and all things soe had and done as therein is<br />
expressed./
To the 4th and 5th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Saint Peter'' had on board her at the tyme of her seizure aforesayd, and<br />
belongingizure aforesayd, and<br />
belonging +
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