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The 28th of November 1656.
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The 28th of November 1656.
John Green and company ágainst the<br />
''Edward and John'' and against henry<br />
Baldero and others. Smyth. Suckley
Exámined upon the allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said Bellamy and others
'''John Robson''' of Aldborough in Suffolk mariner, aged<br />
35 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first árticle hee saith and deposeth that hee well knewe and knoweth the<br />
shipp the ''Edward and John'' arlate nowe called the ''Pilgrim'' and was Master of her to the time of<br />
her taking by the Dunkirkers which was on the 19th day of July last<br />
and thereby well knoweth that the producents John Greene and Company<br />
arlate were the time arlate and the true and lawfull owners of the<br />
said shipp tackle and furniture, and for such commonly accompted, this<br />
deponent being put master of her by them, and still they are or ought<br />
to be her be owners of the said shipp the ''Edward and John'' nowe called the<br />
''Pilgrim''./
To the second article hee saith that in or about the time of arlate<br />
namely about the end of March last past the said John Greene<br />
and company set out and imployed the said shipp from Alborow to goe upon a voyage<br />
from hence to Island and soe to retourne to England under the command<br />
of this deponent hee who went out master of her, and this deponent<br />
was in the quiet and peaceable possession thereof as master to and<br />
for the use of the said producents.
To the third hee saith that this deponent having bin with the said shipp<br />
the said voyage of Island and (retourning for London) comming on the<br />
coast of Scotland, and being the quiet and peaceable possession of<br />
the said shipp for the said producents use and sailing peaceably with<br />
her in their service, was upon the high and open seas on the coast<br />
aforesaid met with and the said shipp with her lading hastily set<br />
upon surprized and taken by a certaine shipp called the ''Coach''<br />
whereof Joseph Newet was commander and carried to Embden<br />
thense to the Texel in holland, thense to the Maza and soe to<br />
Delphs-haven in holland, the premisses touching the said<br />
seizure hee well knoweth being then master of her, and taken out<br />
of her into the said man of warr the ''Coach'', and saith the said seizure<br />
soe happened on the 19th of July last, or thereabouts. And lastly<br />
saith that this deponent and company and the said owners were by the<br />
said seizure dispoiled and deprived of the said shipp the ''Edward and John''<br />
(usual called the ''Pilgrim'') which was carried away by the said takers with three of this deponents men in her<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the fowrth hee saith that after the said seizure the said Captaine<br />
Newit having manned and sent away this deponents shipp, kept their<br />
deponents prisoner aboard his man of war and carried him from<br />
place to place ranging the seas, and at length (namely about<br />
thirtie dayes after the said seizure) brought him in his said man<br />
of warr to fflushing, where this deponent was put ashore and<br />
immediately before his turning ashore, the said Newit called him into his<br />
cabbin in here this deponent sawe a marchant-like man, who was come<br />
aboard from fflushing, and was commonly said to live there and to be a<br />
subiect of the states of the united Netherlands, and the said Newit told<br />
this deponent then that person was one of his owners of his said<br />
man of his owners of his said<br />
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