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man of warr, and that hee lived in fflushi … man of warr, and that hee lived in fflushing, and otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the fifth hee saith that the said shipp the ''Edward and John'' soe [?belongeth GUTTER]<br />
to the said Greene, Bellamy and company, took was aforesaid from [?this GUTTER]<br />
deponent, and the shipp the ''Edward and John'' were lying at [?Wivenell GUTTER]<br />
in Colchester river by the name of the ''Pilgrim'' under the command<br />
of a dutch master, and arrested by her authoritie of this Court, was and<br />
is one and the same shipp and not to diverse, which hee knoweth being<br />
aboard her there on wednesday and thursday last was a fortnight, and viewing her and finding<br />
and apparently by many tokens and signes knowing her to be the same<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose.
john hobson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''John Goddard''' of Alborough Sailer, aged 27 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith then hee well knoweth the shipp<br />
the ''Edward and John'' (nowe called the ''Pilgrim'') arlate and so hath<br />
donne over since hee was built, which was about seven yeeres since<br />
at which time this deponent sawe her building at Alborough<br />
and alsoe well knoweth the producents John Greene and company<br />
arlate, who hee saith were and are her owners, and for such<br />
commonly accounted.
To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that about the end<br />
of March last past the said owners set out the said shipp from<br />
Alborough under the conduct of this precontest John Robson her master<br />
on a voyage for Island (sic), whence recives to retourne<br />
to England, and that going to Island (sic) and being in her retourne for<br />
England comming on the coast of Scotland, shee was in or about<br />
the 19th of July last set upon and violently seized and taken<br />
by a certaine man of warr called the ''Coach'', commannded by one<br />
Joseph [?Mervit], who upon the sea took her and her lading<br />
from the said Robson and company who to that instant was in<br />
quiet possession and peaceably sailing her for the said owners use<br />
and the said [?Mervit] put men aboard her and carried her away<br />
and so forcibly and uniustly dispoiled and deprived the said master<br />
and the said owners of her, All which hee knoweth going out from<br />
Alborough as her, and being one of her company, and aboard her<br />
at the time of the said seizure and taken out into the said man<br />
of warr, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that this deponent being brought in the said<br />
man of warr to fflushing, hee sawe a gentleman came there aboard from<br />
the towne, who hee saith was by some of the man of warrs company<br />
said to be living there, and to be owners one of the said owners of<br />
the said shipp the ''Coach'', and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth article hee saith that the said shipp the ''Edward and John''<br />
be taken from the said master and owners of her as aforesayd<br />
andowners of her as aforesayd<br />
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