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The second of ffebruary 1656
On the behal … The second of ffebruary 1656
On the behalfe of Josias Pickes of}<br />
Plimouth in a matter of Assurance}<br />
touching a losse in the shipp ''Industrie''}
'''Rp. j'''
'''dt. Cop:'''
'''Robert Weyman''' of Plimouth Merchant<br />
aged 29 yeeres of thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right worshipfull John Godolphin<br />
Doctor of lawes one of the Judges of<br />
the high Court of the Admiraltie<br />
and examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
saith as followeth.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well know the good shipp the ''Industrie'' interrogate<br />
whereof William Evans was master at such time as shee was last<br />
at Bourdeaux in ffrance, whence hee saith shee came<br />
about second of November last, bound for Plimouth, which<br />
hee knoweth being masters mate of her the said voyage {in which}<br />
office hee went from Plimouth in her; And saith hee well<br />
knoweth the arlate Josias Pickes of Plimouth Merchant<br />
who hee saith was the time of such her departure from Bourdeaux<br />
the said voyage, a part owner of her, and of her tackle, apparell<br />
and furniture, namely of a third part or neere thereabouts and<br />
for such commonly accounted, and was a part builder of her. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third and fourth hee saith that the said shipp in company<br />
of a ffleete of Merchantmen departed from Bourdeaux the time<br />
aforesaid for Saint Martins there to take Convoy, and accordingly<br />
at Saint Martins shee had and tooke Convoy, which Convoy<br />
accompanied and Convoyed her towards Plimouth, and untill [XX GUTTER]<br />
shee came within fourteene leagues or thereabouts of Plimouth<br />
(as this deponent guesseth at the distance) and there left her,<br />
the said Convoy with other shipps bearing away for the downes<br />
with the winde at South or South South East, and the ''Industrie''<br />
for Plimouth; And further that the said shipp in prosecution of<br />
her said voyage for Plimouth, about seaven houres after the<br />
said Convoy had left her, and when shee was come within [?ten GUTTER]<br />
leagues or thereabouts (in his estimation) of Plimouth, was se[?tt GUTTER]<br />
upon, surprized and taken by an Ostend Man of warr, and<br />
carried to Ostend, which hee knoweth being carried thither in the<br />
said man of warr in her company, into which man of warr hee [?was GUTTER]<br />
taken out of the ''Industrie'', which was soe seized in or about the<br />
sixth of december last, and brought into Ostend on the<br />
tenth of the same and soe the said shipp was and is wholly lost<br />
and the said Pickes hath therein lost his said share or part<br />
which interest hee had in her to the time of the said seizure and<br />
losse.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
Robert Weyman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]olphin
Robert Weyman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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