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of October 1655 or thereabouts sold by the … of October 1655 or thereabouts sold by the Commissioners for the<br />
English ffleete for America videlicet Maior Generall Sedgewick and<br />
Admirall William Goodson and Colonell ffortescue then commanders<br />
in Cheife for the arlate Mr William Watts<br />
and one Captaine Shawe and Company This hee the better<br />
knoweth for that hee was at the same tyme present when the sayd shippe<br />
was sold and tooke speciall notice of the sale thereof And further<br />
to this allegation hee cannot depose./
Repeated before doctor Godolphin<br />
as alsoe his precontest.
Gill Cornelius. [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 7th of March 1658.
The office of the Judges against}<br />
Ellis. Baker. Smith.}
Examined upon the foresaid allegation<br />
on the behalfe of Ellis.
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''Cornelius Bringmans''' of the parish of Saint<br />
Buttolphs Algate London Broaker, aged<br />
40 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee<br />
saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the dock and staires of<br />
Saint Catherins arlate, and saith that on a day happening about<br />
three yeeres since hee this deponent being a Broaker for<br />
Marchants and matters upon the Exchange and assistant unto<br />
Strangers, endeavoured to goe and was readie to goe through<br />
the house of the producent Jenkin Ellis (as often hee hadd donne) to speake with some<br />
masters of foreigne vessells that lay behinde his house and<br />
at or neare his wharfe, but the said Jenkin meeting this deponent<br />
as hee was comming in at the dore, and understanding<br />
whether hee was going, expressely forbade and would not<br />
suffer to foe that way, telling him that noe forreigne vessells<br />
or other should lie at his wharfe above three at a time or<br />
abreast, for that as hee said hee had received command and<br />
order from this Court to that purpose, and soe turned this<br />
deponent away and about that hee was forced to goe aboard<br />
in a boate, whereat this deponent (that had formerly used to<br />
goe through his house) tooke much distaste and was a meannes<br />
of removing all the dutch vessells that were there from his<br />
wharfe, the said Ellis having in an angry manner bidden<br />
and willed him to take them away, saying they should not lie<br />
there, for that the Judges of the Admiraltie (as hee affirmed)<br />
had commanded and ordered the contrary. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the third and fourth hee saith that hee this deponent<br />
[?XXXXX] [?XXXXX] [?XXXX] aboard vessells of strangers lying thereabouts<br />
[?XXX}] knoweth that from time to time there hath not for all the<br />
[?XXXX}]arlate nor doth more hollanders in other vessells lie at or<br />
[?bfore] the wharfe of the said Ellis than at other wharfes thereabouts<br />
of the like extent, and that of late there have come but few<br />
hollandhere have come but few<br />
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