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The same day.
'''Rp.'''
'''William Ginni … The same day.
'''Rp.'''
'''William Ginnis''' of Melbrooke neere Plimouth in the<br />
County of Devon shipp wright, aged one and twenty<br />
yeeres or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first, second and third Interrogatories hee saith hee well knoweth<br />
the shipp the ''Expedition'' (whereof George Mathewes was master)<br />
at the time of her last being at the Iland of Zant interrogated<br />
where hee saith shee tooke in her lading of currance, and that<br />
about eight weekes since departed thence in company of the shipp<br />
the ''Welfare'' (William Souden master) both bound for this port of<br />
London to dischardge, and that in their right course of proceeding<br />
from Zant for this port, comming about 30 or 40 leagues off<br />
the rock of Lisbone or Southerne Cape of the Portugall [?shore]<br />
teh said two shipps were met withall and set upon by an<br />
[?enemie] a man of warr having the hollands colours out,<br />
which endeavoured to take him, but they made good resistance<br />
and maintained a fight of two houres continuance at leat<br />
with the said man of warr, but saith that at length the<br />
''Expedition'' being much battered and burnt with the fight shee<br />
and her lading sunck downe in the sea in the sight of this deponent<br />
who was Carpenter of the ''Welfare'' and active in the<br />
said fight in defense of the said two shipps, and sawe all the<br />
premisses soe had and donne as aforesaid, going all the said<br />
voyage in companie of the ''Expedition'' to the time of her said<br />
perishing in the sea, wherein shee and her lading were and<br />
are utterly lost. and saith that the said fight<br />
and losse of the ''Expedition'' and lading happened on the seaventeenth<br />
day of Mrch last. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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The 13th of Aprill 1654
The claime of John Cole for the}<br />
''Saint Joseph'' and lading}<br />
ffrancklin. Smith.}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the said Cole
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'''Roger Cole''' of the citie of London Merchant, aged<br />
51 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the seaventh article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee hath knowne the producent John Cole from the infancie<br />
of him the said John who was borne at [?Colourpton] in the County<br />
of Devon and was and is the sonne of John Cole of the same<br />
gentleman who was and is the elder brother of him this deponent<br />
and for the time of his birth hee saith it was the 15 of [?July]<br />
1622 as by a note thereof many yeeres since sent to this deponent<br />
forince sent to this deponent<br />
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