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The 9th of September 1654./ [CENTRE HEADIN … The 9th of September 1654./ [CENTRE HEADING]
dorvill and Company against}<br />
Tresaure Suckely Smith}
Examined on an allegation on behalfe of the sayd Tresaur
'''Rp. EA.'''
'''1us'''
'''David Cant''' of Yarmouth in the County of<br />
Norfolke Mariner aged 60 yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth videlicet
To the first article hee saith hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this<br />
Court and further cannot depose/
To the second article hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the third article hee saith hee cannot depose being not aboard the ''Venter'' at<br />
the acting of any of the things conteyned in this article./
To the 4th 5th and 6th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the arlate John Tresaur did bringe into the Roade of Yarmouth the arlate<br />
Shipp called the ''dope'', which shipp as hee hath heard the sayd Tresaure had taken<br />
as prize from certayne dutch men, and intended to carry her and her<br />
lading to London there to be tryed whether shee were prize or noe, and hee beleeveth<br />
the reason of his soe putting into Yarmouth Roade was for that hee was not willing<br />
nor thought it fitt to venter him selfe and the sayd shipp to London without a<br />
Pilot, and saith that thereupon the sayd Tresaure did cast Anchor with the sayd<br />
Shipp ''dope'' in Yarmouth Roade and sent the arlate Tobias Barnes one<br />
of his the sayd Tresaures Company on shoare to bring a Pylott to carry<br />
the sayd shipp for London and saith the sayd Tobias Barnes coming on shoare<br />
there presently sent to this deponent, having bin formerly acquainted with him<br />
and this deponent did presently within lesse then two howers goe with the sayd barnes<br />
on board the sayd shipp ''dope'' in the Roade of Yarmouth and this deponent knoweth<br />
that only the sayd Barnes came on shoare at Yarmouth for that the sayd Barnes<br />
was brought ashoare by the fferryboate of Yarmouth by reason neither<br />
the shipp ''dope'' nor the shipp the ''Venter'' had then any boate belonging to them, and this<br />
deponent returned aboard the ''dope'' with the sayd Barnes only, in the sayd fferry<br />
boate, and knoweth that noe other of the Company of the sayd shipps ''dope'' and ''Venter''<br />
did afterwards come on board them, but they were all on board the sayd Shippps<br />
togeather with a dutch man the master (as was sayd) of the ''Dope'' And further<br />
saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot depose./
To the 7th article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent<br />
being the arlate david Cant having for these five or sixe and twenty yeares<br />
last past constantly sayled up and downe betweene London and Yarmouth and<br />
other places thereabouts, is very well acquainted and experienced in that<br />
passage and hath within the sayd tyme piloted many shipps from Yarmouth<br />
to London and brought them thither in safety And further to this article<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 8th article hee saith that hee this deponent (being the arlate<br />
David Cant) at the tyme of his coming on board the shipp ''dope'' arlate<br />
did not knowe nor heare any publique report or speech in Yarmouth that the<br />
peace betwixt England and holland was concluded neither did he saye anything<br />
to that effect then to the arlate John Tresaure or any of his Company nor saye<br />
that they were to take noe more shipps or goods after the 4th of May And<br />
further hee cannot depose./nd<br />
further hee cannot depose./ +
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