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dated from Amsterdam; which hee knoweth se … dated from Amsterdam; which hee knoweth seeing the said advises, and saith<br />
the said advise of the said Ampe was received by the said Mr Browning the<br />
15th of January aforesaid old stile, as by the note upon the book thereof touching<br />
the said receipt appeareth, and the said advise from Glimmer was the<br />
next following post, which advises hee beleeveth to be true, and that the<br />
said shipp was really soe cast away with her said goods, and perished
To the 9th hee saith that at the time of the said casting away, the said John<br />
Browning was true and reall owner of a third part of the said shipp,<br />
tackle, apparell and furniture, and of a third part of the said Cole[XXX],<br />
and ran the hazard thereof, saving of such part as hee had assured.
To the tenth Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that the pollicie<br />
of assurance nowe showed unto him, was on the eleaventh of October 1656<br />
showed to Abraham Sayon sonne of ffrancis sayon therein named, at the<br />
said ffrancis his house in Leadenhall streete London by the said mr Browning<br />
in this deponents presence, and then and there the said Abraham<br />
tooke the same into his hand and perused it, and said, this is my<br />
fathers hand (speaking of his said father ffrancis Sayon) and speaking<br />
to the said mr Browning, said, you need not bee soe earnest about your<br />
money, for I hope my father will be upon the Exchange the next weeke,<br />
or words to the same effect, And otherwise hee cannot depose saving<br />
hee therefore the more certainly knoweth [?the] matter therein deposed, because hee tooke a note thereof in<br />
writing, which hee hath nowe with him.
Pte van Overscheld [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 18th of Aprill 1657.
On the behalfe of Thomas Abrahall of}<br />
London Merchant concerning a losse on}<br />
the ship ''William and henry'' of London.}<br />
in a busines of Assurance}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Thomas Chaplain''' of Redriff in the<br />
County of Surrie Shipwright aged<br />
35 yeares or thereabouts sworne before<br />
the right Worshipfull John Godolphin doctor of<br />
Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of<br />
the Admiraltie and exámined upon<br />
certaine Interrogatories ministred on the<br />
behalfe of the said Thomas Abrahall saith<br />
and deposeth as followeth, videlicet.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knew and was Carpenter of the interrogated shipp<br />
the ''William and henry'' (whereof William Abrahall and afterward Alexander ffar[?ley] was master) at such time<br />
as shee was last at yarmouth, which was in herring season, namely<br />
betwixt Michaelmas and Christmas last, and was thence bound<br />
for Ancona to discharge her cargo of herrings. And saith that within<br />
the said time shee departed with her said cargo from yarmouth and<br />
[?prosequuted] herarmouth and<br />
[?prosequuted] her +
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