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prosecuted her voyage for Ancona, but in h … prosecuted her voyage for Ancona, but in her course of proceeding<br />
becoming leakie, shee was necessitated to be carried into ffalmouth to stop<br />
her leak, and having donne the same, shee againe departed for<br />
Nantes (her voyage for Ancona being through the said selay changed to<br />
Nantes) and comming within two or three leagues of the said<br />
port of Nantes, shee was met with, assaulted, and forcibly taken and<br />
seized by a man of warr of Saint Sebastians called the Santa Antonio,<br />
and by the said man of warr carried to Saint Sebastians, where shee was<br />
made prize and utterly lost to her owners, all which hee knoweth<br />
being in her when shee was soe taken and carried in her to Saint Sebastians<br />
and seeing her there confiscated and disposed of by the takers, and<br />
saith the said seizure happened about a fortnight after Christmas<br />
last as hee remembreth the time. And otherwise hee cannot depose.<br />
To the third hee saith that the interrogated Thimas Abrahall was the<br />
time aforesaid commonly accounted part owner of the said shipp, and of<br />
tackle apparell and furniture. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
The marke of Thomas Chaplain. [MARKE, RH SIDE]<br />
[MARKE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Thomas Smyth''' of the parish of Saint Michaell Cornhill<br />
London Scrivener, aged 27 yeeres sworne and examined.
6th May 1657
Re[XX] back the bill of<br />
sale mentioned in this deposition<br />
P Tho: Abrahams [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
To the first second and third árticles Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the interrogated Thomas Abrahall in or about the beginning of May<br />
1655 bought one full eighth part and one full two and thirtieth part<br />
of the shipp the ''William and henry'' interrogated of John Bur[?lam GUTTER]<br />
and Thomas Bignall, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent<br />
made the bill of sale for the same being the bill mentioned unto<br />
him which bearing date the third day of May 1655, which hee<br />
saith hee on or about that day saw signed sealed and delivered<br />
by the said Burla[?m] and Bignall as their act and deed. But what<br />
summe of money that the said Abrahall paid for the said parts hee knoweth not, there<br />
not being any mention in the bill of howe much was paid, but only of a certaine<br />
summe of money.
Tho: Smith [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
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The 21th of Aprill 1657. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 3.'''
'''Thomas Waren''' of Rederiff in the County of Surrie Scrivener<br />
aged 57 yeares of thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee know the shipp the ''William and henry'' interrogated, of<br />
which shipp hee saith the producent Thomas Abrahall bought two<br />
sixteenthsAbrahall bought two<br />
sixteenths +
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