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The 30th of October 1657
Cox against Norb … The 30th of October 1657
Cox against Norbrooke.}
Exámined upon an allegation given in on the behalfe of<br />
the said Cox the 28th instant.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''John Morris''' of the parish of Saint Buttolphs Algate London<br />
Sailor; aged 19 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first and second árticles hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in the time of the late Warrs betwixt this Nation and the States of<br />
the United Netherlands the producent Thomas Cox served in the<br />
''Elizabeth frigot'' whereof Captaine Mings was commander in the<br />
immediate service of this Common Wealth, and was in a fight against<br />
the Dutch at sea wherein the said frigot tooke twenty saile of Dutch or<br />
hollanders, and saith the said Cox behaved himselfe very stoutly and<br />
valiantly in the said service and fight, and was wounded in the same<br />
by a splinter that strooke him on the throat of which hee bled very much<br />
and there was much adoe to stench the bleeding, and soe much the<br />
more difficult it was, because hee bled inwardly and that in such abundance<br />
that hee had much adoe to breathe, and had severall other wounds<br />
about him in that fight, All which notwithstanding the said Cox<br />
still stood to his place and charge and performed his part very<br />
manfully and stoutly and desisted not untill the fight was ended<br />
and the dutch vanquished, but plied about the guns where his quarter<br />
was: All which hee knoweth because hee this deponent was in the<br />
said shipp and service and saw him soe behave himselfe. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith fourth and fifth articles hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the said Captaine Mings being about Christmas at the<br />
Barbada's in the frigot the ''Marston Moore'' whereof hee was then<br />
Commander in the said service of this Commonwealth, and being in<br />
the roade there and thence bound for Jamaica, and hearing that the said<br />
Cox was aboard a shipp there (the name whereof hee knoweth not, but<br />
heard that shee came from Ginney) hee the said Captaine called a board<br />
the said shipp, and asked for the said Cox, and hee appearing, the<br />
said Captaine told him hee must goe alwaye with him, and soe hee<br />
declared to the men on the deck, namely that hee would presse and have<br />
the said Cox, and accordingly sent his boate and fetcht him aboard<br />
the frigat and impressed him into the service of this Commonwealth<br />
and declared that hee would not heave him because hee knew him to be<br />
a valiant stout fellow; and the said Coxes clothes were alsoe fetcht<br />
in the frigats boate. And from the said roade the said frigot sailed<br />
to Jamaica, where there were about 150 man put out of her ashore on service<br />
to take a towne and fort, of which number this deponent and the<br />
said Cox were two, and in the said service the said fort and towne were<br />
taken by assault, and therein the said Cox behaved himselfe very stoutly<br />
and valiantly in fight of this deponents sight and knowledge, And<br />
saith hee this deponent was in the said frigit at the Barbadas when<br />
the said Cox was there soe pressed and thereby knoweth the same<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that the said Cox had only three and twenty<br />
shillings wages per month for his service in the said frigot the<br />
''Marston Moore'', whereas in the shipp out of which hee was soe<br />
impressed, hee had as hee said thirtie shillings per moneth,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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