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The 29th day of March 1659./:
A Busines o … The 29th day of March 1659./:
A Busines of Examination of witnesses on the behalfe}<br />
of henry Baldero, William harris, and John}<br />
Sheppard, all Englishmen, and subiects of the}<br />
Comonwealth of England, and of John Thompson}<br />
an Inhabitant of this City of London Owners}<br />
and Proprietors of the ship the ''Catherin'' whereof}<br />
John Tham[?ss]on was master and her Tacke and}<br />
ffurniture, And of Nicholas Opye Owner}<br />
of the Lading of the said ship, against the}<br />
Owners, Armours, and Setters forth of the<br />
ship the ''Laurell Tree'' and against all others:}<br />
whatsoever, that take upon them the Defence}<br />
of the seizure of the said ship ''Katherine'' and}<br />
her Lading:/. = Smith}
Examined upon an<br />
Allegation given in<br />
by mr Smith on<br />
the behalfe of the<br />
said Baldero, Harris,<br />
Sheppard, Thampson<br />
and Opye:/:
'''Rp 1:'''
'''Alberd Thampsey'''<br />
of Saint Catherins neere<br />
the Tower of London<br />
Mariner, aged 23 yeares<br />
or thereabouts: sworne<br />
and Examined:/:
To the first hee saith hee well knoweth the arlate Hwenry<br />
Baldero, William harris, and John Sheppard, and soe<br />
hath donne for a long time, namely the said Henry<br />
Baldero for about three yeeres last, and the said William<br />
harris and John Sheppard, for about a yeere last, And<br />
saith that they the said Baldero Ha[?rras] and Sheppard were, for, and<br />
during all the moneths of March, Aprill, May, June<br />
July, August, September, October, November and December<br />
1658: the true, and Lawfull owners and Proprietors of<br />
seaven Eight parts of the arlate ship the ''Katherine''<br />
(whereof John Thamson was master) and her tackle Apparell and furniture and soe likewise<br />
at this Present they are, and ought to be, and soe they were<br />
and are Comonly accomted. reputed, and taken, And<br />
saith that the said John Thapson the master of the said<br />
ship was the foresaid time, and at present is and ought to be the<br />
true and Lawfull owner and Proprietor of the other<br />
Eighth part of the said ship ''Catherine'', and of her tackle<br />
apparell and furniture, And soe hee is Comonly accounted<br />
reputed and taken which hee knoweth for that the said John<br />
Thampson (this Deponents Brother;) did the said other persons<br />
aforenamed have of his sight and knowledge disbursed moneys<br />
(as her owners) for her victualling and fitting out to sea on<br />
voyage[?s] in question and further hee cannot depose./.
To the second hee saith that about tenne monethes since<br />
the said owners did the said ship the ''Catherine''<br />
with tackle, Apparell and furniture and other Provisions<br />
at Delphs=haven, at their owne Coste and Charge and from Delphs haven hee saith shee was<br />
by the said owners designed to saile to Plymouth, and<br />
from thence to Newfoundland, and from thence to O[XXXX GUTTER]<br />
in Portugall (as hee beleeveth) The Premisses hee deposeth for<br />
that [?this] deponents father was Part owner [XXXXX] which lay at Delphs haven the same time the [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
[XXX GUTTER]the [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
[XXX GUTTER] +
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