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To the 3d hee saith that not long after th … To the 3d hee saith that not long after the said Gentlemen<br />
coming on board the said ship. the Mariners of the said<br />
ffrigot who were in her (of which this Deponent was one) were<br />
Comanded on board the said ffrigot<br />
and the said Ship and lading were delivered up to the<br />
Captaine and Company of another ffrigot to be brought<br />
up to London. And further hee saith hee cannot depose./.
To the 4th hee saith that the said Gentlemen of this deponents certaine knowledge did either befpre<br />
or when the said Leman came first on board the said Ship<br />
Seale up naile downe and make fast all the Scuttles and hatches of the saidShip,<br />
And further deposeth not./.
To the 5th hee cannot depose./.
To the 6th 7th 8th and 9th hee cannot depose saving hee saith hee doth not know<br />
that there were any goods or Merchandizes whatsoever,<br />
(that were seized in the said ship) taken away sold or disposed<br />
of either by the said Edmund Leman or any other Person or<br />
Persons, saving the said Mariners Plunder as aforesaid.<br />
See his Answer to the Interrogatories on the next Leafe.
Geofrey [?Hemblinge:] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation.
'''Rp. (2us'''
'''Morris Briggs''' of Saint Katherines waterman<br />
aged 58 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
Examined./.
To the first second third and fourth articles of the said Allegation<br />
hee cannot depose. for that hee came not often aboard the Arlate<br />
ship ''Virgin Mary'' alias ''All Saints of Cartagena'', before shee Came<br />
up to Blackwall./.
To the second hee saith that Immediately after the said ship the<br />
''Virgin Mary'' alias ''All Saints of Cartagena'' was brought up to<br />
Blackwall in the River of Thames, and before her hatches<br />
and Scuttles were broke open, this Deponent went on board her<br />
by order of the arlate Edmund Lemman, and at his coming on board<br />
hee found, Mr Lesboz[oXue], Mr Clarke, and Mr Speed Commissioners<br />
of Prize Goods and one Captaine Kingdome on board her, And presently after this Deponent<br />
came on board the said Commissioners and the said Kingdome did compare the Seales<br />
which were upon the hatches and Scuttles, with Impressions<br />
which they had upon A paper or papers and did finde the same to<br />
agree, and did not finde any faulte in the least therewith.<br />
and after they had soe Done, they ordered this Deponent and<br />
others to breake open the hatches and fall to worke which they<br />
accordingly did, And saith that hee this Deponent worked in the<br />
said Ship until shee was quite unladen, and saith that allwayes<br />
(when and saith that allwayes<br />
(when +
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