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1. Parliament of England And saith that as the said shippe was
2. saileing to and fro off Ushant and in the Trade Roade to looke out
3. for such shipps and vessells as did belong to any of the then
4. Enemies of the Parliament shee was in the moneth of
5. September in the yeare 1644 mett withall and sett upon by three
6. French Men of warre and by them was seized surprized and
7. taken and was afterwards carried into Brest where shee was with
8. her tackle and furniture and all things else belonging unto her condemned
9. for prize and soe became utterly lost to the owners thereof who by the
10. Parliaments order had sett out the same in theire service. And
11. saith That presently after the seizure of the said shippe the said
12. Edward Basen Commander ˹then˺ of (sic) did goe from Brest
13. to Paris and did there solicite and use ˹all possible˺ Endeavours
14. for restitution of the said shipp and spend and laid out much
15. money thereabouts as by his letters sent from thense to Brest
16. (which this deponent sawe) hee often declared, Howbeit hee saith
17. that the said Captaine Bason could not prevaile heerein nor could
18. hee obtaine any Justice at Paris in relation to the restitution of
19. the said ship. but was after a tedious waiteing there forced to
20. come away without her. All which hee knoweth to bee true
21. because hee this deponent was present abord the said shippe
22. when she was soe seized and was with the said Captaine and
23. the rest of the said shipps company carryed Prisoner into
24. Brest, where hee and deverse of them were kept and detained
25. fore about 3 moneths space, and then were forced to make
26. theire Escapes. And further hee cannot depose.
27. Beniamin Clarke SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
28.
29. on the same day Examined touching the
30. said shipp
31. <margin value="Left">2.</margin>
32. <margin value="Left">Rp.</margin>
33. Richard Gossage of the Parishe of Saint
34. Laurence Poultney London dyer aged 44 yeares
35. or thereabouts sworne as abovesaid deposeth as
36. followeth: videlicet That hee this deponent was
37. <margin value="Bottom right, under main body of text, as lead to next page">owner</margin>
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PROB 11/339/36 Will of John Gossage, Dyer of Plumstead, Kent. 08 May 1672