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Transcription

27 January 1653.

Touching the perishablenesse}
of the goods of the Hope}

Rp.

Adam Woolley of London Merchant aged 25 yeares or
thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull William Clerke
and John Godolphin doctors of lawes, Judges of the
high Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth
by vertue of his oath.

That on the three and twentieth day of this instant moneth of
January 1653 hee this deponent accompanied with John Tookey
of Dover distiller of stronge waters went aboard a certaine shipp
named the hope (whereof Martin Suer was master) then being in
Dover harbour laden with wines, syroups stronge waters and peece goods
lateley seized by the ffortune (William ffinch Captaine) a private man
of warr, and viewed the said lading in respect of the condition
thereof, and dound the same to be much moistened and heated by
reason of the vapours issuing or proceeding from the said strong
waters lying under the said peece goods; which peece goods
hee saith have sustained much dammage thereby, and daily growe
worse and worese

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