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Transcription

A [business?] of Examinacion of witnesses
on the part and behalfe of Samuell Raymond
and Company owners of the shipp the
James whereof the sayd Samuell Raimond
was master being onwers and laders of
the sayd shipp or a great part thereof
which shipp and lading was seized
of the King of Denmarke or his
Ministers with in the Kingdome

The [22?]th day of ffebruary 1653
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of
the sayd claimant Raymonds and Company
Samuel Raymond of Ipswich in the County of
Suffolk Mariner master of the sayd shipp the
James aged 37 yeares or thereabouts a witness
sworne and examined deposeth and saith and affirmeth
that.

To the first article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that in May June
July August September October November December January
and February 1652. and ever sithence[?] this deponent
Major Swautling[?] Jeremy Case francis Searbey and others all
English men were and att present ought to be the true and lawfull
owners of the sayd shipp the James her tackle apparell and furniture
and so accounted which he knoweth for that the sayd owners did in the
yeare 1651 and beginning of the yeares 1652 seized the sayd
shipp att their owne charges and for theier owne use and accompt att
Ipswich and saith that in the monthes aforesayd he this deponent was
Ma[ster?] and Comaunder of the sayd shipp and so accounted And otherwise
he saith he cannot depose.

To the 2nd and 3rd articles of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that in the month
of May aforesayd 1652 the sayd shipp being ymployed upon a
voyage into the Baltique Sea for Eastland com[xxxxx] to [xxxxx] with
the same for this port of London did putt sayle from Ipswich upon the
sayd voyage about the seventh day of the sayd moneth of May and did
towards the latter end of the sayd month under the conduct of this deponent
arrive safely att Dantzick and in the beginning of [same?] this
next enlading[?] att Quinsborough, (and there this deponent did
buy and lade aboard the sayd shipp for his owne Accompt the severall
kinds and quantityes of goods here afforementioned which were were worth
and would have [yeilded?] in England att an ordinary markett the
respective sumes or prices hereafter pticuleurly set forth that
is to say 2400 Ells of Soenderlande Linnen. worth 80. livres sterling
75 peices of [Pantoavies?] att 20 shillings[?] a peices worth 78 livres sterling. six [stick?]
of 4 foot Clapboard of the value of 40 livres sterling. 60 [doakes?] 24 feet
long and 2 inches thick att 4 livres per [doake?] worth 12 livres sterling. four
keggs of [sturgeon] att 22 shillings[?] per kegg worth [3 livres sterling?]] 70 dozen of [trenchers?]
at 60 the dozen worth 2 livres 20 shillings: and this deponent had apparell and
necessaries of his owne on board the sayd shipp well worth 20 livres sterling att
the least. And the shipps company of the sayd shipp being 12 men and a
boy had apparell and necessaries on board the said shipp of the
value of 100. livres sterling. And saith the sayd mariners had on board
the sayd shipp for their owne accompt and adventure goods and
merhandises of the value of 348 livres, 10 shillings sterling. All which goods wares
and merchandises were att or neere Quinsborough laden and
putt on board the said shipp to be therein transported to this port of London
and there disposed of to and for the sole use benefitt and posession
of this deponent and his shipps company according to their respective
interrogatories therein as aforesayd, which goods were all laden

Topics

People

Samuel Raymond
Jeremy Case
Francis Searby

Major Swautling[?]

Places

Ipswich
Suffolk
Eastland
Danzig

Queensborough

Ships

James