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19th November 1653. Affidavit touching the} ''Mary and John''.} '''Captaine ffrancis hardidge''' of London Mariner aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the right Worshipfull William Clerke and John Godolphin doctors of Lawes - Judges of the high Court of Admiraltie saith and deposeth as followeth That the shipp the ''Marie and John'' whereof this deponent was Commander was seized and taken away from this deponent by the Kinge of Portu= gallsOfficers in the moneth of ffebruary 1651 old style at the [?XXXXX] and after such takeing away shee was surprized by the Hollanders upon the Portugeses for a Portugall Shipp and carrued into [?ffernam] buck in the sayd Brazeele and there made prize of although this deponent did there sue for the sayd shipp where hee paid and disbursed in lawe suites in endeavouring to recover the sayd shipp the summe of 332 guilders which maje in sterlinge money thirty three pounds fower shillings and this deponent did pay and disburse for his dyett and lodgeing and other chareges there the summe of 1444 Guilders [ADD DATA]
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