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The 9th of September 1654./ [CENTRE HEADING] dorvill and Company against} Tresaure Suckely Smith} Examined on an allegation on behalfe of the sayd Tresaur '''Rp. EA.''' '''1us''' '''David Cant''' of Yarmouth in the County of Norfolke Mariner aged 60 yeares or thereabouts a witnesse sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet To the first article hee saith hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this Court and further cannot depose/ To the second article hee saith hee cannot depose./ To the third article hee saith hee cannot depose being not aboard the ''Venter'' at the acting of any of the things conteyned in this article./ To the 4th 5th and 6th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that the arlate John Tresaur did bringe into the Roade of Yarmouth the arlate Shipp called the ''dope'', which shipp as hee hath heard the sayd Tresaure had taken as prize from certayne dutch men, and intended to carry her and her lading to London there to be tryed whether shee were prize or noe, and hee beleeveth the reason of his soe putting into Yarmouth Roade was for that hee was not willing nor thought it fitt to venter him selfe and the sayd shipp to London without a Pilot, and saith that thereupon the sayd Tresaure did cast Anchor with the sayd Shipp ''dope'' in Yarmouth Roade and sent the arlate Tobias Barnes one of his the sayd Tresaures Company on shoare to bring a Pylott to carry the sayd shipp for London and saith the sayd Tobias Barnes coming on shoare there presently sent to this deponent, having bin formerly acquainted with him and this deponent did presently within lesse then two howers goe with the sayd barnes on board the sayd shipp ''dope'' in the Roade of Yarmouth and this deponent knoweth that only the sayd Barnes came on shoare at Yarmouth for that the sayd Barnes was brought ashoare by the fferryboate of Yarmouth by reason neither the shipp ''dope'' nor the shipp the ''Venter'' had then any boate belonging to them, and this deponent returned aboard the ''dope'' with the sayd Barnes only, in the sayd fferry boate, and knoweth that noe other of the Company of the sayd shipps ''dope'' and ''Venter'' did afterwards come on board them, but they were all on board the sayd Shippps togeather with a dutch man the master (as was sayd) of the ''Dope'' And further saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot depose./ To the 7th article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent being the arlate david Cant having for these five or sixe and twenty yeares last past constantly sayled up and downe betweene London and Yarmouth and other places thereabouts, is very well acquainted and experienced in that passage and hath within the sayd tyme piloted many shipps from Yarmouth to London and brought them thither in safety And further to this article hee cannot depose./ To the 8th article hee saith that hee this deponent (being the arlate David Cant) at the tyme of his coming on board the shipp ''dope'' arlate did not knowe nor heare any publique report or speech in Yarmouth that the peace betwixt England and holland was concluded neither did he saye anything to that effect then to the arlate John Tresaure or any of his Company nor saye that they were to take noe more shipps or goods after the 4th of May And further hee cannot depose./
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