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The 22th day of Aprill .<u>1655:-< … The 22th day of Aprill .<u>1655:-</u>/
Complaine against Brandling Stott and}<br />
Blomfield. Clements. Smith}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''William Marsh''' of Ipswich in the County of Suffolke<br />
Mariner aged 30. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnes<br />
sworne and examined saith as followeth videlict./
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this<br />
deponent did never see nor observe the arlate Complaine nor any other on<br />
his behalfe take any view of the Vessell the ''Primrose'' arlate neither in the<br />
river of Thames nor elsewhere. And further cannot depose:/
To the second article hee saith, That hee this deponent never made any Contract<br />
or agreement with the said Complaine for or concerning the transporting of<br />
the goods in question, nor how much freight was to be payd to this deponent<br />
as master of the sayd hoy or vessell for the sayd goods, and he doth<br />
verily believe that there was not any contract touching the same.<br />
made by the sayd Complaine with the arlate Brandling, Stott or<br />
Blomfeild; for that he saith there never useth to be any Contract<br />
made for the transport of such goods to Ipswich, while the sayd goods<br />
were to have bene transported, but the freight being a sett and<br />
knowne price, goods are usually and ordinarily sent<br />
on board without any particular Contract or Agreement. And otherwise<br />
he saith he cannot depose.
To the third article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that att such tyme as the<br />
sayd Complayne sent this goods on board the sayd hoye, and att such tyme<br />
as she mett with the foresayd storme and tempest in her Course for<br />
Ipswich, she was well and sufficiently furnished and provided of all<br />
Tackle furniture and Apparell whatsoever fitt for such a vessell<br />
ánd such a voyage both for sayles, Cables, Anchors masts and other<br />
tackling whatsoever, and was a strong and tight vessell the tyme<br />
ánd tymes aforesayd, which he knoweth to be true being then Master<br />
of her, And beleeveth the same was and is well knowne, and was<br />
taken notice of by such persons as saw and knew her. And otherwise<br />
he cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation, he saith that the last voyage or course that<br />
the sayd hoye made from Ipswich to this port which was immediately<br />
before the lading of the sayd Complaines goods in question, she brought<br />
to this port a lading of East Country goods and there delivered<br />
the same in good condition without any dammage and or other preiudice to<br />
the same, which he knoweth for that himselfe delivered the sayd goods,<br />
and for the reasons aforesayd is well assured that she might and<br />
would have carryed her lading from hence to Ipswich in safety in case she<br />
had not mett with the sayd extraordinary storme and Tempest in her<br />
passage thither. And otherwise he cannot depose
To the 5th article of the sayd allegation, hee is not examined by direction of the Producentnot examined by direction of the Producent +
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