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''Constant warwick'', howbeit hee saith he … ''Constant warwick'', howbeit hee saith hee verily beleeveth that the<br />
''Prosperous'' being right before a fresh gale of winde, might have<br />
come within rescue of her within halfe an houres space<br />
or a little more after the time of her yeelding, which shee might have held out if<br />
shee had not wanted shott and powder, and otherwise hee referreth<br />
him selfe to his foregoing deposition.
William Tomknes [CRUDE BLOCK LETTER SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
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The 13th of June 1656.
Travers against Burridge and others.}<br />
Baker. Smith.}
Examined upon an allegation given in<br />
on the behalfe of the said Burridge<br />
and company.
'''9.2.[?us] in A.18.'''
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Roger Paxton''' of Redriff in the County of Surrey<br />
Mariner, aged 28 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet
To the first article hee saith that in the yeare and Moneths arlate the arlate Burridge<br />
and Company were freighters of the shipp the ''Martin'' whereof this deponent<br />
being the arlate Roger Paxton was Master for a voyage from this Port of<br />
London to the Canaries and back againe And further saving his subsequent deposition<br />
hee cannot depose/
To the 2 article of the sayd allegation hee saith that there being differences betwixt<br />
England and Spaine at the tyme of the arrivall of the shipp the ''Martin'' aforsayd<br />
at the Canarys, there there there was a generall reporte amongst Masters of English shipps and others, there<br />
that noe English shipps were to be permitted to lade there without paying Indulto<br />
money to the Governour of the sayd Islands And further to this hee cannot<br />
depose. saving hee saith hee beleeveth the sayd Burridge or his Agents did pay.<br />
to the Governour there Indulto money (but how much he knoweth not) for that this<br />
deponents sayd shipp was permitted to take in wines there./
To the 3 article hee saith that the sayd Burridge did for his owne and his companyes<br />
Account the voyage aforesayd lade wines aboard the sayd shipp the ''Martin'', which<br />
hee did (as this deponent beleeveth) after hee had paid Indulto money for<br />
for liberty soe to doe And further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the 4th 5th 6th 7th and 8th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that it is usuall among Merchants there at the Canarie Islands that when they send<br />
goods in boates a board shipps rideing there they send a note with the sayd goods<br />
expressing the Masters name and the shipps name aboard which the sayd goods are to be<br />
laden, and this deponent having traded thither two or three voyages as Master of<br />
a shipp hath receaved such noates from Merchants who sent goods aboard her And saith<br />
that the voyage in question hee this deponent receaved a letter sent to this deponent<br />
aboard his sayd shipp the ''Martin'' from the sayd Burridge expressing that hee the<br />
sayd Burridge has sent tenn pipes of wine marked with the bunch of grapes videlicet the marke in the margent in a Spanish boate to be delivered
[MARKE, LH MARGIN]
aboard this deponents shipp the ''Martin'', and that they were by mistake delivered<br />
aboard the ''John and Mary'' of London William Webber Master, and hereby ordered<br />
him this deponent to goe and demande and the sayd tenn pipes of wine and lade them on<br />
boarde his this deponents shipp the ''Martin'', and this deponent in performance of which<br />
his order did presently goe aboard the sayd shipp ''John and Mary'' of London and<br />
demand of the sayd Webber (the next day after their being laded aboard his sayd shipp<br />
the said tenn pipes of wyne for account of the sayd Burridge and company, and offer<br />
him selfe ready to take them alonge with him this deponent in his boate in case the saydhis deponent in his boate in case the sayd +
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