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The 14th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 14th of March 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Crosse against the ''Chase'' whereof}<br />
Benjamin Gunson was Commander}
Exámined upon an allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said Crosse.
'''.j.'''
'''Stephen Frigg''' of the parish of Saint Olaves Southwarke<br />
Waterman aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the first second and third articles of the said allegation<br />
and the schedule in the said second article mentioned hee saith<br />
and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent William Crosse<br />
and the arlate Benjamin Gunson and well knew the shipp the<br />
''Chase'' arlate in the yeare 1652 and when the beere and caske<br />
schedulated were delivered aboard her, at which time hee saith the<br />
said Gunson was commander of the said shipp and bespake the<br />
beere schedulated of the producent mr Crosse for the service of<br />
the companie of the said shipp; And saith that hee this deponent<br />
being a lighter man and usually imployed by mr Crosse to carry beere<br />
aboard shipps, and having formerly received beere aboard the said<br />
shippe ''Chase'' was spoken to within the time arlate both by the<br />
said mr Crosse to carry the beere schedulated<br />
aboard her, which this deponent did and carried five tonnes aboard<br />
her in June 1652 and 25 and 14 tonnes in November then next<br />
following, and delivered the same aboard her to the use of her<br />
company, and saith that this deponent was paid 12d a tonne<br />
for the said carriage by mr Crosse, who to the time of the said<br />
delivery was commonly accompted the true and lawfull owner of<br />
the said beere and caske, but the prices or valew thereof hee saith<br />
hee knoweth not, and saith that the said shipp was then outward<br />
bound in a voyage, and therefore like to stand in neede of the said<br />
beere, which hee saith came out of the said mr Crosses Beerhouse<br />
in Maudlins lane in Southwark. And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving Captaine Gunson was by him made acquainted with the deliverie of the said beere
To the fourth and fifth hee cannot depose.
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the fore said allegation.
'''2.'''
'''Ignatius Vandal''' of the parish of Saint Olaves in<br />
Southwarke Cooper, aged 32 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first second and third articles of the said allegation and<br />
the sayd schedule therein mentioned hee saith and deposeth that within<br />
the time arlate all the beere and caske schedulated were delivered<br />
out of mr Crosses (the producents) Brewhouse in Maudlins lane<br />
Southwarke aboard the lighter of his precontest Stephen ffrigge<br />
to be carried aboard the shipp the ''Chase'' arlate for her use<br />
and towards the provision of her company, and were accordingly<br />
delivered aboard her in the River of Thames namely five tonnes<br />
inf Thames namely five tonnes<br />
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