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On the same day
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'''haion Jon … On the same day
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'''haion Jonson''' of housum aforesaid Carpenter<br />
of the shipp the ''Peter'' allegate, aged about<br />
40ty yeares, a wittnes sworne before the sayd<br />
Doctor Godolphin, deposeth as followeth
To the first and second articles he deposeth and saith<br />
that the arlate James Lordell and Company were and<br />
are the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors<br />
of the arlate shipp the ''Peter'' of howsam and of her<br />
tackle, apparrell and furniture, and that there were<br />
laden aboard the sayd shipp at Dram in Norway for the account of the<br />
arlate Mr John ffreeman and Company to the<br />
number of (about) 3 thousand deales, and (about) eighty<br />
great peices of timber and some other balkes and afees<br />
And the said lading (was consigned to be delivered here<br />
at this port of London unto the said Mr ffreeman<br />
and Company The premisses he deposeth for that he<br />
the deponent was Carpenter of the sayd shipp in<br />
two former voyages the before this last, wherein she<br />
came to the damage allegate, and that thereby he came<br />
to know the sayd Lordell and ffreeman,./
To the third article he deposeth that the sayd shipp in<br />
her course from Dram towards this port of London<br />
with her sayd lading did on or about the eleaventh of<br />
September last past in the night time strike upon the<br />
Sand northward of Yarmouth, and that thereby the sayd<br />
shipp became soe leaky, that the Master and company<br />
of her did for the preservation of their lives, shipp and<br />
goods runne ashoare the next morning at or near Crommer<br />
arlate, and that the sayd shipps company did all three come<br />
safe ashoare, and that the Inhabitants of the sayd place<br />
came in a violent and forceable manner and cutt the<br />
sayd shipps sayles, tackle and furniture and tooke the<br />
same away, and alsoe tooke away a great part of the<br />
sayd lading. The premisses he deposeth for that he<br />
the deponent was present at and saw with what force<br />
and inhumanity the Inhabitants of or neere the sayd<br />
place did take away and purloyne the sayd shipps<br />
tackle and furniture and a great part of her goods<br />
or lading predeposed of, And further he cannot depose
To the last he saith his former deposition is true
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