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'''T.T.'''
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Vassall et alij con Jac … '''T.T.'''
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Vassall et alij con Jacket}
'''Primus Augusti 1650. Super lilo pred[?XX] examinatus.
'''3us.'''
'''Humphridus Hickman''' parochia sancti Swithin London vivis<br />
et Brewer London aetatis 37 annorum aut de circiter testis<br />
productus et juratus.
Ad primum arlum deponit that in and for all the time lilate the producents<br />
Samuel Vassall, Richard Crandley and company were and at present ought<br />
to be the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the three vessells the<br />
''Mayflower'' th e''Peter'' and the ''Beniamin'' arlate and of their tackle and furniture<br />
and for such commonly accompted, which hee knoweth, because hee this deponent<br />
went out the voyage in question in the said shipp the ''Mayflower'', in company<br />
of the other two vessells, in the service of the said producents, on which<br />
voyage hee proceeded from Gravesend on or about the 16th day of June<br />
1647. Et alr nescit.
Ad secundum, tertium et quartum arlos dicti lili deponit et dicit that within<br />
the said time the said Mr Vassall, Captaine Crandley and company upon<br />
the speciall motion and instigation of the arlate William Jacket (which this<br />
deponent diverse times heard him make) yeelded and concluded together to<br />
sett outm and did sett out the said vessells the ''Mayflower'' the ''Peter''<br />
and the ''Beniain'' on a trading and merchandizing voyage from this port<br />
of London to goe and proceede to Ginney, and thence to other [?parts] and<br />
places in the West India's and soe to retourne for this port of London<br />
and the said producents laded and put on board the said vessells for<br />
their uses and accompt cargazons of goods and merchandizes of severall<br />
sorts and qualities to a greate valewe (but to what particular valewe hee cannot as<br />
hee saith depose) to be traded with and trucked away the said voyage<br />
and they constituted and sent the said Jacket cheife commannder of the<br />
said three vessells, and ioynt factor or agent with others for the trucking<br />
away and disposall of the said cargazons of goods for the best benefitt and<br />
acoompt of the said producents, and hee the said Jacket tooke that<br />
commannd and imployment upon him, and after the death of Ralph<br />
[?Gosyall], Anthony [?Snowe] and one Mr Tailer the other factors sent<br />
out with him in that imployment, hee the said Jacket became sole<br />
factor and disposer of the said goods and ordering of the affaries of the said voyage<br />
All which hee knoweth, seeing the said goods laden, and going out as<br />
aforesaid in the said shipp the ''Mayflower'', whereof hee was Steward,<br />
Et alr nescit.
Ad 6 deponit that after the lading of the said goods and merchandizes, the<br />
said Captaine Jacket departed in the said vessell the ''Mayflower'' un company<br />
of the said two other vessells on the voyage aforesaid, and had the cheefe<br />
commannd of them as aforesaid, and for cheife commannder of the said<br />
vessells and factor as aforesaid hee the said Jacket was commonly knowne<br />
and reputed, reddens rationem scientiae sua et supe[?XX]. alr nescit.
Ad septium arlum deponit that after the premisses the said Jacket came<br />
and arived with the said three vessells in Ginney in safetie, where hee<br />
hadnney in safetie, where hee<br />
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