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The third day of ffebruary 1653.
Examined … The third day of ffebruary 1653.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
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'''Thomas Rowe''' of Horsey downe Water man aged 61 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined
To the third article hee saith and deposeth that about tenn weekes since hee<br />
this deponent beig aboard the shipp the ''Greate Christofer'' arlate then lying<br />
at Saint Saviours Mill staires (upon which shipp hee this deponent was then<br />
and still is a waiter for Mr Pickering) heard the steersman of the said<br />
shipp raile gainst Cornelius Petersen the Cooke and say that if hee could meete<br />
with him hee would kill him for a roague as hee was, for hee deserved<br />
hanging, and should have bin hanged in his owne countrey but that his<br />
Skipper bought him or in words to that effect and hee further expressed his threates by biting his<br />
naile and using oathes of what hee would doe to the said Cooke, all<br />
this was in broken Dutch and English soe that this deponent (albeit hee<br />
understandeth but a little dutch) could well understand him. And further<br />
that about a moneth before the premisses, the said Cooke being lodged at [?XX]<br />
Prins at Horsey downe, the said Stiersman and one Christian one of the said<br />
company got him out of the said howse and were by force haling him away<br />
and one kilway out of Captaine Swaines men and this deponent comming by<br />
and seeing the same, they rescued him and put him the said cooke Cornelius<br />
Peterson againe into the said house. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories.
To the first hee saith hee hath bin a waiter aboard the said shipp for<br />
the said Mr Pykeringe for theise 15 weekes last and is soe still, and<br />
wisheth that right may take place, not withstanding hee be somewhat [?XXXX]<br />
in her taking, having a servant that was one of the takers company, [?whose]<br />
share hee expecteth. And otherwise saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee hath not soe deposed
'''TR''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctors Clarke and Godolphin.
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The 4th of ffebruary 1653.
Examined upon the fore said allegation.
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'''Nicholas Hutton''' of the parish of Saint Olave in the Borough<br />
of Southwarkke Waterman aged 48 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in a day happening in or about the moneth of September 1653<br />
hee this deponent being aboard the shipp the ''greate Christofer' arlate<br />
then lying a little belowe Ratcliffe [?Check] sawe a tall yellowish haired<br />
palefaced man (whom hee hath since heard to be named Mr Lewes)<br />
come aboard, and heard him aske for the stiersman, who commin [?to]<br />
him, hee asked what they had got aboard, and the said stiersman answered<br />
hemp and pot ashes, the said person that soe came aboard, [?said] that<br />
the goods were his, to which this deponent making answer, howe can that [?be]<br />
seeing the shipp was bound for dunquirke, its noe matter said the other<br />
the goods were to come to [?XXX] or to that effect, And otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
Upon the rest not examined by direction of the Producent.
Toxamined by direction of the Producent.
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