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25. leagues from the North Cape by tempest … 25. leagues from the North Cape by tempestuous weather cast away<br />
and perished in the Seas, this examinate being then and there<br />
present in the Condition aforesaid And further hee cannot depose
the marke of<br />
Edward '''T''' Thorne./ [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the said Interrogatories:- [CENTRE HEADING]
'''3us.'''
'''Henry Cox''' of the parrish of Saint Giles Cripplegate<br />
London Tallow-Chandler aged 38. yeares or thereabouts<br />
a Wittnes sworne and examined; saith as followeth videlicet
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith, That hee well knoweth the interrate<br />
John Parker who was and is a Merchant of London, and hath so knowne<br />
him for about a yeare and a half last past, And saith, That the said<br />
John Parker in the moneths of June July August and September last<br />
past was the true and lawfull Owner and Proprietor of one fourth part<br />
of the ship the ''hannah'' interrate, and of her Tackle apparel and<br />
furniture, and for such the said John Parker was then and some moneths<br />
before generally accompted reputed and taken, The premises this deponent<br />
knoweth, for that hee this examinate, and one Mr William Greene Citizen<br />
and Salter of London being about nine moneths since part Owners of the<br />
said ship then sold and transported one fourth part thereof unto the said John Parker, And<br />
saith That the said 4th part of the said ship togeather with her<br />
furniture and fitting to sea upon the Voyage wherein shee was lost, did<br />
cost the said John Parker, and were really worth the summe of three<br />
hundred and fiftie pounds sterling or thereabouts, Which this examinate<br />
well knoweth being also Owner of one 4th part of the said ship the<br />
''hannah'' and of her tackle and furniture at the time aforesaid and till<br />
the said ship was lost and perished in the Seas. And further cannot depose.
To the 2d hee saith, That hee this examinate was not in the Voyage in<br />
question, and therefore cannot depose any thing as to the interest of the<br />
interrate Mr John Parker in the lading interrate, nor otherwise can<br />
hee depose, saveing hee finds by sad experience that the said ship and<br />
lading were in their Course from Portugall for London cast away<br />
perished and utterly lost to the Owners thereof, and beleeveth the interrate<br />
John Parker suffered and sustained a very great and considerable<br />
losse by and in the loosing and perishing of the said shipps Cargo<br />
And further cannot depose:-/
Repeated with his precontests<br />
before doctor Clarke:-
Henry Cox [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]r Clarke:-
Henry Cox [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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