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'''16./'''
'''B10./'''
On the 25th of Ja … '''16./'''
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On the 25th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Stanton against Rich}<br />
Suckly Smith}
'''Smith} dt'''<br />
'''[?XXX]}'''
'''3us.'''
Upon the arlate allegation given in and<br />
asmitted on the 20th of January 1654 on the<br />
sayd Rich his behalfe.
'''Thomas Large''' of Wapping=wall in the parish<br />
of Stepney in the County of Middlesex Mariner, where<br />
he hath lived about five yeares past, aged about<br />
28 yeares, borne at Burneham Markett in the<br />
County of Norfolke, a wittnes produced sworne<br />
and examined, he deposeth as followeth
To the first article of the sayd allegation given in and admitted<br />
on the behalfe of the sayd Rich he deposeth and saith<br />
that he this deponent was Quarter Master in the shipp the<br />
''Elizabeth'' at her going from Gravesend upon the<br />
voyage arlate, and that he this deponent was present and<br />
helping at the tome of the taking in her victualls and<br />
other provisions, and that he did alsoe helpe and worke in<br />
the stowing of the same in the hould of the sayd shipp<br />
and that he then [?conXXXXtured] and guessed, and doth now<br />
beleive that the same were victualls and other provisions<br />
enough for 140 men for about fower monthes, And<br />
further he cannot depose./
To the seaventh article he deposeth and saith that he this deponent<br />
being Quarter=Master in the said shipp was present at the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Elizabeth'' her taking of seven prizes all<br />
within twelve days after the sixth of December 1651 arlate<br />
and that the arlate Captaine Stanton sent one of the<br />
said prizes to this port of London, another to Weyemouth<br />
and another to Plymouth, and that he went with the other<br />
fower of the sayd seaven prizes into the Isle of Wight,<br />
and that he went thether to the sayd Isle of Wight with<br />
his man of warre alsoe And he the deponent saith that<br />
the said Captaine Stanton arlate did soe arrive with the<br />
said fower prizes and his owne man of warre in the Isle<br />
of Wight about the twentith day of December 1651 arlate<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the ninth and tenth articles of the sayd allegation he deposeth<br />
and saith that he this deponent being one of the Quartermasters<br />
of the shipp arlate and present at the taking of the<br />
seaven prizes by him predeposed of was alsoe present when<br />
the sayd Captaine Stanton did arrive with his man of warre<br />
and fower of the sayd prizes at the Isle of Wight on or abiut<br />
the day aarlate, and that he the deponent continued with the<br />
said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' the man of warre arlate untill the<br />
midst of ffebruary 1651 arlate, and that then he came<br />
up to London, And he sayth that before such time as he<br />
left the sayd Captaine Stanton there at the Isle of Wight<br />
that it was his this deponents desire and alsoe the desire of all<br />
the sayd shipps Company to have putt out againe to sea to<br />
have proceeded upon their imployment by vertue of the Commission[?s]<br />
arlate, and that the sayd Captaine Stanton was [?unwilling] and<br />
sayd in his this deponents hearing that he would see what<br />
wouldg that he would see what<br />
would +
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