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apparell and furniture, and as owners fitt … apparell and furniture, and as owners fitted and furnished her out<br />
upon the said voyage and bought her shortly before the same of this<br />
deponents certaine knowledge, and saith they had each of them a third<br />
part in her, the shipp being devided or owned in three parts. And<br />
for and as owners of the said vessell in thirds the said producents were<br />
and are commonly accompted and reputed, yeelding a reason of his<br />
knowledge as afore, namely that hee was master of her, and constituted<br />
master by them and privie to their fitting, and setting her out as<br />
sole owners thereof: And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To thethird Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that the said<br />
shipp departing as aforesaid from Wexford and prosecuting her<br />
said intended voyage for Rochell or Nantes, was about 6 leagues<br />
off Ushant about seaven weekes since chased by an<br />
Osetnd man of warr (Peter Blinckorne Captaine) and after about<br />
six houres space fetched up, assaulted, surprized and taken by the<br />
said man of warr, which carried her to Ostend, and there this deponent<br />
used his utmost endeavour in the Admiraltie and otherwise for her<br />
recoverie, but could not regaine her, for hee saith shee was there<br />
confiscated as being bounf for ffrance to discharge, and sold and disposed<br />
of by the takers or others there, soe that shee was and is utterly<br />
lost to the said producents, without any manner or recompense or<br />
any satisfaction made to them for her, all which hee knoweth<br />
being aboard when shee was taken and carried to Ostend in the<br />
man of warr in her companie, and being there when shee was<br />
confiscated, disposed of and finally lost to the producents.
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
'''IB''' [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of Aprill 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Richard fford''' of London Merchant, aged 40<br />
yeares or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right Worshipfull William Clerke doctor of lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the high Court of the<br />
Admiraltie, saith and deposeth by vertue<br />
of his oath.
That the factor of him this deponent and of the said Thomas fford hath<br />
about a fortnight since laden aboard the said shipp the ''Saint Nicholas'' at<br />
hamburgh for their accompt twelve packs of linnen cloth 651 41/2 staves<br />
of iron, one fatt of [?shaven lattin], nine single and foure fatts of double white lattin<br />
six steele barrells 780 bundles containing 9160 pipestaves 250 pipes in faggot
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and one pack of sticks to be carried and transported thence in<br />
the said shipp to Topsham and there to be delivered for their accompt, according<br />
to the bill of lading nowe by him produced and showne (which hee saith<br />
containeth the truth) dated at hamburgh 14 Aprill 1655. And saith<br />
that14 Aprill 1655. And saith<br />
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