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The 11th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADIN … The 11th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of two of}<br />
the mariners of the ''Anne''}<br />
''Bonadventure''}
'''Rp.'''
'''John Vaughan''' of the parish of Saint Martins in the feild<br />
in the County of Middlesex mariner aged 29 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne before the right Worshippfull John Godolphin<br />
doctor of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth by vertue of his<br />
oath
That henry Burges and Thomas Nightingale were of the company<br />
of the shipp the ''Anne Bonadventure'' (William Spencer commander)<br />
and served in her as common men (only the said Thomas Nightingale<br />
was sailemaker) for the space and at the wages as followeth, videlicet<br />
the said Thomas Nightingale from the 17th of June 1647 till the<br />
20th of January 1648 following according to the English stile<br />
being 19 monethes and three dayes at 27 ''s'' per moneth which<br />
was his wages according to the rate hee was shipt at (as by the<br />
masters booke appeareth), and there is due unto him 25 ''li'' - 15 ''s'' - 6 ''d'' -<br />
for his wages for the said time and after the same rate. And that<br />
to the said henry Burges there is due over and above the<br />
wages that hee hath received the summe of 13 ''li'' - 13 ''s'' and 7 ''d'' for twelve<br />
monethes and 22 dayes, hee having alreadie received 16 monethes wages,<br />
and that the said 13 ''li'' - 13 ''s'' - 7 ''d'' is over and besides the said 16 monethes<br />
wages; And saith that the said henry Burges was shipped at 1 ''li'' 1 ''s'' 6 ''d''<br />
per moneth according to the said masters booke which hee this<br />
deponent hath seene. The premisses hee deposeth being<br />
the said masters servant and acquainted with the said rates, and<br />
having the perusall of the said bookes. And saith the said Nightingale<br />
died the 20th of January 16548 English stile, and before the<br />
pay day and before hee had received any wages, and that the<br />
said henry Burges who went from Gravesend the 17th of June 1647, died<br />
the moneth of November 1649, having received 16 monethes pay as<br />
aforesaid.
Jn: Vaughen [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 15th of September 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
Touching the shipp ''Saint Luke''}<br />
of Rotterdam and her}<br />
lading}
'''(1us.'''
'''Andrew Tomason''' of Rotterdam mariner, master of the<br />
shipp the ''Saint Luke'' of Rotterdam, aged 34 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworme before the right worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of<br />
lawes, one of the Judges of the high Court of the<br />
Admiraltie on the thirteenth of this instant saith and<br />
deposeth by vertue of his oath.
That his said shipp belongeth to Rotterdam, and that her owners ([?XXX]<br />
Peter Verschmer and others) dwelt all there and were and are subiects of the<br />
Lords the States of the United Netherlands, and that John [?hennekin] and Captaine<br />
Cornelius keleman of Rotterdam, alsoe subiects of the said Lords the<br />
States about the beginning of March last new stile tooke the said shipp<br />
(thetile tooke the said shipp<br />
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