| Transcription
|
sixteenth parts in the moneth of Aprill 16 … sixteenth parts in the moneth of Aprill 1654, one sixteenth part<br />
whereof hee bought of Elizabeth ffriend of Redriff widowe, and the<br />
other sixteenth of Robert Clarke of Redriff aforesaid Sailemaker<br />
sonne in law of the said Elizabeth, which hee knoweth because hee<br />
was acquainted with the said selling and buying and made the bills<br />
of sale thereupon, namely for each of the said sixteenth parts, and<br />
that the bills nowe showed unto him were and are the said originall<br />
bills of sale, and were signed sealed and delivered the one of them<br />
by the said Elizabeth ffriend and the other by the said Robert Clarke<br />
as their acts and deeds in the presence of this deponent who sett<br />
his name on the back of each of them as a witness thereof<br />
as nowe appeareth, and ever since the said Abrahall hath<br />
bin commonly accounted owner of the said two sixteenth parts of the<br />
said shipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Tho: Waren [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
**************************
The 21th of Aprill 1657. [CENTRE HEADING]
Ash and others against drinkewater}<br />
Clements. Suckley.}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation<br />
on the behalfe of the said drinkeater.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''Captaine John Greene''' of the parish of Saint Magnus<br />
London ffishmonger, aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first and second articles hee cannot depose saving what<br />
followeth.
To the third and fourth articles hee saith that the maine or<br />
cheife of the lading of the arlate shipp the ''Jonas'' from Ireland to<br />
London the voyage in question, was barrells of herrings, and hee<br />
beleeveth shee was freighted by Charterpartie by the arlate<br />
drinkewater and weston or one of them, and saith that hee before<br />
the said lading, heard that the said drinkewater intended to freight and<br />
lade a shipp with herrings for london. And saith there were the<br />
said voyage in the said shipp to this port a parcell of herrings of<br />
an hundred and tenn barrells or thereabouts consigned or<br />
to be delivered to mr vandekouter arlate and twenty foure barrells<br />
to mr Johnson, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent bought<br />
the said 24 barrells of herrings of mr Johnson, and bought or had part of<br />
the said other parcell which was to be delivered to mr Vande [?kouten]<br />
whereof hee saith Major Crusso after their arivall had the disposall<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the fifth article hee saith that the arlate drinkewater and<br />
Crusoe who freighted the said shipp and had a good quantitie of herrings<br />
brought quantitie of herrings<br />
brought +
|
