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The 30th of July 1657.
Affidavit: touchin … The 30th of July 1657.
Affidavit: touching the sale of the shipp}<br />
''Jacob'' of Larwick to Edward Askew and others}
'''Rp.'''
'''Jacob Larson''' of Larwick in Norway Mariner<br />
aged fiftie seaven yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right Worshippfull John Godolphin Doctor<br />
of lawes one of the Judges of the high Court<br />
of the Admiraltie of England sayth and<br />
deposeth,<br />
That the shipp the ''Jacob'' of Larwick (of which this deponent<br />
lately was and his sonne Abraham Jacobson Larson nowe is master)<br />
was built at Larwick in Norway afore said about the last year<br />
by this deponent Jacob Larson for the<br />
service and account of Edward Askew, Robert kilmer, and<br />
Edward Nicholas citizens and Inhabitants of the citie of London,<br />
and also of him the said Jacob, and that they the said<br />
Edward Askew, Robert kilmer, and Edward Nicholas have really<br />
and truely paid and satisfied unto him this deponent all such summe and<br />
summes of money as hee laid out and disbursed in and about building<br />
the said shipp, amounting to twelve hundred pounds sterling,<br />
and have bought - his this deponents share or part of<br />
the said shipp, and soe they the said Edward Askew Robert<br />
kilmer, and Edward Nicholas were and at present are<br />
the true, lawfull and sole owners of the said shipp and<br />
of her tackle, apparell and furniture, and were and<br />
are English men and subiects of this Commonwealth of England and for<br />
such commonly accounted; and that the said shipp belongeth<br />
to this port of London, to which port hee this deponent<br />
brought her over and there his said sonne by his direction and delivered her to the possession<br />
of the said mr Askew, mr kilmer and mr Nicholas, and since<br />
they having taken possession of her have constituted his sonne afore said master of her
Jacobey larson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day.
'''Rp.'''
'''Abraham Jacobson Larson''' of Larwick in<br />
Norway Mariner, aged 28 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne as aforesaid, saith and deposeth.<br />
That hee well knoweth of the building of the said shipp<br />
the ''Jacob'' at Larwick by his father and precontest Jacob<br />
Larson, for the use and account of Edward Askew, Robert<br />
kilmer and Edward Nicholas English men citizens and Inhabitants of<br />
London and subiects of this Commonwealth of England, and<br />
alsoe of him selfe the said Jacob and that they the said Edward<br />
Askew Robert kilmer and Edward Nicholas have bought this<br />
said fathers part, and have fully paid and satisfied for the said<br />
shipp and were and are her sole owners, hee this deponent by the<br />
sayd fathers order delivering her into their possession in this port<br />
and they constituting him master of her, and this deponent is [XXX GUTTER]<br />
master of her and hath the conduct of her committed unto him by the<br />
said mr Askew mr kilmer and mr Nicholas her sole owners
Abraham Jacobson [XXXX GUTTER] SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]Jacobson [XXXX GUTTER] SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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