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and thereby, and by the foule weather whic … and thereby, and by the foule weather which shee met [?with GUTTER]<br />
(which probably shee might have escaped had shee not bin<br />
carried back,) hee beleeveth the said Owner and<br />
ffreighters were dammifyed in the sume of [?150 GUTTER]<br />
And further doth not depose./.
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./.
Repeated before doctor Walker
John Clark [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day./. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined on the said Allegation./:
'''Rp. (3us.'''
'''Richard Taylor''' of Saintt Katherine<br />
Mariner, aged 20 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
Sworne and Examined./.
'''Rp. j.us.'''
The the first article of the said Allegation hee saith that hee<br />
belonged to the arlate Ship the ''Golden Starr'', whereof<br />
Thomas Sprittiman was Master for about two yeeres and<br />
a halfe; and saith that during all the time of this Deponents<br />
service in her (which was from August 1657 untill about six<br />
weekes since) the arlate Seagar Corsellis and Company<br />
were the true and lawfull owners of the said ship tackle<br />
and furniture, as this deponent verily beleeveth, and soe<br />
hee saith they were for that time commonly accounted<br />
And saith that the arlate Christopher Boone and<br />
Company were accounted to be the Owners of the wine<br />
which were in the said Ship when shee was staid as hereafter<br />
is mentioned, and soe this Deponent verily beleeveth they<br />
were, and further doth not depose./.
To the second hee saith that about foure of the clock in the afternoon of<br />
the 27th. day of November last as the said [?ship GUTTER]<br />
was coming from the Canaryes with her lading of wine<br />
in her shee was met with by an English Ship called the<br />
''Alexander'', whereof as this Deponent hath since heard one<br />
Warcop was Master or Captaine, which said Ship the ''Alexander''<br />
under the English Colors haled the ''Starr'' asking whom<br />
shee was and whence she came, and the said Sprittiman<br />
made answer that shee was of Amsterdam, and Came [?from GUTTER]<br />
the Canaryes and the said Sprittiman asking whence [?the GUTTER]<br />
''Alexander'' was, answer was made by her Captaine [?and GUTTER]<br />
one of her Company that she was of [?Whitehall], and<br />
presently after the Captaine of the ''Alexander'' sent<br />
his mate onboard the ''Starr'', who had some discourse with [?the GUTTER]<br />
said Sprittiman in the Cabbin, but what discourse this Deponent<br />
Knoweth not and then the mate went onboard the ''Alexander'' [?And GUTTER]<br />
saith they fired one Gunne under the English Colors at the [?''Starr'' GUTTER]<br />
and presently after the mate was come on board of the<br />
''Alexander'' the English Colors were pulled downe, and [?Portugese GUTTER]were pulled downe, and [?Portugese GUTTER] +
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