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16:° Octobris 1666
[?Dmus] [?XX] Rex con … 16:° Octobris 1666
[?Dmus] [?XX] Rex con navem the}<br />
''Saint John'' alias ''Charitie'' [?roXXX] per}<br />
the ''dragon frigot''}
'''Arthur Burla[XXX]''' one of the Company<br />
of the ''Dragon frigot'', aged 22 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts, sworne on behalf of his<br />
Majestie saith and deposeth.
That the said frigot the ''Dragon'' Captaine [?Quile] commander<br />
in her immediate service of his Maiestie scouting by order<br />
of the Generall off the fflie on the coast of Holland<br />
about two monethes since espied two vessells standing in for<br />
the fflie, and the said Captaine setting out his boate<br />
[?XXXXed] after them, the said two vessells companies bestooke<br />
themselves to their boates and fledd, and soe the said two<br />
vessells were taken by the frigots pinnace in which pinnace<br />
this deponent was one, and helped to board and<br />
seize them, one of which hee saith had a picture on her<br />
sterne, which was said to be the ''Charitie'', but as hee hath<br />
since heard, shee hath by a dutchman that knew her bin<br />
affirmed to be named the ''Saint John'' and to be belonging to<br />
Amsterdam, but the name of the other hee knoweth not,<br />
and saith the said two vessells were and are holland built,<br />
and their companies that soe ran away caried the<br />
papers with them as hee verily beleeveth for hee<br />
saith there were none left in either of them
Signum Artheri [MARKE] Burl[?acia] [MARKE,RH SIDE]
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25:° Octobris 1666
Dmnos Turner et Carew the}<br />
''Nostra Signora del Gratia'' et bona}<br />
in eadem et con ffoote et alias}
Super alleno arlate ex parte dicta [?con]<br />
ffoote et alirorum data et exhibitis annexis<br />
examinatus.
'''Rp.'''
'''Abraham Walvin''', Sopracargo navis the ''Nostra Signora''<br />
''del Gratia'', natus in parochia Sancti Salvatoris in burg da<br />
Southwarke, aetatis 23 aut et circiter testis productus et iuratus
Ad primum arlum deponit that hee this deponent hath well knowne<br />
the said shipp the ''Nostra Signora del Gratia'' for eight monethes last<br />
and for that space hath served in her as Pilott and hath likewise knowne<br />
the arlate Peter [?Lowicelli] for all that time, and that the said Peter<br />
hath for that time (and as hee hath bin credibly informed for two yeeres<br />
last) bin the sole proprietor of her and of her tackle and furniture<br />
and soe hee is at present and for such commonly accompted, which<br />
hee knoweth for that besides the office of Sopracargo which hee<br />
this deponent dischardgeth in the said shipp on behalfe of the other<br />
rendents hee was constituted Pilot of her by the said<br />
Signor [?Lowecelli] as owner, who was and is a citizen and shop keeper<br />
of quilts and such other commodities there, where this deponent hath bin<br />
severall times at his house and shopp, and for owner of the said shipp<br />
(which hee saith is Venetian built) and a citizen there and a subiect<br />
of the [?Signorie] or State of Venice, hee the said [?Lowicelli] was and is<br />
commonly accompted and reputed, And the said [?Lowicelli] payes this<br />
deponents wages as Pilot at 25 ducats per monerh
Adwages as Pilot at 25 ducats per monerh
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