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Ile of Wight, which the said ffletcher acc … Ile of Wight, which the said ffletcher accordingly and by vertue<br />
thereof had free ingresse and egresse to the said shipp, And hee saith that while<br />
after the said ffletcher went upp to London, and returned within a little space<br />
and came into the said shipp and was taken and reputed as master thereof<br />
And therein and therewith sailed into Poland, But hee saith that hee<br />
never was, nor was ever accompted any Owner or Prroprietor of any<br />
part of the said shipp the ''Constant'' alias the ''ffredricke''<br />
''and William'' for ought this deponent knoweth or hath ever heard<br />
the premisses hee deposeth for that hee was privie to the conference aforesaid<br />
And went in the said shipp and was left in Poland from whence he<br />
was sent as aforesaid And further hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first he saith that hee cometh to bee a wittnes in this cause<br />
att the request of the producent Mr Stephens, And saith hee hath<br />
a quarter part in the shipp the ''ffredericke and william'' which hee hath<br />
sett over to the producent for his securitie in respect hee became Baile<br />
to answare the Actions for which the said shipp was arrested, And saith he<br />
hath knowne the producent Mr Stephens 7 yeares last or thereabouts<br />
And further hee answareth negatively.
To the second hee saith that hee hath knowne the shipp interrogated formerly<br />
called the ''ffredericke and william'' and now the ''Constant'' (as hee heareth she<br />
is now called) ever since shee was built which was about 14 yeares agoe<br />
And that hee knoweth the interrogated John ffletcher, and saith hee was putt master thereof<br />
by the producent about 6 yeares since, and so contynued master thereof in the voyage to<br />
Poland which was about 6 weekes, since which time hee hath neither seene the<br />
said ffletcher nor the said shipp con[XXXXXXXX] And [?otherwise] saveing his<br />
foregoeing depositions to which hee referreth himself hee knoweth not./
To the third hee saith hee cannot answare to any part thereof
To the fourth hee saith that hee hath no Judgment in the worth of a shipp<br />
hee being no Seaman, and saveing his former depositions hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 5th hee saith that this deponent assigned and sett over his quarter<br />
part of the said shipp unto the producent by a deed of bargaine and sale<br />
about six yeares since for the considerations aforesaid And that one Squire<br />
Thomas was baile with the said Mr Stephens to the Actions against the said<br />
Shipp, And that Mr Steevens was possessed thereof by vertue of the said sale<br />
and hee beleeveth that hee hath disbursed divers summes of money in this<br />
suite and in defense of the Actions aforesaid And otherwise saveing his<br />
foresaid depositions to which hee referreth himself hee saith hee cannot<br />
answare or depose.
Repeated before doctor Exton
Thomad [?donanaij] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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19. december 1651.
The Claime of Thomas Greenefeild}<br />
Thomas Marshall John Greenefeild}<br />
and Michaell Cadman for the ship}<br />
the ''Greyhound'' alias the}<br />
''Lady ffrygott'' and her tackle etcetera taken}<br />
by the Shipp ''Amity ffrigott''}
Upon an Allegation given in on the behalfe [?of GUTTER]<br />
the said Claimers Examined
'''Rp.'''
'''John Gilbert''' of Rye in Sussex Marriner aged<br />
twenty seaven yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne<br />
and Examined deposeth as followeth videlicet.//
To the first hee saith and deposeth that within the time arlate [XXXX GUTTER] that within the time arlate [XXXX GUTTER] +
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