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which hee knoweth having in all theise voy … which hee knoweth having in all theise voyages bin implyed as a merchant in her<br />
businesses here in the behalfe of her owners, by the meanes and order of the<br />
said Thomas and Andrew tailer his correspondents, who hee saith with<br />
others of Conningsborough were and are commonly accompted her owners, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that one of the said owners of Coningsborough<br />
named ffrederick Callow was here at London about three monethes since, and was<br />
frequently in company of this deponent
Richard [?Moores] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 26th of October 1653/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd<br />
Hazard and Company./
'''Edmond Scarburgh''' of Attamack<br />
in Virginia where hee hath lived for these<br />
twenty two yeares last past, but borne in London<br />
aged 34 yeares or thereabouts a witnes<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as<br />
followeth videlicet.
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth that in the yeare 1652 the arlate henry<br />
hassard and company did obteyne a Comission of Reprizall or<br />
letters of Marque under the seale of this Court for the seizing of<br />
such shipps and goods of the ffrench King of his Subiects and of the States of the<br />
United Provinces and their subiects and makeing prize of them as Enimies<br />
to the Commonwealth of England this hee knoweth haveing seene and<br />
perused the sayd Commission under seale And alsoe knoweth that the sayd<br />
hassard and Company did accordingly fitt and furnish the sayd shipp for the<br />
sayd voyage which arrived in virginia arlate under the conduct and<br />
Command of the arlate Captaine Peter Wrexall in the moneth of<br />
december 1652 and after such the sayd Wreall his arrivall in<br />
Virginia hee the sayd Wrezall and his shipps Company did with a small Pinnance which hee then imployed seize upon<br />
and surprize in the River of Rappahanncock arlate a dutch vessell<br />
(belonging to the dutch West India Company and their Associates videlicet to Peter [?Stevinson] generall for the dutch att New Amsterdam Paulus Lenderson a dutchman [?XXX] inhabiting and the ffiscall of the same place, with diverse others of the same place called the ''hope''<br />
alias the ''hopewell'' alias the ''Portugall prize'', alias the ''New Amsterdam'', being laden<br />
with the severall Merchandizes arlate the premisses hee the better<br />
knoweth being present on board the sayd Pinnace imployed by the sayd Captaine<br />
wrexall in the seizure of the sayd dutch shipp and goods and seeing the same<br />
soe seized and viewing and peruseing the papers taken on board the sayd shipp. and<br />
by reason of his this deponents longe inhabiting in those parts well knoweing<br />
the persons above specified. And further to these articles hee cannot depose/rther to these articles hee cannot depose/ +
, which hee knoweth having in all theise voy … which hee knoweth having in all theise voyages bin implyed as a merchant in her<br />
businesses here in the behalfe of her owners, by the meanes and order of the<br />
said Thomas and Andrew tailer his correspondents, who hee saith with<br />
others of Conningsborough were and are commonly accompted her owners, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose, saving that one of the said owners of Coningsborough<br />
named ffrederick Callow was here at London about three monethes since, and was<br />
frequently in company of this deponent
Richard [?Moores] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 26th of October 1653/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd<br />
Hazard and Company./
'''Edmond Scarburgh''' of Attamack<br />
in Virginia where hee hath lived for these<br />
twenty two yeares last past, but borne in London<br />
aged 34 yeares or thereabouts a witnes<br />
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as<br />
followeth videlicet.
To the first and second articles of the sayd allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth that in the yeare 1652 the arlate henry<br />
hassard and company did obteyne a Comission of Reprizall or<br />
letters of Marque under the seale of this Court for the seizing of<br />
such shipps and goods of the ffrench King of his Subiects and of the States of the<br />
United Provinces and their subiects and makeing prize of them as Enimies<br />
to the Commonwealth of England this hee knoweth haveing seene and<br />
perused the sayd Commission under seale And alsoe knoweth that the sayd<br />
hassard and Company did accordingly fitt and furnish the sayd shipp for the<br />
sayd voyage which arrived in virginia arlate under the conduct and<br />
Command of the arlate Captaine Peter Wrexall in the moneth of<br />
december 1652 and after such the sayd Wreall his arrivall in<br />
Virginia hee the sayd Wrezall and his shipps Company did with a small Pinnance which hee then imployed seize upon<br />
and surprize in the River of Rappahanncock arlate a dutch vessell<br />
(belonging to the dutch West India Company and their Associates videlicet to Peter [?Stevinson] generall for the dutch att New Amsterdam Paulus Lenderson a dutchman [?XXX] inhabiting and the ffiscall of the same place, with diverse others of the same place called the ''hope''<br />
alias the ''hopewell'' alias the ''Portugall prize'', alias the ''New Amsterdam'', being laden<br />
with the severall Merchandizes arlate the premisses hee the better<br />
knoweth being present on board the sayd Pinnace imployed by the sayd Captaine<br />
wrexall in the seizure of the sayd dutch shipp and goods and seeing the same<br />
soe seized and viewing and peruseing the papers taken on board the sayd shipp. and<br />
by reason of his this deponents longe inhabiting in those parts well knoweing<br />
the persons above specified. And further to these articles hee cannot depose/rther to these articles hee cannot depose/ +
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