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The 1st of October 1653 [CENTRE HEADING]
… The 1st of October 1653 [CENTRE HEADING]
[?Chelston] and company} <br />
against the shipp the ''greate christofer''}
Examined upon the aforesaid Interrogatories.
'''2'''
'''Joachim Wise''' of Stettin Carpenter of the said shipp<br />
the ''greate Christofer'', aged 44 years or thereabouts <br />
sworne and examined.
To the first, second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knoweth the ''greate Christofer'' interrogated and was one of her company at<br />
such time as shee was seized by Captaine Swaine, and saith shee <br />
was built in Stettin and that this her first voyage, and that Philip <br />
Radclife, one Tonnebinders widowe, and Andrew hawntowe and Michaell<br />
[?Crunyel] her master were and are her owners, and all dwellers in <br />
Stettin and Subjecte of the Queen of Sweden and caused the said shipp <br />
to be built, and then the said master is the greatest part owner, but what<br />
part each hath in the said shipp hee knoweth not, And that this deponent <br />
is alsoe a Stettin man. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the shipps [?merchants]<br />
are all Stettinmen.
To the fourth hee saith the said owner have lived in Stettin all their <br />
lives, where as hee taketh it, they were borne) and hee hath knowne<br />
thenmthere dwelling theise twenty years last, and otherwise <br />
negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that the said shipps lading at the time of her <br />
seizure consisted in hemp namely about a hundred bundles and a halfe<br />
of hemp, sixteen fatts of potashes and two hundred tonne of <br />
linseed, all laden at Riga in Liefland under the Queene of Sweden <br />
by herman Barker to be carried there to Dunquirke and then <br />
to bee delivered to his the said hermans barker, but for whose accompt<br />
hee knoweth not. And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the shipps [?owners]<br />
had also a last of barley and also a last of tarr, and the master hath some [?pXXXX]<br />
and other goods aboard.
To the 6th hee cannot depose.
To the 7 hee saith hee was never in ffrance, and that hee knoweth [?not]<br />
the said Barkers brother to whenn the goods were consigned.
To the 8 hee saith hee was hired at Stettin to goe to Riga and thence to<br />
Dunquirke with this said shipp and then to finish the voyage, and was<br />
not agreed wuth the master [?XXX] [?XXXX] hee should have more than a common man which was 20 [?Rix] [?dollars]
To the 9 hee saith the said shipp was taken on the open sea by Captaine<br />
Swaine.
To the 10th hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 11th hee saith that hee never knewe the said harman Barker<br />
before the said time hee sawe him at Riga where hee dwelleth, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 12 hee cannot depose, saving as aforesaid.
To the 13 and 14. negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot depose.
The marke of<br />
[MARKE] said [?Wise]
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The 22 day of October<br />
1653 [CENTRE HEADING]
The keepers et cetera against the ''Supply''. et cetera}
Examined upon the sayd allegation.
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'''Thomas Fettiplall''' of Shadwell in the County of<br />
Middlesex Waterman aged one and thirty yeares<br />
or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined deposeth<br />
and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first article of the sayd allegation Hee saith he cannot depose saving [?XXX]<br />
James [?Lashly] arlate was and is master of the sayd shipp the ''Abraham''
To the second article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that he hath [?XXX]<br />
that the arlate shipp the ''Abraham'' was about the moneth of September<br />
last past imployed by some of the Agents of this Commonwealth for [?the]<br />
carrying of some bedds and furniture to Saint Johnstons in [?Stotham]<br />
and knoweth that some beds were laden aboard the sayd shipp in theds were laden aboard the sayd shipp in the +
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