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The 28th of October 1653.
The ''Black Coc … The 28th of October 1653.
The ''Black Cock''}
'''Row dt'''
'''John Axon''' of Debtford in the County of Kent Mariner, and '''Enoch Peate'''<br />
of London sonne of George Peate, waiters for the prize office aboard<br />
the shipp the ''Black Cock'' sworne in Court the day aforesaid say<br />
and depose by vertue of their oathes
That thus deponent John Axon went aboard the said shipp as a waiter the tenth<br />
of September last and the said George Peate in the fourteenth of the same moneth<br />
and Found some dutch men in her, but whether they were of her company or not<br />
they knowe not, and that they found not nor sawe any papers taken in her, and<br />
that shee is lying in Greenwich hole and the winter weather comming ona nd shee<br />
having but one cable and a peece of one, it will be necessarie to hale her<br />
ashore to prevent dammadge to her selfe and alsoe to other shipps, besides<br />
a greate chardge to the state in paying waiters, and sea men, of whom there are<br />
eight aboard in constant pay from the prize office at 2 ''s'' a day, besides custome<br />
house waiters./
John Axon [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
Enoch Peate [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 28th of October 1653.
The ''Church'' of Edam./
'''Rowe dt.'''
'''John Holwell''' of Clements Lane without Temple Barr a waiter<br />
aboard the ''Church'' of Edam a prize taken by the shipps of this<br />
Commonwealth, sworne in Court saith and deposeth by vertue<br />
of his oath.
That hee went aboard the said shipp the two and twentieth of September last as<br />
a waiter for the prize office and hath ever since waited aboard her and saith<br />
shee is nowe lying in Bugsbies hole and very heavie laden, and ground two<br />
foote every tide, wherby both shipp and lading will be in greate danger<br />
unlesse shee be delivered, which deliverie would prevent the said dammadge<br />
and save the state the chardge of 6 waiters and seamen, who are in constant<br />
pay of the prize office at 2 ''s'' a day, besides Custom house waiters<br />
and saith there were none of her company brought up in her, they being<br />
(as hee understood) turned ashore at Harwich, and that the said ship is comonly<br />
accompted to be belonging to Edam in Holland and was taken by the<br />
''Middleborough'' in the service of this Commonwealth.
John Holwell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 29th of October 1653.
The ''Galliot hoy'', alias the ''Hope''}
'''Rowe dt'''
'''Henry Hastings''' of the parish of Saint John Zachary London<br />
Goldsmith aged 48 yeares or thereabouts a waiter for the prize office aboard<br />
the said shipp lying at Ratcliffe, sworne before<br />
the right worshipfull William Clarke and John Godolphin doctors<br />
of lawes and Charles George Cock Esquire Judges of the<br />
High Court of the Admiraltie, saith and deposeth<br />
by vertue of his oath.
That hee went aboard the said shipp as a waiter from the said office the 15th of<br />
September last past shee then lying and still continueing neere [?stone] staires at<br />
Ratcliffe and hath ever since bin a waiter aboard her, and saith that the said<br />
vessell is laden with whale blubber and salt water brought from Greenland and<br />
severall emptie caskes, and that there were two dutchmen in her when heesoe came aboard<br />
her who said they did not belonge to her, and that there were none of her company<br />
brought up nor any papers that hee knoweth of, and further that there is this deponent<br />
and a seaman at 2 ''s'' a day constant pay by the prize office and a custome house waiter<br />
and that the landing of the said lading would save these chardges/
Henry Hastings: [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ges/
Henry Hastings: [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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