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The same day Examined upon the said Allega … The same day Examined upon the said Allegation
'''2us'''
'''Edward Beast''' of Limehouse in the parrish of<br />
Stepney Mariner late Boateswaine of the said shipp the<br />
''Elizabeth'' aged 36. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse<br />
sworne and examined saith as followeth/.
To the first article hee saith hee hath well knowne and belonged to and served in<br />
the said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' arlate, (whereof the arlate John Salmon was and is<br />
Master) for about 15. moneths last past in the quality of Boateswaine, during<br />
which time the said John Salmon hath alwaies been Master of her and accompted<br />
part Owner in her. And further hee cannot depose./
To the second article hee saith, That in or about the moneths of february or March<br />
or Aprill in the yeare <u>1653.</u> or in the moneths of March or Aprill <u>1654</u> last<br />
past (as this deponent remembreth the time) the said John Salmon as Master and<br />
Commander of the said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' then being at or neere Lisbone in<br />
Portugall, did then and there receive aboard his said shipp fifty Chests of<br />
sugar marked '''I.F.''' and one Chest and one featch of sugar marked [STAR MARKE], and<br />
one Chest of sugar marked '''I.N.''' all which goods were to be carried for England<br />
in the said shipp, and that in case it pleased God to send convenient winde and<br />
weather, the said goods were to be delivered at dover or in the downes, or else<br />
to come for London, and that in case of the delivery of the said goods at dover or<br />
in the downes the said Master was to have twenty five shillings for the<br />
freight of each Chest of sugar, and 23 ''s'' for each Chest in Case they were<br />
brought to London, and that the same did belong to the arlate Edward and John<br />
Bushell of London Merchants; the number and markes of the said goods, this<br />
deponent saith hee tooke particular notice of at the time of their lading at Lisbone<br />
and for the freight due as aforesaid, hee did understand the same by the said<br />
Masters discourse in coming from Portugalll for England, And for the bill<br />
or bills of lading for the said goods hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof.<br />
And further cannot depose./:-
To the third hee saith That about the 19th or twentieth day of the moneth of<br />
Aprill <u>1654.</u> the said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' in her course from Lisbone coming<br />
through the downes with the said Chests of sugar in her, the wether (sic) was<br />
foule and the wind encreasing much upon them at South East right towards<br />
the English shoare, and the skye being very thick and troublesome, there then<br />
being an English Pilot aboard her, hee would not, and declared hee could not<br />
with safety bring her in to dover, and that the wind growing upon them they<br />
could not safely anchor there, and therefore thought it safest to putt through<br />
for London to prevent the perishing of the said shipp and goods, or words to<br />
that or the like effect in the hearing of this deponent and Companie, whereupon<br />
the said shipp steered directly for London, and this deponent beleeveth that in<br />
Case they had anchored there or attempted to bring her up to dover, both shee and her<br />
lading had there perished to the best of this deponents judgement and apprehension<br />
And further hee cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith That the said shipp and lading shortly after arrived in safety<br />
in the Port of London, where the aforementioned sugars were delivered<br />
out of the said shipp, this deponent being assistant therein, and beleeveth the<br />
same were delivered to the said Merchants or by their order and appointment<br />
well conditioned so farr as this deponent then did or could observeas this deponent then did or could observe +
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