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voyage in Controversie where upon the sayd … voyage in Controversie where upon the sayd Kings officers (it being<br />
a prohibited thing to carrie money out of Spaine) did seize the saud shipp<br />
the ''Guift'' as confiscate to the Kinge for having that money found on board<br />
it, and imprisoned the sayd Master on shoare for the sayd offence,<br />
and condemned the sayd Masters<br />
Quarter part of the sayd shipp for the sayd offence, and caused him to produce the same<br />
before the sayd shipp was suffered to depart<br />
from Bilboa And saith the sayd Pitt and Marshall suffered noe losse<br />
(as this deponent beleeveth) in their sayd goods and merchandizes by reason of the sayd shipps<br />
seizure, they being seized before as Contrabanda goods as aforesayd<br />
And whether they suffered by the seizure of the sayd shipp, (they having<br />
parts in her) or paid any money for redeeming their parts of her<br />
hee tyhis deponent knoweth not And further hee cannot depose./
To the 11th hee saith that hee this deponent being purser and aboard the<br />
sayd shipp the whole voyage in controversie did well observe that<br />
the arlate William Mayer did providently and carefully discharge<br />
his duty as Master during the whole voyage in question And<br />
further hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
Repeated the 13th of July aforesayd<br />
before doctor Clarke
Christopher Downs [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th day of July <u>1655:-</u>
Travers against Pomeroy and against Lighter of about}<br />
200. Tunns whereof the sayd Pomroy is Owner}<br />
and against any other. Baker. Budd}
Examined upon a Libell given on<br />
the behalfe of the said Travers
'''Rp. EA.'''
'''jus'''
'''Francis Gittings''' of Seething Lane in the parish<br />
of Barking London Cooper aged 20 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined saith as followeth
To the first and second Articles of the said Libell hee saith and deposeth<br />
That in the moneth of January last past, the Lilate Giles Travers<br />
the producent in this Cause was the true and lawfull Owner of sewerall<br />
pipes of Canary wines laden in and aboard the shipp the ''John and''<br />
''Mary'' of London, whereof one Webber was Master, and for such the<br />
said Travers was commonly accompted and reputed, And saith That,<br />
in the said moneth the said producent caused severall of the said pipes<br />
of Canaries to bee taken out of the said shipp the ''John and Marie'' then<br />
lyeing neere Rederith in the River of Thames and to bee put on board<br />
a Lighter whereof one Thomas tailor was Master, in which they were<br />
carried to and safely arrived at Buttolphs wharfe where the said Lighter<br />
was safely moored with a strong and sufficient hawser and soe laid<br />
in safety from 11. of the Clock in the night till 5. of the<br />
(Clockhe night till 5. of the<br />
(Clock +
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