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And hee further saith that for the preserv … And hee further saith that for the preservation of the said shipp and goods<br />
from being taken by the dutch or ffrench, this deponent procured a<br />
passe (prof forma) from Skedam in holland as if the said vessell were<br />
belonging to that place, and for noe other reason did hee procure or<br />
furnish the master with the said passe, for the said shipp and goodss<br />
in truth and realitie were and are belonging to the said Colonel<br />
Samuel Atkins, a subiect of this Commonwealth and otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee knoweth not the said Colonell Atkins otherwise<br />
then by correspondance, and saith that somewhat before this deponents<br />
said receipt of the said herrings, hee received a parcell of [?XXXX]<br />
and other goods from the said producent in the way of merchandize<br />
for the producents accompt, And before that againe hee had<br />
a shipps lading of seacoles consigned unto him from the said<br />
Atkins and for his the said Atkins accompt, which miscarried<br />
and were sunck. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the second hee saith that the said Colonell Atkins hath<br />
written to him to come and testifie the truth in this cause, And<br />
that this deponent hath noe interest therein, And otherwise<br />
negatively saving as afore said.
To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing, and<br />
otherwise cannot answer.
To the fourth and fifth hee saith that having not the letters here hee<br />
cannot give an accompt of the dates thereof, but saith that there<br />
was noe mention in any of them of any of the goods predeposed to<br />
be belonging to ffrench man or dutch man, and that hee is soe farr<br />
from beleeving that any part thereof was belonging unto them,<br />
that hee very well knoweth they belonged wholly to the<br />
said Atkins and to noe other, And otherwise saving as foregoeing<br />
deposition to which hee referreth himselfe hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctors Clerke and Godolphin.
John augustine [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 11th of September 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of William Mathewes of Plimouth}<br />
touching his losse in the ''Allicant frigot'', Peter}<br />
Sannders master.}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''John Mathewes''' of Plimouth<br />
in the County of devon Mariner<br />
aged 20 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right Worshipfull William Clerke<br />
and John Godolphin doctors of lawes Judges<br />
of the high Court of the admiraltie and examined<br />
upon certaine Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the<br />
said William Mathewes, saith and deposeth as followeth<br />
videlicet.
To the first second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knew the shipp or vessell the ''Allicant frigot''<br />
whereofhe ''Allicant frigot''<br />
whereof +
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