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Whereas Peter Sannders was master) at such … Whereas Peter Sannders was master) at such time as shee was last set<br />
out and proceeded from Plimouth upon a voyage for the Straights, which<br />
her proceeding was on or about the fifth of October last past, and that<br />
hee had knowne her about a yeare next before such her proceeding, And<br />
further that the said shipp or vessell went from Plimouth to Naples where<br />
shee arived in or about the moneth of december last past, and that from thence<br />
shee went and arived at Zant shortly after in or about the same moneth,<br />
and that from Zant shee set saile to retourne for England in or about the<br />
moneth of January last past, all which hee knoweth because hee this<br />
deponent in the shipp the ''Expedition'' of Plimouth (whereof George<br />
Mathewes was master) went from Plimouth to Naples and thence to<br />
Zant in the company of the said vessell the ''Alliceant frigot'', and sawe<br />
her departure from Zant for England the time aforesaid.. And saith<br />
that the said shipp the ''Allicant frigot'' (which of his knowledge departed<br />
in safetie from Zant, where hee was aboard her when shee was setting saile)<br />
was as hee hath bin credibly informed, cast away by stresse of weather<br />
on the coast of Sicilia and there lost about a weeke after such her<br />
departure from Zant. Moreover hee deposeth that the said William<br />
Mathewes the producent neare about a yeare before such proceeding of<br />
the ''Allicant frigot'' from Plimouth, caused her to be built at Millbrooke<br />
neare Plimouth and paid and defrayed the chardges of her building,<br />
of the sight and knowledge of this deponent, who (being therein<br />
imployed by the said William Mathewes) did pay severall summes of<br />
moneys in providing materialls and otherwise towards the said building,<br />
And when shee was finished hee the said producent sold one fifth part<br />
of her to Stephen Trevill of Plimouth merchant, another fifth part to<br />
William Treville of the same, and another fifth part to Nicholas O[?XX]y<br />
of the same, and kept the proprietie of the other two fifth parts<br />
in and to himselfe, and fitted out the said two fifth parts for the<br />
above said voyage of this deponents sight and knowledge, and was sole<br />
owner and proprietor of the said two fifth parts at the time of<br />
such her departure from Plimouth and of her casting away,<br />
and for the sole owner of two fifth parts of the said vessell the ''Allicant''<br />
''frigot'' for all the said time from her building to her casting away hee<br />
the said William Mathewes was commonly accompted and reputed.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clerke and doctor Godolphin.
John Mathew [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]dolphin.
John Mathew [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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