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a custome observed amongst and betweene ma … a custome observed amongst and betweene masters of shipps and Chirurgeons<br />
in this port of London, that the Chyrurgeons hired to serve in any shipps or<br />
vessels doe not enter into pay until the shipps coming to Gravesend outwards<br />
bound upon any voyage, and that at the retourne of shipps or vessels from their<br />
voyages to Gravesend, the Chyrurgeons are accompted dischargeable and<br />
dischardged there from any further service or attendance on board such shipps,<br />
and from that time are out of pay and dismissed from any mor or further<br />
monethly pay from such ship or shipps or the owners thereof; All which<br />
hee knoweth for that hee hath used sea faring for all the fore said time, and<br />
hath bin a master of shipps and used the southerne voyages for theise sixteen<br />
yeares last past, and as hee hath often heard and beleeveth the said custome<br />
hath bin observed and practised for time beyond the memory of man: And<br />
as touching the custome of the Chyrurgeons not being bound to applie any<br />
medicaments or physic to any of the shipps company for sicknesse or hurt<br />
happened unto them after the shipps retourne to Gravesend unlesse they<br />
pay for the same themselves. hee saith hee cannot speake knowingly<br />
thereof, but beleeveth that there is such a custome here practised.<br />
And saith that the said Chirurgeons lawfully may and usually doe leave<br />
the shipps after and upon their retourne to Gravesend, by the foresaid custome,<br />
and are not bound to continue any longer aboard, being from that time out<br />
of pay, but the rest of the company of any ship or shipps are<br />
obliged to continue aboard until the shipps coming to an anchor and<br />
her being moored, if the master soe require them, and until the said master<br />
dismisse them, and until that time they are in pay, which hee alsoe<br />
knoweth for the resaons aforesaid.
To the sixth article hee cannot depose thereto./
Repeated before doctor Clarke./
John Presman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 17th of ffebruary 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Captaine Benjamin Gunston commander}<br />
of the ship the ''Chase'', against<br />
Pennington and others. Clements. Smith. Suckley.}
Examined upon an allegation given in<br />
on the behalf of the said<br />
Gunston the fifteenth of<br />
this instant.
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''William Harding''' of Milton neere<br />
Gravesend in the County of Kent mariner<br />
Masters second mate of the said ship the ''Chase''<br />
aged 42 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the<br />
ship the ''Chase'' (Beniamin Gunston commander) in her last homewards<br />
voyage) in her last homewards<br />
voyage +
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