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''Thomas'' againe and the before desyred a … ''Thomas'' againe and the before desyred and divers tymes in presence of this deponent<br />
and others importuned this dep the sayd herman to buy the sayd shipp and her<br />
tackle and furniture of the ffrench: who had her in possession and undertooke for<br />
him selfe the sayd dorrington and the rest of the former Owners of her, (English men)<br />
that hee would repurchase her of the sayd herman and pay him what hee<br />
disbursed, with profitt, And there upon the sayd herman within a short tyme<br />
after videlicet in the moneths aforesayd bought her<br />
her tackle and<br />
furniture and all things belonging to her of the arlate German Godonville a<br />
ffrench Merchant who had her in possession, but what the summe was that hee<br />
paid for her though hee were present at payment therof hee doth not now remember.
To the 4th hee saith that for that hee came over in an other vessell<br />
from ffrance in Company with the sayd herman (who came over in the ''Thomas'' of<br />
Gosport) hee knoweth the sayd Herman (after hee had soe bought her at the<br />
earnest request of the sayd dorrington, and paid for her as aforesayd) was in<br />
quiet and peaceable possession of the sayd shipp ''Thomas'' of Gosport her tackle and furniture<br />
and as hee beleeveth still is and ought to bee And further to this article hee cannot<br />
depose/
To the 5th hee saith that hee beleeveth the shipp ''Thomas'' of Gosport in this cause<br />
mentioned and the shipp the Guift of God in the second article of this allegation<br />
mentioned are one and the same shipp and not divers and hee the sayd dorrington<br />
did as is predeposed in this deponents presence and hearing and in the presence and hearing<br />
of others affirme and acknowledge. soo much, And further to this arle hee cannot<br />
depose
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./
To the Crosse Interrogatories./ [CENTRE HEADING]
'''doctor Clerke'''
To the first hee saith the danger of periurie being declared to him as is required<br />
hee saith hee is an English man and subiect to this Commonwealth and saith hee<br />
favoureth both parties alike and desyreth right may take place, and was required by<br />
the producent herman to testifie the truth in this cause./
To the 2 hee saith hee this rendent (being the Interrogate Silvanus Porter) hath<br />
noe part or interest in the shipp in question, nor have any of the other parties Interrogate<br />
(saveing the sayd herman) that hee knoweth of, and saith hee knoweth the sayd herman<br />
hath propriety therein for that hee sawe him pay the money for her, and saith it<br />
will bee neither profitt nor preiudice to this deponent whether herman be continued in or<br />
loose his possession of the shipp in question./
To the 3 hee saith hee was not present when herman bargained for the sayd<br />
shipps but saith hee sawe the money paid for her to the sayd Germand Godonville his house<br />
Newhaven ['IN' IS MISSING IN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT] in an upper roome and the other payment<br />
in an upper roome of a Taverne<br />
at Newhaven knowne by the signe of the Anchor of hope the master thereof being the<br />
brother of the sayd Godonville but the whole summe paid hee remembreth not and<br />
saith there were present beside this deponent one Mo[?u]nsieur Saint Leger and<br />
divers others whose names hee at present cannot call to regarde but beleeveth that<br />
one [?habdidge] who was Masters Mate of a vessell called the ''Peter'' whereof the sayd<br />
heman was then Master was an other that was present at the premisses And further<br />
saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot answere/
To the 4th hee saith hee hath heard that the ''Thomas'' of<br />
Gosport was first taken by one Lawes an English man who (dorrington<br />
sayd [?XXX XXXX] had ([?XX XXXXX] hath heard) a [?Com] from the King of Scotts or duke of yorke or one or both of them and<br />
thatr one or both of them and<br />
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