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The eleventh day of .April. 1656.
A Busin … The eleventh day of .April. 1656.
A Busines of Examination of witnesses}<br />
in a matter of Ensurance on the}<br />
behalfe of Dan: Bradley touching}<br />
a losse in the ''Christopher'' whereof}<br />
the sayd Bradley was master}
Examined upon certayne interrogatories on the behalfe<br />
of the sayd Dan: Bradley.
'''Rp .j.'''
'''John Harris''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner late Boatswayne of the sayd shipp the ''Christopher''<br />
aged twenty nyne yeares or thereabouts, a witness sworne<br />
before the right worshipfull John Godolphin Doctor of Lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the high Court of Admiralty<br />
ánd examined saith and deposeth as followeth. videlicet
To the first Interrogatorie this depondent saith he knoweth well the shipp ''Christopher''<br />
interrate whereof Daniel Bradley was master. And was boatswayne<br />
of her the voyage in question which he saith was from Saint Remo neere<br />
unto Genoa and was designed for this Port of London. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatory this deponent saith that whileth the sayd shipp lay at<br />
Saint Remo neere Genoa the said Daniel Bradley of this depondents<br />
certayne knowledge and sight did lade on Board her for his<br />
owne use and accompt a quantity of wyne, lemmons, and oranges,<br />
which their lading happened in the month of december 1655 last<br />
past.<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third interrogatory hee saith that after the sayd goods were laden the sayd<br />
Shipp ''Christopher'' departed in the sayd month of december from Saint Remo<br />
aforesayd upon her designed voyage for this Port of London, and<br />
was in her Course mett withall and surprized by an Enemy being a mann of warr [#]
[#] named the ''Saint ffrancis'' Captaine<br />
Haynes Commander, on or<br />
about the fifteenth day<br />
of January 1655 last past<br />
and about 10 or 12 leagues<br />
off of Scylly<br />
John Harris [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
and ćarryed to a place ćalled Shashaene<br />
in the kingdome of Spayne and there with the lading made prize<br />
And the sayd goods of Daniel Bradley were on board att the tyme.<br />
of such surprizall at and by reason thereof were and are utterly<br />
lost to him the sayd Daniel, which he deposeth being aboard the<br />
sayd shipp ''Christopher'' att the tyme of her being so seized as<br />
Boatswayne of her. And the Company of the Man of warr<br />
that made the surprizall did say that their sayd Man of warr<br />
was formerly belonging to Brest in ffrance. And otherwise<br />
he saith he cannot depose.
John Harris [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day Examined upon the sayd interrogatories
'''Rp 2'''
'''John Clements''' of Sunnage in the County of Dorsett Mariner<br />
late one of the Mariners of the sayd Shipp ''Christopher'' aged .21. yeares<br />
or thereabouts a witness sworne before the sayd right worshipfull John<br />
Godolphin Doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of<br />
Admiralty saith upon his examination as followeth. videlicet.
Tos examination as followeth. videlicet.
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