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The twelfth day of April 1656
Examined up … The twelfth day of April 1656
Examined upon the said Interrogatories
'''Rp 3.'''
'''Daniel Bradley''' of Gosport in the County of Southampton<br />
Mariner late Master of the sayd shipp the ''Christopher''<br />
aged twenty seven yeares or thereabouts a witness<br />
sworne before the sayd right Worshipfull John Godolphin<br />
Doctor of Lawe one of the Judges of the high Court of<br />
Admiralty and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet.
To the first Interrogatory the deponent saith he did know the interrate shipp<br />
the ''Christopher'' of Portsmouth att the tyme of he last being at<br />
Saint Remo neere unto Genoa bound for this Port of London. And<br />
was Master of her. And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second Interrogatory he saith that interrogate Hugh Salisbury, and<br />
Anthony Belbain, ffrancis Holt, John Wheeler, Christopher<br />
Bronchart and Daniel Bradley this deponents father were<br />
the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the sayd shipp<br />
''Christopher'' at the Tyme aforesayd and of her tackle Apparell<br />
and furniture, and the sayd Christopher Bonchart bought the<br />
sayd shipp for the rest of his fellow owners, who he saith<br />
were equally interested in her each one being the owner of one<br />
sixth part of her. And the sayd parties were all well knowne<br />
to him this deponent and so still are, the sayd John Wheeler excepted<br />
who is lately dead. And the sayd Hugh Salisbury was the principall<br />
manager of the busines of the sayd shipp in behalfe of the rest<br />
and as this deponent hath heard, caused the policy of Assurance to made in this case, And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third Interrogatory he saith that the sayd shipp ''Christopher'' having<br />
taken in for lading att Saint Remo departed from thence on her<br />
homeward voyage which was designed for this Port of London<br />
on or about the twentyeth day of december <u>1655.</u> last past<br />
under the command of this deponent as master of her. And in [?her GUTTER]<br />
Course she was mett with by a Man of Warr by name the ''ffrancis frigot'' Captaine Nicholas Hayes Commander being an Enemy<br />
shipp formerly belonging to Brest which shipp of warr tooke<br />
and surprized the ''Christopher'' and her lading
[LH MARGIN] upon the fifteenth day<br />
of January 165[?3] last<br />
past, about eight<br />
or ten leagues South=<br />
Soutwest from Scilly<br />
Daniel Bradley [SIGNATURE, LH MARGIN]
and att the tyme of<br />
such surprizall the foresayd Hugh Salisbury and Company aforesayd were<br />
the lawfull Owners of her, and by means of the sayd surprizeall<br />
she is become utterly lost to them, being sent into Spayne and<br />
there made prize which the deponent having bene Master of her as<br />
aforesayd and on board her when she was so taken. And he hath since heard that<br />
the Port in Spayne whither she was carryed is Shathune in Biscay. And<br />
otherwise he cannot depose
Daniel Bradley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]epose
Daniel Bradley [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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