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vessell and at their owne costs and charge … vessell and at their owne costs and charges and for their use and account<br />
and furnished the timber to the said building out of the Lordshipp and<br />
grounds of the said Messieurs de Cornovaille, which this deponent<br />
sawe fetched from their place called Kerinau neare Brest, and sawe it<br />
wrought and incorporated into the said vessell; and after shee had laine<br />
soe longe built, they rigged and fitted her up and set her out on the<br />
voyage in question, being her first voyage as aforesaid, and they the said<br />
ffloran de Cornovaille and his brother René Lewes de Cornovaille alonge in her from<br />
Brest for London, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent came pilot<br />
of her. And lastly that the said James and ffloran Cornovaille were<br />
the owners of one halfe part, and the said John de Mescham<br />
Sieur de Landegareau owner of the other halfe part, and soe at present<br />
the said James de Cornovaille and the Inheriters of the said<br />
ffloran and the said monsieur de Mescham are owners of the said vessell, and<br />
the persons to whom her freight belongeth, and that noe other person<br />
(that ever hee heard or beleeveth) hath any interest therein, in the said<br />
vessell.
Tangui [?Keriuot] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation in the actes of Court.
'''Claude de Gagnon''' of Melon neare Brest in Bretany<br />
Mariner, aged 25 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and<br />
examined.
To the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the<br />
shipp the ''Saint Julian'' of Brest and hath well knowne the producents<br />
James and ffloran Cornovaille and John de Mescham for theise<br />
twelve yeeres last, and saith that they the said James Cornovaille and ffloran<br />
Cornovaille (who is very lately dead) were and the said James and<br />
Cornovaille and John Mescham and the Inheritors of the said ffloran are<br />
the true and lawfull owners of the said vessell and of the tackle apparell and<br />
furniture, and were and are as aforesaid all ffrenchmen and subiects<br />
of the ffrench kinge and for such and owners as aforesaid they were and<br />
are commonly accounted and reputed; And saith they the said Messieurs<br />
James and ffloran de Cornovaille and John Messcham caused the said<br />
vessell to be built at Brest, and fitted out on this present voyage<br />
which is the first voyage that ever shee made, and wherein the said<br />
ffloran de Cornovaille came in her from<br />
Brest, all which hee knoweth because hee this<br />
deponent sawe the said vessell on the stocks when shee was soe in building<br />
and came out of Brest in her, and was and is one of her company<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose.
The marke [MARKE IS AN INVERTED ANCHOR] of the said Gagnon. [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''Rp. 3'''
'''Matthew Feas''' of the Ile of Moulin neare Brest<br />
Mariner, aged 21 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the<br />
producents James de Cornovaille and John de Mescham and well knewe ffloran<br />
decham and well knewe ffloran<br />
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