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after noone of the said thursday and sawe … after noone of the said thursday and sawe him living but sicke and weake and labouring for life<br />
and the next day about noone this deponent was present at his said<br />
lodging and sawe his dead corps, and sawe the same embalmed, and<br />
assisted at the said embalming, being thereto imployed by his said<br />
master, who was alsoe present.
Repeated before Collonel Cock.
Edward Huntte [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 25th of June 1656
Ash and others against Drinkewater}<br />
Suckley. Clements.}
Examined upon an allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said Ash and others.
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''Nathaniel Hutchinson''' of the parish of Saint Olaves<br />
in Southwarke Mariner, aged 57 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the<br />
shipp the ''Jonas'' of London arlate and well knoweth the producents<br />
ffrancis Ash and Michaell [?Rayner], and saith that they and company<br />
were the time arlate the true owners and proprietors of that said shipp<br />
the ''Jonas'' and and of her tackle and furniture and for such commonly<br />
accounted which hee knoweth being some part of that time master of<br />
the said shipp and constituted Master by them<br />
, and they paying him his wages, and before hee was master hee<br />
was her masters mate.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the<br />
moneth of November 1651 Samuel Weston and Nathaniel Drinkewater<br />
arlate laded and caused to be laded aboard the said shipp then lyeing at or<br />
neare dublin in Ireland six hundred ninetie two barrells of herrings<br />
and a halfe, containing (at eight barrells to a tonne) eightie sixe<br />
tonnes and a halfe and halfe a barrell; and alsoe one hogshead of<br />
thread, and consigned the said goods to be delivered in this [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT, POSSIBLEY "PORT OF" SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSERTED BY CLERK]<br />
London to William drinkewater for the use and accompt of the said Samuell Weston and Nathaniell drinkewater who hee<br />
knoweth becasue this deponent was then master of the said shipp<br />
and received the same aboard, and signed a bill of lading for the same
To the third articles hee saith and deposeth that the said samuell<br />
Weston and Nathaniell drinkewater at or about the time of the said<br />
lading of the said goods promised and agreed to and with this deponent<br />
the master of the said shipp that the said william drinkewater (to whom<br />
the said goods were consigned) should pay unto the said ffrancis Ash<br />
Michaell Rayner and company or their assignes for the freight and<br />
transportation of the said goods (upon delivery thereof in this port)<br />
after the rate of one pound and tenn shillings per tonne besides<br />
primage and average accustomed, and halfe the other insident charges<br />
And saith that about Christmas next following the said shipp<br />
safely arived in this port and there made effectuall delivery of the<br />
said goods to the said william drinkewater according to the said<br />
correspondent, which hee knoweth being master and seeing the premisses<br />
soe donne, And otherwise referreing himselfe to the law, hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the fourth hee saith that the pilotage and charge for the said voyage<br />
cameharge for the said voyage<br />
came +
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