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but under dutch masters) have gonne hence … but under dutch masters) have gonne hence for ports of under [?the GUTTER]<br />
dominion of the said king of Spaine, but the names of such shipps<br />
or masters hee alsoe doth not remember as hee saith, but hath [XXX GUTTER]<br />
the said shipps were bound some for Malaga some for the Canaries and others for other<br />
places, laden with pipe staves, staffs and other goods, And otherwise<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the third hee referreth him selfe to the declarations and<br />
proclamations of this Commonwealth touching the matters arlate<br />
and otherwise cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that after the said shipp had remained<br />
about three monethes to and againe sometime before the coast of fflanders<br />
sometime before Galicia and thereabouts and towards [XXXXX] and shee [XXXXXX GUTTER]<br />
set saile from before the [?fore of Mardike] on the 22th of<br />
November last (new stile) bound for Saint Sebastians, during all which<br />
time this deponent was commander of her and for the most part<br />
on board her. But touching merchandizes hether imported from<br />
Spaine or any ports of that dominion within the times producent [XX GUTTER]<br />
hee saith hee doth not knowe to whom the same or any of the[XX GUTTER]<br />
were here delivered, And otherwise saving his foregoeing deposition, to which<br />
hee referreth him selfe hee doth not remember nor can answere<br />
hee saith/
[?Carol] Alteras [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before Colonel Cock.
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The nineth of July 1656.
Robert Browning against Adrian}<br />
Vanderpost and Company. R}
Examined upon the libell.
'''Rp. .j.'''
'''Thomas Browning''' of Wapping in the County of<br />
Middlesex Mariner, aged 35 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee well kn[?ew GUTTER]<br />
and was master of the shipp the ''ffortune'' arlate from the first of<br />
May 1654 to the 14th day (or thereabouts) of Aprill 1655, at<br />
which time shee was cast away, and saith hee this deponent by<br />
the order and to the use and with the moneys of the arlate Adrian<br />
Vanderpost, Joseph Tilley, Robert Cordell and company bought the<br />
said shipp in or about the moneth of Aprill 1654, and on the<br />
first of May 1654 this deponent was put in possession of her<br />
as master of her by the said persons and their order and thereby<br />
hee well knoweth them to have bin for all the time aforesaid<br />
owners of her, and of her tackle and furniture
To the second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the tenth day of May 1654 the arlate Adrian Vanderpost,<br />
Joseph Tilley, Robert Cordell and Thomas [?Browning GUTTER]<br />
partThomas [?Browning GUTTER]<br />
part +
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