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The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid … The same day.
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''Rp.2'''
'''Marke Crosse''' of ffowlstowe in Kent Sailer, aged 23 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first article hee saith the ''Reserve frigot'' under the command<br />
of Captaine Robert Plumleigh in the immediate service of this<br />
Commonwealth was imployed for the guard of the Narrow seas<br />
and against the Enemies of this Nation, and that in the moneth of<br />
November last coasting betweene the downes and Beachie,<br />
her Captaine and company espied a vessell, whereunto (supposing<br />
her to be belonging to some of the enemies of this Commonwealth)<br />
they gave chase, but before they could come up with her, they<br />
espied in Rie Roade (into which Roade shee was fledd and run<br />
ashore) certaine baggs floating upon the sea, which they with<br />
their boate saved out of the sea, and found them filled with<br />
combed English wooll prepared for the making of stockings,<br />
to the number of seaventeene packs or baggs, all which<br />
were waterborne, and derelict, noebody looking after them.<br />
Which hee knoweth being Coxen of the said frigot and seeing<br />
the premisses soe happen, and helping to take up the said<br />
packs.
To the second hee referreth himselfe to the lawes and statutes<br />
arlate. And otherwise cannot depose.
Repeated with this precontest before doctor Godolphin
mark Cross [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The sixth of ffebruary 1656
Gold against dobbins}.<br />
Smith. Suckley}
'''j.'''
Examined upon the allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said Gold and others there<br />
tenth of December 1655.
'''Richard Bere''' of London Merchant, aged 63 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and<br />
deposeth that for eight or tenn yeares (or thereabouts) last past)<br />
and during the time that English shipps have gonne from<br />
Lisbone to Brazile manned with English, and have bin let by<br />
Charterpartie, there hath from time to time a certaine average<br />
bin allowed, and commonly expressed in Charter partie for or<br />
by way of average over and besides the freight expressed in<br />
Charterpartie, which said average hath bin completely paid and<br />
allowed by such men or merchants as have from time to time<br />
received the goods carried in such shipps, as belonging or due to the owners<br />
ofonging or due to the owners<br />
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