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To the 4th hee saith in his this deponents … To the 4th hee saith in his this deponents Judgement the arlate Maurice<br />
[?Lore] and company besides the losse aforementioned have suffered<br />
at least a thousand pounds sterling dammage in the want of the sayd<br />
shipp for soe long tyme as since such her seizure, to imploy in Merchandizing<br />
affayres and for want of the proceeds of the sayd goods to imploy<br />
in trade And saith of his knowledge the Company of the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Speedewell'' did suffer great misery by their seizure being<br />
pillaged and plundered not only of the goods they had aboard for their<br />
Accompt but alsoe of their cloathes and all necessaries, and only some<br />
few old ragges given them by the seizers to cover their nakednesse<br />
and two shillings sixe pence a man allowed them towards bearing their<br />
charges from Brest to Morlaix and thense to England and one<br />
hunter one of the sayd shipps Company did in Bristoll departe this life soone after hee came thither<br />
by reason of his weaknesse occasioned by the miserie and<br />
hardships hee indured by meanes of the seizure aforesayd./<br />
And further hee cannot depose./
To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true/
Repeated with his contest before doctor<br />
Godolphin/
John Watson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 27th of March 1657.
Page against Basse.}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation ex parte Page.
'''Rp. 4us'''
'''John Perriman''' of Redriff in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, aged 32 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the 9th article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
after the comming and arivall of the shipp the ''Samuel'' arlate<br />
from the Canaries in the River of Thames namely on the tenth<br />
of January 1655 (before any of her goods were delivered out)<br />
this deponent and Phillip Ewers two masters of shipps (being<br />
thereto requested) went aboard her then riding against Redriff<br />
Church Staires, and viewed the stowage of her lading of<br />
wines, and found that the caskes of wines all well and duely<br />
stowed, and that the disordering of the stowage and dammage<br />
happened to the wines, had happened and came by the casualtie<br />
of the sea, and extremitie of weather, and not otherwise,<br />
And saith that hee this deponent hath bin a master of shipps<br />
theise seaven yeares last, and the said Ewers a longer time, namely<br />
twenty yeares as hee beleeveth, and soe both understanding and<br />
experienced in stowage of wines and other goods. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest not exámined by direction.
Jo: Periman [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor [?Sweit], Surogate.Repeated before doctor [?Sweit], Surogate. +
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