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said lighter (,amongest which were upwards … said lighter (,amongest which were upwards of thirtie chests of<br />
sugar) the lighter went ashore. And saith that all the said goods<br />
and sugars, soe put into the lighter, were at the time of<br />
such the putting the same aboard her, drie and well conditioned<br />
of this deponents sight and knowledge, who was Carpenter of<br />
the ''Six Brothers'', and assisted in putting the said sugars out of<br />
the shipp into the lighter: And saith the arlate William Greene<br />
was the time arlate and is master, and the arlate Edward lewes<br />
the arlate Nathaniell Townsend, and saith hee had<br />
sugars amongst those that were soe put into the said lighter<br />
and this deponent hath heard him and others say, that some of<br />
his sugars were damnified when they came ashore , but what<br />
number of chests of sugar hee had hee knoweth not. nd<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that what soever dammage was<br />
found in the said sugars or any of them when they came ashore<br />
and were there delivered, befell them after their putting into<br />
the said lighter, and not by any defect or insufficiencie of or<br />
in the ''six Brothers'', or default or neglect of any of the<br />
''Six Brothers'' company, yeelding a reason of his knowledge as<br />
aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated with his precontest before/<br />
doctor Godolphin,
The marke of W:m '''WV''' Venus. [MARKE, RH SIDE]
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The 10th of September, 1657:
''Charity'' of London George<br />
Prince Master/.
'''George Prince''' of London Mariner,<br />
aged 30 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before<br />
the right worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the High Cort of Admiraltie of<br />
England, saith and deposeth as followeth. Videlicet
That hee this Examinate is Master, and Comander of<br />
the shipp the ''Charity'' of London of the burthen of 240 Tunne<br />
or thereabouts, and that shee belongeth to this Port of<br />
London, and that this deponent ffrancis Prince, William Peacock[e GUTTER]<br />
and Robert Stiles, were and are the true Lawfull<br />
owners and Proprietors of the said shipp, and of her<br />
tackle, and furniture, and all the Appurtenances thereunto<br />
belonging, and were and are all English Men, and<br />
subiects of this Commonwealth, and for such Comonly<br />
accounted; And this deponent further saith, that hee this deponent<br />
did goe (with the Consent of some of the owners of the sayd shipp<br />
(buy owners of the sayd shipp<br />
(buy +
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