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of Proceeding thitherward shee and her lad … of Proceeding thitherward shee and her lading of goods aboard her<br />
were met with set upon and seized by an Oastend man of warr<br />
and by them Carryed as Prize to Grina in the Spanish<br />
Dominions And saith shee was soe seized of off Lewes Ile; on<br />
the back side of Scotland on or about the 5th of August last<br />
The Premisses hee deposeth being a fforemast man of, and<br />
aboard the said ship at the time of the seizure, and sawe<br />
the Premisses acted and done as aforesaid.
To the 3d and 4th Interrogatories hee saith hee well knoweth the said John Broughton and<br />
John Abbot the Master of the said Shipp which Broughton and Abbot (had in<br />
her at<br />
the time of her Seizure for their owne account (as this deponent hath heard and verily beleeveth) Part of the Lading aboard her<br />
namely according to their Parts in the shipp, which<br />
Lading hee saith consisted of Slatts, Pipestaves, Wooll, woollen<br />
Cloth Leather, and a good parcell of money which was for the<br />
ships Stock (but howe much hee knoweth not) And saith<br />
they said goods were bought by the said John Abbot at Carrickevegus<br />
and there Laden aboard the said shipp, to be carryed to<br />
Drunton aforesaid, and there to be sold upon and for<br />
the account of the said Broughton and Abbott and Company and<br />
every one of the ships owners was to have had according to theire parts in the<br />
ship as aforesaid. And that the said Broughton was owner<br />
of five sixteenth parts, and the said Abbot of six 16th parts<br />
of the said ship and of her tackle and furniture (as<br />
by the bills of Sale which this deponent hath seene appeareth)<br />
at the time of the said seizure, Which Parts of the said<br />
Shipp and Lading, were and are Utterly lost to the said John Broughton and<br />
John Abbot by meanes of the surprizall aforesaid The<br />
Premisses hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot Answer:/.
George<br />
wilkinson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]lt;br />
wilkinson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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