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The third day of Aprill .1658:
'''Rp. 4.u … The third day of Aprill .1658:
'''Rp. 4.us'''
'''Paul Backman''' of hamborough late Master of the shipp the<br />
''Charity'' of London aged 45. yeares or thereabouts, sworne<br />
before the said doctor John Godolphin one of the Judges<br />
of the said High Court of Admiralty saith as followeth<br />
to witt
To the Interrogatories in the first place ministred on<br />
the behalf of the said John Shorter./
To the first Interrogatorie this rendent saith, That hee well knowethj<br />
the shipp the ''Charity'' of London in the Interrogatorie mentioned, of which<br />
shipp this examinate was Master and Commander by the space of five<br />
moneths or thereabouts on the behalfe and to the use of the said John<br />
Shorter, and thereby is well assured that the said shipp was of the burthen<br />
of fourtie Lasts or thereabouts and that this examinate was first constituted<br />
and appointed to be Master of the said shipp in or about the moneth<br />
of November in the yeare 1657, last past. More to this Interrogatorie<br />
hee saith not/:
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith, That hee this examinate well knoweth<br />
and was present at such time as the said shipp the ''Charity'' was<br />
publiquely and in open markett sold in the said moneth of November<br />
at or in the City of Berghen in Norway by one Jans hanson a<br />
publique Officer of the said City thereunto authorized unto one<br />
William Edwards servant and Agent at the said place to and for<br />
the said John Shorter, and for his the said John Shorters accompt<br />
and behoofe; and saith that hee this examinate having formerly served<br />
the said John Shorter as Master in and of another shipp to him the<br />
said John Shorter belonging and perished at Sea under this examinates<br />
Conduct and Command, did mediate and procure the buying of the<br />
said shipp at the place and time and from the person aforesaid to<br />
the use and behoofe aforesaid for the summe of seaven hundred<br />
and fifty rixdalers, which moneys this deponent did see really and<br />
effectually pay'd at Berghen aforesaid by the said William Edwards<br />
in the name and on the behalf of the said John Shorter unto the said<br />
Jans Sanson for the said shipp her tackle apparrell and furniture<br />
and this examinate is thereby fully convinced and assured in Conscience<br />
that the said shipp the ''Charity'', her tackle and apparrell and furniture<br />
from the time of such the buyeing of and paying for the said<br />
shipp did and doe really and solely belong unto him the said John<br />
Shorter as being the true sole and Lawfull Owner thereof, and<br />
publiquely and notoriously knowne and accompted for and a[s GUTTER]<br />
an Englishman and Subject of this Commonwealth. Moreover<br />
this examinate saith That hee this deponent well and assuredly knoweth That<br />
in the moneth of March last past or thereabouts the said John<br />
Shorter did sett out fitt and furnish the said shipp ''Charity''<br />
upon his owne costs and charges for and upon a voiage to be made<br />
under this deponents Conduct with the said shipp from this port of<br />
(Londonhipp from this port of<br />
(London +
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