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precontest Mr Kiffin, and alsoe to the pay … precontest Mr Kiffin, and alsoe to the payment for the same being<br />
donne by account upon a specialtie made for the said payment,<br />
And for theise reasons hee well knoweth the said Robert Stiles,<br />
William Kiffen and company arlate to be the true and lawfull<br />
owners of the said shipp and of her tackell, apparell and<br />
furniture, and for such commonly accounted and reputed.
To the second and third hee saith that the said shipp being soe bought<br />
they the said owners Robert Stiles, William Kiffen, William Peacock<br />
and Segar Corsellis, this deponent and henry Browne loaded and caused a cargo of goods<br />
consisting in linnens, clothes, bread, cheese, cordage and other<br />
goods proper for that trade to be laded aboard her to be carried<br />
to the Barbadas for their account, and sent her out therewith<br />
under the conduct of his precontest George Prince whom they<br />
had constituted master of her, ordering the retourne to be made<br />
unto them, And saith there were some Jewes of Amsterdam<br />
freinds of this Commonwealth that laded some goods upon<br />
freight, but the greatest part of her lading was for the said owners<br />
their account. And saith that after the arivall of the said<br />
shipp with her said ladeing at the Barbada's, shee was as<br />
hee hath bin credibly informed and beleeveth, seized with her<br />
said lading by Captaine Mynns in the ''Marston Moore frigot''<br />
and carried to Jamaica.
To the fourth hee saith that the said Robert Stiles, William<br />
kiffen, William Peacock, this deponent and Segar Corsellis<br />
and henry Browne were and are all English men and subiects of this Commonwealth,<br />
and well affected to the present Government thereof, and<br />
for such commonly accounted.
To the last hee saith that the originall of the affidavit annexed now<br />
shewed unto him was exemplified under the seale of this Court<br />
and of his knowledge sent alonge with the said shipp by the said<br />
George Prince her master.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth that hee did not goe the voyage<br />
in the said shipp, and that hee was borne at Compton neere<br />
Istesty in the County of Berkshire, and hath dwelt neare<br />
seaven yeares last at Amsterdam, And otherwise hee referreth<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the second hee saith the said shipp was really bought for the said<br />
owners, and that the bill of sale aforesaid is true and reall.<br />
And otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition<br />
wherein hee hath satisfied the same.
To the third hee saith the said master is alsoe a Barkshire man<br />
and this deponents brother and is a subiect of this Commonwealth<br />
and well affected thereto. And otherwise hee referreth himselfe<br />
to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 4 and 5th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
Repeated with his precontest before<br />
doctor Godolphin.
ffrancis Prince [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]hin.
ffrancis Prince [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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