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The 24th of June 1658.
The claime of Thom … The 24th of June 1658.
The claime of Thomas Warren for 150 pipes}<br />
of Canarie wines, laded aboard the ''Mary and Joyce''}<br />
and thence taken and put aboard the ''Elizabeth''}<br />
and since retaken by the ''Bryer frigot''
Examined upon an<br />
allegation given in on<br />
behalfe of the said Mr<br />
Warren the 18th instant
'''Rp. et [X] reliquis.'''
'''Isaac Michaelson''' of fflushing Mariner<br />
aged 42 yeares or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the nineth article of the said alleagtion hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in or about the beginning of Aprill. 1658 (after the new<br />
account) hee this deponent master of the articulate shipp the<br />
''Elizabeth'' came and arived in the Groyne in Gallicia with his<br />
said shipp and company, and there found two frigots of fflanders<br />
one commanded by Jacob Bolart and the other by John van Sluce<br />
having the shipp the ''Mary and Joice'' arlate there with them<br />
as prize, laded with wines, and that this deponent came<br />
and lay with his said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' side by side with<br />
the ''Mary and Joice'', and saith that one Alexander Row<br />
that lay agent there for the setters out of the said frigate hired<br />
and freighted this deponents said shipp of this deponent to goe<br />
and transport the wines of the said shipp the ''Mary and Joice''<br />
for Middleborow under the conduct of this deponent, and<br />
soe hee saith that in a fortnights space or thereabouts after<br />
such this deponents comming in, the said wines of the ''Mary''<br />
''and Joice'' (being in all two hundred and eight pipes for merchants<br />
account) were taken out of her and put and laded aboard<br />
this deponents said shipp to be carried as aforesaid, But as<br />
for the marke of the said pipes or any of them hee saith hee<br />
tooke noe notice thereof nor can remember the same.
To the tenth article of the said alleagtion hee saith and<br />
deposeth that after such receipt of the said wines into this<br />
deponents said shipp, hee and company departed from the Groine<br />
therwith for Middleborow, and comming neere the Islands of<br />
the S[X]lings or Scilly were met with by the ''Bryer frigot''<br />
and by the same seized with the said wines and carried to<br />
Plimouth, and since sent into the River of Thames, where<br />
the said wines are since unladed, which hee knoweth being<br />
aboard and seeing the said seizure, and brought to Plimouth<br />
in the said frigot in company of his owne shipp, and since<br />
seeing the wines unlading here.
To the eleaventh hee saith that besides the said two hundred<br />
and eight pipes for the Merchants account, there were<br />
eightants account, there were<br />
eight +
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