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To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
… To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first and second hee saith the said shipp the ''Cane Merchant'' was built<br />
as hee hath bin credibly informed at Canne, and this deponent hath sailed<br />
in company with Peter Cavalier of Cane who said hee built her there<br />
and saith the said Sommers bought her of the said Peter C[?avalier] [?and]<br />
Peter knight in this port of London in the yeare 1654, and within t[XX]<br />
dayes or thereabouts after such buying, shipped this deponent Gunner of [?her]<br />
but this deponent is not a witnes to the bill of sale, and otherwise<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the third Interrogatorie hee saith the said John Summers was [?two]<br />
yeares in possession of the said shipp before the said seizure, which<br />
hee knoweth because hee this deponent belonged to her all that time<br />
and that it is about two yeares and a quarter since hee was<br />
deprived thereof as foresaid, referring himselfe to his foregoeing deposition
To the fourth hee saith that six of the said tenn guns were s[XXXXs], [XXX]<br />
[?minions] and one falcon, and that shee had at the time of the said<br />
seizure a whole suite of sailes for her foremast, maine mast,<br />
missen mast and boltspritt, and a spare [XXX ?maine] topsaile<br />
five anchors, and fower cables and [XXXXXX], one<br />
deck, a half deck and a forecastle and that her sailes were not much<br />
worne, her cables good, and otherwise hee cannot depose, referrimng<br />
himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the fifth hee saith it is about 22 monethes since hee<br />
last saw the said shipp the ''Cane Merchant'', and saith the said<br />
Sommers was master of her himselfe and in possession of her<br />
to the time that shee was soe seized, and otherwise hee referreth himselfe to his<br />
foregoing deposition.
To the 6. 7. 8. and 9. hee saith that hee last saw her at Passaga aforesaid<br />
namely about two and twenty monethes since, and otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer, saving as aforesaid, not having seene the said shipp since her<br />
seizure by the ''Preston frigott.''
Thomas grim[?s]ditch [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 8th of July 1658/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined on the sayd allegation/
'''Rp. 2'''
'''William Bawcock''' of North Yarmouth in Norfolk<br />
Mariner aged twenty five yeares or thereabouts<br />
a wittnesse sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet
To the first second third and 5th articles of the sayd alleagtion hee saith hee this deponent<br />
hath knowne the arlate shipp now called the ''Change'', and formerly<br />
the ''Cane Merchant'' for those sixe moneths last past hee being<br />
a passenger in her At her seizure by the ''Preston ffrigott'' hereafter<br />
specified And saith that ever since hee know her the arlate John<br />
Somers hath bin Commonly reputed the true and lawfull Owner<br />
and proprietor of the sayd shipp formerly called the ''Cane''<br />
''Marchant'' and now the ''Change'' And hath heard Captaine [?Beach]<br />
(Commander) of the sayd shipp ''Change'' formerly the ''Cane Marchant'' by Commission (as hee sayd) of the duke<br />
of Yorke) saye that in the yeare 1656 when<br />
shee the ''Change'' was first taken by a shipp of warr Commissioned by the<br />
duke of Yorke or King of Scottst;br />
duke of Yorke or King of Scotts +
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