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truth in this business, and otherwise hee … truth in this business, and otherwise hee answereth negatively./
To the second hee saith hee was never at Bilbo or Saint Sebastians, and other<br />
wise alsoe negatively.
To the third and 4 hee saith as aforesaid hee was never at Saint Sebastians, and otherwise<br />
cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the fourth fifth hee saith hee is master of a shipp, and hath bin a master<br />
theise thirtie yeares last, and somtimes in that space both master and merchant,<br />
and that hee hath now a sute depending for freight due to him from mr<br />
wainewright for a voyage from the East countrey to Ireland, which<br />
sute is depending in this Court, and that his freight demanded is<br />
payable oer tonne.
To the last hee saith that somtimes the gaine is outwards and somtimes<br />
homewards. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
Repeated before Collonel Cock.
Robert Girling [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''William Linses''' of Limehouse Mariner, aged 26 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined
To the fifth article upon which alone he is exámined hee saith and deposeth<br />
that hee well knoweth the shipp ''Seaflower'' arlate and the ports of Southampton<br />
and Saint Sebastians and hath bin at them both, and is a mariner, and well<br />
knoweth that the said shipp going from this port of London to Southampton<br />
and there taking in her lading and delivery of the same at Saint Sebastians performed<br />
(in soe her going and delivering more than halfe her voyage, which was<br />
to goe thense to Southampton, and thense to Saint Sebastians and<br />
thense to retourne to this port, And saith shee set forth from this port on the<br />
said voyage on or about the sixe and twentieth of June 1655, and had bin on the<br />
said voyage till the thirtieth of August, which was the time of her seizure,<br />
and that in all probabilitie (if the said seizure had not happened) shee<br />
might have come from Saint Sebastians (after delivery of her goods) and finished<br />
her voyage in a monethes space after such delivery, and saith that in<br />
his estimation there was two third parts of the time of the voyage over<br />
and past (and consequently of all expenses of wages and victualls)<br />
and the one third part more after such delivery would in all probabilitie<br />
have finished the voyage, And last by hee All which hee knoweth being masters<br />
mate of the said shipp and going the said voyage to Saint Sebastians in her. And saith that the<br />
said Swann well deserved five and thirtie shillings per tonne for freight of his<br />
lading of corne, for going hense and taking the same in at Southampton<br />
and delivering it at Saint Sebastians, and saith hee heard that other shipps<br />
that went hense to Southampton and tooke in corne for Saint Sebastians were to<br />
have three pounds and five shillings per tonne freight upon their retourne<br />
to this port. And otherwise cannot depose, saving the shipp being seized<br />
could not retourne.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cometh at the instance of the said Swann to speake the truth<br />
in this cause, and otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith hee was never at Bilbo, nor ever at Saint Sebastians<br />
before this voyage in question, and otherwise referreth him selfe to his foregoeing<br />
deposition and the Charter partie for the said voyage.
To the third and fourth hee referreth himselfe as aforesaid, and otherwise cannot<br />
answer, not having bin at Saint Sebastians but the said voyage.
To Saint Sebastians but the said voyage.
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