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To the 8th hee cannot depose.
To the Inte … To the 8th hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee cometh compelled by a ticket l[?est] from this Court<br />
and a shilling therewith at his lodging, and hath not otherwise received<br />
ought nor expecteth nor is promised ought, and saith hee hath received<br />
his wages for the said voyage/..
To the second hee saith the ''desire'' was anchored with two cables and<br />
anchors before such her [?driving] , and that before such her standing out<br />
and before her fastening to the ''Alexanders'' buoy rope shee lost one<br />
of her anchors, and after two other whereof one was her sheate anchor<br />
And further hee cannot answer, saving it was about midnight that<br />
the ''desire'' stood off to sea from the ''Alexanders'' said fast
To the third hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and cannot further<br />
answer.
To the fourth hee saith that the master and this deponent having bin [?XXXX]<br />
the premisses aboard another shipp, and comming both aboard their owne shipp<br />
the ''desire'' in drinke, and the master much vilifying this deponent<br />
with fowle words, and calling him Jackanapes and many other<br />
base names, and this deponent saying hee was a Christian and<br />
noe Jackanapes, and making other answer for himselfe, the said<br />
Colquuite caused him this deponent to be brought to the Capstan and<br />
promised, howbeit this deponent [?ownerth] [?XXXX] nor grudge or<br />
slight as hee saith to sweare or depose in this [?XXXX], but to speake<br />
and hath spoken the very truth, nor hath hee at any time threatened<br />
the said Colquite. And otherwise hee cannot depose [?XXXXX] [?XXXXXXX]<br />
for his part.
Repeated with his precontest before doctor Godolphin.
G[XXXXXX] [?Petersson] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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28 March 1659. [CENTRE HEADING]
hendricksson and others against Claeson}<br />
Budd. Smith.}
'''Rp.'''
'''Christofer Tydeman''' of London Mariner, late<br />
Stiersman of the shipp the ''White Lambe'' aged<br />
43 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined upon<br />
the allegation given in on behalfe of hendricksson and others.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee well<br />
knoweth the arlate Giles Claeson and hath soe donne for theise three yeares<br />
last or thereabouts, during the most of which space hee the said Giles was commonly<br />
accompted a part owner of the shipp the ''White Lambe'' arlate, and of her<br />
tackle apparell and furnituire, and this deponent (while hee served in her)<br />
heard him severall times say and acknowledge that hee was a part owner<br />
of her, and this deponent well knoweth that from June 1656 till May<br />
next following 1657 or thereabouts (during which space this deponent was<br />
Stiersman of her) the said Claeson had the sole command of the said<br />
vessell as master of her. And further hee cannot depose.
To the second and third articles and schedule therein mentioned hee saith and<br />
deposeth that hee well knoweth the schedulated Jacob hendrickson John Peterson<br />
Peeter ulrick[?son], Reynard Evarard, or E[?dwardson] and Peter Lawresson, and that they<br />
were mariners and officers of and in the said shipp<br />
during all the said time of this deponents soe serving in her, saving the said<br />
hendrickson and Edwardson or Everard were only foremast men of her company<br />
and saith that the said five persons for all the time aforesaid served and performed<br />
their duties in their severall offices and places of this deponents sight and knowledgeaces of this deponents sight and knowledge +
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