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aboard the said shipp, and that this depon … aboard the said shipp, and that this deponent being by the said master shipped<br />
in the said shipp and service in the end of June 1656 at Lisbone, well<br />
knoweth that the said Petersson, Uldricks Evarardsson and Lawrencesson were<br />
shipped by the said master at Lisbone shortly after such shipping of this deponent<br />
namely the said Lawrencesson and Ulricks on or about the first day of July 1656<br />
Petersson on or about the fourth of August next following, and Reynard Eversson<br />
on or about the 8th of the same moneth of August 1656, all to foe [?saile GUTTER]<br />
and serve in the said shipp in the qualities schedulated for Roane the port of<br />
her discharge, but for Jacob hendricksson hee saith hee was shipped before<br />
this deponent and the said other five persons, and came to Lisbone in her,<br />
And saith that the said shipp in her course from Lisbone for Roane comming<br />
on the coast of England and having the winde badd and weather fowle<br />
and want of victualls put into the Ile of Wight, where the said master<br />
loitering and not [XXXXing] time for preservation of his voyage, the said<br />
shipp was arrested, and brought to Portsmouth, where this deponent was<br />
by the said master dischardged out of her and his wages paid him till that<br />
time being in or about May 1657 and that hee left the said five persons schedulated aboard the said<br />
shipp in the said service of her. And further that hee hath<br />
heard (while hee was aboard) both the said master and the said five persons<br />
severally say oftentimes that they were hired for the wages following<br />
videlicet the said Jacob hendricksson at fifteene gilders per moneth, Peter<br />
Ulrickson at foure and twenty gilders per moneth, Jan Peterson at<br />
34 gilders per moneth Rinard Eawarson at fifteene gilders per<br />
moneth and Peter Lawrenceson at 24 gilders per moneth. And this deponent hath seene tickets that were given to every of<br />
them (which hee now hath with him and leaveth for the further information of<br />
this Court and knoweth to be the hand writing of the said master) where[?in] the<br />
said persons are mentioned to be hired at the said respective rates, And lastly that this<br />
deponent being soe dischardged and being to and againe betwixt POrtsmouth<br />
and the Ile of Wight to seake for imployment two monethes space or<br />
more after such his discharge, saw and tooke notice that the said five persons<br />
still continued in the service of the said shipp untill they were turned out<br />
or dischardged by mr Lil[?a] the [?notary] (the master being in prison) this deponent<br />
being then present and (sic) Portsmouth when they were soe turned out<br />
which was on or about the eighth of July 1657, And being soe turned<br />
out, the said John Peterson and Peter Lawrenceson went along to sea in the shipp<br />
called the ''Hope'' of Hamborow, Claes Mayer master, wherein this deponent<br />
also went, and this deponent well knoweth that when hee was soe<br />
dischardged the said five persons had not any of them received their wages<br />
nor was the master (falling presently into trouble and shortly into prison) able to pay them, and<br />
when they were soe turned out hee heard them all complaine that they had<br />
not received any of their wages, untill now and then a shilling or six pence<br />
to drincke. And further hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh required by mr Lil[?e] to speake the truth<br />
in this busines, wherein hee is noe wayes concerned as hee saith, nor is ought<br />
unpaid unto him, nor is to receive ought, nor liable to pay any of the wages<br />
in question. And saith that this deponent hath received about six and<br />
thirtie pounds sterling for his said wages, which was all truely dun unto<br />
him for his wages.
To the second hee saith hee was present at Lisbone at the said hiring of the<br />
said Peterson the carpenter and Peter Ulrickson the Cooke of the said shipp<br />
and knoweth that the said master agreed with and shipped them at the foresaid<br />
wagesped them at the foresaid<br />
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