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The 16th day of ffebruary 1658./:
Examine … The 16th day of ffebruary 1658./:
Examined on the said Allegation:
'''Rp. .6.'''
'''William Marriot''' of Poplar in the parish of<br />
Stepney and County of Middlesex Shipwright aged<br />
31 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and Examined:/
To the 11th article of the said Allegation upon which alone hee is Examined<br />
hee saith and deposeth that hee very well knew the Interrate mose<br />
Durant in the yeere 1654, and for about seaven yeeres before<br />
and for about soe long time hee saith hee knewe the arlate<br />
Robert Durant the ffather of the said Moses and oftentimes worked with them and saith that<br />
all the yere 1654 and for the greatest part of the yeere<br />
1655: The said moses was servant of and to the said Rob Durant. and was Commonly<br />
accounted and reputed to be bound unto him, as his Aprentice<br />
to serve him for the space of seaven. yeeres: And saith about<br />
foure yeeres since the said Moses Durant went to sea in a ship<br />
whereof one Captaine hareweood was Master And further hee<br />
cannot depose. saving the said Robert Durant dyed about<br />
January 1656, and saivng hee referreth himselfe to the Registry of<br />
the Court for Probate of Wills, and Granting of Administrations./
To the Interrogatories: [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that Anne Durant the relict of the said Robert Durant<br />
desired this deponent to come and Testify the Truth of his knowledge<br />
in this busines, and to the rest negatively for his part:/:
To the second Negatively being none of the Interrate ships Company
To the third hee saith hee knewe none of the Interrate shipps<br />
Company saving the saud moses Durant, and one<br />
Silvester West, and further cannot answer./.
To the 4th and 5th hee cannot answer./:/
William Marriot [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 22th day of ffebruary 1658:
John ffoyle Ambrose Mudd and Company owners of)<br />
the ''Parragon'' (Andrew Gribble Master) against Abraham)<br />
Vander Durst. late captaine of the ship the<br />
''Moone'' belonging to the States of the United)<br />
Provinces in Speciall and all others in generall)<br />
that will take upon them the Justification of the seizure of the<br />
said ship ''Parragon'' and her Lading being<br />
taken by Enemyes of this Commonwealth from)<br />
under the Convoy of the said ship the ''Moone'')<br />
Cheeke)
Examined upon an Allegation<br />
given in on the behalfe of the<br />
sayd ffoyle and Mudd./.
'''Rp. j:'''
'''William Churchwood'''<br />
of Dartmouth, Mariner, aged<br />
30 yeeres or therabouts, sworne<br />
and Examined./:
To the 3d article of the said Allegation, (upon which alone hee is by [?the]<br />
direction of the Producent Examined) hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in the moneth of December last was two yeares hee this deponent was<br />
Comander of the ship the ''Anne and ffrancis'', which lay then<br />
in the Roade of Saint Martins, neere Rochell in ffrance<br />
in Company of the arlate ship the ''Parragon'': (whereof Andrew<br />
Gribble was Master) and of another English ship belonging to ]XXX GUTTER]<br />
(whereofnging to ]XXX GUTTER]<br />
(whereof +
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