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are generally accounted reputed and taken. … are generally accounted reputed and taken. The<br />
premisses he deposeth and knoweth to be true, for that<br />
the producents on or about the fifth day of ffebruary in the<br />
yeare on thousand six hundred fifty eight (English stile)<br />
did buy the said ship ''Experience'' (then called the ''two''<br />
''sisters'') of one William Williams and Company of London<br />
Merchants; and this deponent at their request then made the<br />
bill of sale for the same, and saw it sealed and<br />
delivered by the sayd Williams and company to and for the<br />
use of the producents; and for that this deponent did afterwards<br />
make particular bills of sale for each of the said<br />
producents, of one seaventh part of the said shipp tackle and furniture to each of them by [?owXXX]<br />
from the whole Company Joyntly. And further to this<br />
Article he deposeth not saving he sayth that thy have<br />
ever since continued the owners of her as aforesayd, [?videlicet]<br />
each man owner of a 7th part of er./
Ad 2um Arlum dicit that soone after the producents had<br />
bought the sayd shipp then called The ''Two Sisters'', THey<br />
changed her name and called her the ''Experience''<br />
and then fitted her and furnished her with provisions and other necessaries at their owne charge and sent her out from this port<br />
of London on a trading voyage to goe from hence to Lisbon<br />
in Portugall, and from thence to the Brazeele, from<br />
whence she was to returne to Lisbone, and so to London<br />
and before such her preceeding from this port on the<br />
voyage, they the said producents laded here or caused to be<br />
laden and put on board her for their owne use and account<br />
a Cargoe of goods consisting in Bayes, Perpetuanas,<br />
Serges, stockings, ffustians and other merchandizes<br />
which togeather with the charges of Merchandize thereupon<br />
cleare aboard, did amount unto the summe of [?ten]<br />
thousand pounds sterling or there abouts; with which lading<br />
he sayth the ''Experience'' did afterwards arrive in <br />
Lisbone safely which he knoweth for that he this deponent was and<br />
is Booke keeper to the Producents, and tooke not<br />
of and kept accounts of all the foresayd goods so laden and<br />
put onboard the said ship, and of all the charges disbursements<br />
in and about the shipping of them; and for that this deponent<br />
did receive letters of Advice from the Producents [?ffactor]<br />
at Lisbone signifying the safe arrivall of the sayd shipp and<br />
lading there./
Als 3um deponit et dicit that before the sayd ships proceeding<br />
hence on the said voyage, the producents made and constitu<br />
ted the Arlate John Kingsman Master or Commander of the saidn Kingsman Master or Commander of the said +
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