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riding thereby, there were the same mornin … riding thereby, there were the same morning a parcell of three<br />
hundred skinnes (which as hee undertood were buffola skinnes) brought<br />
in the said frigates pinnaces and put also aboard the ''Richard and''<br />
''Elizabeth'', and alsoe a parcell of kidd skinns (the number hee<br />
cannot declare) and also a parcell of flax, to be also brought<br />
for London: all which goods were by the company of the ''Assistance''<br />
declared to be prize goods, and to that purpose they were loath<br />
that the Generall should see and take notice of them. And<br />
saith that in the said shipp ''Richard and Elizabeth'' all the<br />
said goods were brought up the River of Thames to Ratcliff Crosse<br />
where they came to an anchor therewith on monday night the<br />
third of September, and this deponent in regard of the danger<br />
hee tooke his house and familie to be in, by meanes of the fire<br />
getting leave to goe home, hee went that night ashore to his<br />
house on the banck side leaving all the said goods aboard under<br />
command of the said Bothwick. And on the Satturday next<br />
following being the eighth of September this deponent<br />
comming to goe aboard the said shipp, met with Samuel<br />
[?Clapshaw] the boat swaine ashore at Ratcliffe crosse, and<br />
they goeing together into a tap house to drinke a cup of beare<br />
together, this deponent (who had got some intelligence that<br />
the said goods were carried ashore by the said Masters order) asked<br />
the said Boatswain as they were in discourse thereabouts, how<br />
they could doe, to get parts to carry the said goods soe farr uplands<br />
to which hee made answer that hee the said boatswaine by the said<br />
Masters order got carts from Captaine Swanley from Stepney<br />
to carry the said goods to Captaine Swanleys warehouse there<br />
and that the thether they were carried accordingly. And this deponent<br />
going to seize the said goods at Captain Swanleys, and<br />
commanding a Constable of Stepney to assist them, the said<br />
Constable declared unto them that some of his watchmen<br />
assisted in unloading the said goods out of the carts into the said<br />
Captane Swanleys warehouse, and this deponent having<br />
since spoken with one of those watchmen (whose name hee<br />
now remembreth not) heard him affirme the same.
Signum<br />
Thomas [HIS MARKE] holbart [MARKE, RH SIDE]homas [HIS MARKE] holbart [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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