Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.151





        Memordm those words on the other page, Reclame & RestituOn of Liber B B
      were enterlyned before sealing & signing hereof/ Seale
        Signed, Sealed & deliuered  Jacob Direck willree
         in the prnce of us wittnesses
           Willm Chambers
           Willm Whately Seale
           Copia
      The Eighteenth day of ffebruary 165-8/9
        Web Day personally appeared George Walters Escp of Bantney
      in the County of Corke in Ireland, aged ffowrty ffowne yeares or
      thereabouts, & being swonne uppon the holy Euangelists did depose,
      That uppon or about the ffowrth day of ffebruary one Thowsd six
      hundd ffifty & nine (New Style) a Centaine ship, now called the
      George of Bantrey being of the Burthen of Eighty Tonnes or there
      abouts was by Bill of sale dated the ffowrth day of ffebruany one
      Thowsd six hundd ffifty & nine (new Style) by Connelis Van Cuick,
      & Peter Backer, the then reputed owners of the sd ship, sold & assigned
      unto him the sd George Walters, by the name of Colonell George
      Walters of Bantrey in Ireland, Daniel Arthur, & John White ffitz
      Jasper, Jacob Derrickson Willree & Company, And tht the sd ship
      is now bownd out to the Barbados, & other parts, beyownd the Seas.
      Wherefore hee prayed the sd Bill of Sale to bee Registred in this
      Count, & this his Deposition to bee Exemplifyed, That such iust use 204]
      may bee made thereof, as shall bee agneable to Law.
                                      George Walters.
        wch Day ffrancklin appeared for the sd Colonel George Walters
      Daniel Arthur, John White ffitz Jaspers, & Jacob Derrickson Willree
      & Company, & alleaged, that they & Euery of them were & are sub
      iects & was & is a subiect of the çothon Wealth of England, And
      tht the ship is now bownd out to the Barbados & some other parts
      beyownd the seas, uppon the account of them the sd George Walters,
      Daniel Arthur, John White ffitz Jasper & Jacob Derrickson Willree,
      And to the end the ship may receaue noe interruption in her in
      tended Voyage, but may quietly & peaceably proceede thereon, &
      enioy such priuiledges & immunities, as are competent to a ship be
      longing to subiects of this Common Wealth, Hee desyned the sd
      Deposition & these prnts to bee exemplifyed, under the Greate Seale
      of this Court, that the same may bee made use of by his Clients as
      shall bee requisite & agreable to Law, And tht the Bill of sale men
      tioned in the Deposition of the sd Colonell George Walters may bee
      deliuened to him for his Clients first Registred in this Court, wch the
      Judge held reasonable & ordered accordingly. Subscribed, Exd
      Samuel How Nory Pub. Actuary assumed
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