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pain_n hazard_n and_o service_n in_o prosecution_n of_o this_o business_n of_o the_o silver_n ship_n and_o lade_n john_n glover_n swear_a the_o 27_o november_n 1654._o before_o i_o robert_n kelleway_n master_n of_o the_o chancery_n in_o ordinary_a thomas_n ley_n and_o john_n gerrel_n make_v oath_n that_o in_o december_n 1652._o mr_n thomas_n violet_n be_v command_v by_o the_o council_n of_o state_n to_o assist_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o state_n against_o the_o ship_n samson_n salvador_n and_o george_n and_o several_a time_n since_o the_o say_a mr_n violet_n have_v receive_v warrant_n from_o his_o highness_n council_n and_o doctor_n walker_n advocate_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o the_o prosecution_n of_o that_o service_n this_o the_o deponent_n know_v because_o mr_n violet_n have_v show_v they_o several_a time_n the_o warrant_n upon_o several_a occasion_n he_o have_v employ_v they_o these_o deponent_n for_o about_o sixteen_o month_n in_o the_o assist_v he_o to_o prosecute_v 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