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//had blowene downe some of the houses there; there
was then much scarcenes of Comodityes, in those pts, and fflemings
that were then in those pts tooke yway most of the trade There and
this Depo:t lay at Nevis with y:e ship the Mary & Elizabeth whereof
hee was Command:r from y:e first of Janaury 1657 untill the
last of Aprill 1658. to pcure her Lading, but ?notwithsatnding
his staying there soe long hee was forced to dept thence
?many XXXX
Dead ffreighted, and this Depo:t had agreed with Merchants
at Barbadoes to take in seaventy Tonns of Sugar at
Nevis. and y:e sd merchants, Contracted and agreed
with this Depo:t under their hands and seales to lade soe much
but notwithsatnding, this Depo:t (after his sd long stay at
Nevis could get onely thirteene Tonnes and a quarter
(or neere thereabouts) of the said seaventy tonns, w:ch the
said merchants agreed to have laden onboard this Depo:ts
said ship by reason of the Scarcenes of goods there And further cannot Depose:/

To the 16:th hee saith that at Nevis arlate Luke Wood sold
some of y:e ffish w:ch hee brought thither in y:e Peace, at the rate
of a pound of ffish for a pound of Suar and saith that of
this Depo:ts knowledge Nevis Mascovado Sugar is better than
Barbadoes Muscavadoe Sugar, And further cannot depose:/.

Upon y:e rest not Examined by Direccon of Groves/:

To the Interries:/:

To the first hee saith that y:e said Grove requested this Depo:t
to come and Testify herein. & was alsoe warned by
M:r Brownes man and favoureth both the ptyes litigant alike
and if it wer ein his power) hee would give y:e victory to them
that hath most right thereto. and saith that hee was not one
of the Company of y:e Peace y:e Voyage in question, and otherwise
cannot Answer./:

The second Concerneth him not.

To the 3:d hee saith hee was acquainted with the said Luke Wood
about a yeare. next before his Death, and for all
that time hee had the repute of an honest and sober man
and well understood his Imployement as this Depo:t beleeveth
and further cannot Answer./.

To the 4.:th hee saith that hee hath knowne the said Grove for about
a yeere and halfe last, and saith hee is Counted a rash hasty
man, and subject to passion; and soe hee was accounted at Nevis
and this depo:t hath heard him there called the DAMNE ME
CAPTAINE: or such like words. and some of y:e plant:rs & Gentlemen of the
Island of Nevis did not well affect him; and this Depo:t heard one
M:r ?Joanes and one M:r ?Rothington; say at Nevis that they would
not come with Grove, but wold rather goe by y:e way of Holland & further
cannot Answer./. //