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Worked on HCA 13/129
Personal answers, October 1658- August 1662.
This Volume is ca. 10 in x 6 in x 1 in
Bound in leather, with original cover, and two leather straps to close
No foliation or page numbering
No index or contents

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P1100949

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Personal answers of Robert Oxwick, William Weilday and John Jefferyes: Allegation: John White & others: Date: 4th Feb. 1658

P1100950
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//The personall Answeres of Robert Oxwick
William Weilday and John Jefferyes made to
the posXXXns of an Allegacon given in ag:t
them on behalfe of Thomas White & others
doe followe.

1. To the first pretended posicon they and every of
them answere and beleeve that Henry ?Tyler, John
Hall, ?Chidock Newby, Ambrose Baxter, Cristopher
Oberman & Thomas White, John White, Richard Crispe
Thomas Salter, John ?Picknell, John Phillips, Sum?ner
Sputtée, Richard Spunier, were as they have heard
and beleeve hyred by Godfrey Jones the M:r of the
Ship the Content to serve in the said shipp from hence
to Ginny, & to other ports & places in the West Indies
and so home againe to this port of London but what
time they entred into pay, or when they began the said
voiage or how long they continued therein theis rendents
know not, nor know not well what to beleeve in regard
it is so long afgoe, about eleven yeares since or there
-abouts, but they beleeve that the sd ship did dept from
Gravesend about September or October 1647. & from thence
(as they have heard & beleeve went to Ginney & there
tooke in Negroes, & with them sayled to Barbadoes on
their owne accord without any order from theis rendents
or any of the other fraighters or Own:rs as they beleeve
but neither put any goods or passengers on shoare ther
as they beleeve, and soe goeing to the West INdies
shee and all her ladeing were as they beleeve cast
away, & never made any port as they beleeve, but
about what time the same was theis rendents know
not, nor know what to beleeve for the reasons aforesd
they not being there, nor never seeing the M:r of the
sd ship afterm hee dyeing before hee came home, And
otherwise they nor any of them doe not beleeve the
sd posiccon to be true in any ?jot thereof saveing their following Answeres-//

P1100951
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//2. To the second p:rted posicon they & every of them
answereth & beleeive that the voiage arlate the sd ship
did carry out Iron, Strong Water, Wine, & other commodities
to the value of about three thousand pounds, & sailed therew:th
as they beleive to Ginney, and there as they beleeve & have
heard tooke in 100: and some odd negroes for
pt of the sd ladeing and therewith & the other goods went
away for the West Indies where they were lost & cast away
without makeing of any port of discharge as they beleeve
and theis rendents beleeve that the
said ship and marrin:rs before expressed did
abide well the said ship at Ginney by the space
of Three moneths & not above as they beleeve & that from
the time of her departure from Ginney was about the
space of six moneths and not above as they beleeive
And othewise they nor any of them doe not beleeve
the sd posicon to be true -

3. 4. To the Third and fowrth prtded posiccons they
answere & refer themselves to their former answeres
& beleeve that from Gambo (sic) the sd ship sett saile, &
without any order from theis rendents or the other
Own:rs sailed to Barbados and there stayed as they
have heard & beleeve avout three weeks to take in
fresh water but neither tooke in to delivered out
any goods or merchandizes & then went towards
Margaritta & there in the way was lost & cast
away and they beleeve that the foresaid pties
were hyred by the M:r of the sd ship as they beleeve
to serve//

P1100952

//to serve in her the sd voiage but whether any others were
hyred or did serve in here or whoe, or at what rates theis
rendents know not nor know what to beleeve, in regard they
did not hyre them or have noe list of whoe were by XXXX or
at what reates, And otherwise they doe not beleeve the sd
posiccon to be true in any part, saveing they beleeve the
pties mencconed in theis rendents answers might be hyred
for the sewall summs expressed in the schedule hereunto
annexed & not more as they beleeve -

5. To the fifth prtded posiccon they & every of them answere
& beleeveth that this rendent Robert Oxwick was fraighter
of three sixteenth pts of the sd shipp the sd voiage and
noe morem this rendent John Jefferyes fraighter of one
sixteenth pt and noe more, this rendent William Wildye
Owner & fraighter of one sixteenth pte & noe more, And
otherwise they doe not beleeve the said possicon to be trie

6 To the sixth prded posiccon they answere that for their
pts they doe not beleeve the sd posicon to be true -

The Schedule

Henry Tylor Surgeon ............50:s p moneth
John Hall Quarter master..... 23:s p moneth
Chid?ork Newby................... iij:li x:s p mo:
Ambrose Bayrer................... 35:s p mo:
Cristofer Overman............... 40:s p mo:
Thomas White & servant..... iij:li p mo:
John White.......................... 32:s p mo:
Rich: Crispe......................... 24:s p mo:
Tho: Salter.......................... 30:s p mo:
John Picknall....................... 20:s p mo;
John Phillipps...................... 23.s p mo:
Samuell Sputtle.................. 24:s p mo:

Robert Oxwick [His signature]

4:° ffeb:ry 1658 Rich: ?Pumer
Repeated before ?D:r ?Coll
XX Cocke in his Chamber xr
by M:r Oxwicke onely

?Will Wildey [His signature]

There is a page on verso side of the above page which has not been digitally imaged

P1100953

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Personal answers of Thomas Ewens: Allegation: Humfrey ffosse, John Tucker & Charles Howgate: Date: XXXX

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The personal Answeres of Thomas
Ewens made to the posiccons of an Allon
given in ag:t him on the behalfe of
Humfrey ffosse, John Tucker & Charles
Howgate do followe

1. To the first prded posiccon he answereth
& beleeveth y:e same to be true -
2. 3. To the 2. & 3:d prded posicons he answereth
& beleeveth That y:e time arlate this rendent
was designed & went out with his sd ship
from home for Genoa & Legorne, & there this
rendent was to seeke any Implyment hee
could meete with ther and at Genoa the
rendent did let out y:e sd ship to goe for Smirna//

P1100954
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//and that at Geneva this rendent tooke in
some pte of her lading & was to goe to Legorne
to take in y:e remainder, & at his arrivall
at Legorne the merchant who freaighted this
rendents ship failed so that this rendents
designe was overthrown, & then this
rendent went from thence to Allegant (sic)
thinking there to get a fraight for Venice
with wools but at his arrivall there by
reason the ffrench taking so many of o:r English
ships the Spaniards would not lade any goods
on board this rendents sd ship, and from ?there
this rendent tooke a Lading ofSpa?rte to Lisborne where this rendent safely
arrived with his sd ship, where after hs arrivall
there were also found foure other English ships
all of w:ch came out of y:e Straights & other places
thereabouts, & at Lisborne this rendent did w:th
his sd ship take a fraight for Brazeele & back
againe to Lisborne in y:e Service of the Brazeele
Company & all y:e other English ships as he beleeveth
did the like, & this rendent beleeveth y:t he did
hirey:e sd ffosse, Howgate, & Tucker to serve
him in y:e sd ship to y:e ports of Genoa & Legirnbe
& from thence to any port or place whatsoever
where this rendent could get Imploym:t for & this
rendent beleeveth he did agree to give them as
much wayges as is or was usually given to such
men for y.e Brazeel?es & he further beleeveth y:t
marrin:rs will servce in a ship at as lowe rates
from Lisborne to Brazeele & back
againe as from London to y:e Straights & back
againe & the danger is no more as he beleeveth
And otherwise for his pt he doth not beleeve
y.e sd posicon to be true//

P1100955
[352 word count]

//4. To y:e 4:th prdded posicon he answereth & beleeveth that
y:e arlate ffosse Tucker & Howgate were hired by this
rendent to serve in y:e sd ship the Scipio from home
to Genoa & Legorne & soe to any ports or places
whatsoever where this rendent should or could get
Imploym:t & so back againe for London at y:e sewall
rates hereafter expressed vizt the sd ffosse at 22:li p Anna both at sea & on shoare, & so he had con
-tinued upon y:e sd ship as he beleeveth by y:e space
of 12. or 13. yeares before, the sd Tucker at 25:s p
moneth the sd voiages & the sd Howgate at 16:s p
moneth the sd voiage & no more. And otherwise
he doth not beleeve the sd posicon to be true in
any pt, Saving this rendent beleeveth six moneth
of every of w;ch wages this rendent was still to keepe
in his hands the better to ingage their stay with this
rendent in the sd ship

5. To the 5:th prdded posiccon he answereth & beleeveth
y:t the arlate ffosse Tucker & Howgate did after their
said hireing pceed upon y:e sd voiage w:th this rendent
in y:e sd ship to genoa & there this rendent discharged
pt of his ladeing & then went to Legorne
& there discharged the remainder, & from thence went
to Allegant (sic) & so to Lisborne, & after this rendent had
arrived there & had taken a fraight to Brazeele
the sd ffosse Tucker & Howgate having about Eight
moneths wages then due to then, would not goe
& pceed upon y:e sd voiage unles this rendent would
pay unto them their whole wages due unto them
without keeping six moneths pay in his hands
according to custome & agreem:t, & also pay them
what was soe due in dollars at 4:s 6:d p dollar
whereas the same wa worth 6:s p dollar, & also
prmise to pay ç augment there wages, which this
rendent beleeveth he was forced to doe, &
must have done or else his designe would//

Personal answers of Augustine Coronell: Allegation: John Charker: Date: June 23rd 1659

P1100964

//The personall answeres of Augustine
Coronell made to the pretended posiccon of
an allegacon given on the behalfe of
John Charker concerning the possession
of 200 quintalls of Brazeelewood
brought to this port of London in the
shippe the Jon and Abigall of which Thornao Mor Peijio Cap:t as followeth.

To the first hee answereth that hee beleeveth that the
allegate S:r Marcuo Verolo de Silvera, was for all
the tome allegate and is resident at Lixbon and
the said Duarte Munez de la Costa for all the
time aforesaid hath beene and is resident att
hamburgh and is a merchant ther, but hee doth
not beeleeve there is any Correspondency of
trade betweene him the said De la Costa and
ffrancis pardini And otherwise hee doth
not between the said arle to bee true in any parti.

To the 9:th hee answeareth and beleeveth that the
said Silvera did really cause the sd Brazeelewood
to bee laden on board the arlate shipp for the accomt
of the said Brazeel Comp:a and consigned y:e same to
the said ffrancis Pardini And otherwise hee doth
not beeleeve the said posicon to be true in any pti

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To the tenth hee answereth that hee doth
beleive the said Brazeele Company seldome
or never lade any goods in their owne name
but doe generally make use of the
name of the said Duarte Munez de Coasta
because hee is a gree person, who was they
are or were subiects to bee taken either by
Spanisg or dutch shipps or such as may p:rtend
power from either of them and other wise hee
doth not beleive the said article to bee true in
any part.

To the 11:th & 12:th & 13:th hee answeareth that hee
doth beleive the said da Silva is the agent
of y:e Brazeele Company and hee this rendent
hath often receaved goods for their account
laden by him and yet expressed for the
account of the said Munez da Costa who
is bow menconned and otherwise saveing
his former answeares hee doth not beleive
the said articles ar either of them to bee true
in any part.

ANGUISH COWXXXX

June y:e 23:th 1659
Repeated before dror
Godolphin In his Chamber
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