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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
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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
[328 word count]

//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-//

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P1100951
[276 word count]

//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//

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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]

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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//

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P1100954
[300 word count]

//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//

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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//

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P1100956
[266 word count]

//have bin overthrowne And otherwise he doth
not beleeve th sd posicon to be true in any pt
saving he did not prmse them any certaine
summe over & above their wayges but he beleeveth
he did say unto them that in case he did returne
home in safety & got his fraight without trouble
that then & not otherwise he would allow them
something over & above their former wages
but no certaine sum as hee beleeveth

6 To y:t 6:th prdded posiccon he answereth and
accepth the contents of this psiiccon
so far forth as y:e same do make for him & not
otherwise & he referreth himselfe to his former
answeres, And otherwise he doth not beleeve
the sd posicon to be true

7 To y:e 7:th prded possiccon he answereth and
beleeveth that after such time as the said ffose
Tucker and Howgate had ?force this rendent to
the termes aforesaid and not before they
did condiscend to proceed upon the voyage to
Brazeele and did accordingly proceed in the
said shipp and voyage and arrived at
Brazeele and discharged the said shipps
outward ladinge and came backe againe in
the said shipp to Lisborne and there the
said shipp was also
discharged but before her discharge the
said ffosse left her and went away from
her without any order from this
rendent and that the said shipp was
upon the designe by the same 16
months & a halfe and noe longer from the time of her going out from Lisborne to the time
of her unlading there againe from Brazeele//

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P1100957
[285 word count]

//And otherwise hee doth not beleeve the said
posicon to bee true in any pte

To the 8:th p:tended posicon hee answereth y:t
hee hath beene required as is arlate and
that hee hath dXXXXed to doe the same for just
reasons as hee beleeveth

To the 9:th hee an swereth and referreth himselfe
to the ?Regtry of this Court

To the 10:th hee answereth & beleeveth that hee
this rendent is a subiect of this Commonwealth
and sunject to the Jurisiccon of this Court

THO: EWENS His signature

Repeated before doctor
Godolphin one of the Judges
xr the second of June 1659

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Personal answers of Peter Cornelius Youngboare: Allegation: ?Maurice Trent: Date: 17th March 1658

The personall Answers of Peter Cornelius
Youngboare made by y:e posiccons of a prtded
Allegacon given & howsoever in fact admitted
ag:t him on behalfe of Man?eire Trent doo follow

1 To the first poscion he answereth & beleeveth That in
& by all y:t time arlate y.e sd ?Coerer was M:r of y:e
arlate ship y:e ?Gease-mower by & w:th y:e consent of all
y:e Owners; whereof this rendent was one, And otherwise
doth not beleeve y:e same to be true in any parte

2. 3. 4. To the 2. 3. 4:th arles he answereth & accepteth of y:e same
so far forth as they make for him, & beleeveth That he was
prte at y:e making of y:e Chrepty for y:e voiage arlate
but doth not beleeve that by y:t Chrepty w:ch he was pnte at
y:e making of, the sd John Co?erer was obliged to returne
with y:e sd ship to Rochell but was at liberty to saile his
ship after her discharge of the salt at In?vernesse
where he pleased or at least to such as ?Maurice Trent//

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P1100958
[337 word count]

or his ffactor at ?Innernesse should appoint for
which sd ?Maurice Trents accompt & not for y:e sd
Richard Trents y:e sd voiage was undertaken & the
Chreparty made And otherwise for his pt he doth
not beleeve y:e sd posiccons to be true in any pte

5 To the 5:th posiccon he answereth & beleeveth That after
the delivery of y:e salt at ?Innernesse y:e sd Maurice
Trent would not nor did lade y:e goods in y:e sd ship to
be carried to Rochell in regard there was no good market for
them there but he beleeveth that in y:e moneths arlate
William Trent y:e brother & ffactor for y:e sd ?Maurice Trent
at Innvrnesse did for & upon y:e accompt of y:e sd ?Maurice
lade aboard y:e sd ship y:e Grase-mower XXXX XXXXX XXX
of salmon & ?some herrings the certaine quantity whereof he
knoweth not to be carried to CXXXhire within the
dominions of XX y:e states of the United Provinces
and there to be delivered to Richard ?Were and
Robert Anderson to whom they were consigned
by the said W:m Trent for y:e account of the said
?Maurice Trent, And he beleeveth that every
last of y:e sd salmon conteined 12: barrels and
was worth 20:li sterl p last & not above and y:t
everyLast of herrings cont 12 barrells of herrings
worth 10:li ster p last, And he beleeveth that
in y:e sd voiage from Innvrnesse to CampXere
there were also laden goods in the said ship
upon the acco:t of other men for y:e fraight of
w:ch sd goods this rendent reced 600. Lyvers
every Livre worth xxij:X sterl & not above
as he beleeveth, And he beleeveth that the sd
?Maurice Trent paid at Innvrnesse for y:e fraight
of y.e voiages aforesd to y:e sd XXXX before his going
to CompXXre 150:li sterl & that all y:e goods as well
those for y:e acco:t of y:e sd ?Maurice Trent as for
other men were all delivered to y:e pties to whom
they were consigned, and that y:e sd ?Maurice//

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P1100959
[357 word count]

//Trent had such notices for he the sd Maurice Trent some
y.e delivery of y:e sd goods at CamXXre paid to this rendent
y:e other 150:li remaineing due upon the Rochell voiage
&never soemuch to doubt of y:e delivery of y:e goods at
CampXXX, nor questioned their delivery at y:e place
nor hath any iust reason to question the same nowe
as this rendent beleeveth, And otherwise for his pte
he doth not beleeve y:e sd posicon to be true in any pte

6. 7. 8. To the 6. 7. & 8:th posicons he answereth & referreth himselfe
to his former answeres & beleeveth that after y:e voiage
at Camp?hire the sd ship was sailed to XXXes to Scotland
& went not to Rochell within 3 moneths after, And
otherwise he doth not beleeve the sd posiccons to be
true in any pt

9 To the 9:th posiccon he answereth & beleeveth That the
weather ?serving a ship doth usually & may saile
from Innvrnes to Rochell in ?20 dayes or thereabouts
but that y:e sd CoXrer had no order to saile thither
but to go to Camphire, And otherwise doth not ne
-leeve this posiccon to be true in any pte

10 To the 10:th posiccon he answereth & referreth himselfe
to his p:rcedent answeres, And otherwise doth not
beleeve the same to be true in any pt

11. 12 To the 11. & 12:th posiccons he answereth & beleeveth
that Salmon & herings were no vendible commodity
at Rochell in y:e moneths arlate, And otherwise hee
doth not beleeve the sd posicon to be true in any pte

13. To the 13:th he answereth & acknowledgeth y:e ?requisicon
arlate by this suit, And otherwise he doth not beleeve
it to be true in any pte

14. To y:e 14:th he referreth himselfe to the Acts & Registry
of this Court, And otherwise he doth not beleeve
the same to be true in any pte

15. 16 To the 15:th & 16:th he answereth & beleeveth that
he is subiect to y.e Jurccon of this Court, but not
by reason of this suite as hee beleeveth//

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P1100960
[XXX word count]

//And othewise he doth not beleeve y:e sd
posicons to be true many parte

To y:e last he answereth and beleeveth as
he hath formerly answered & beleeved &
otherwise negatively.

Repeated before drrr Godolphin ?prijeter XXXXXX
in his Chamber xr XXX
17:th of March: 1657

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Personal answers of Humfey ffosse John Tucker Christofer Mills: Allegation: Captain Thomas Ewens: Date: XXXX

1 The first arle of the said All:on they answere
& beleeve & every of them answereth & beleeveth
that y:e sd Thomas Ewens at the time of hireing of their
rendents to serve in the ship the Scipio in y_e voiage
in question, he did hire them to serve him in y:e sd
ship from this port of London to Genoa & Leghorne
or any other ports or places within y:e Straights of
?Giblatere , and not elsewher, & so to returne to this
port of London, And otherwise for their parts they nor
either of them doe beleeve this arle to be true in any pt thereof

2 To the second arle of y:e sd allon they answere &
every of them doe answere that they nor either of
them doth beleeve the same to be true in any pt thereof

3 To the3:d arle of y:e sd allon they answere & beleeve & every
of them answereth & beleeveth y:e same to be true saving that
they beleeve that onely one of the fowre English ships
arlate (to wit) the ship the Three Brothers came out
of the Straights to Lisborne to seeke a freight there,
& saving that y:e sd ship y:e Scipio brought her lading of ?sparke
to Lisborne intending there to take in her lading of salt or
such other goods as shee could gett for England as the//

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P1100961
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//sd Thomas Ewen himselfe declared to the Company

4 To the fourth arle of ye sd allon the answereth & beleeve & every
of them answereth & beleeveth that after y:e sd shipp the Scipio had
arrived at Lisborne & discharged her lading there, y:e sd Thomas
Ewen did without y:e knowledge of theis rendents lett & sett his
ship to fraight upon a voiage for Brazeel, And that after
-wards the sd Thomas Ewen making it knowne to theis rendants
& the rest of y.e Company of y:e sd ship that he had taken a freight
for Brzeel, they theis rendents, & the rest of y:e Company of
y:e sd ship not being hired for such a voiage, and being
contrary to their Agreem:t at y:e time of their
hireing. in regard that it is beyond the Lyne, & a sickly
Climate, & subiect to the hazard of Enemyes there the
Hollanders being then in Enmity there w:th y:e Portugueses
did declare their unwillingnes of goeing or to goe in the sd
voiag, unles y:e M:r would give them some consideraccon
extraordinary above what they were in the first place hired
for, And that thereupon y:e sd Thomas Ewens y:e M:r did voluntarily
?pfor to pay them off y:e Eight moneths wages formerly due
unto them, & to advance & pay them five shill by y.e
moneth in the mound more than they were first hired for in case they
would proceed upon the sd voiage to Brazeel, w.ch they did accept
of & in consideracon thereof prmise to go y:e sd voiage & did
accordingly go y:e sd voiage, And thereupon y:e sd M:r did pay
themoff freely Eight moneths pay in dollars at foure shills
six pence per dollar, which is y.e usuall rate that English marrin:rs
receive their wages at in dollars, the sd Ewens never desiring or
ppounding to have a greater allowance for y:e same in regard they
come to noe more in English money. And otherwise for their pts
thex nor either of them doth beleeve this arle to be true in any pt therof

5 To the 5:th arle of y:e sd allon they answere & every of them answereth
& refer themselves to their former answeres, And otherwise for ?theire
pts they do not beleeve this arle to be true in any pt thereof

& To the 6:th arle of y:e sd allon they answere & beleeve & either of them
answereth & beleeveth that y:e sd ship the Scipio did enter upon & begin
her voiage for Brazeel to wit in y:e lading of her goods for that place
the 3:d of September 1649. and that y:e sd ship did dept from
Lisborne upon y:e sd voiage the 5:th day of November arlate//

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P1100962
[313 word count]

//1649 & ?arrived at Brazeele the 6:th day of March 1649 & there discharged her lading about y:e end of Aprill 1650
& that upon the 20:th of June 1650. y:e sd ship did set saile in
company of the portugall fleete for Lisborne againe, and
was afterwards put back with the rest of y:e fleete by the
command of y:e Admrall for Brazeel where they arrived
againe about the first or second of July 1650. And
otherwise for their pts they nor either of them doe
beleeve y:t sd arle to be true in any pt thereof

7 To the 7:th arle of y:e sd allon they answere & beleeve and
every one of them answereth & beleeveth y:e same to be true
saving that y:e ship did not XXXX at Lisborne untill the
24:th of December 1650

8. To the 8:th Arle of sd Allon they an
-swere and beleeve and every of them
answereth & beleeveth y:t XXXX of XX y:e
arrivall of the sd shippe the Scipio
at Lisbon the English marriners had
liberty to come aboard of the Scipio upon
an order of y:e Kinge of Portugall as they
beleeve, But had not y:e charge or custody
of the sd ships ladeinge, But was under y:e
guard & command of the Portugall pff-
-cers, who kept the keyes of the hatches & the
?Barres & y:t y:e marriners had leave to
?pompe & to helpe ?unlade y.e goods
when the Portugall officers pleased & y:t
the sd XXXXles one of these rendents
kept and ?continued aboard the Scipio
& came in her to Lisbon from Brazeele
& y:t Humphrey ffosse came aboard her
at sea & y:t the said XXXX & Tucker
came aboard her at Lisbon & otherwise
for theire parts they ?as either of
them doe beleeve this Arle to bee
true in any pte thereof//

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P1100963
[XXX word count]

This digital image is the RH page afeter P1100962, however, it is in a heavier hand and ink, and does not appear to be the same case - has a page become unbound in the original volume?'

//pumpe & bale upp as well pepper as
water and through it overboard for
the pepper being ett and not being
?stopped with baggs could not in that
extremity stowe it betweene y:e decks
It being soe cleare y:e we stXXX sewall
of o:r seamens chests y:t lay in y:e way for
accomodacon thereof There ?fore having great
reason to feare dammage w:ch damage (what
as it hee was by us unavoydable we here as in
conscience & reason bXXXX ptest in y:e p:sence of
s:e subscribed witnesses y.e y.e sd dammage
is XXXXX to be reputed to y:e violence of y:e seas
& not to any default of XXXX soo y:e for it wee
neither ought nor can be accomptable dated
aboard shipp Jonathan this 30:th of january
1657

As to y.e violence of y:e storme y:e time
most of y:e said effects of it wee are
sensible witnesses to it

Chr: Yarley
Hen: Dacres
Joseph Thomson
Gar: Russell
Robert Lane
Alexander Precot
Robert ?Graves
John Russell
Sam: XXwright
Wm: StapXXXX
Richard Seaward
BazngrX Dinsdall
Tho: BrookerWm: Downes Chirugion
Tho: Andrewes
Jn: Stephenson
James Marriner
Nath: Thomas
Samuell Wright
W:m Steephens
BarX Dimswall

14:° decemb 1658
Repeated before Dror
Godolphin one of the
Judges yr: In the Hall xr//

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

P1100964
[XXX word count]

//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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