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| − | '''Editorial history'''
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| − | ==Suggested links==
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| − | See [[MRP: Admiralty court cases|Admiralty court cases]]
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| − | ==Listing of imaged cases==
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| − | ===Case: Miller con W:m Vincent et al: Deposition: Henry Johnson, of Blackwall, Middlesex, Shipwright, aged 36===
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| − | P1090611; P1090612
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| − | Miller con W:m Vincent et al
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| − | 28th of January 1660 iuxta xr.
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| − | upon the fore s:d Allon
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| − | on the behale of S:r W:m Vincent
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| − | Deponent: Henry Johnson of Blackwall in the County of Midds shipwright aged 36 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | Henry Johnson of Blackwall
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| − | in the County of Midds shipwright
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| − | aged 36 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | sworne & examined sayth and
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| − | deposeth as followeth viz:t
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| − | To the 8:th and 9:th Arles of the s:d Allocb (upon w:ch
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| − | alone he is examined by direccon) he sayth that on
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| − | or about the 22:th day of November in the yeare of our
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| − | Lord 1659 This dept togeather with one Thomas Good
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| − | also a shipwright did at the request of John Elliot &
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| − | the rest of the owners of the ''Coast frigat'', foe downe
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| − | to Bugbee hole to view the ship ''John & Katharine''
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| − | & to see what damage she had rec:d by meanes of
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| − | the ''Coast frigats'' falling foule of her as it was said before y:t time
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| − | at Gravesend. And saith that upon such their viewing
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| − | her, they found that a small piece of her head was
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| − | only broken off by the ''Coast frigat'', w:ch was noe
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| − | hinderance unto her at all in her sayling, foreasmuch
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| − | as she (the s:d ship ''John & Katharine'') had after y:e s:d damage XXXX before
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| − | this dep:ts viewing of her made a voyage to Virginia
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| − | without mending the same, & was then going out to
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| − | sea on another voyage without menting thereof
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| − | had not the rest of her head been broken of by two other
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| − | ships coming foule of her, viz:t the ''Virginia Merchant'' &
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| − | the ''Hanniball''; aAnd that most of what was broken off was for ornament only. And he saith that the
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| − | whole damage done by the ''Coast frigat'' to the ''John
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| − | & Katharine'' by breaking off a piece of her head and
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| − | spoyling the Guilding & painting thereof could not
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| − | amount to above seaven pounds XXXXX. And for soe
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| − | much this dep:t would have undertaken to have
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| − | made her head as good as at y:e time of y;e damage done by y:e ''Coast frigat''. And further
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| − | he cannot depose saving he saith that the ''John &
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| − | Katharine'' might & would have (as he beleeveth) made many more voyages without re-
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| − | pairing the damage done her by the ''Coast frigat'', had
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| − | not the second damage predeposed of happened.
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| − | To the Interries
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| − | To the first (it being done as the Interrie requireth)
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| − | he sayeth he knoweth nothing of the matter Interr
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| − | & therefore cannot answer to this Interrie.
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| − | P1090612
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| − | To the 2:nd he referreth himselfe to his foregoing
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| − | depoXX. And further or otherwise cannot answer
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| − | not knowing ir seeing any other damage doen to the
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| − | ''John & Katharine'' by the ''Coast frigat'', than what he
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| − | hath predeposed of.
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| − | To the 3:rd he cannot answ:r otherwise than as aforesaid
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| − | To the 4:th he answereth negatively for his part
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| − | To the 5:th he hath not so deposed
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| − | To the 6:th he XX
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| − | he is not to pay any there of the damages XXXXXX
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| − | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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| − | flopped from XXXX
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| − | nor hath he any dependency upon any of the
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| − | owners of the ''Coast frigat'', or relXXXX to them, saveing
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| − | is acquainted with XXX of them And sayth XXX
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| − | worth a thousand pounds XXX debts being paid
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| − | further cannot answ:r
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| − | HENRY JOHNSON [His signature]
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| − | ?Blacke con Scattergood afores:d
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| − | XXX January 1660
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| − | XXXX
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| − | Henricus Lobery ?portia S:t Buttolphs extra Algate XXX XXXX aged XXX yeares or thereabouts
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| − | ===Case: East India Company v. Francis Dashwood, John Sweeting, & John Connis: Deposition 1. Henricus Thurseros, of Broadstreet, London, Merchant, aged 35===
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| − | P1090613;
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| − | f. 26r.
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| − | 21 die mensis ffebruary 1660.
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| − | Gubernator et Societas Mercator AngloXXX ad)
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| − | India ozidentales cXXXX XXXX contra)
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| − | ffranciscum Dashwood Johannem Sweeting et)
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| − | Johannem Connis xr ?Budd ?Suckley)
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| − | Sup Libelle ex parte dirtXXX Gubernatorie et
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| − | Societatis Mercator Anglorum ad Indias oriental commerze
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| − | exXXXX da Examinatus.
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| − | ?I;nd HENRICUS THURSEROS de Broadstreete London
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| − | Mercator annosagens 35 ant do criter testis in
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| − | hoc causa productis et Juratus dictit et deponit prXXX
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| − | Ad 1:nd dictit That for these tenne yeares last past there hath bin and
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| − | at present is a Company or Society of English Merchants commonly
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| − | called or known by the name of the Governo:r and Company
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| − | of English Merch:ts trading to the East Indies, And this Dep:t for
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| − | all or most pt of the said time was Imployed by them as a ffactor
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| − | in the East Indies, And to the rest hee referrs himselfe to the
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| − | Charter ?lilate
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| − | Ad 2:d 3:d et 4:d positiones dei Lilli dictit that hee referrs himselfe to
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| − | the Charter party therein mentioned:
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| − | Ad 5:d nescit deponXXX:
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| − | Ad 6:nd dictit that hee this depo:t being at Maccassar in the East Indies in the
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| − | months of Aprill May and June 1659: well knoweth that the Lilate
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| − | ship the ''Marigold'' (John Connis Comand:r arrived att Maccassar
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| − | aforesaid in or neere about the beginning of the sd month of
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| − | Aprill, and on the same day of such her arrivall there, this depo:t
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| − | went onboard her, and found and sawe that there were many
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| − | passeng:rs onboard her to the number of twenty at the least, w:ch
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| − | the said Connis tooke in (as this dep:t was credibly in formed)
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| − | on the Coast of Cormandell, but tpon whse account the same
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| − | were brought to Macassar hee saith hee knoweth not, but the said
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| − | Connis hath confessed unto him that two or three of them were
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| − | upon his the sd Connis his owne Account, And the said Connis
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| − | hee saith alsoe brought to Maccassar in the sd ship the said ?time
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| − | about twelve or fourteene bales of Callicoes upon his owne
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| − | account (as this dep:t verily beleeveth) and some of them hee
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| − | saith hee knoweth that the said Connis did dispose of at Macassar
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| − | for his owne account And further to the petition hee cannot
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| − | Ad 10 dictit that the said ship from Maccassar sailed back tp y:e
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| − | Coast of Cormandell, this depo:t goeing thither in her, And saith the said
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| − | Connis carried in the s:d ship from Macassar foresd to the Coast of Cormandell
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| − | about sixty or seaventy XXXX of Brimston (as hee confessed to this
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| − | depo:t) hee bought at Maccassar, and said that hee putt it aboard to
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| − | ballast the said ship And the said Connis of this depo:ts knowledge XXX carried in the
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| − | said ship from Maccassar aforesaid to the Coast of Cormandell XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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| − | about fourty or fifty pcell of ?Cassia (Or, China) Rootes, about fifty or sixty
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| − | pcell of TXXXXXXX and about five or six Bahare of Tortoise shells
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| − | and in the said ships passage the said Connis did ?Jappara take
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| − | P1090614
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| − | aboard the said ship some Long pepp to the quantity (as hee likewise confessed unto him this depo:t
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| − | of about forty or fifty prcell , and in the XXX
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| − | of Bantam (also in the said ships passage to the Coast
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| − | of Cormandell) about One hundred jarrs of Greene Ginger
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| − | All w:ch aforementioned goods hee saith were carried in the sd
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| − | ship to the Coast of Cormondell , but not upon the Account of
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| − | the foresaid Governo:r and Company of English Merchants
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| − | trading to East India, but upon the Account of the said Connis
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| − | or other psons, not of the said Company, And the said
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| − | Connis confessed to this depo:t that hee sold the said Brimston
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| − | & ?Tutenagge on the Coast of Cormondell, or the greatest part XXX And the rest XX the
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| − | said Goods the said Connis brought in the said ship
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| − | ''Marigold'' to the port of London and further cannot depose.
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| − | ===Case: East India Company v. Francis Dashwood, John Sweeting, & John Connis: Deposition 2. Edward Winter Esq., of Battersey, Surrey, aged 40===
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| − | P1090615; P1090616
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| − | The 4:th of March 1660
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| − | Examined upon the foresaid Libell
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| − | 2n:d EDWARD WINTER of Battersey in the County of Surrey Esq:r aged 40 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | ===Case: XXX: Deposition: William Blake, of London, Merchant, aged 29===
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| − | P1090616; P1090617
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| − | The fifth day of March 1660
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| − | Examined upon the fore s:d Libell
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| − | r:nd WILLIAM BLAKE of London Merchant
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| − | aged 29 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: Andreas Blankinsoppe, of Sheilds, Sailor, aged 23===
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| − | P1090617
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| − | 19:th die Marty 1660:
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| − | Robertis ?Laube; Oswald Whitleym Johnes Dove; Randulph Ferreby; et Oswald ?Trossett con navem the Providence XXX Edwardus ?Carrest Mag:r, et con dictum XXXX Suckley, Smith
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| − | Sup ?Mone ex pte dicte Laube Whitley, Dove, ?Ferreby, et ffossett dat Exam:xx
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| − | ANREAS BLANKINSOPPE de Sheilds in ?Exatu Dunnelsi Nauta annos agens 23 ant xx XXXX
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| − | - Ship the ''Providence'', at Shelds, to go from Newcastle to Amsterdam to deliver a lading of Goods
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| − | [The deposition is incomplete, due to images stopping]
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| − | ===Case: XXX: Deposition: Henry Booth, of London, XXXX, aged 66===
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| − | P1090618; P1090619; P1090620
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| − | On the behalfe of Captaine Mathew Pennyer touching the seizure of the ''Charles'' by the French
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| − | The Thirtieth day of March 1661
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| − | Examined upon an Allon given in on behalfe of the said Mathew Pennyer
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| − | HENRY BOOTH of London Gent aged 66 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | - The action refers to events in 1649
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Thomas Holloway, of Greenwich, Sailor, aged 30===
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| − | P1090621; P1090622; P1090623; P1090624
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| − | Eadem Die Suo Allon pradra Examinatus
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| − | 2.dne THOMAS HOLLOWAY<ref>Thomas Holloway. Possibly Thomas Holloway (b. ca. 1631, d. ca. 1688) (PROB 11/391 Exton 45-86 Will of Thomas Holloway, Mariner of East Greenwich, Kent 05 April 1688)</ref> de Greenwich Nauta anno agens 30 XXXX.
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| − | - M:r Boone acclate
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| − | - The ship ''Great Alexander'', a Dutch built ship
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| − | - Voyage 19 months since
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| − | - The ship the ''Golden Starr'', Cap:t Garland
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Richardus Pil(l)es, of Limehouse, Sailor, aged XXX===
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| − | P1090624, P1090624, P1090624, P1090625, P1090626
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| − | 10. die May 1661
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| − | 3:re RICHARDUS PIL(L)ES de Limehouse Nauta
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| − | - The acclate shipp the ''Golden Starr''
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| − | - Acclate Captain ?Warrop
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| − | P1090627
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| − | P1090628
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| − | - Mentions Captain Garland, Warton & Owen, who went aboard the ''Parr''
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| − | P1090629
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| − | Die mensis May 1660
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| − | Mordant Johnson, in parish of St Gregory, aged 22 or thereabouts
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| − | Acclate John Giles, who was part owner of the acclate ship the ''Hopewell''
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| − | - 12 months ago the deponent was with the said Drawatter and Giles at the ffalcon on the Banke side in a roome up one paire of staires when and where the said Drawatter and Giles had discourse together concerning a Bill of Bottomry which the said M:r Drawatter had then with him
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| − | - Mentions Richard Dover and Rowland Booth
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| − | P1090630
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| − | - The East India Company ag:t Cap:t ?Connis (OR, Commis)<ref>Capt. (John) Connis. This HCA case may have been referred to by the Court of Committees of the EEIC, September 5, 1660: "The Court demurs to granting the request of Captain Connis for some money on account of freight, until satisfaction has been received for a very great breach of charterparty committed by him in his late voyage, and directs certain Committees to examine and report on this matter; at the same time it is ordered that 1,000/. be paid to the owners of the ''Marigold'', on Connis promising to deliver in a true list of all goods taken into or delivered out of his ship." ('A Court of Committees, September 5, 1660' (''Court Book'', vol. xxiv, p. 287 in [http://archive.org/stream/courtminutesetc00east#page/32/mode/2up Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), pp. 32-33]; Captain Connis is possibly mentioned in several Chancery cases (C 10/74/1 Roger Andrewes, John Connis, William Pennoyer, Francis Dashwood and Edward Crispe v Frederick Skinner: money matters, Middx 1664; C 10/108/15 Barham, Russell v. Connis, Crispe: Middx 1667; C 6/247/64 Short title: Russell v Russell. Plaintiffs: Anne Russell. Defendants: Elias Russell, John Connis and Anne Connis his wife. Subject: property in Deptford, Kent. Document type: bill, answer. SFP 1683)</ref>
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| − | - 30th May 1661
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| − | - Edward Shrimpton of XXXXwall Gent aged 50 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 5. John Wright, of Stratford Bowe, Middlesey, Merchant, aged 20===
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| − | P1090631
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| − | - The same day Examined upon the foresaid Libell
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| − | - 5. JOHN WRIGHT Living in Stratford Bowe in the County of Midd Merchant aged 20 yeares or thereabouts
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| − | - In December 1657 the Governor and Company of English Merchants trading to East Indies did by Charterpty take the libellate ship the ''Marigold'' John Connis Command:r to freight to goe to the Gold Coast of Guiney & thence to ffort St George in the Coast of Coromandell
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| − | P1090632
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| − | - The ''Marigold''<ref>The ''Marigold'' is mentioned in several secondary sources (Margaret Makepeace, ''Trade on the Guinea Coast, 1657-1666: the correspondence of the English East India Company'' (XXXX, 1991), pp. 1, 2, & 16; Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), ''A calendar of the court minutes, etc., of the East India Company, 1660-16639'' (Oxford, 1922), e.g. pp. 48, 79, & 337 (31 mentions in total))</ref> arrived at the Coast of Guinney at Cormantine Castle in ffebruary 165??7 (English Stile)
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| − | - John Connis carried thither two parcels of Tappaselle comonly called Guinnney Cloths and alsoe a peece or XXX of Callicoe in his Chest, about fforty Musketts, some pewter Basons, some small barrs of Lead about a foot long, All w:ch said Goods hee saith were for the Accomte of the said John Connis, or some other pson or psons not of the foresaid Company, w:ch hee knoweth for that hee goeing purser of the said ship on the said voyage did take notice in writing of what was laden for the said Companyes Accomt
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| − | - The Mate & Trumpeter of the said ship carried out in her about A hundred or one hundred and fifty weight of Iron
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| − | - The said Lead was carried to the Coast of Coromandell, did goe from thence to Maccassar, and the said Connis did carry in the said ship from Coromandell to Maccassar about ?fowre bales six faXXXX & one chest w:th white, red & blew callicoes & others XXXXXXXXXXXX & alsoe hee saith there were a parcell of ?Lungyes and ?Tapperserasses carried from Cormandell to Maccassar together w:th some other goods w:ch hee saith hee cannot particularly specify
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| − | - Several passengers were carried by order of the Companyes agent resident at ffort S:t George
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| − | P1090633
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| − | - The ship went from Maccassar to the Coast of Cormandell againe
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| − | - Carried from Maccassar were twenty six ?Dandy (OR, Candy) of Brimstine, anout Twenty Dandy of ?Tatenago, a parcell of China Rootes (of above six hundred weight, a parcell of Tortoise shells (but the quantity he cannot specify) and two pcells of Cloves weighing about threescore pounds a peece And ar ?Japarra there were taken on board the said ship severall peclls of Long Pepp, and neere Bantam in the said shipps passage from Maccassar to Cormandell there were taken onboard her about One hundred Jarres of Greene Ginger All w:ch aforementioned goods were carried in the said ship to Cormandell and some of them were there disposed of by the said Connis or his order and the rest brought to England
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| − | - Besides the foresd Goods not disposed of at Cormandell the said John Connis did bring to England in the said ship, about six or seaven small parcells of XXXcloathes, shirts, and callicoes, w:ch were belonging to himselfe or ffreinds
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| − | P1090634
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| − | - Doesn't know what damages the Company has sustained
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| − | - Cannot estimated the freight costs of the goods referred to
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| − | - Knows the Lillate ffrancis Dashwood and John Sweeting and also teh said John Connis were subiects of this Kingdome
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| − | - Signed JOHN WRIGHT
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: Guilelmus Finney, of Limehouse in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, Sailor, aged 30===
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| − | XXXX the ''Guinney ffrig:t'' con Jacobi ?Jerry, Johann ?Drap, XXXX de Marcado, JacobXXXX Navarre XXX
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| − | 5:th die Hunij 1661
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| − | XXX
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| − | - GUILELMUS FINNEY de Limehouse in ?portia de Stepney in Comitate Middlesex, nauta anno agens 30...
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| − | - He knows the ship the ''Guiney ffrigett'' for two yeeres and a halfe before shee was burnt as hereafter is mentioned. And saith that the said ship i the month of May 1660 departed from Amsterdam with a Lading of ?Goods and Merchandize for the Barbadoes, where the said Lading as to have bin delivered, And saith that the said ship att ?the time of her goeing from Amsterdam on the said Voyage was very XXX and XXXX, and well fitted with masts XX and other necessaryes for such a ship and such a voyage
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: Johnes Hamilton, of London, Merchant, aged 35===
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| − | Josephi Throckmorton milities et John Read XXXXX navis XXXX the ''Hope'' XXXX Jacob Peterson fuit magr et Dui Richi fford militis et dei Dui Throckmorton et XXXX XXXX seizua dXX navis et XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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| − | ?Viresimo primo de mensis Maij 1661
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| − | Sup Allone ex pte XXXX Dui Josephi Throckmorton et Johannis Read et XXXX Dui Richardi fford militis XXXX
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| − | - JOHNES HAMILTON de London Mercator annos agens 35 XXXX
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| − | - The deponent knows the ship the ''Hope'' James Peterson M:r for all the yeere 1657 and longer And alsoe then and nowe Knoweth the acclate S:r Joseph Throckmorton Knights John Read (both subjects of this Kingdome of England) who hee saith were as he verily beleeveth the true lawfull and sole Owners of the said ship the ''Hope'' for and during all the said yeere 1657 (English Stile) and for such they were and are Comonly accomted & reputed and as Own:ers they set her out upon the voyage in question and saith that the said ship the ''Hope'' was the said XXX of the burthen of about a hundred and Forty Tonnes w:ch hee knoweth goeing the said voyage in the said ship
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| − | - In the months of December and january 1657 English Stile S:r Richard fford Knight, the said S:r Joseph Throckmorton, and others all subiects of this Kingdome of Emgland did lade and cause to be laden onboard the said ship ''Hope'' here in the River of Thames a Cargoe of Goods consisting in Perpetuana Bayes Stocking hatts, and other Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes, for their owne accounts to be transported in the said ship from hence to the Harbour of Bilboa or some other place neere thereunto, there to bee sold bartered away and disposed of for and upon the Account aforesaid w:ch hee knoweth seeing most of the said Cargoe laden on board the said ship, and hearing forenamed persons give order to the said Master about the said Lading, XXXX
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 1. ffrancesco Perera, of Island of Terrera, Portugal, aged 31===
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| − | Johannis Wilmot Simonis Delbo XXXX
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| − | 15:o Janny 1661
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| − | 1. FFRANCISCO PERERA Insula Terrera in Territoria Regis Portugallia generaosus, annos agens 31 XXXX XXXX Baldwins gardens<ref>Baldwins gardens. A coffee house token exists, dated 1666, showing: "Nicholas Smith. 1666 - A wheatsheaf, in the field. Rev. In Baldwyns garden - In the field, N.H.S. 172. Note: 'Baldwins gardens, neare Grayes-inn lane,' is said to have derived that name from Richard Baldwin, who erected some houses here in 1589" ([http://archive.org/stream/adescriptivecat00beaugoog#page/n120/mode/2up Jacob Henry Burn, A descriptive catalogue of the London traders, tavern, and coffee-house tokens current in the seventeenth century (2nd edn., London, 1855), p. 18]</ref> XXXXX
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| − | - The aclate Captaine ffrancisco de MerXXX frequenting this deponents then house (being a Coffee-house in XXX Lane[ Baldwins gardens is crossed out in manuscript] in March and Aprill last past near a twelve moneth, and having often discourse with him in that time about his shipp the PXXXX and his voyage in her wherein hee was seized XX and acknowledged that the logwood taken in the sid shipp was the prXXX of goods w:ch was XXX carried the sid voyage outwards with him and the XXX logwood belonged wholly to himselfe and others, Spaniards subiects of the King of Spaine And this deponent beleeveth that he did XX diego do XXXXX BoatsWain of the said shipp would often taunt the sid Captaine and tell him heee XXXX the Spanish Merchants goods amongst whome, being supplied with five pounds per weeke by M:r Delbo who had got the sid logwood into his possession, then and there being ?person as the said discourse MaXXX XXX, and others
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| − | - Signed FFRANCISCO PERRERA
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 2. Thomas de Gurman, Merchant, aged 38===
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| − | P1090658
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| − | 2. THOMAS DE GURMAN alias Sweetman...Cripplegate London ... mercator ..aged 38 or thereabouts
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Johnes Lightfoort, of Rochester, Kent, Gentleman, aged 31===
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| − | P1090662
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| − | 3. JOHNES LIGHTFOOT de Rochester in Comitas Canty Gent ...aged 31....
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| − | - Lightfoot was commander of the frigate the ''Nightingale'' and seized the XXXX in the month of December 1659 neere the Canaryes and the beginning of ffebruary ffollowing hee brought the said ffrancisco do Morates into the Downes in the said ffrigatt the ''Nightingale'' and soone after his arrivall there and before the siad Morales his being Examined touching the said shipp XXX and Lading the aclate M:r Symon Delboe and M:r Wilmott ?Living in neere Newgate market & one M:r Syon & one M:r MXX came onboard the said ffrigatt, and there, and alsoe aXXX at Deale they had of this dep_ts certaine knowledge very much private discourse w:th the said Morales. but to what ?effect the said discourse was hee knoweth not
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| − | To the 11:th hee saith that the said Captaone Morates agXXX this depo:ts bringing him into the Downes remained & ?confined here in England for the space of avove twelve ?moneths or beginning of March last, And the aclate Diego de GuevaXX XXX M:r & Purser of the said ship PXXion did alsoe staye ?confined here for all the timeof the XXX said Morales his said staying here, or very neere soe long: And saith the said Morales during his sd stay in England was very Expensive, and went constantly in very Good apparrell, and spent very much XXX at Tavernes and otherwise, this Depo:t having bin severall times in his Company att Tavernes & knowing of such his Expensivenes, And further cannot depose
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| − | To the 12:th hee saith that about foure or five monthes since this depo:t having discourse upon the Exchange London with the foresd M:r Willmot about the expensiveness of the said Morales, the said Willmot did XXX and declare to this depo:t that hee the said Willmot had furnished him w:th about two hundred pounds. And further XXX not
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| − | To the 17:th hee saith that about the latter end of January or beginning of ffebruray last past, this depo:t and the said Captain Morales having some discourse about this business at this depo:ts XXXX house on Snow Hill, the said Morales did ackXXXXX and declare to him this depo:t that M:r Delboe and M:r Willmott
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| − | had dealt very unworthily with him, and that they did owe him above a Thousand pounds upon the Account of the prize (meaning the PeaXion & Lading) or to that effect, And said that hee should be pritty well satisffyed for hath hee doubted not but to recover the rest of M:r Willmott in Spaine, And saith that then, and severall times before, the said Morales asked this depo:t whether hee could tell howe the logwood was sold (XXX the Logwood in question) and was very solicitous to knowe certainely how and at what rate was disposed of. And further to this arrle hee cannot depose.
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| − | To the first Interrie hee saith that hee was Command:er of the ''Nightingale'' as aforesaid, and therefore cannot answeer hereto
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| − | To the 2:d hee saith hee very well knoweth the foresaid ffrancisco de Morales, And saith that in a business that Concernes his CCC Owne advantage, hee cares not (as hee beleeveth) what hee sayes or sweares, and hee this depo:t hath heard that the said Morales hath said that it was lawfull for a man to forsweare him selfe to save his goods or to that effect and this depo:t beleeveth that the said Morales conceives hee may have a dispensaconn foreso doing and saith that hee beleeveth that the said Morales was & is a papist And hee this depo:t is a protestant, and otherwise cannot Answer
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| − | To the *:d hee saith hee doth make conscience of an oath, and doth beleeve that hee cannot have a sidpensaccon from any man for swearing falsely, and beleeveth that perjury is a Mortall Sinne, And saith that hee doth verily beleeve that the sd Captaine Morales hath perjured himselfe. And to the rest hee referrs himselfe to his Answer to the next p:rodent Interrogatory
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| − | To the 4:th hee referrs himselfe to his depon made to the fourth acle and further cannt depose.
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| − | To the 5:th hee saith that hee was warned to come and be sworne & Examined in this busines by one M:r Mathew Nicholls or Nicholas & saith hee hath not received, nor expects to receive ought for his testimony herein. And saith that hee doth not endeav:r to get the Logwood, in question or the proceed thereof out of the hands of the said Delboe & Company otherwise than by speaking the truth in this business and saith that hee conceiveth hee is not bound to answer to the rest of the Interrie
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| − | To the last hee saith that the Interrate M:r Guzman did of this depo:t certaine knowledge often keepe Company with the said Captaine Morales And further hee cannot Answer
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| − | - Signed J LIGHTFOOT
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: Tomas Stanton, XXXX, XXXX===
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| − | TOMAS STANTON
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: James Perice alias Diego Gonsalve, native of Jamaica, resideing at St Catherines, London, aged 18===
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| − | 2:dub JAMES PERICE als Diego Gonsalve native of Jamaica but at present lodging at the signe of the young prince in S:t Catherines agens 18 yeeres & upwards sworne & Examined sath & deposeth as followeth
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| − | To the ffirst hee saith that hee well knowe and served in the Acllate shipp the ''S:t John'' of flushing for about nine monthes before her cominge to XXaXsaw as hereafter is menconned suring all w:ch time the Aclate Jasper Tonge was M:r of the said shipp and was accompted to bee a ptowner of the said shipp and soe this deponent beleeveth hee was
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| − | To the second acle of the said Allon hee saith that the said shipp the ''t John'' being beere XXXperlia in the West Indies in or about y:e month of June last did then and there meet with an English ?privateman of warre commanded by one Edward Mansell w:ch said Mansell did soone after the said meeting upp on the sea speake w:th y:e aforesd Tonge whoe was the M:r of the said shipp about transporting six and thirty tonns of Camperlia wood to S:t Christophers or StaXXXX in the said shipp and the said Tonge being unwilling to take the same the said Mansell importuned him soe to doe and threatened if hee did not hee would sinke the ''S:t John'' And the said Mansell did voluntaryly proffer and promise and likewise agree to XXX the said Tonge nine pounds tenn shillings y tonn for transportacon of the said wood to either of the aforesaid places Whereuppon hee saith the said
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| − | ===Case: XXXX: Deposition: 3. Richard Pendarves, of London, Merchant, aged 41===
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| − | 3.nd RICHARD PENDARVES de London Mercator agens 41 XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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| − | - Richard Pendarves, kinsman of the deponent, resided at Mallaga
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| − | - Mentions a Thomas Smith who was to make haste to Amsterdam to take possession of the said ship, then called the ''Venetian Merch:t'' and now the ''Golden Doublet''
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| − | - Mentions Richard Pendarves & Company
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| − | - Thomas Smith became master of the sd ship
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| − | - Signed RICHARD PENDARVES
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| − | ===Case: William Browne con Edwardam Webb: Deposition: Guilelmus Hartford, of XXXX, Barking, London, aged 44===
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| − | Willimus Browne con Edwardam Webb
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| − | X GUILELMUS HARTFORD parorCC Sancta Barking London --annios ahhens 44 ...
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| − | - MentiomsRichard Babson late M:r of the Lighter called the ''Anne'', who he has known since July 1658
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| − | - The Lighter was in the service of the Officers of the Ballast Office by whom teh deponent was employed
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