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==Ninety four Negro slaves==
  
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"hee well knoweth the arlated Peter and Abraham Caultier, and that they and company were the time arlated the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the shipp or vessell called the Brotherhood of London arlate and of her tackle and furniture, and alsoe of ninetie foure Negro's, and XXXX Elephants teeth" (f.608r)
  
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- ''HCA 13/71 f.608r Case: XXXX; Deposition: XXXX; Date: XXXX. Transcribed by XXXX''<ref>[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=915&scripto_doc_page_id=1583 HCA 13/71 f.608r]</ref>
  
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==Barbados to Guinney and back to Barbados==
  
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John ffishbell was the Master of the Justice of Dover.  He deposed in a ''Memoriam touching the seizure of the shipp the Justice of Dover and goods in the same'' that John Nayler John horne and Company had hired and taken to freight the ship the Justice of Dover in Barbados.  The contract was for seven months, and was for a return voyage from Barbados to Guinney to purchase slaves.
  
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* "50. To the 2 article hee saith that in the moneth of October 1655 the arlate John Nayler John
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51. horne and Company did at the Barbados (the sayd shipp being then there) hyre and take the
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52. same to freight ˹for seaven moneths˺ for a voyage to bee made from thense to Guinney and back to the
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53. Barbadoes and did at the Barbadoes lade the sayd shipp with Copper barrs and"
  
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- ''HCA 13/71 f.398r Case: XXXX; Deposition: 1. John ffishbell of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 45 yeeres; Date: 04/11/1656. Transcribed by Colin Greenstreet.''<ref>[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=900&scripto_doc_page_id=1839 HCA 13/71 f.398r]</ref>
  
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"1. severall other goods and Merchandizes for Accompt of them the sayd Nayler
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2. horne and Company to bee disposed of at Guinney for their best advantage
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3. this hee knoeth being Master of the sayd shipp imediately after the hireing
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4. thereof and soe constituted by the sayd Nayler horne and company who alsoe
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5. made this deponent Cape Merchant for the disposeing of the goods thereby
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6. them laden for their best advantage at Ginney, as alsoe for that hee was
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7. present when the sayd Nayler horne and Company soe hyred the sayd shipp
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8. and saw the sayd goods laden aboard her for their Accompt and signed bills of
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9. ladeing for the same"
  
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* "1. To the 4th hee saith fower servants shippes for Accompt of the
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2. arlate Cooper did at Gravesend make an escape out of the shipp the
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3. Edward and John, which servants were never taken charge of by any of the
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4. shipps company that this deponent ever heard of, they being persons that
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5. had bin released out of Bridewell, and noe order given to restraine them
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6. of their liberty in the shipp that ever this deponent heard of, And hee
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7. saith the Captaine being absent when they escaped was made acquainted
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8. therewith when hee came on board, and the shipps company
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9. telling him that they doubted least hee should make them pay for the
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10. sayd servants escape, the sayd Captaine Tolty openly before his
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11. Mates Hugger and Turpin and this deponent and divers others
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12. of the shipps company and some of their wives then alsoe on board,
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13. did promise that the shipps company should not bee troubled or
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14. questioned touching their escape, for hee would satisfie their
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15. Master with other passengers in the shipp who had noe Master,
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16. and spake to this deponent and desyred him to lett ˹him˺ have one of his
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17. this deponents servants then on board to helpe to make up
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18. their number, And further to this article hee cannot depose/"
  
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- ''HCA 13/71 f.359r Case: huggerly and others against Totty ("Examined upon the sayd allegation"); Deposition: 5. John Adams of Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney and County of Middlesex Gunner of the Edward and John aged twenty fower yeares; Date: XXXX. Transcribed by Laura Seymour.''<ref>[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=900&scripto_doc_page_id=1385 HCA 13/71 f.359r]</ref>
 
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==Negroes sold by English to Spanish in New Barcellona (in modern Venezuela)==
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'''Copper bars delivered to Guinney'''
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==Trade goods for slaves in West Africa==
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- ''HCA 13/71 f.140v Case: XXXX; Deposition: XXXX; Date: XXXX. Transcribed by XXXX''<ref>[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=363&scripto_doc_page_id=452 HCA 13/71 f.140v]</ref>
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- ''HCA 13/71 f.140v Case: On the behalfe of Mary Carey touching goods delived out of the shipp Ann John Carey Master into the shipp Peter and James Gilbert Christopher Master and against 1/8 part of the sayd shipp Peter and James belonging to the sayd Gilbert and against William Christopher Executor of the sayd Gilbert. ("Examined upon the sayd Libell"); Deposition: 3. Isaac Jacquett of Wapping in the County of Midds Mariner Late one of the Company of the sayd shipp the Anne, aged 34 yeares (Signature of "Isaac Jacquett" at end of deposition); Date: 18/04/1656 "same day". Transcribed by XXXX''<ref>[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=363&scripto_doc_page_id=452 HCA 13/71 f.140v]</ref>
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Slave trade

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01/12/12: CSG, created page






Suggested links


PhD Forum
PhD Forum Themes

Commercial Law
High Court of Admiralty process
The Exchange in the City of London

Cereal trade
Currants and raisins trade
Metals trade
Oranges and lemons trade
Salt trade
Textile trade
Timber trade
Wine trade



Ninety four Negro slaves


"hee well knoweth the arlated Peter and Abraham Caultier, and that they and company were the time arlated the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the shipp or vessell called the Brotherhood of London arlate and of her tackle and furniture, and alsoe of ninetie foure Negro's, and XXXX Elephants teeth" (f.608r)

- HCA 13/71 f.608r Case: XXXX; Deposition: XXXX; Date: XXXX. Transcribed by XXXX[1]



Barbados to Guinney and back to Barbados


John ffishbell was the Master of the Justice of Dover. He deposed in a Memoriam touching the seizure of the shipp the Justice of Dover and goods in the same that John Nayler John horne and Company had hired and taken to freight the ship the Justice of Dover in Barbados. The contract was for seven months, and was for a return voyage from Barbados to Guinney to purchase slaves.

  • "50. To the 2 article hee saith that in the moneth of October 1655 the arlate John Nayler John

51. horne and Company did at the Barbados (the sayd shipp being then there) hyre and take the
52. same to freight ˹for seaven moneths˺ for a voyage to bee made from thense to Guinney and back to the
53. Barbadoes and did at the Barbadoes lade the sayd shipp with Copper barrs and"

- HCA 13/71 f.398r Case: XXXX; Deposition: 1. John ffishbell of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 45 yeeres; Date: 04/11/1656. Transcribed by Colin Greenstreet.[2]

"1. severall other goods and Merchandizes for Accompt of them the sayd Nayler
2. horne and Company to bee disposed of at Guinney for their best advantage
3. this hee knoeth being Master of the sayd shipp imediately after the hireing
4. thereof and soe constituted by the sayd Nayler horne and company who alsoe
5. made this deponent Cape Merchant for the disposeing of the goods thereby
6. them laden for their best advantage at Ginney, as alsoe for that hee was
7. present when the sayd Nayler horne and Company soe hyred the sayd shipp
8. and saw the sayd goods laden aboard her for their Accompt and signed bills of
9. ladeing for the same"

- HCA 13/71 f.398v Case: XXXX; Deposition: 1. John ffishbell of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 45 yeeres; Date: 04/11/1656. Transcribed by Colin Greenstreet.[3]



Ex-prisoners as servants


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  • "1. To the 4th hee saith fower servants shippes for Accompt of the

2. arlate Cooper did at Gravesend make an escape out of the shipp the
3. Edward and John, which servants were never taken charge of by any of the
4. shipps company that this deponent ever heard of, they being persons that
5. had bin released out of Bridewell, and noe order given to restraine them
6. of their liberty in the shipp that ever this deponent heard of, And hee
7. saith the Captaine being absent when they escaped was made acquainted
8. therewith when hee came on board, and the shipps company
9. telling him that they doubted least hee should make them pay for the
10. sayd servants escape, the sayd Captaine Tolty openly before his
11. Mates Hugger and Turpin and this deponent and divers others
12. of the shipps company and some of their wives then alsoe on board,
13. did promise that the shipps company should not bee troubled or
14. questioned touching their escape, for hee would satisfie their
15. Master with other passengers in the shipp who had noe Master,
16. and spake to this deponent and desyred him to lett ˹him˺ have one of his
17. this deponents servants then on board to helpe to make up
18. their number, And further to this article hee cannot depose/"

- HCA 13/71 f.359r Case: huggerly and others against Totty ("Examined upon the sayd allegation"); Deposition: 5. John Adams of Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney and County of Middlesex Gunner of the Edward and John aged twenty fower yeares; Date: XXXX. Transcribed by Laura Seymour.[4]



Negroes sold by English to Spanish in New Barcellona (in modern Venezuela)


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Trade goods for slaves in West Africa


Copper bars delivered from London to Guinney

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  • "3. Isaac Jacquett of Wapping in the County of Midds Mariner

4. Late one of the Company of the sayd shipp the Anne, aged
5. 34 yeares or thereabouts a witnesse sworne ánd examined
6. saith as followeth.
7. To the first second ánd third arles of the sayd Libell This deponent saith that in
8. ffebruary ˹last˺ was twelve month the sayd John Carey sayled in the sayd shipp Anne
9. as master of her from this port on a voyage for Guinny whither hee
10. therewith safely att Guinny and about or not long before Midsummer
11. last did there sell to the sayd Gilbert Christopher master of the
12. Peter and James for a good quantity of the sayd Copper barrs of good value
13. which he this deponent being one of the Company of the Anne
14. in the delivery thereof. And hee did heare at Guinny the tyme
15. aforesayd that the sayd Gilbert gave the sayd John Carey a Bill for the
16. paying for the sayd Copper barrs, ánd did see then and there a certayne
17. writing in the hands of the sayd Carey which the sayd was the sayd
18. Gilbert Christophers bill for the paying for the sayd barrs. And further
19. not knowing the value of the sayd Copper barrs nor what they were
20. so sold for nor being positively able to sweare that the Bill
21. now sworne him was or is the originall true bill aforesayd, he
22. cannot depose."

- HCA 13/71 f.140v Case: On the behalfe of Mary Carey touching goods delived out of the shipp Ann John Carey Master into the shipp Peter and James Gilbert Christopher Master and against 1/8 part of the sayd shipp Peter and James belonging to the sayd Gilbert and against William Christopher Executor of the sayd Gilbert. ("Examined upon the sayd Libell"); Deposition: 3. Isaac Jacquett of Wapping in the County of Midds Mariner Late one of the Company of the sayd shipp the Anne, aged 34 yeares (Signature of "Isaac Jacquett" at end of deposition); Date: 18/04/1656 "same day". Transcribed by XXXX[5]


  1. HCA 13/71 f.608r
  2. HCA 13/71 f.398r
  3. HCA 13/71 f.398v
  4. HCA 13/71 f.359r
  5. HCA 13/71 f.140v