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sort of Merchandize, and imbraques in a hott countrie and very dry con= ditioned will in tract of time by remaining aboard a shipp (where in all probability it atytracts much moysture) become rather more weightie then when first imbarqued, And further cannot depose./ To the 10th hee saith hee hath no knowledge of the rates given by the Turkey Companie for the freight of their Merchandizes. And further cannot depose/:- To the rest hee is not examined by direction of the ministrant./ Repeated in Court./ Rob: Western [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ********************************* The 19th day of december 1654:- [CENTRE HEADING] The Clayme of Andrew Rand for ten Chests of white} sugar seized in the Vessell the ''Nostra Seniora da Rosario''} (George Wheeler Commander) by Joseph Jordaine} Commander of a shipp of warr in the immediate service} of this Commonwealth. Suckley. Budd.} Examined upon an Allegation on the behalf of the said Andrew Rand, and upon the schedule thereunto annexed./: '''jus./''' '''George Whiller''' of the Citie of Lisbone in Portugall Merchant aged 25. yeares or there abouts a Wittnesse sworne and examined./:- To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That in or about the moneths of June and July in the yeare 1650. last past the arlate Andrew Rand then or not long before Captaine or Commander of the shipp ''Thomas and Lucy'' of London then being under sequestration at the Bahia in the Brazeele, did then and there cause to be laden and putt on board the shipp the ''Nostra Seniora da Rosario'' arlate (whereof this deponent then was Commander) Tenn Chests of white sugar marked as in the margent to be transported from thence to Lisbone in Portugall '''AC''' [MERCHANT'S MAARKE, LH MARGIN] for and upon the proper accompt and adventure of the said Andrew Rand. The premisses this deponent well knoweth, for that hee this deponent being Captaine and Commander of the said shopp the ''Nostra Seniora'' at the time and place predeposed, did see and observe the lading of the said ten Chests of sugar for the accompt aforesaid aboard the said shipp at the time and place aforesaid, And to that purpose this deponent concluded and agreed with the said Andrew Rand to and for the transporting of the said sugars as is predeposed, And further, saving his subsequent depositions, to which hee referreth, hee saith hee cannot depose./ To the second article and schedules therein mentioned and thereunto annexed and now seene and perused by this deponent hee saith and deposeth, That hee this deponent being the then Master and Commander of the said shipp the ''Nostra Seignora da Rosario'' did about the time of the ladeing of the goods predeposed signe and firme to three bills of ladeimng all of one tenor for the receipt of the said goods at the Bahia and for the delivery of the same to the order and according to the appointment of the said (Andrew
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