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his said Ship to the Barbadoes, But saith that The said Wood of this deponents knowledge at Nevis had a pound of Nevis sugar for a pounds of ffish, And that was as this deponent verily beleeveth the reason and cause why the said Wood would not goe to the Barbadoes with his said ffish: And saith that hee this deponent is very well versed in the nature, and Quality of Barbadoes Sugar, and Nevis sugar and therby knoweth that a pound of Nevis sugar is well worth two pounds of the Barbadoes sugar; in regard Nevis sugar is a great deale better Cured or dryed: And saith that all such damage which happend to the said fish which the said Luke Wood Laded on board the said ship at Newfound -Land (saving the small damage which came by the said Oyle running downe as aforesaid came and happened by the said Luke Wood Lading of the said ffish on board the said Ship when the Dew was on the Ground as aforesaid, and by his keeping of it soe long aboard the said Ship at Nevis; And not by any Carlessnes of or in the said Grove or any of his Companye yeilding a reason. of his knowledge as aforesaid: and further cannot depose To the seventeenth hee saith that after the said ship arrived at Nevis, the said Grove did doe his uttmost endeavours to dispatch the said ship from Nevis to Barbadoes and to that End did take in stones to stiffen the said ship and did give notice in the Churches. and other places (as is usuall) that the said ship ''Peace'', was goeing from Nevis to the Barbadoes or to that Purpose, but notwithstanding the said Wood would not Let the said Grove sayle to the Barbadoes, telling him that fish was then and there at a Lowe rate, as hee the said Wood was informed by his Correspondent there or to that effect, And saith that the said Grove stayed with the said ship and ffish at Nevis about a Moneth or five weekes, before the said Wood sent any ffish to Saint Christophers in which time there arrived many ships Laden with ffish and Provisions at Nevis and Saint Christopherts which Clogged the market there and did much hinder the sale of the said ffish brought thither in the ''Peace'' And saith that when the said ship ''Peace'' did arrive at Nevis there was there, and alsoe at Saint Christophers great want of Provisions Espetially of ffish, and if the said Wood would have sent up his said ffish to Saint Christophers presently, after the Arrivall of the said ship at Nevis, hee might have disposed of all of his said (ffish
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