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The 20th of January 1658. (The ''ffrancis and John'') '''James Berblok''' of Poplar in the Parish of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner aged fiftie one yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne before the right worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawes one of the Judges of the high Court of Admiralty and examined for perpetuall remembrance of the matter upon certayne Interrogatories ministred on the part and behalfe of George dethick late Supracargoe of the Shipp ''ffrancis and John'' (whereof Lawrence Browning was Master) touching the clayme of the sayd dethick for his goods in the sayd shipp, saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./ To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knoweth the Interrate George dethick and hath knowne him for these twelve yeares last past and saith that hee being Pylott of the shipp ''ffrancis and'' ''John'' during the voyage in question knoweth that the sayd George dethick was Supracargo of the sayd shipp at such tyme as the sayd shipp ''ffrancis and John'' and her ladeing were taken and surprized by certayne shipps belonging to and being in the service of the dutch East India Company/ To the second and third Interrogatories hee saith hee knoweth that the Interrogate George dethick had on board the sayd shipp the ''ffrancis and John'' upon his owne proper Accompt at such tyme as the sayd shipp and her ladeing wer surprized and taken by the Commander and Companies of the dutch shipps in service of the dutch East India Company thirtie bales of white pepper, each bayle conteyning one hundred thirty two pounds neat English weight This hee the better knoweth ffor that the sayd pepper was delivered on board the sayd shipp to this deponent by order of Captaine Browning the Commander of the ''ffrancis and John'' and for that hee this deponent did see the same stowed in the sayd shopp And saith every pound of the sayd pepper was and is worth (according to the usuall rates of white pepper in England) the summe of eighte]?ene GUTTER] pence sterling money And hee further saith that hee alsoe knoweth that the sayd dethick alsoe had on board the sayd shipp the same tyme some Jarrs of greene ginger for his owne proper Accompt but the certayne number of Jarrs hee knoweth not every Jarr of which greene ginger hee saith was and is worth according to the market price at London three pounds tenn shillings sterling per Jarre And hee this deponent alsoe knoweth that the sayd George dethick had then alsoe on board the sayd shipp provisions of victualls which hee provided at his owne proper Cost (as rack sugar geese hens goates and other provisions for his homeward bound voyage soe much as cost him the sayd dethick at Bantam about a hundred dollars accompting each doller at five shillings all which pepper ginger and alsoe the most part of the sayd provisions were taken [?seized GUTTER]
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