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The hands of the said Dutch Captains and and Companies the seizure. Which said goods and merchandises he sayeth were then worth the summe of fifty thousand pounds sterling at least in this deponents Judgement of all which the said Bretton, Delboe, Middleton and Company by means of the said seizure and uttetly dispoiled and dispossessed as this deponit readily beleeveth. Et alr nescit./ Ad 22um deponit et dicit that the ''Experience'' was and is a ship of the burthen of foure hundred Tonns and upwards and had in her at the seizure thirty great guns and victualls and provisions, tackle and furniture for a voyage of two or three and twenty moneths. And that she and her provisions, tackle and furniture and all belonging to her could not be lesse worth, nor more they (in this deponents judgement) lesse worth then five thousand five hundred pounds sterling. The premises he deposeth for that he hath used the seas for many years last together and thereby it well acquainted with the rates of ships and of the tackle and furniture unto them belonging ./ Ad ultimate Arlum dicit that the producents Thomas Bretton, Simon Delboe, Andrew Middleton and Company have by means of the said seizure of their ship the ''Experience'' and her lading, and of her tackle apparell and furniture and provisions in manner as is predeposed, suffered losse and dammage to the value of fifty five thousand pounds sterling and upwards, reddens causas scientiae sua ut supra./ Thomas Annott [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] Repetit coram Doctor Exton Surrogat *************************************** 15.o Octobris 1660./ '''4.''' '''Ambroseus Goodwin'''de Stepney in Comitatu Middlesex nauta annos numerans 23. aut do circiter testis in hac causa productuss, iuratus et super Allegatione predicta examinatus dicit et deponit put sequitur videlicet. Ad 1um 2um et 3um Arlos dicta Allegationis dicit and deponit that this deponent very well knoweth the producents Thomas Bretton, Simon Delboe and severall others of their company, who he sayeth were and are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the ship the ''Experience'' arlate and of her tackle, apparrell and furniture and so have been of this deponents certaine knowledge ever since June last was twelve month, and for sure they were and are generally accounted reputed and taken. And further sayeth that in or about the latter and of July beginning of August in the year 1659 they the said Thomas Bretton, Simon Dolboe, Andrew Middleton and Company did here in this port, cause to be put on board the ''Experience'' a cargo of goods.
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