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HCA 13/63
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HCA 13/63 ff.222r-225r: Deposition of George Dethick
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30th May 1650. [CENTRE HEADING]
Vassall et alij con Jacket.}
Super lilo in [?hac] causa date examinattus.
Rp. jus.
Georgius Dethick de Poplar in comitatu Middlesex gentleman aetatis 24 annorum
aut [?eo] circiter testis productus et juratus.
Ad primum arlum dicti lili deponit et dicit that hee hath well knowne the shipps
the Mayflower, the Peter and the Benjamin arlate for and during all the time
arlate, of which shipps or vessells the producents Samuel Vassall, Richard
Crandley and company were the said time the true and lawfull owners and
proprietors and of their tackle apparrell and furniture and soe commonly
accompted and reputed, reddens [?XXXXem] scientia sua ut infra. Et alr nescit.
Ad secundum tertium et wuartum arlos dicti lili deponit that within the time aforesaid
the said Samuel Vassall, Richard Crandley and company did fitt and
furnish out the said shipps and vessells the Mayflower, the Peter and
the Benjamin on a trading voyage from this port of London for Ginny
and thence to certaine places and parts in the West Indies and soe
to retourne back againe to this port of London, and did lade and
put on board them for their uses and accompts a cargazon of goods
and merchandizes of severall sorts and qualities of the valewe of
5000 li sterling - (as hee hath heard the same estimated) to be trucked
bartered and traded away upon the said voyage, and constituted and
sent out the arlate William Jacket Captaine and cheife commannder
of all the said vessells, and cheife factor or agent for the trucking away
and disposing of the said cargazon the said voyage for the best
benefitt and advantage of them the said Vassall Crandley and
company, and the said Jacket had and tooke upon him the charge and
governement of the said three shipps or vessells and the disposing
and trucking away of the said goods and merchandizes to the use aforesaid,
All which hee knoweth going out in the said shipp the Mayflower on
the said voyage one of the masters mates, and being one of the company
during the voyage untill the said shipp was seized as hereafter followeth.
alr nescit.
Ad quintum arlum deponit et dicit that within the time aforesaid and
before the said Captaine Jackets proceeding with the said vessells and goods
on the said voyage, they the said Captaine Cranley, Mr Vassall and
company ordered and gave directions unto him that when hee should
come to trade and traffique (the said voyage) in any of the kinges of
Spaines dominions or Territories in the West Indies, hee should
not bringe or suffer any of the said three shipps to be brought within
the Commannd of any fort, castle or garrison, and that hee
should not goe on shore himselfe nor trust any considerable quantitie
of goods, wares or merchandizes or Negro's out of his shipps on shore
amongest the Spaniards, unlesse hee had sufficiencie of retournes
first on board his shipps in lieu thereof, signifying withall unto him
in the said orders, that unlesse hee had and tooke especiall regard and care
both to himselfe and shipps the Spaniards would betray him, and therefore
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willing and requiring him to be very circumspect and carefull therein
or to that effect, which hee knoweth having both heard the said Jacket
acknowledge soe much, and seene the said ordrs and Instructions in
writing aboard the shipp the Mayflower the said voyage in the said
Captaine Jackets custody. Et alr nescit.
Ad sextum arlum
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Ad decimum arlum deponit that after the said Jackets said arivall at the
Barbada's hee acquainted the said Mr Spensack with the orders which hee
had given to the Beniamins company as aforesaid, and before his arivall
there hee wrote to him from Cape Lopus to the same effect, this deponent
by his order copying the said letter, Et alr nescit deponere.XXXX
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Ad 14um arlum deponit that after the premisses and arivall of the said shipps
and lading in the Baye of Barcelona, the said Captaine Jacket not having
obtained any leave to goe and traffique there ashore, and contrary to the
order and Commission of his imployers (the producents) went againe
on shore, and after hee had gonne severall times ashore and retourned
the said don Louis in this deponents presence and hearing told and [?advertized]
him on board the said shipp the Mayflower that hee the said don
Louis having bin that day ashore in the towne of Barcelona had
understood and was certainly informed that the Governour of
Commana had sent to and advised the Governour of Barcelona
to seize and make sure of the said shipps or vessells the
Mayflower and the Peter and lading and Negro's in and
belonging unto them and to clap the said Captaine in prison, and
not to permit or suffer them to trade there or to that effect, Et
alr nescit deponere, salvis subscript{?s]
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