HCA 13/73 f.452v Annotate

From MarineLives
Jump to: navigation, search
[Expand]

Expand this area to see details of page purpose, how to register, how to add footnotes, and useful links.

Image

HCA 13/73 f.452v: Right click on image for full size image in separate window

Transcription

this deponent replying that hee knew not whether shee might in [?XXXX GUTTER]
hee the said van lynen said, if shee d[?XX] suffer, I cannot, for I had
sufficient securitie given mee before I came out of holland that
though shee were I taken I should not suffer, and if hee (speaking [?of GUTTER]
Moller) have plaid the foole in heaving the papers over board let him
suffer, for I cannot. And further hee deposeth not.

To the third hee saith that alll such papers as were delivered to this
deponent as comming out of the Santa Maria, were only a Charter
Partie and bills of lading and another writing which to his
remembrance was called a Sea-brief, all which hee saith hee [?XXXX GUTTER]
to the said Moller, and never sawe them afterwards. And further deposeth
not.

To the fourth fifth and 6th hee saith that the arlate Andreas Peterson [?XXX GUTTER]
and John E[XX]ring having voluntarily declared to Captaine Storey what they
knew of the goods, namely that they were Spaniards goods and the [?XXXXGUTTER]
voyage was managed by Spanairds, they were brought to this deponent, and in the
presence of diverse of the Captaines, they repeated the same
namely that they were Spaniards goods, and the voyage managed by Spaniards
and the said Peterson B[XX]s. affirmed that hee was an
Englishman and had ived and was maried in every [?thing], and they [?XXX GUTTER]
under it their request in the presence of the said Captaines, that
seeing they had voluntarily declared the truth, that this deponent
would let them have their wages, whereupon it was the
unanimous opinion and advice of all the said Captaines, that [?since GUTTER]
seeing they had volntarily declared the truth, and that the said [?BXXX GUTTER]
was and English-man, they ought to have their wages, whereupon this
deponent ordered their wages to be paid out of the money which was
taken in the Santa Maria and was in the hands of Captaine Storey
which when they came to receive, and found it to bee in Peru dollers, they
desired noe more than soe much as would pay their debts ashore and
se[?cure] their [?tXXXs] there for the present, and desired the said Captaine
Storey that hee would furnish them with the rest of their money in
England, by drawing the same on some friend there by bill of exchange
whereupon the said Captaine making this deponent and the rest of
the said commanders acquainted therewith, and having their
approbation, hee drew the said bill for payment of the said [?remainder GUTTER]
of their said wages upon his wife, And further hee [?saith GUTTER]
that the bill of exchange was entrusted to Captaine ffenn commander
of the Bristoll frigot, in which the said two persons were by [?XXX GUTTER]
order to come to England, to the end that the money should be paid
unto them after they came into England, and were examined in this [?cause GUTTER]
which summe soe drawne was the [?rest] remainder of their wages and
noe more, nor was any money paid them upon any other [?consideration GUTTER]
than for wages. And further hee deposeth not saving as aforesaid.

To the seaventh article hee saith that of this deponents knowledge the
arlate Captaine Storey hath bin from time to time very carefull and
diligent in preserving of all goods fallen into his hands, and [?XXX GUTTER]
in punishing sich as embeazeld any, and hath [?XXX] once brought
five ,em before this deponent who had transgressed therein [?XXX GUTTER]
were [?XXX] upon brought to and punished at the Capsten on the [?XXX GUTTER]
And further hee deposeth not.

To the last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true.