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Transcription

Arthur Perkins her master, and arived in the safety with the said
lading on board her in the port of Bengall on the coast of
Africa in or about the month of June 1658. Which he knoweth
for that he arrived there in her. Et alr nescit deponit.

Ad 4um Arlum dicit et deponit That on the very next day
on some other shorte tyme after the said ships arrivall
at Bengall afosesaid there was a treaty had betweene the
Governor of Bengall (whose name this deponent doth not
well remember) and the foresaid Master of the Hopewell, and
Mr Jenkins his man (who went supra cargo of the said
ship the said voyage) concerning the trucking of the whole
ships lading for Negroes and Elephants teeth; during which
Treaty he saith the foresaid Governor of Bengall and the Governor
of Angola combined togeather about seizing the Hopewell
and her lading, and accordingly two ships were sent from Angola
(by the Governor of the said place) both manned with Portugeses
some of them seamen and others land soliders, who came
armed, and in a violent and hostile manner seized the said ship
Hopewell in the port of Bengall, and also fetcht away
The most past of her lading, which was put into a warehouse
at Bengall (in order to the trucking the same away as aforesaid)
and carried both the ship and lading to Angola, where
they disposed thereof at their pleasure and utterly deprived
and dispoiled the said Jefferys and Company thereof to their
very great losse and damage, the whole designe of the
voyage being thereby overthrone, which he knoweth for
he was an eye witnes therefore, and carried as a prisoner
on board and of the said Portugall ships to Angola, whereby
this deponent and the rest of the Hopewells Company were [?XXXX GUTTER]
ashore and put to shift for themselves. Et alr nescit./

Ad 5um arlum refert se ad predeposita et aliter nescit

Ad 6um Arlim dicit et Deponit That the said ship, and her
Tackle and furniture together with the provisions on board
her were at the time of the said surprizall well worth
in this deponent’s Judgement. The summe of one thousand seaven
hundred pounds sterling, or thereabouts et aliter
nescit deponere./

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