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Transcription

Ad jum. Arlum dicit That at such time as the ship
Hopewell was seized at Bengall as aforesaid she had
on board her twenty five Negroes, and ten Tonnes
of Elephants teeth, and a great part of her outward
lading lay there in a Warehouse at Bengall undis=
posed of which would have yeelded and produced about 400 Negroes more: All which foresaid Negroes and Teeth; and part
of the said ships outward lading undisposed of as aforesaid
were seized, surprized and taken away by the Governours
of Angola and Bengall, or by their order and [?XXXX GUTTER]
which he knoweth being Cooper of and on board the said ship
the said time, and an eye witnes of the premisses./

Ad 2um. Arlum dicit et Deponit That every one of
the foresaid twenty five Negroes would have yielded
and produced the said time at Virginia the summe
of thirty pounds sterling at least, or the value
thereof in other Commodities, which he knoweth having
since been at Virginia, and seen Negroes there
usually sold for thirty pounds sterling and upwards per head
Et alr nescit./

Ad 3um Arlum dicit That the Governour of Angola
(whose name this Deponent doth not now remember)
did after surprizall of the ship Hopewell and her
lading as aforesaid detaine and keepe all the said
ships Company at Angola in prison or under
restraint, and would not suffer them to come for
England, except some few, who obtained leave
to come away, and some who made their escape,
And this deponent beleeveth that most of them are
there still under restraint. Et alr nescit./

Repetit doctor[?X] Exton [?XXX]

[?Ralph ?holdam] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]