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eamined he deposeth and saith as followeth … eamined he deposeth and saith as followeth
To the first article of the sayd allegation he deposeth and<br />
saith that he the deponent was in the moneths arlate videlicet in<br />
the months of August September and October 1654 a<br />
slave in New Salley, and that in the said<br />
month of October the hull of the shipp arlate was brought<br />
into the said Towne of New Sally and that being floating upon the<br />
sea, was taken and brought into the said Towne of New Sally<br />
by Captaine Shevan of the said Towne, And he alsoe<br />
deposeth and saith that Anthony Strett the Master of her<br />
being afterwards taken and brought slave unto the said Towne<br />
of New Sally in the time of his this deponents captivity there<br />
did declare and acknowledge to this deponent that he and<br />
all the sayd shipps company had left and quitted the said<br />
shipp in feare being oursued by an Enemy And further<br />
he cannot depose.
To the second article he deposeth and saith That after such time<br />
as the said shipp was brought into New Sally, The name of which<br />
shipp was the ''Dolphin'' as appeared by Letters taken in her which<br />
sayd Letters this deponent hath seene, The sayd shipp was by<br />
publique authority of the sayd place exposed to sale, and upon<br />
exposure of her to sale was sold to the party producent, and that<br />
of this deponents certaine knowledge the said Ashwyn the party<br />
producent did in and towards payment for the sayd shipp called<br />
the ''Dolphin'' alias the ''Salley Merchant'' give a shipp called<br />
the ''Returne'' of London and fifty Duckatts unto the Governor<br />
of New Sally arlate, And further he cannot depose.
To the third, fourth, fifth and sixth articles of the sayd<br />
allegation he deposeth and saith that the shipp arlate being<br />
really and upon good consideration (as is predeposed) bought by the<br />
sayd party producent, that he the sayd producent was in quiett<br />
and unmolested possession of her from the said Towne of<br />
New Sally in or about the month of November 1654 unto this<br />
port of London untill that Alderman ffrederick arrested<br />
her, and that the said producent did at his owne proper cost<br />
and charges equipp and furnish and apparrell her, and alsoe<br />
as being the Owner and Proprietor of her did putt in this<br />
deponent (after such time as he had purchased this deponents<br />
freedom) Master of her, And that he this deponent as Master<br />
of her did bring her from New Sally unto this Port of<br />
London for the account of the sayd John Ashwin the<br />
party producent And further he cannot depose./
To the seaventh article he deposeth and saith that without<br />
doubt had the shipp arlate miscarryed since the producent bought<br />
her, it had bin the producents losse, And further he cannot<br />
depose.
To the 8th article he saith that all the said shipps Company [?that]<br />
came home this last voyage had bin and were Captives in Sally<br />
untill such time as their release was procured by the producent and<br />
others And further he cannot depose./
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others And further he cannot depose./
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, eamined he deposeth and saith as followeth … eamined he deposeth and saith as followeth
To the first article of the sayd allegation he deposeth and<br />
saith that he the deponent was in the moneths arlate videlicet in<br />
the months of August September and October 1654 a<br />
slave in New Salley, and that in the said<br />
month of October the hull of the shipp arlate was brought<br />
into the said Towne of New Sally and that being floating upon the<br />
sea, was taken and brought into the said Towne of New Sally<br />
by Captaine Shevan of the said Towne, And he alsoe<br />
deposeth and saith that Anthony Strett the Master of her<br />
being afterwards taken and brought slave unto the said Towne<br />
of New Sally in the time of his this deponents captivity there<br />
did declare and acknowledge to this deponent that he and<br />
all the sayd shipps company had left and quitted the said<br />
shipp in feare being oursued by an Enemy And further<br />
he cannot depose.
To the second article he deposeth and saith That after such time<br />
as the said shipp was brought into New Sally, The name of which<br />
shipp was the ''Dolphin'' as appeared by Letters taken in her which<br />
sayd Letters this deponent hath seene, The sayd shipp was by<br />
publique authority of the sayd place exposed to sale, and upon<br />
exposure of her to sale was sold to the party producent, and that<br />
of this deponents certaine knowledge the said Ashwyn the party<br />
producent did in and towards payment for the sayd shipp called<br />
the ''Dolphin'' alias the ''Salley Merchant'' give a shipp called<br />
the ''Returne'' of London and fifty Duckatts unto the Governor<br />
of New Sally arlate, And further he cannot depose.
To the third, fourth, fifth and sixth articles of the sayd<br />
allegation he deposeth and saith that the shipp arlate being<br />
really and upon good consideration (as is predeposed) bought by the<br />
sayd party producent, that he the sayd producent was in quiett<br />
and unmolested possession of her from the said Towne of<br />
New Sally in or about the month of November 1654 unto this<br />
port of London untill that Alderman ffrederick arrested<br />
her, and that the said producent did at his owne proper cost<br />
and charges equipp and furnish and apparrell her, and alsoe<br />
as being the Owner and Proprietor of her did putt in this<br />
deponent (after such time as he had purchased this deponents<br />
freedom) Master of her, And that he this deponent as Master<br />
of her did bring her from New Sally unto this Port of<br />
London for the account of the sayd John Ashwin the<br />
party producent And further he cannot depose./
To the seaventh article he deposeth and saith that without<br />
doubt had the shipp arlate miscarryed since the producent bought<br />
her, it had bin the producents losse, And further he cannot<br />
depose.
To the 8th article he saith that all the said shipps Company [?that]<br />
came home this last voyage had bin and were Captives in Sally<br />
untill such time as their release was procured by the producent and<br />
others And further he cannot depose./
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others And further he cannot depose./
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