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of Portugall for the account of Portugall … of Portugall for the account of Portugall nine hundred<br />
and seaventeen Negroes besides children, and that (as<br />
the deponent heard from the said Captaine hurdidge and from<br />
the Purser of the said shipp seaven hundred eighty and seaven<br />
of the said Negroes besides children were landed alive at the<br />
Bahia in Brazill And that they were then taken on<br />
board the said ship for the account of the said Captaine hurdidge<br />
and her Owners and Company One hundred and eighty fower<br />
Negro's and eighteen children and fower thousand Alquiers<br />
of salt, which the said Governour of Angola forced upon<br />
him the said Captain hurdidge in liew of and for 800<br />
Millrees due in part of more for the said shipps service<br />
under the king of Portugall and one hundred, fifty<br />
and nine Negroes and 16 children of the Negroes and<br />
children taken aboard the said shipp for the account of<br />
the said hurdidge, Owners and Company were landed<br />
alsoe at Bahia in Brazill, And he deposeth that the<br />
said hurdidge arlate was to have for the freight of every<br />
of the said Negroes taken on board the said shipp for<br />
the Portugalls account that should be landed Bahia aforesaid<br />
from three Mill 800 Rees to fower Millrees per head, And<br />
further he cannot depose.
To the eight article he deposeth and saith that the said shipp did<br />
arrive with the said Negro's and salt at Bahia in Brazill<br />
in ffebruary 1651/0, and that on the very day she arrived there<br />
she the said shipp and all the Negro’s and all on board her for the<br />
account of the English was seized upon by the officers of the<br />
king of Portugall, and alsoe the freight due unto the said<br />
hurdidge and Owners for the transportation of the Negroes<br />
arrived there at Bahia laden aboard her for the account of the<br />
Portugiyses, And he saith that the Negroes there arrived<br />
and on board the said ship for the account of the English<br />
were all sold by the said officers of the king of Portugall at<br />
45 Milrees per head, which was then a very low rate, and that<br />
the said Negroes there arrived for the account of the English<br />
would have yielded above 715 Millrees whch he saith he<br />
very well knoweth for that if the English had had the sale<br />
of their own Negro’s they would have yielded (for the most<br />
part) between 50 and 60 Millrees per head and further<br />
he cannot depose.
To the ninth article he saith that the said shipp the ''Mary and John''<br />
was of the burthen of 420 tonnes of Portugall, and that<br />
he was on board her at and when the Portuguyses themselves<br />
did appraize her at 12000 Crownes silver money And<br />
further he cannot depose.
To the tenth article he deposeth and saith the arlate hurdidge<br />
did clear the royal Customes of all the Negro’s taken aboard<br />
the said shipp at Angola before he departed thence, and he saith<br />
that he the deponent did heare their Purser say that he<br />
the said hurdidge had there at Angola in money presently payd<br />
about 1456 Millrees and by bills of Exchange past to pay 1568.<br />
Millrees in Bahia, and that for the payments thereof at Bahia<br />
he had obliged his the said hurdidge’s person shipp and goods,<br />
and that the said hurdidge was to receive againe the said money<br />
at the Bayhia of the severall factors that were to receive the<br />
Negro’s there, And that alsoe the said money as well as all the<br />
rest money as well as all the<br />
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