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for about the space of sixe monthes, for w … for about the space of sixe monthes, for which service<br />
the said king of Portugall never made any satisfaction<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the 3d and fourth Interrogatorys he deposeth that the<br />
shipp interrate was a new, tight and stanch shipp<br />
of the burden of about 250 Tonns, that she had<br />
in her 21 Gunns, and well deserved 200 ''li'' per month<br />
for her imployment And that she was very well<br />
stored at the time of her seizure with ammunition and<br />
victualls to the value of above 120 ''li''. he cannot depose.
To the fifth Interrogatory he deposeth that there belonged<br />
unto the said shipp at the time of her seizure by the<br />
said king of Portugall 35 Mariners besides the Master<br />
interrate, and that the said Master and all the<br />
said Mariners were imprisoned by the king of Portugall<br />
and deteyned for (about) sixe months time to their<br />
great losse and damage, being plundred of all they had<br />
saving the clothes on their backes, and that the said<br />
Masters and his servants wages amounteth unto 54 ''li''<br />
at least for the sixe months she was sequestred<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the sixth Interrogatory he deposeth that during the<br />
time of the imprisonment of the said Master and Mariners<br />
the said Master was putt to great charges in the<br />
preservation of his and the said Mariners lifes, having<br />
noe maintenance or allowance at all from the king<br />
of Portugall And further he cannot depose.
To the 7th and 8th Interrogatoryes he answereth that the Master of the<br />
shipp interrate had on board the said shipp at the time she<br />
was sequestred for the use of the king of Portugall<br />
divers goods to a good value, all which he lost and wa<br />
deprived of, And that the said goods and sixe months<br />
wages of 29 Mariners of the said shipps company did<br />
and doth amount unto the summe of 697 ''li'' 15 ''s'' at least<br />
And further he cannot depose.
John Seaward [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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On the same day.
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'''Thomas Sennett''' of East Smithfeild in the<br />
County of Middlesex Mariner where he hath<br />
lived about 14 yeares last past, aged<br />
neere upon 40ty yeares, a wittness etcetera
To the first and second Interrogatorys he deposeth and saith<br />
that he the deponent being Quarter Master in the shipp<br />
the ''Peter and Jane'' interrate (of which the interrate George<br />
Chappell was Master) doth very (sic) know the said shipp<br />
and that the interrate humfry holcombe Peter Middleton<br />
Edward and John Bushell and Company were and<br />
are the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the<br />
said shipp and her tackle, apparrell and furniture And<br />
heapparrell and furniture And<br />
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