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To the 6th he says that after the Licence … To the 6th he says that after the Licence procured and security given<br />
as aforesaid and after the said Croxon had laden and put<br />
on board the ''Experience'' at Lisbone her full lading of<br />
goods for the use and account aforesaid he departed<br />
therewith toward the Brazille, where he arrived<br />
the said ship in safety in or about the baginning of January<br />
last. And sayth the said lading soe<br />
carried out from Lisbone was then well worth eight<br />
thousand pounds sterling. The premisses he deposeth<br />
helping to ship the said goods at Lisbone going thence and arriving (?XXXX GUTTER)<br />
them in the ''Experience''/.
To the 7th article he deposes and says that the aforesaid Thomas Bretton<br />
Simon Delboe, Andreas Middleton and company were and are<br />
English and subjects of the most serene King (of)Great Britain<br />
and so it is they are commonly said and reputed to be. And otherwise saving (referring himself to his<br />
previous deposition he cannot depose LAT).
To the 8nd he says that after the arrival of the said ship and lading at<br />
Brazeele the said William Croxon did there unlade the said ship, and<br />
dispose of her lading and barter the same away for sugar<br />
Tobaccoe, hides and Brazill wood all for the use and account<br />
of the producents Englishmen as aforesaid./
To the 9th he says that the said William Croxon did at Brazeele lade<br />
cause to be laden on board the ''Experience'' about twelve<br />
chests of white sugar, about twenty five hundred rolls of<br />
Tobaccoe, fiftyor sixty hides, and a great quantity (?of)<br />
Brazeele Wood all for the use and account of the pro<br />
ducents, and were the proceed of their goods sent out of<br />
Lisbone to Brazeele as aforesaid. And so much he sayth (?XX GUTTER)<br />
said Croxon did several times affirme during the time<br />
the lading the same. And further deposeth not to this article.
To the 10th he says that after the lading the foresaid goods at<br />
Brazeele on board the Experience, she departed these (?XXGUTTER)<br />
towards Lisbone there to unlade the same (according to<br />
the security given in in as aforesaid) to the end the King of<br />
Portugall might receive his Custome due unto him out of (?XXXGUTTER)
To the 11th he says and deposes that the Master and Company of the ''Expe''<br />
''rience'' in their passage from Brazeele towards Lisbone<br />
on the twenty seventh day of May last being Sunday (?XX)<br />
the morning about breake of day espy three saile<br />
ships, making towards the ''Experience'', which said three ships<br />
afterwards proved to be Dutch ships of warre. And says<br />
was so early in the moring that the Master and Company<br />
of the ''Experience'' could not at first discerne whether they<br />
were enemies of friends, to his knowledge.
To the 12th he says that the Rere Admirall of the said three Dutch ships<br />
whereof Captain Tyson Quarts was Commander came sayling up<br />
to windward of the ''Experience'' contrary to the Custom<br />
of friends at sea, and never hayled her at all. And then<br />
the said Captain Kingsman hayled the said Rere Admirallain Kingsman hayled the said Rere Admirall +
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