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willing and requiring him to be very circu … willing and requiring him to be very circumspect and carefull therein<br />
or to that effect, which hee knoweth having both heard the said Jacket<br />
acknowledge soe much, and seene the said orders and Instructions in<br />
writing aboard the shipp the ''Mayflower'' the said voyage in the said<br />
Captaine Jackets custody. Et alr nescit.
Ad sextum arlum deponit that within the time aforesaid and after the<br />
lading and putting the said cargazon of goods on board the said shipps<br />
the ''Mayflower'', the ''Peter'' and the ''Benjamin'', the said Captaine Jacket<br />
sett saile and departed in the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' in company<br />
of the ''Peter'' and the ''Benjamin'', and had the cheife commannd<br />
thereof as aforesaid, and for commannder in cheife and principall<br />
factor as aforesaid hee was commonly accompted and reputed, which<br />
proceeding or departure hence of the said Jacket with the said<br />
vessells was on or about the 16th day of June 1647, reddens<br />
rationem scientia sua ut supra. Et alr nescit.
Ad septimum arlum deponit et dicit that within the time aforesaid and<br />
after the departure hence of the said Jacket with the said shipps and goods<br />
hee sailed for Ginney and there safely arived with the said shipps<br />
and goods, and there hee and such others as were imployed with and<br />
under him and by his order and directions solde bartered and trucked<br />
away diverse of the said goods wares and merchandizes for Negro's<br />
Ellephants teeth and gold and some provisions for the said Negro's,<br />
which hee knoweth because hee this deponent arived therewith him<br />
and sawe the said marchandizes and goods soe delivered and bartered<br />
away, and helping to keepe the bookes and accompts thereof, Et<br />
alr nescit.
Ad octavum arlum deponit that within the time aforesaid and while the<br />
said vessells were and [?abade] the said voyage at Ginny, the said William<br />
Jacket procured and gained the number of 450 Negro's and upwards<br />
and asmuch gold and Ellephants teeth as would here have yeelded and<br />
produced 3000 ''li'' sterling or thereabouts, all which were soe hained and<br />
gotten with the goods and commodities aforesaid soe laden aboard, and<br />
belonging unto and sent out in the said shipps and vessells by the said<br />
Captaine Cranley, Mr Vassall and company, reddens rationem scientia sua ut supra, alr nescit.
Ad 9um arlum depont that after the premisses the said Captaine Jacket<br />
laded and put the said Negro's, Elephants teeth and gold soe gotten and gained<br />
on board the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' and the Pinke the ''Peter'' and departed therewith for the Barbadas<br />
leaving the said vessell the ''Benjamin'' to trade in Ginny, and [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
his departure hee ordered the company of the ''Benjamin'' that when they<br />
had there donne trading, they should retourne wuth her and with what<br />
they could produce and get by such trading to the Barnadas to [?XXX GUTTER]<br />
Mr Spensack and deliver them up unto his disposeing, telling them hee [?did GUTTER<br />
order him to receive and dispatch thereof accordingly, which hee did upon<br />
his arrivall there with the said shipp and Pinck the ''Mayflower'' and the<br />
''Peter'', which there safely arived about the beginning of March [?XXX GUTTER<br />
[?XXXX] et cetera reddens rationem, because hee this deponent arived there with him and<br />
hee this deponent being then Purser of the said shipp ''Mayflower''. Et alr [?nescit GUTTER]ipp ''Mayflower''. Et alr [?nescit GUTTER] +
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