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Ad 23um deponit that the said shipp the '' … Ad 23um deponit that the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' and the said pinck the ''Saint''<br />
''Peter'' at the time of their arivall at Comminagata, had on board<br />
them the number of 250 Negro's and upwards for the use and accompt of the<br />
said Captaine Crandley, Mr Vassall and company, and that every of the said<br />
Negro's were there worth the summe of 130 ''li'' sterling one with another, and at<br />
that rate the same might there have bin solde, saying tha Captaine harris at<br />
Cartagena in the West Indies sold Negro's bought from Ginny at that<br />
rate and some dearer about three monethes after the losse aforesaid of the<br />
said shipp ''Mayflower'', Et alr nescit.
Ad 24 deponit that at the arivall of the said shipps the ''Mayflower'' and<br />
the ''Peter'' at Commanagata and Barcelona and places thereabouts<br />
as aforesaid there were on board them goods and merchandizes consisting in<br />
Elephants teeth and Golde belonging to the said Vassall, Crandley and company<br />
to the valewe of 1000 ''li'' sterlinge at the least besides the other<br />
peece goods which were exported hence and then on board to the valewe of<br />
4000 ''li'' sterlinge and upwards, all which were there disposed of<br />
by the said Jacket and lost by his miscarriage aforesaid together with the said<br />
Negro's, and soe the said Captaine Cranley and company were and are<br />
verily deprived thereof and of the profit they would have produced, Reddens rationem ut supra, alr nescit.
Ad 25 deponit that the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' and the said Pincke<br />
''Peter'' were the time aforesaid of their losse well worth the summe of<br />
2500 ''li'' sterlinge, Et alr nescit.
Ad 26 arlum deponit that the said Mr Vassall, Captaine Cranley and<br />
company by reason of the premisses in losse of the said shipps, Negro's<br />
and goods,<br />
have and doe sustaine losse and dammage to the valewe<br />
of 40000 ''li'' sterlinge, at the least for soe much the said shipps, Negros<br />
and goods and merchandizes aforesaid were there worth. Et alr nescit deponere<br />
saving the said losse happened by the fault or miscariage aforesaid of the said Jacket.
Ad 27 arlum deponit that the said Jacket in the said voyage and while the<br />
said shipp and Pincke were at Cape Lopez aforesaid solde to one Mr<br />
Wyat Commannder of a frigot in the service of the Ginney Company<br />
and there riding, certaine goods (as longe beads like affots) which came<br />
out of and were of the goods of the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' (and were<br />
belonging to the said Captaine Cranley and company) for the summe of<br />
a hundred and 20 odd pounds sterling, which the said Wyat upon sight<br />
of a bill of exchange by him then and there subscribed was to pay to the<br />
said Jackets wife here in London, whither the said frigot was then bound,<br />
which hee knoweth seeing the said goods delivered unto him and because hee<br />
this examinate by the said Jackets order wrote the bills of exchange for ther<br />
said money as alsoe a bill of lading for the said goods. alr nescit.
Ad 28 arlum deponit that during all the while the said shipp and Pinke were and remained<br />
in the places arlate there were at Commanagota and Barcelona and (as hee<br />
hath heard and beleeveth) at Santo domingo garrisons or guards of souldiers<br />
there kept by the Spaniards soe as noe goods merchandizes or Negro's could<br />
be carried or put on shore out of or brought from shore into the said<br />
shipp a Pincke without their leave and permission, and this was then well<br />
knowne to the said Jacket, Et alr nescit deponere.
Ad 29 referet [?sead] predeposita, alr nescit.
George Dethick [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]scit.
George Dethick [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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