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The [?30th] of August 1651.
The claime of John Baptista and company}<br />
Merchants of Middleborowe for the shipp)<br />
the ''ffortune'' and her lading.}
'''Smith. dt. [XXXX]'''
'''Derrick Jantsen''' of fflushing in Zealand Merchant<br />
aged 43 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee this deponent well knoweth the producents John Baptista and company<br />
and saith they have bin for all the time arlate owners and lawfull proprietors<br />
of the said shipp the ''ffortune'' and of her tackle apparell and furniture, and<br />
are soe at this present, and alsoe that from the time of buying and lading<br />
the goods (saving what followeth) and for sole proprietors of the said shipp and goods as aforesaid<br />
they have bin and are commonly accompted and reputed. And further saith<br />
that in the moneth of September last (old stile) the said producents sent out<br />
and imployed the said shipp the ''ffortune'' from the port of Middleborowe<br />
for Virginia on a trading voyage for their use and accompt, and thence<br />
to retourne againe for Middleborowe, and saith that the said shipp carried<br />
in her outwards to Virginia a cargazon of goods to be there disposed of<br />
and the retournes thereof to be thence brought in tobaccoes to Middleborowe,<br />
All which hee saith hee knoweth to be true because hee went out marchant<br />
or supra caro in the said shipp the said voyage from Middleborowe in the<br />
service of the said proprietors, and was thereby made acquainted with the<br />
whole designe of the said shipps voyage. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third and fourth articles hee saith and deposeth that the said shipp the<br />
''ffortune'' the said voyage arived at Virginia outwards bound on or about the<br />
17th day of November last (old stile) and not before, and then and there<br />
began to dispose of her outwards lading, and to gather in debts, which before<br />
that time were there remayning due to the said producents, and to receive<br />
in as fast as shee could conveniently her homewards lading, and saith at<br />
the said time there was there noe newes or speech at all that the Parliament<br />
of England had forbidden or prohibited trade or commerce with the<br />
Inhabitants of Virginia either by act or otherwise, which hee knoweth<br />
going marchant as aforesaid of the said shipp and ariving there in her. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that the said<br />
shipp the ''ffortune'' after her arivall at Virginia did take in and [?procure GUTTER]<br />
all her lading of tobaccoes for the accompt aforesaid by the 16th of March<br />
last old stile, and that after that date there were not any tobaccoes or<br />
other marchandizes or goods whatsoever bought or provided for her said<br />
lading, they being as hee saith all provided, marked and prepared for the<br />
said lading before that time, and after the same there was noe trafique<br />
or marchandizing exercised or done for or in regard of the said shipp<br />
or her owners, nor were there any goods or marchandizes laden unladen<br />
or disposed of out of the said shipp after the said day, which hee knoweth<br />
for the reasons aforesaid, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that the master nor any other of<br />
the shipp the ''ffortunes'' company had not any the least notice or intelligence<br />
either at Virginia or elsewhere, that the Parliament of England had<br />
forbidden traffique in those parts or sett out an Act against it till after<br />
such time as all their tobaccoes and goods were made ready, and provided, and<br />
till after all their traffique and marchandizing was fully finished, and that<br />
the master and company were fitting and preparing the said shipp with<br />
necessaries and were taking in their water and provisions for her homewards<br />
voyage. And that then and not before, videlicet on or ne[?e]re about the<br />
said on or ne[?e]re about the<br />
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