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To the seventh article of the sayd Allegat … To the seventh article of the sayd Allegation This deponent saith that from the sayd [?XX]<br />
day to the 30th of October 1652 the sayd Company of the ''Hopewell'' did<br />
their utmost endeavour to lade the goods of the ''Recovery'' into the ''Hopewell'' but<br />
saith the Caske was so faulty and worke so great and season so hot that it<br />
could not be effected howbeit severall of the Mariners did hurt and [?surfet]<br />
with excessive toyle ad labour. And saith that before all the ''Recoveryes''<br />
lading was or could be taken out of her videlicet upon the sayd 30th day of the<br />
sayd month, the arlate Prince Rupert with the ship ''Swallow'' with 46 brasse<br />
Gunnes and a frigott with 12 gunnes having neere 400 men with him came<br />
up to Antego and seized the ffort thereof, and the same day seized the sayd two<br />
shipps ''Hopewell'' and ''Recovery'' and goods in them respectively. And he rweally<br />
beleiveth that by reason of the great strength the sayd Prince so came att [?her]<br />
with, and the suddenness of his so comeing all the Inhabitants of Antego or<br />
any present helpe that could then have been got together could not have<br />
hindred the sayd seizure and surprizall, the premises he knoweth being then<br />
present att the sayd seizure and seeing and observing the passages aforesaid<br />
And otherwise he cannot depose.
To the eighth article he saith there was a good quantity of sugar and other things in<br />
the ''Recovery'' att the tyme of seizure and after three dayes this deponent saw<br />
her turned a float by Prinnces Ruperts men, and after the sayd Prince left<br />
Antegofound that the sayd Princes men had taken out all the goods and<br />
lading that were in the ''Recovery'' as aforesaid. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the ninth article of the sayd allegation he saith of his certaine knowledge and sight<br />
the lading of the ''Recovery'' which was wracked att Antego, was sugars in Caskes<br />
and loose ginger and other goods, and saith the sayd goods were very troublesome<br />
to get out and the Casks much broken in somuch that the sayd Powell beside<br />
the helpe of his owne men was forced of the certaine knowledge of this deponent<br />
to hire a Cooper att Antego att the rate of 30 pound of Tobacco per day to assist<br />
att the heading of the casks and other Coopers worke necessary for the<br />
preservation of the sayd sugars and goods. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the .10th. and 11th he saith that whilest the sayd goods were a taking into the ''Hopewell''<br />
as aforesayd there was a Spanish vessell cast away upon the Rocke att<br />
Barbados about 8 leagues distance from Antego, and saith there came<br />
some Spaniards to Antego in their boat to desire helpe for preservation of<br />
severall persons lives in danger to be cast away upon the Rockes, whereupn<br />
the sayd henry Powell for the preservation of the lives of the sayd persons and<br />
for the furnishing the shipp ''Hopewell'' with pitch which he stood in great<br />
want of, of which he heard there was a good quantity in the sayd Spanish<br />
shipp tooke his boat and four men in the same and noe more, and thereby saved<br />
and preserved the lives of 13. of the sayd persons in danger to be lost, and [?saved]<br />
a good quantity of pitch, and in case he had not bene deprived<br />
of his ayd shippe by Prince Rupert as aforesayd might have gayned a very<br />
considerable freight for the carryeing of the aforesayd persons so saved and<br />
some of their goods to [?Partincoe] which was in the way of the shipp ''Hopewells''<br />
returne home. And the benefit thereof would have returned to the [?XX]<br />
Advantage of the Owners of the sayd shipp; And verily beleiveth the premisses<br />
were so done by the sayd Powell not for any sinister or by end of his owne. And<br />
otherwise cannot deposee. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose +
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