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To the fourth fifth and sixth articles of … To the fourth fifth and sixth articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the<br />
sayd shipp the ''Hopewell'' arrived att Antego the 14th day of October 1652 being<br />
thursday and not before, and upon the 15th and 16th dayes of the sayd moneth the sayd<br />
Powell and some of his Company did careene and doe necessary repaires in the<br />
wayles of the sayd shipp and putt in severall peices of new timber, to make the<br />
shipp stanch and tight. and others of the shipps Company next a shoare to cutt<br />
wood for the stoweage of the Casks being a necessary worke; and upon the .18th<br />
day being munday hauled the ''Hopewell'' to the side of the ''Recovery'' and removed<br />
some of her sugars that came in her from the barbadoes, that they might come att<br />
the ballast, and then heaved out her ballast and tooke out some of the gunnes<br />
of the ''Recovery'' into the ''Hopewell'', and upon the 19th day tooke out the rest<br />
of the Gunnes and stowed them in the ''Hopewell''. And saith that during the<br />
sayd 14. 15. 16. 18 and 19. dayes the sayd Powell and company applyed themselves<br />
carefully to their worke and busines and neglected noe tyme nor advantage<br />
and having so disposed of the sayd necessary preparatory worke which could not have<br />
bene done sooner by them upon the 20th day of the sayd moneth did begin to take<br />
the sugar and other goods out of the ''Recovery'' into the ''Hopewell'', and did<br />
use their utmost endeavours and make all convenient speed they could to unlade<br />
the ''Recovery'', and neglected noe opportunity but applyed themselves to their<br />
worke and ymployment withall care and diligence, the premisses he knoweth<br />
being present att and engaged in the sayd worke and ymployment together<br />
with the rest of the ''Hopewells'' Company. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the seventh Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that<br />
upon the thirtyeth day of the sayd moneth of October and whilest the sayd vessell<br />
the ''Hopewell'' did lye by the side of the ''Recovery'' taking in the goods aforesayd<br />
and before she [?could] have receyved in all the sayd goosd and lading the<br />
arlate Prince Rupert ddid come suddenly att Antegoe aforesayd with the<br />
shipp the ''Swallow'' having 41. brasse gunnes in her, and another frigot with<br />
12 gunnes both of them having in them 400 men or thereabouts, and<br />
did by force seize the ffort att Antego and afterwards upon the same day<br />
the sayd ship the ''Hopewell'' and the goods in her, and the shipp ''REcovery''<br />
and the goods laden in her and still remaining aboard her, And he<br />
saith the force of the sayd Prince was so much that no resistance might<br />
or could then have bene made by the Companies of eyther or both of the sayd shipps<br />
or by the Inhabitants of Antegoe to prevent or hinder the seizure of the sayd<br />
shipps and their respective lading, which he knoweth and beleiveth being<br />
then present att Antwgoe and seeing and knoweing the premisses. And otherwise<br />
cannot depose.
To the eighth and nynth articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth<br />
that the sayd Prince upert and his men tooke out all the sugars and other goods remaineing<br />
aboard the ''Recovery'', but how much tyme they spent in so doeing he knoweth<br />
not. And saith that the goods of the ''Recovery'' were for the most part sugars<br />
in Casks and loose ginger, and were very difficult and troublesome to be unladen<br />
and the Casjs of the sayd sugars were deayed and out of order and the goods<br />
thereof in unlading came out, so as the sayd Henry Powell was forced to<br />
hire a Cooper att Antegoe to assist his owne Cooper aboard for the necessary<br />
making upp of the sayd Casks. all which this deponent being present att<br />
Antegoe well knoweth to be true. And otherwise cannot depose
Too be true. And otherwise cannot depose
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