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The 25th day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEAD … The 25th day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Lewellyn Austen and others against Powell.}
Examined upon the sayd allegation.
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'''Nathaniel Waade''' of Dowgate in the Citty of<br />
London Mariner aged four and twenty yeares<br />
or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined<br />
deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet.
To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that he hath credibly<br />
heard and beleiveth that the arlate Henry Powell was owner of one eighth<br />
part of the sayd shipp the ''Hopewell'' which was lost in the voyage in question<br />
and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the second article of the sayd allegation this deponent saith that the sayd Henry<br />
Powell was for the sayd voyage constituted and appoynted master of the sayd<br />
shipp for the government thereof, by the Owners of the sayd shipp<br />
which he knoweth being one of the Mariners of the sayd shipps<br />
Company the voyage in question, and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the third Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd Henry<br />
Powell had in the sayd shipp Cloathes and necessaries, Sea Instruments<br />
and his owne private adventure to a considerable value but knoweth not<br />
the certainty there of, besides his eight part of the sayd shipp as aforesayd<br />
and the proceed of the eight part of his Negroes brought from Guinny<br />
amounting to the value of about four tonnes of sugar, All which<br />
he the sayd Henry Powell did absolutely loose by the seizure of the sayd<br />
shipp by Prince Rupert, which this deponent knoweth being one of the<br />
Mariners of the sayd shipps Company and att that tyme the servant of<br />
the sayd Henry Powll. And further cannot depose.
To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp<br />
the ''Hopewell'' did arrive att Antego upon or about the 14th day of October <br />
1652, being thursday as he remembreth and not before. And saith<br />
that upon the fifteenth and sixteenth dayes some of the Company of<br />
the ''Hopewell'' went a shoare to cutt wood for the stoweing of the sugars<br />
being a necessary worke. and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the fifth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that about the beginning<br />
of the next weeke after the arrivall of the ''Hopewell' att Antego and upon<br />
the 18 or 19th day of October as he remembreth the master and Company<br />
of the ''Hopewell'' did hand the ''Hopewell'' to the side of the ''Recovery'' and<br />
removed some of the sugars of the ''Hopewell'', and cast out the ballast<br />
thereof, and tooke the ''Recoveryes'' gunnes and stowed them in the ''Hopewell''<br />
which he knoweth being an eyewitnes of the premisses and otherwise he<br />
cannot depose.
To the sixth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that upon<br />
the nynteenth or twentyeth day of the sayd moneth of October the tyme otherwise<br />
he remembreth not, the sayd Powell and Company did beginn to take<br />
the sugar and other goods out of the ''Recovery'' into the ''Hopewell''.<br />
And saith that in the Judgment and opinion of him this deponent the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Hopewell'' could not sooner have bene fitted and made ready to<br />
take in the sayd goods, And that the sayd Powel and Company did use their<br />
utmost endeavour and make all convenient speed to unlade the sayd vessell<br />
the ''Recovery'' and relade the sayd goods into the ''Hopewell'', and neglected<br />
noe opportunity to effect the same which he knoweth being then there present<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.t<br />
And otherwise cannot depose. +
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