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part owners of the said shipp in the name … part owners of the said shipp in the name and on the behalfe of themselves<br />
and of the rest of the owners did at the signe of the<br />
Bull in Saint Nicholas lane London, agree with and hire the producent<br />
Robert Browning to goe masters mate and assistant to the<br />
Sopra-cargo of the said shipp for a voyage with her to be made from<br />
this port of London to Sally in Barbary and thense to other ports<br />
and places beyond the seas, and soe back for this port<br />
of London, and contracted and agreed with him to give him foure pounds<br />
per moneth for every moneth that hee should serve in the said shipp<br />
the said voyage as masters mate, and fourtie shillings in every<br />
hundred pounds worth of goods that the said shipp should carry out with<br />
her or take into her beyond the seas for his Assistanse to the<br />
Sopra Cargo; which hee knoweth being then and there alsoe present<br />
and hearing the said contract soe made, and saith that the said Robert<br />
Browning went the said voyage and served in the said shipp both<br />
as masters mate and Assistant to the Sopra cargo,<br />
and began and entred into full pay the said tenth of May 1654<br />
and continued in the said service and imployment till and unto the<br />
27th day of March next following, of this deponents sight and<br />
knowledge this deponent being master of the said shipp; and in<br />
that space went in her to Sally where shee delivered part of<br />
her cargo in or about August 1655, and thense to Santa Cruse<br />
where shee delivered the rest of her lading, and tooke in other goods<br />
which shee intended to carry to Sally, but in her course for thitherward<br />
was met by stresse of weather forced into Tituan in the Streights<br />
where shee delivered passengers and goods, and thense the said shipp<br />
with the said Robert Browning in her endeavouring to saile<br />
againe to Sally, was againe by extremitie of weather forced into<br />
Calves (with the losse of the said shipps anchor) and there delivered<br />
her lading remaining to that time aboard, and there on the 27th<br />
of March 1655 this deponent left the said Robert Browning with<br />
Mr Wilson (the owners correspondent) with certaine goods that<br />
were then undisposed of and belonging to the said owners. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith the said shipp exported the said voyage a<br />
cargo of goods belonging to the said Vanderpost and company aforesaid<br />
worth 1300 li sterling or thereabouts, consisting in guns, linnen<br />
and woollen cloth and other goods.
To the 5th hee saith the said shipp at severall of the foresaid ports<br />
tooke in severall goods for the said owners account and belonging<br />
unto them, to the valew of two thousand pounds or thereabouts<br />
And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 6th hee saith the said Robert Browning all the said voyage<br />
performed his duties of masters mate and assistant to the sopra cargo<br />
honestly and faithfully, of this deponents sight and knowledge.
To the 7th hee saith hee hath heard the said owners required to pay<br />
the said wages, which they refused.
Thomas Browning [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.H SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin. +
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