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3:d March: <u>1656:</ … '''A:3:'''
3:d March: <u>1656:</u> CENTRE HEADING
Gold Roch and others against}<br />
Dobbins: Smith. Suckley}
Examind upon an Allegation given in by Mr Smith<br />
the tenth of december on the behalf of the same<br />
Gold, Roch and others./
'''Egleston d.t 3.us/'''
'''Augustin Coronel''' Merchant dwelling in this<br />
Citie of London aged 30. yeeres or thereabouts a<br />
Wittnesse sworne and examined./
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this deponent<br />
well knoweth, That for the space of thirteen yeares last past and ever<br />
since this deponent hath beene capable to observe and take notice of<br />
Merchandiseing and sea fareing affaires, such English shipps as have<br />
from time to time beene imployed and lett by Charterparty, (being manned<br />
with English) from Lisborne to Brazill have constantly had a certaine<br />
averidge allowed and expressed in such their Charterpartie for and under<br />
notion of an Averidge, over and besides the freight for such voiage in<br />
such Charterparty alsoe usually expressed, And saith, That such averidge<br />
hath constantly and usually been allowed and payable by the ffreighters of<br />
such shipp or shipps as belonging and due to the Owners thereof, and<br />
not to the Master or Masters of such shipp or shipps, and that the said<br />
Averidge is not usually designed or given to such Master or Masters<br />
but to the Owners of such shipp or shipps, and that for and in consideration<br />
of the extraordinary weare and tare of the said shipp or shipps, and of<br />
the great hazard and danger which they under goe in such a voyage<br />
by reason of the hostility between the Portugueze and hollanders<br />
and of other dangers and dammages frequently attending voiages of that<br />
nature, And this deponent rendring a reason of such his deposition and<br />
knowledge saith, That hee is originally of Lisbone, and hath lived there<br />
the most of his age, and since hee hath bin of yeares of capacitie hath<br />
beene versed and practized in Merchandizeing affaires in that City<br />
and Country, and hath there frequently seene such shipps employed from<br />
thense to Brazile, and returning from Brazile, and discharging at the<br />
said port of Lisbone, the Proprietors of which shipps or their<br />
Assignes have constantly togeather with the freight for such voage due<br />
received such averidge as above expressed and that for and upon the<br />
Considerations aforesaid, and soe much hee saith, is publique and notorious<br />
in that City and Country, And further to this Article hee cannot depose
To the second article hee saith That if it happen that any such English<br />
shipp or shipps employed in or upon the voiage aforesaid happen to loose<br />
any Cables anchors sayles or other of such shipp or shipps Tackle<br />
or furniture, or suffer any dammage whatsoever, though such dammage<br />
bee occasioned by and in order to the preservation of the lading of such shipp or shipps<br />
which otherwise might have perished and beene lett to the Owners<br />
thereof, yet by the received custome at Lisbone no other reparation or<br />
satisfaction is usually allowed to the Owners of such shipp or shippsowed to the Owners of such shipp or shipps +
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