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them, and the rest this deponent at his in … them, and the rest this deponent at his instance carried in this deponents<br />
vessell thence to Cartagena, where the said producent who went along<br />
with them. disposed of them alsoe for his owne account. And further<br />
hee cannot depose, saving the said producent vended the said Negro's<br />
some of them for 380 peeces of eight per head of this deponents sight and<br />
knowledge, and some for lesse.
To the nineth and tenth articles hee saith and deposeth that the said producent<br />
out of and with the proceede of the said Negro's and other his merchandises<br />
and effects bought and provided fourtie nine potacos of tobacoe<br />
sixe hundred sixtie and three [XXides] and foure cheste of Tortoise<br />
shells; and that the foresaid shipp the ''lady of Conquest'' being (as<br />
hee saith shee was) after her arivall at Cartagena disposed<br />
of by the Governour of Cartagena for and in the immediate service<br />
of the king of Spaine, the said Antonio ffonseca da ffranca<br />
mot finding th[XX] any shipp bound for Angola , and willing to save<br />
his market and dispose of his said merchandizes, did in or about the<br />
moneth of ffebruary last lade and put the said tobaccoes, hides and<br />
shells aboard the said shipp the ''Virginia Mary and all Saints'' of<br />
Cartagena (being a merchants shipp and then lying at Cartagena)<br />
to be thence transported therein for or to Saint Lucas, Cadiz or Saint<br />
Sebastians (which shee could best fetech and arrive at) for the proper<br />
account of him the said producent, there to bee delivered for his account,<br />
and that hee the said producent was then and still is the reall owner<br />
and proprietor of all the said tobaccoes, hides and shells, and for<br />
such commonly accounted, which hee knoweth for that hee this examinate<br />
sawe him buy and provide them with the proceede of his owne Negro's, goods and<br />
effects, and dd assist him in such buying and providing them<br />
for his the said producents owne account, and this deponent being<br />
master of the said shipp, received the same aboard her by the said<br />
producents order, to be transported in her as aforesaid.
To the eleaventh article hee saith and deposeth that upon the lading<br />
of the said fourtie nine potaco's of tobaccoe, six hundred sixtie three<br />
hides and foure cheste of Tortois shells by the said producent, hee<br />
this deponent master of the said shipp firmed bills of lading for<br />
the same, namely two bills of lading for all the said goods, both which<br />
bills hee saith were of one and the same tenor, and were reale<br />
and true, purporting (as the truth was and is) that the said goods<br />
were laden by and for account of the said producents and to be<br />
transported as aforesaid, and saith that the said producent<br />
imbarqued himselfe with his said goods in the said shipp<br />
at Cartagena, and thence departed in her for the said [?coast] of<br />
Spaine in or aboput ffebruary last, purposing there to sell and<br />
dispose thereof for his best advantage, all which hee knoweth being<br />
master of the said shipp and seeing the premisses soe donne, And<br />
saith there were other goods alsoe laden in the said shipp for<br />
Spaine for the account of others; And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the twelveth hee saith that the said shipp with her lading<br />
(and there amongest the said tobaccoes, hides and shells) in her course<br />
from Cartagena towards Spaine was taken and surprized by a<br />
frigot in the immediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
off Capa ffinis terra, and that at the time of the said seizure all of<br />
[?the XXX]said seizure all of<br />
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