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The 13th of June 1659.
The Brazill Compan … The 13th of June 1659.
The Brazill Company of Portugall against}<br />
200 Quintalls of Brazil Wood or}<br />
thereabouts brought to this port}<br />
in the ''Jonathan and Abigail''}<br />
(Thomas Morley Master) and against}<br />
John Thacker}<br />
Suckley Cheeke}
'''Rp.'''
Examined upon the Allegation given<br />
in by Mr Suckley
'''Thomas Morley''' Master of<br />
the ship the ''Jonathan and Abigail''<br />
aged 48 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined./:
To the first article of the said Allon hee saith and Deposeth<br />
that the parcell of Brazil wood arlate (being two Hundred Kintalls, or therabouts<br />
which was brought to this Port in the said ship the ''Jonathan''<br />
''and Abigail'', as Delivered to this Deponent out of a yard at<br />
Lisbone, which yard did belong to the Portugall East India Company as this Deponent<br />
was then and there Credibly Informed and soe hee verily beleeveth<br />
And saith that one John Roles, a Portugueze Broker, whom<br />
this Deponent Imployed in procuring of goods to lade onboard the said<br />
ship upon freight did procure all the said Brazill Wood, and the said Roles<br />
hath often times told this Deponent, about the time of the Lading thereof that the said Wood was to be<br />
transported in the said Ship to London for the Account of the<br />
Portugall Brazil Company, and soe this Deponent verily beleeveth it was,<br />
And saith that the said Roles did procure other goods for this<br />
Deponent the said time of this Deponents being there, and saith there<br />
was an Agreement made amongst divers of the Merchants that<br />
laded goods in the said Ship that there should be<br />
a Teston upon each Chest of Sugar, and two Ryalls upon<br />
each pipe of Oyle, and after that proportion, for other goods<br />
to be Given as a Gratuity to the Convoy that stayed there for<br />
the ''Jonathan and Abigail'', and other English ships then there<br />
And this Deponent Demanded of the said Roles the like rates<br />
for the said Brazill Wood and the other goods that hee<br />
procured, and that were laden on board the said Ship, But for<br />
the said 200 Quintalls of Brazil Wood the said Roles refused<br />
to allow any thing. telling this Deponent that the same did belong<br />
to the Brazil Company, and they being a Joint Company<br />
would beare their owne Adventures or to that effect, But<br />
for the other goods that the sd Roles procured, the said Roles allowed the rates<br />
aforesaid, to this Deponent for the said Convoy, And soe much this<br />
Deponent beleeveth hee hath acknowledged to severall persons<br />
The foresaid Premises hee deposeth, being Master of the said<br />
ship aforesaid And further Cannot depose./.
Toaforesaid And further Cannot depose./.
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