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P1090473 Cover of leather bound volume
P1090474, P1090475, P1090476
f. 1r.
Ex pte Jacobi Lampr?ier
XXXX navem y:e Amity
In ansywer to the first and second interrogratories. Jacobi Lampr?ier and XXX the lawful owner of one third part of the Amity. Ship at Newfound Land. April last past the said Jacobi lampr?ier did furnish and set out his said one third partof the said ship on a “"trading voyage for the port of S:t Mallo aclate to Newfoundland to catch fish and to carry the same for Bilbao and there to dispose of and soe to returne againe for S:t Malo w:th the proceed of such goods for his owne proper Accompt. The deponent knows this becasue he was living in S:t Malo France at the time and had “from tyme to tyme every yeare sett out victualled and imployed the said part of the ship the Amity w:ch hee had bought about eight yeares since of Thomas LibbXston and John Masters of Jersey"
In answer to the 3rd and 4th interrogatories.
In answer to the 5th interrogratory. The deponent knows James Lamprier very well, and has done so for about 20 years. James Lamprier was a subiect of the Commonwealth at the time of the surprizall and seizure of the said ship and ladeing. Lamprier "had formerly about 8 yeares since bin an Inhabitant and lived in Jersey where hee beleiveth hee was borne” The deponent stated that “at such tyme as the said Island of Jersey Revolted from the Obedience of the Parliam:t hee was for his affection and adhesion thereunto (w:ch hee saith was allwayes very great) forced and constrained to fflye to ?plowet in ffrance where there is a protestant church" and practised only the protestant religion. His estate was confiscated and lost at Jersey for his loyalty to parliament "at the beginning of the late warres in England and was himselfe proclaimed traytor there; and after XXX had his wife and family banished from there"
P1090477
f. 1v.
The said Lamprier set out and furnished a man of ware on behalfe of the said Parliam:t. This was at the consent and approbation of Collonell ?Litvott
To the 7th, 8th & 9th interoggatories. It is usual and ordianary for ships voyaging from S:t Malo to Newfound Land to carry with them passes "under the hand of Sir George Carteret the now Govero:r of Jersey" together with some inhabitants and seamen of the Island
Symo ?SebirM de JXXX Jersey Mercator
To the 1st and 2nd.
...for all the tyme aclate and ab the space of ?thoise two yeares last past or thereabouts
the said James Laprier was and att this present ought to ?have XXX true and
lawfull owner and prprietor of one quarter &one halfe quarter parte of the shipp XXX Esperance
and of there Tackle apparell and Furniture as allsoe of such part of
her ladeing of fishe and oyles and other provisios as were on bord her when
shee was seized and taken by Captaine ?Johnson in Newfoundland and for ?such
was and is comonly accompted reputed and taken wch hee knowes to bee true XX
this deponent being present when XX bought one halfe part of the said ship XXXX since that sould one q:tr of his halfe to XXXXX XXX wassd pt hee XXXX XXX buy of one Jaques Oliver of Gurnsey about 2
yeares since this deponent being at the XXXX makeing and XXXXX of XXXX
Earnest penny by them the said Lamprier XXXX for the ?sound And saizj that in or
about the moneth of Aprill last past the said James Lamprier did XXXX
and sett out his sd part in the said ship from S:t Malloe to Newfoundland XXX
a fishing voyage as is aclate and sae from thence she was to have proceeded ?and
carryed her ladeing to Bilbao and was at length from thence to returne again
to S:t Malloe for his propper use and Accompt That being a voyage usually underXXX
and ?pfpr,ed XX from S:t Malloe ?which hee knoweth being at S:t Malloe when ?the
said ship departed from thence and XXXX the said Lamprier sett out and ?furnis XXX
said parcel thereof and soe much hee saith is notXXXX XXXX XXXXXX att S:t Malloes
all such as knowe the said James Lamprier XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX depoXXXX
Ad 3 et 4:n aclor XXXX deposeth XXXX ad XXX aclon in XXX quaad the Amity
XXXX pagina spinXXXX
Ad 5:nd XXXXXX that the said James Lamprier for theise 7 yeares last past or
thereabouts hath every yeare constantly used to
sett out one or more shipps ?or his parte therein from S:t Mallo to Newfoundland and
XXX
P1090480; P1090481; P1090482
f. 2r.
XXX for Bilbao and then fore S:t Malloe againe w:ch he knoweth haveing
lived in & neere S:t Mallo dureing all the said tyme and seeing and ?observeing
him to doe the same. And soe much he saith is publiquely and notoriously
knowne at S:t Malloe aforesaid et also XXXX
Ad 6:nd dep fuit XXX pXXXX ad 5:nd aclon aXXX prXXXXX extendXXXX
Idem ad Interr. ex pte Custod XXX quaad the Amity
AXX pXXXX XX XXX quad reface se ad pradepactasua Et alr magis pticula
XXXX XXXenec
Ad 2:nd XXXX
Ad 3:nd XXXX and XXX the said James Lamprier pay
for furnishing out his pt of the said Shippe the Amitye to XX XXXXX
XX and ?abuses of XXX XX bought the same Et ale XXXXXX
Ad 4:nd ?caudet XXX ad singula
Ad 5:nd ?caudet XXXX have for this pt at present XXXX this Comonwealth
as a Trooper XX a Troope of theirs now lyeing in this Cittie and before
that XXX in S:t Malloe Et XXXXX
Ad 6:nd ?caudet negative
Ad 7:m ?cauder that the said Lampriers copartners in the said ship
the Amity doe ?live the Island of Jersey, but also some ?times
XXX to S:t Malloe to take order about the setting foreth of the said ship
each man providing for his owne pt therein Et al XXXX
Idem as Interr quoad the Esperance
YY YYYY YYYY dat that hee was present when the said M:r Lamprier
bought and gave earnest money for his said pte in the said ship the Esperance
to the said Jaques Oliver about Xmas last was a twelve moneths
& likewise XXXX XXXa fterwards paid some part of the money agreed
upon XXXX them for y:e same Et alX XXXX salius pXXXXX
Ad 3:nd ?caudet that hee was present and ?sawe the said James Lamprier
pay moneyes to one Mon:sr da ?casao and agree for provisions w:ch XX
used about the setting XX his said pte of the said ship to sett upon
this XXX last goeing for Newfoundland. And saith that the said da
?Vibert XXupon the said Lampreer sould i qtrer pte of his said halfe
in the said shippe XX in the prsance of ?Jersey XXX this wise and
?familia now remained w:ch hee saith was soe by him sould ymediately
before the goeing out to Newfoundland upon this prsent voyage XX
in w:ch she was seized At al niXXX
Ad 4:n ?caudet negative ad singular
Ad 5:nd XXXXX
Ad 6:nd ?caudet negative
Ad 7:nd ?caudet that XX other halfe Owner of the said ship the Esperance
XXX M:t da Ring by name ?liveth in S:t Maloe in ffrance and hath
soe done ever since this XXXX first knowe him w:ch hee saith
bin by the tyme of XXX 3 or 4 yeares or thereabouts
XXXX SEBIRELL (his signature)
P1090483; P1090484; P1090485
f. 2v.
29:o November 1650
Sup allegacone XX ex parte Lamprire quaad the Amity
data examinates
NICHOLAS LE FEUBOUR da Jersey Nauta XXXX sua
22 annXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad primm et 2:n aclor dicta allegaconis deponit et dictit that in and
for all the tyme aclate and for the tyme of theise 7 or XX yeares last
past or thereabouts the aclate James Lamprier was and at this present
ought to bee the true and lawfull owner and proprietor of one third part of the
ship theAmity aclate and of her tackle apparell and furniture and allsoe of one
third pt of her ladeing & what other provisions XX had either abord or a XXXX
& belonging unto her at the tyme of the surprizall thereof. And by Captaine
Goad for in Newfoundland. And for such was and is commonlie reported
and taken And saith that in or about the beginning of the moneth of Aprill
last past the said James Lamprier did sett out and furnish his said 3:d part
of the said ship y:e Amity ?to ?goe upon a voyage from S:t Mallo to Newfoundland
and soe to Bilbao and back again from thence to S:t Malloe for his owne p:son
& propper Accompt. All w:ch hee knoweth for that hee this deponent hath every
yeare for theise 7 yeares XXXX knowne the said Lamprier to sett forth
and imploye his said part of the said ship to XXX XXX to goe XXX and ?Thomas
?Libberton and XXX XXXX being XXX of XXX alike owner of pte and
seeing them soe sett out upon this p:rsent voyage from S:t Mallo by the said
James Lamprier as is predeposed. Et alX XXX depoXXXX
Ad 3
To the 3rd & 4th interrogratories. The Amity safely arrived in Newfound Land where "?M:r and Companie did prepare and were getting ready a very great nomber of ffishe and a great quantitie of Oyles a third pte whereof did belong unto the said James Lamprier and was for his proper accompte." But "before y:e said ffishes and oyles could bee made readie and fitt to bee brought to bee brought from thence Captan Goodson came in the ship the Hopefull Luke to Newfound Land and there seized upon the said ship and her ladeing which was makeing fitt"
P1090486 P1090487; P1090488
f. 3r.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX dei Lampeir pr XXXX
XXXX la Esperance XXXX
NICOLASUS LE FEUBEUR da Jersey Nauta aclate
XX 22 annons XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
P1090489; P1090490; P1090491; P1090492
f. 3v.
NICHOLAS LA FOUxxxxx [His signature]
Quiad Naom y:e Good
Successe XXXXX
2:nd ABRAHAM LANGFORD of Lymehouse in y:e pishe
of Stepney and County of Midds Marrin:er late purser of
the shipp the Good Successe, aged 24 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined deposeth as followeth
Ad primo Interrie deponit et dictit That in y:e moneths of January
ffebruary March Aprill and untill about the 19 or 20:th day of May last past the
said ship the Successe whereof W:m Backy was Commander) was and
remained in the Port of Lisbone and was allsoe XXXX as such tyme
as Generall Blacke came and lay before y:e said Port w:th the Parliaments
ffleet in persuance of Prince Rupert and y:e XXXXX ffleete under his
command then allsoe remayning there w:ch hee knoweth hee this deponent
all the time predeposed being purser of the said shipp. El XXX nescit.
P1090493
f. 4r.
Ad 2:nd Interrie deponit that it was reported as XXX at Lisbone that
Generall Blake after his comeing thither did by letter or a XXXXXX make
a demand of the King of Portugall that those Revolted ships under the
command of Prince Rupert & that in this port might be rendred up to him for the XX of this
Common wealth of England to whome the same did XXXXXX
Et al nescit depnens
Ad 3_rd deponit that this said ?Prince and his XXXXXX as this dep:t
has heard it credibly reported at Lisbone) did sett upon kill and XXXX
some Marriners and Seamen of and belonging to this Parliam:ts ffleete
as XXX XXXX, and that hee did XXXX part persons there who
went out w:th a boat and w:ch then tooke a Granadoe thereby to fire
the Vice Admirall of the said ffleete And that the said Boate
falling ?shorte and being takeXXX, the said plott was discovered and confessed
by the XXXX XXXX thereof as it was generally reported at Lisbone
Et al XXXX
Ad 4:ndnescit deponit saveing that hee saith that after y:e next
deposed premisses the King of Portugall did showe ffavour and respect
unto Prince Rupert and that some of the said Kings XXXX did
afterwards voyage d there under the command of the said Generall Blake
by w:ch meanes the differerances bettwixt the said Generall and the
King of Portugall were much heightened and XXXXX And soe
much this deponent saith was generallie
amongst the said Generall Blakes ffleete. Et al nescit.
Ad 5:nd deponit That the said shipp y:e Successe wherof the said Willm
?Peachy was Comander the sgippe the Hanniball Captaine Peter Tamam Comand:r
the ship the Saphire Captaine Edward Wye Commander the ship the Prosperous Captaine Richard Commander the ship the Mayflower Captaine
Thomas Bell Commander theSamaritaine Captaone Isaack Stevenson
commander The John and Mary Captaine
w:th the said Revolted ffleete against the Parliam:ts
ffleete then an
P1090494
f. 4v.
Ad 6:nd depon it et dictit that the said shipps Successe
XXXX
P1090495
f. 5r.
Ad 12:nd deponit that whatsoever bills of lading are XXX baggs
Ad 14:nd deponit that all ad singular the goods wares & marchandizes
XXX XXXXX in the said Bookes to be a bord the said ship was éaden
a bord them by Portuguese Marchants and Subjects of the King of
Portguall and to XXX thay XXXX are consigned except only
such goods as were laden by and for English mens Accompts
the pticulars whereof w:ch XXX markes and numbers this deponent
hath specified in his XXXX Pages of the said
schedules. to XXX for full satisfaction to his Interrogatories
XXX referreth himselfe. XXXX said XXXXX c^XXXX in sufficiency of XXXX the
being subscribed by and XXX propper and writeing of this
deponent as purser of the said ship the Good Successe XXX
XXXX
Ad 19:nd deponit That all the said goods and merchandizes so mencionned in
this deponents said books so be laden abord the said shop at Lisbone, more on
bond XXX when she came out from thence and at the tyme of XXX said stay
made thereof by Generall Blake XXX of wch are since XXXXX
deposed as by the said XXXX & and male Negroes to him by Capt XXXX
Moulton
Ad 16. deponit That Edward Bushell M:r Nathaniell Andrewes XXXX Cap:t
Robert Moulton said Cap:t John Wills Captaione Richard Ell and Captaine
Garland were all Inhabitants in and about London
ABRA: LANGFORD [His signature]
P1090498
f. 5v.
XXXXX y:e Saphire
XXXX Edwardus Style YYYYY
EDWARD WYE of Ratcliffe in the pishee of
Stepney and County of Midds Late M:r and Commander
of the ship the Saphire als the ffairffax aged
42 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
saith and deposeth as followeth viz:t
Ad prima Interria deponit et dictit that the ship the Saphire
als y:e ffairfax whereof this deponent was Commander was XXXXX in y:e
Port of Lisbone from y:e second day of November 1649 at w:ch
tyme she came in thither and untill the 20 or 21:th day of May
last past. And saith that during such tyme as Generall Blake was
XX this Parliam:ts ffleete before y:e said port in pursite of Prince
Rupert and his Revolted ships under his Comand w:ch hee knoweth
had this deponent being as aforesaid Comander of the said ship and
abord XX all the tyme predeposed. Et alr nesuit depoXXXX
Ad 2:d deponet et dictit That hee this deponent did XXX it generally
?accounted and reported at Lisbone that Generall Blake came thither
w:th the said ffleete under ?his Command or purpose to reduce the
revolted shipps then allsoe rsideing in GalXXXX under the Custodye
& PrcXX of Prince Rupert to y:e obedience and possession of the sates
of this Comonwealth to whom the same did appertayne, and that to that
purpose the King of Portugall was treated wTh as this deponent
likewise heard it reported. but by whom or whether by letter or
in what other manner the said King was desired to render up the said
REvolted ships hee cannot depose. Et al nedcit dispoXXX
Ad 3:nd deponit et dictit that there was a generall report a shore at Lisbone
that Prince Rupert fell upon some of Generalé Blakes men a shore
there and ?killd XXXX wounded XXX of them. And that hee did allsoe
XXX and Engage a souldier and a Negroe to take a boate and
a Granadas therein XXXX XXXX XXXX fired XXXX XXXX Admirall
ofthe Parliam:ts said ffleete And that the said Boat falling
short was taken and the plott discovered and confessed by the said
undertakers thereof. And said XXXXXXX hee saith was generally
reported in Lisbonne dureing the tyme that this dep:t was there Et
all nescit depoXXXX
Ad 4:d deponit that hee allsoe heard it reported at Lisbonne aforesaid
thaty:e said XXXXX and dealings next deposed of XXX
XXXX were complained of by the Hono:ble M:r Charles ?Lance
Resident for y:e parliam:t of England with y:e King of Portugall and
that Justice was by him demanded to be executed by the said
King upon the said PXXXX and his XX XXXXX XXX beit hee saith
that there was nothing done against XXX upon XXXX that this depo:t
heard of but that on the contrary the said King did as XX XX
heard showe favour and respect to y:e said Prince after this depon:t
came out of the said Port and did side w:th and aside the said Prince
ag:t Generall Blake and his ffleete under his comand by w:ch meanes
the differences (as he ?conceiveth) betweixt the Portugalls and
the Parliam:ts ffleete were much increased Amd soe much hee saith
was
P109497
f. 6r.
was generally take notice of and reported amongst the
said Generall Blakes ffleete when this deponent and the rest
of his Employees was come out from Lisbone XX XXX XXXXX
P109498
f. 6v.
Ad 10:d deponit that all the prizes taken by thee said Englishe
shipps on theire homewards passages for England were taken
XXXX the Commander XXX honourable Blakes XXXX in them
were in Comand abord but hee saith XXXX Captaines though not
abord XXXa nd XXX owne XXX Nell yet did XX thereinparts
in the takeing thereof wch hee saith was XXXXX XXXX shipps
XXXXX Companies XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX et arle
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad 11:d deponit that the Interestedd Jonathan Hyde was this
deponents purser, who he saith kept a freight Booke according
to this XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX of all sorts of goods laden
abord the said ship and what pipes, fats, Bales, parts, or other
container of goods wares and Merchandizes were laden abord the same
only the marke & numbersthereof and where & by whom laden &
tp whom and tow hat port the same were consigned and that
XXX XXXX bill of ladeing for y:e same accordinglie Et acle
XXXX
Ad 12:nd deponit that whatsoever bills of ladeing are in the Nagges
in XXXX and wch are there menconned to bee signed by this deponents
said purser as XXXXX werer hee beleiveth soe signed and firmed
by him respectively. And saith that hee doth hist knowe of any
bills of ladeing writeings papers or any thing else that were
XXXXX XXX bord either at the tyme of the said stoppage of the
said ship or before or after XX Et alre necit
Ad 13. deponit that the Booke where XXX now showed unto him is
a Coppie of this deponents said Pursers Booke for the said shipps
ladeing the originall whereof XXXX was very faithfully and
exactly kept by hi said Purser and everything entred
thereinto according to XX verity and truth of the matter. Et alr.
nescit
Ad 14:d deponit et dictit that all the said goods wares and
Merchandizes soe mencionned in the said Booke to be laden abord
the said ship the Saphire were Laden by such
persons and in such manner as hee verily beleiveth as in
the said Booke is expressed All of them having for acc:ts of the
saide XXXX and other portuguese Merch:ts subiects of the said King of
Portugall XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
P1090499
f.7r.
Ad ult deponit that the paper XXX XX now shewed unto him
doth as hee beleiveth conteyne in it a true Accompt of all
the pticular goods provisions or marchandizes XXX were laden abord XXX
of the said 5 first XXXXX Englishe ships ny her BulXXX for the Brazeeles
Companie of Merchants at Lisbonne only All of wch said pticulars
were as hee beleiveth brought out of Lisbone abord the said ships
respectively as therein is sett forth and expressed XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
EDW: ?WYE [His signature]
Quoad Navem y:e Agreement
XXXX Nicolaus Harwood XXX XXXX
ROBERT DOWNE of Barnstable in the County of
Devom late purser of the ship of fflyboate called y:e
Agreement aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne
and examined
Ad prim IN
P1090501
p. 7v.
P1090500
p. 8r.
P1090502
p. 8v.
NICHOLAS HARWOOD of Wapping in the pish
of Stepney late Comander of the ship the
Agreement aged 24 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and examined
P1090503
p. 9r.
P1090504
p. 9v.
P1090505
p. 10r.
NIC: HARWOOD His signature
WILLIAM PEACHYE of Redriffe in the County of
Surrye late Commander of the shippe the Good Successe
aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examned
deposeth
P1090506
p. 10v.
P1090507
p. 11r.
...the Portuguese theire respective Imployers might not have
any advantage against them for the non performance of the
said voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele w:ch by Charter ptie
they were to have pformed. And that therefore Generall Blake
himselfe tould this deponent and others that hee would take
all the blame of the said Transactions upon himselfe
Et alre necit depXXXX
Ad 10:d deponit that all the XXXX XXX were taken dureing such
tyme as the said XXX Commander (were in comand XXX
them respectively but hee saith both XXX this deponent
and y:e rest of them did as hee verily beleiveth) use XXXX
attempt endeavour and willingly contribute theire XXXXX
XXXX taeking of the same And soe hee saith did XX
Marriners avout this deponents said ship and others XXXXXXXXXXX
P1090508
f.11v.
WILLIAM PEACHEY [His signature]
DANIELL CROFFORD[1] of Wapping in y.e parishe of
Stepney and County of Middlesex late Commander
of the ship y:e Reason aged 35 yeares of thereabouts
sworne and examined
P1090509
f. 12r.
P1090510
f. 12v.
P1090511
f. 13r.
DANIELL CROFFORD [His signature]
PEETER TATAM of Lymehouse in the pishe of Stepney
& County of Midds late Commander of the ship the Hanniball
aged 39 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
P1090512
f. 13v.
and dureing such time as Generall Blake came and lay
before and in the said port in pursuit of Prince Rupert did the
Revolted shipps XXXX in that port allsoe under his Command XX
XX knoweth had this deponent being Commander of and in the
said shipp the Hanniball for all the tyme predeposed XXX
XXXXXX
Ad 2:nd deponit that hee heard it reported at Lisbone
that Generall Blake after his comeing hither wth the Parliaments
ffleete did by himselfe or his Agents require of and from the
King of Portugall that the said Revolted shipps then in the
Port under the Custodie of Prince Rupert might bee
rendred up to him for the use of the Parliament and Comon wealth
of England so XX how that did appertaXXXX Et alr nescit depXXXX
Ad 3:nd deponit that he likewise heard it reported att Lisbone
that Prince Rupert fell upon some of Generall Blakes marriners
ashore and killed some and wounded others of them. And that he
did likewise hire some persons there to disguise themselves abd
then to goe out in a Boate wth a Granadoe in it with XXX XX
were to gave fired the Admirall of said Generalls ffleete, wch said
boate falling short was (as hee hath heard) taken and y:e designe discovered
and confessed by the said XXXX. Et alre nescit depoXXXX.
Ad 4:nd deponit that hee allsoe heard it reported at Lisbone that y:e
said actions and undertakeings of Prince Rupert XXXX before deposed
were complained of by the hono:ble M:r Charles XXXX then Resident wth
the King of Portugall for y:e Parliam:t of England and that by him Justice
was demanded of the said King to bee executed upon Prince Rupert and
his adherents, but what answere was returned hee neither knoweth
nor hath heard, but is assured that the said King did afterwards XXX
to and XXXX wth Prince Rupert against Generall Blake and the
ffleete under his Command and wth him did attempt and endeavour to
doe the said ffleete what XXXXX they could by what meanes this
differeance betwixt the said King and Generall Blake were much XXXX
and heightened and soe much hee saith was publiquely taken notice and
spoken of and amongst the said Generalls ffleete. Et alr nescit
depoXXXXX.
Ad 5:nd deponit that the shipp the Hanniball whereof this dDeponent
was Commander the ship the Samaritane (Isaack Stevenson Comander) the
shipp the Mayflower (Thomas Bell Commander) the ship the Prosperous
of wch Cap:t Richard Wll was late Commander, the Saphire (Edward Wye
Commander, the Good Success (Richard Peachy Commander the Reason (Daniell
Crofford Commander) the John and Mary Ambrose Chappell Commander and the shipp the Agreem:t Nicholas Harwood Commander) all English
shipps and Comanders were hires and enteretained some of XXX XXXXX
the first five aove menconed by the BulXXX of and for the Company of
Portuguese Merchants tradeing ?wth y:e Brazeele and y:e other fower by
severall abd particular Portuguese Merchants all subiects of the said
King of Portugalls upon a voyage from Lisbone to Brazeele andsoe
from thence were bound for Lisbone againe for the propper Accompts
of theire said respective imployers And saith that the said shipp the
Hanniball
P1090513
f.14r.
Hanniball (of wch this deponent can only certainly depose)
imediately before the proceeding out upon the said voyage had
a Cargasone of goods laden abord her consisting in linnen XXX
bale hoods Oyles Pilchards and ?alsoe Comodities the pticulars whereof
are compXXXX and entred into the deponents pursers bookes who XXXX
the bills of ladeing for y:e same except for some fewe wch thi deponent
did himselfe signe wch are allsoe sett downe in the said booke. All
w:ch hee saith were laden for the Accompt of Portuguese and subiects of
the said King of Portugall save only some ptiuclar prcell of goods
w:ch were laden abord the said ship by one M:r ?Aberthwaite then att Lisbone w;ch were
consigned to this deponent, and for w:ch this deponent did signe two bills of
ladeing & XXXXXXX not entred into the said Booke but are in XXXXX
XXXXXXX
Ad 6:nd deponit that the said ship the Hanniball together with all
the rest of the said English ships before menconed after y:e premisses
viz:t upon the 20:th and 21:th dayes of May last past came forth from
the said Port intending from theare to proceed to y:e Brazeele, but they
were noe sooner come out hence but were all comanded by General
Blake by an order under his hand and seale of Admirall to each severall
Comander directed whereby this deponent and all y:e ?rest were comanded to
bring theire said shipps to an Anchor by the side of his ffleete and
there to remaine for his assurance against any that should come to appXXX
him as well from Lisbone as from aother pts abroad w:ch said order hee saith
was accordingly obeyed. Et alre nescit depXXXXX
Ad 7:nd 8. et 9:nd that ymediatly after y:e premisses the said Generall
Bake ?removed this deponent and y:e reste of the said Commanders of
the ships predeposed out of theire owne shipps and put them into others
and hee placed such of his owne ffleets into them both comanders
and marriners as hee thought fitt, and soe ?hee saith after some moneths
stay there the said Generall XXXX XXXX the said 9. ships for England
under y:e Command of the said New (OR, now) officers soe put in by himselfe All
wch hee soe did (as himselfe did then diverse
tymes tell this deponent, not out of any distrust hee had of any of
theire affections to the service of the Comonwealth of England, but only
to secure them from any thing w:ch theire said imployers might XXXX
thereafter have to say against them in regard that the said voyages was
not proceeded upon by them according as by charter pties they were bound
the said Generalls XXXX for y_e better colouring of the matter gave
this deponent and XXXX leave to make a protest ag:t him for this
interuption w:ch was accordingly drawne up and sent in by his consent
into Lisbonne Et ale nescit deponeXX.
Ad 10:nd deponit that all the PXXXX w:ch were taken by the said 9. Englishe
shipps in ?theire homewards passage from Lisbone were soe taken whilst
the now Comanders w:ch Generall Blake had placed XXXX were aboard
w:th the assistance of this deponent and y:e rest of the old officers
and marriners of the said shipps who were as XXX in that undertakeing
as any other whatsoever. Et alrenescit depoXXXX.
Ad 11:nd deponit that the interXXX Gilbert Christopher was this deponents
purser from Lisbone, who hee saith according to this office and ?place did
enter into a booke the number and sorts of goods and whatXXX XXXX bales
and paket or other CoXXXX of goods ware and Merchandizes receaved aboard
the said ship w:th the markes and number of them and by whom they were
laden & to whom and to what port consigned and accordingly signed bills of
ladeing for the same (except before excepted) to XX bee before more certainly of
P1090514
f.14v.
of each particular XXX XXX himselfe Et alr nescit depoXXX
Ad 12:nd deponit et dictit that whatsoever bills of ladeing
are in XXX bagg interrXXX and w:ch have this deponents
or his said Pursers name so menconed thereon the same were and are
as hee beleeveth really and bona fide subscribed by him & his
said purser accordingly Et alr nescit depoXXXX saying that hee
doth not knowe of any papers Bills of ladeing or writeings w:ch
were either ?throwne over board burnt hidden or otherwise concelaed
or made away.
Ad 13:nd deponit that the Pursrs Booke interXX and to his
XXXX annexed was and is as hee beleeveth a true Coppie of
his said Pursers Booke of freight his originall XXXXX was
as hee verily beleiveth faithfully kept and all things entred
thereinto accordinge to verity and truth of the matter. Et alr
nescit deponXXX.
Ad 14:nd deponit et dictit that all and singular the goods wares and
Merchandizes and moneyes are appraised in this deponents said
Pursers Bookes, to bee laden abord the said ship the Hanniball
at Lisbon the same as XXX saith were soe laden abord the same for
such persons and in such ?meanes at XXXX is expressed
All w:ch were laden by the Portugueses and subiects of the said
King and not to any other whatsoever. Et alr nescit depXXX
Ad 15:nd deponit et dictit that all and singular the said goods and merchandizes soe menconed in the said Pursers Bookes to bee laden
abord the said shippe the Hanniball were on bord her at such
tyme as she came out of Lisbone and when this deponent was
XXXX out of the same the number of 500 XXXXX
in the said Booke specified expressed, w;ch hee saith were
disposed XX for y:e paym:t of mens wages and about XXX
account of the said shippe before hee comeing out fro:
hence.) All w:ch for ay XXXXX to y:e contrary are
since come to y:e hands of the Court XXXX for prize goods. Et alre nescit.
Ad 16:nd deponit that the owners of the said ship both at
the tyme of her hoeing out form hence and till this day were and
are as followes viz:t M:r Richard ?Peeres Merchn:t in Lisbone owner of 1/8 part M:r Hugh ?Southing of Tower Street London of 1/16 pt for himselfe and freind, M:r Jo:n Bushell of Lisbo:n Merchant 1716 pt for himselfe and freinds M:r Samuel Vassall for himselfe and freind
of 1/16 pt , M:r Thomas Bateman of London of 1/8 part M:r PXXX
Middleton of 1/16 pt M:r Dudley ?Avery of 1/16 pt M:r Barnaby ?Crosson
of Lisbo:n march:t of 1/16 pt, M:r ffrancis hanbury of Lisb:n March:t of
1/32 pt; M:r James Man of Marke Lane London Merch:t 1/16 pt M:r James ?Cotton 1/32 pt for y:e acc:ot of M:r Thomas Waters M:r MXXX of Lisb:n Merch:t 1716 pt M:r Henry Smith 1/32 pt and XX
this deponent for himselfe and master was and is owner of two sixteenths
partes and one Two and thirtieth part of the said ship the Hanniball
Et alr nescit.
Ad XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX [His signature]
P1090515
f.15r.
P1090516
f.15r.
P1090577
f. ?r.
Dmnis Garrad con:a Swanley
XX XXXXXXX
27:o January 1650
Sup alluX aclata ex pte XX XX dai Garrad XX
examinatat
JACOBUS MAN[2] poire XX XXX Barking a
London Civisat Mercator XXXXCivitatis Annos agens
67 XXX XXXXXX festis productis et juratus
Ad XXXX XXXXX ex sim dicte allegatonns deponit et dictit that hee
this deponent being a Merchant and haveing correspondencye w:th
two of this deponents sonnes and one XXXX fforster XXXX resident at Leghorne
since y:e takeing away of the Tenne Barrills of Indico in this cause
XXXover XXX from abord the ship whereof M:r ?Lisher and
others at Leghorne had Interest ?hath from theem receaved
letters of Advice wherein they did write to this effect viz:t that they
had wrote letters to y:e producent S:r Jacob Garrad, and that XXXX they
had allsoe sent them an Instrument whereby the violent ?carriage and
behaviour of the aclate Terricke and Swanly & companies might and
would XXX made manifest in the takeing away the said Indicoes
=w:ch they in the said letter say to bee ?marked w:th the said producents marke
and that they were his ?Et ?ultermis deponent that hee this deponent
hath XXX heard above merchants in this Citty avere that they had
allsoe receaved seaverall other letters from theire Agents and
Correspondents there wherein the manner of the said takeing away of
the said tenne barrells of Indico belonging to y;e said producent was
menconned and expressed. Et ale neXXX depoXXXX.
Sup reliquis uXXX Exand ex dirXXXX producen.
Idem ad YYYYYY
Ad
JAMES MAN [his signature]
JACOBUS MANN paXX and YYYY Barking London
Mercator annos agens 67 XXXX XX
prductas at XXXX
Ad 2:nd et 3:nd aclas dicta allegacoins et XXXXX XXX XXXXX annex
deponit et cictit that hee this deponent receaved letters
of Advice bearing date at Leghorne upon the 2:d day of December
lasz past (New Stile) from this his deponents sonnes James and
George Man and Thomas Forster Merchants Resident in Leghorne
P1090578
f. ?v.
to this very effect and purpose viz:t Hee have received
XXX letters from S:r Jacob Garrad[3] and that this ?right answerd
them XXX doubr not to his content by sending him a substantiall
?Lade under the Master and Boatswaines hands of M:r Lister's ship
about the Comanders of the Harry Bonadvanture and Hopewell
theire violently takeing and carrying out of his ship into theire
Tenne barrells of Indico all of S:r James Garard's markes XX
XX doubt not but hee well thereby had able to recover from y:e
master sof the said shipps the full vallew of y:e said tenne Barrells
of Indico. And saith that the schedule to and in the second
arcle of the allegatton upon w:ch hee is now examined XXXX and
expressed is as hee berily believeth the Originall XXX or instrum:t
XXX sent over to y:e said producent from Leghorne w:ch since y:e
comeing thereof thither hath bin and is translated into Englishe
And saith that the second schedule allegate is as hee verily beleiveth
the Englishe Translatton of the said Italian instrument
w:ch being by him now prused hee ?clearly find to have bin soe translated
by Josua Maimet a Notary publique liveing in London and
a person to whose translations in this and other cases saith is
and hath comonly bin given XXX being a lawfull Notary
and is accompted an honest man ala XXXX depoXXXX
Supraliques non ExXXX ex XXXX XXXX
JAMES MAN [his signature]
27:o Januarij 1650
(In LH margin) Custod des XX XX Xapt:xx
Isaac Stephenson
Sup allXX aclata ex pte dei Stephenson dat
examinatus
WILLIAM HALE do Debtford in Com CanXX
Nauta annos agens 37 XX XXXX XXXX
pructus eXXXXXtas
Ad primm aclam deponit et dictit that hee hath knowne
the producent Isaack Stevenson by the tyme of theise seaven
yeares last past or thereabouts and likewise att such tyme
asthe ship the Samaritan aclate whereof he was commander came
into the Parliamentss XXXX XXX under y:e Command of Generall
Blake then lyeing before Lisbon. And saith att w:ch tyme and for
all the tyme predisposed ?that the said Isaack Stevenson
was and still us a man very well affected to the Parliament &
Comon Wealth of England and ?theire ?proceedings and for ?such
XXX hee is comonly reputed and taken. w:ch hee knoweth
because hee this deponent hath bin very well acquainted w:th the
said Stephenson (sic) for all the tyme predeposed and for 27 moneths
toXX XXXX XXXig about the latter end of September last past
was his cheife Mate abord the said shipp the Samaritan & upon
?she soe came into the said Generall Blakes ffleete acle XXXX
Ad 2:nd et 3:nd 4:nd et 5:nd aclas deponit et dictit that at such tymes as the said Captaine
Stevenson (sic) came out w:th the said ship out of y:e River of Lisbon
w:th eight other English ships the said Generall Blake did
?send his XXXX XXXX by requireing the said Captain
Stephenson
XXXX
P1090579
f. ?r.
XXXX
THOMAS HUGHES [His signature]
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
primo ffebruarij 1650
Super allegacone XXXX exXXXXnatus
4. ROBERTUS TILBROOKE parXXXX beata maria MontXXXX
XXXXX, annos agens 56 de XXXX
et XXXXX
XXXXXXX deponist that about nine yeares since (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
the producent John London being (as hee conceiveth) XXXX from XXXXX
with the shipp aclate, the alcate Marke ?Budystead sent a note unto
him by this deponent for ??routes (but for XXX mand hee knoweth not) and
to this London XXX delivered noates into a lighter for the use of the XX XXXstead
w:ch were ?stuck at London bridge, XXXXXXXXXXXX
RT [His mark]
XXXXX
Primo ffeburarij 1650
Supra allagacone XXXXXXXXXXXXX
4. WILLIMUS BRADNOX paXXXX ?Sancta Martin Outwich
London Mercator, annos agens 20 XX da XXXX XXX
prodXXX et iuratus
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX deponit that XX XXX
?furnisht the producente Hugh Morris, Henry Hunt and John Sandys
and ?with XXX were the time aclate and are the true and lawfull owners
and proprietors of all and singular the goods wares and merchandizes ?mentioned
and deposed in the bills of lading annexed and XX ?such commonly accompted
andXXXXXXX XXX Morris, M:r Hunt, Gerrard Gore and XXXX
XXX and are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of XXX
the William aclate and of the teackle apparell and furniture
w:ch had XXXXX XXX tyme sunce XXX in the
said shipp the yoyage in question wherein XXXX taken. XXXXXXXXXXX
P1090580
f. ?v.
XXXX XXX Norris, M:r Hunt and M:r sandys laded the XX goodsXX
in this port of London in or about September last to be carried and transported
in the said shipp to the porte and places mentionned in the said bills of ladeing
XX XX beleveeth to be th trie and originall bills of lading or XXXX
goods, and to be signed with the XXX XXX of M:r XXXX, M:r of
the shipp, w:th whose hand writinge hee is well acquainted, XX XXXX
Ad 3 aclXXXX deponit that after the lading XXX his goods the said shipp
departed thence with XXX XXX porte menconned in the said bills
and GXXXin the XXXX thitherwood, vizt off Malaga on or
about the 26:th day of October 1650 the said shipp and CaXXXX were
belonging to the XXXX ffleete, w:ch XXX XXX XXX than
aboard her. XXX XXXX
Ad 4 deponit that after the sd suprizall vizt on or about
theXXX of November last the said shipp was run ashore
at Cartagena aclate, w:ch gee knoweth being then in the XXX
aforesaid w:ch was thence after run ashore and being the said shipp
the William be run ashore . XXXXX
Ad 4 deponit that hee this deponent after the said runninge of
the William ashore XXX XXX XXX in XX XXX and carried
there ashore one of her and ?preserved by theKinge of Spaines
subiecte, are XXXXX
Ad 6 aclXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad XXXXXXXXXXX
XX Interria
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
before she was run ashore as aforesaud, and XX XXXX it to be
by the XXXX of the Parliaments ffleete that the William came
out of XX XXX XXX of XXX and XXX ffleete. XXXXXX
Ad 3:nd XXX
Ad 4:nd XXXX
Ad 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXX that hee is assured that the goods menconned in M:r
Morris his bill of lading, were XXX the said M:r Morris his XXX
this deponent XXXXXXXX most of XXXXX and paid for by him, and
XXXXXXX the entry of the whole in his bookes for his owne account
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad 6 XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
the said shipp
WILLIAM BROADNAX (sic) [His signature]
XXXXXXXXXXX
*****
primo ffebruarij 1650
XXXXXX George prod
pro XXXX in the XXX de carna
?HANCCEUS BUCKS civitatis Hamburgen XX Mercator
annnos agens 30 et XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dicte allegacones deponit et dictit that in the XXXXXXX
informed by persons very credible of his acquaintance living in
Amsterdam the producent ffrancsico Dias ?Georga was and is an Inhabitant
of
XXXXX
P1090581
f. Xv.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
5. CHRISTOPHER WILLOUGHBY of the citie of London Merch:t
aged 38 yeares or thereabouts, Sworne and examinated
as a XXXXXX, saith as followeth, viz:t
Ad septium acXXX deponit that the producent Thomas New?comen about
May last made ab assurance upon the totall of the shipp the XXXX
and lading of 400:li sterlinge, and then by his order an hundred pound
thereof being struck out his totall interest in the said shipp and lading stood
valued at the XXXX at 300:li sterlinge, and for XXX and XXXXX hus
totall interest in the said ship and lading to the Assurance XX
by his order in XXX XXXX made or given in the Assurance offuce
appeareth. All w:ch hee knowes because hee this deponent was one of
the said Assurers and his ?partner Gifford?Bates another, and ?which
that the said Newcomen XXXX this deponent and the other Assurers a
letter from his wife ?writeing on accompt, and XXXX that the said shipp
was ?taken by the Spaniards, and then hee had or was to XXX
alXXXXX for XXXX part of the shipp and goods, and then the shipp
with her ?ordinance and furniture XXX valewed at 125:li XXX XXXXX
this deponent and the rest of the Assurers thereupon agreed to pay him
40:li per XXXX and this deponent paid him his part thereof XXX
XXX then the said Newcomen tooke 600:li upon bottomrue upon XXXX
XXXX XXX voyage, and this deponent tell XX him thaXXXXX taken XX
600:li upon XX upon bottomrie, XX answered XX, nor 300:li XXX
XXXX hee beleeveth that the said shipp XX XXX XXX XXX
by XXXXXXX of the said Newcomen, because hee was XXX and in sufficient
meanes XX other shipps w:ch were in like manner taken were XXXXX
XXXX
P1090583
f. Xr.
Interr
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
CHR: WILLOUGHBY [His signature]
6. THOMAS TAYLOR[4] of Wapping in the County of Midd
Shipwright aged 45 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined
Ad XXXX XXXXX deponit dictit that hee this deponent XXX this XXXXXtest
Captaine Davis ?nere ?caterly who XXX and imployed to abitrate (sic) a difference
betweene the ptproducent M:r ?Caty and Captaine ?Jocelyn about
XXXXXXX the ship the James for the voyage in question and above ?auditing
for accompt of the said Captain Jocelyn ?thereabouts and XXX meeting
XXXXX, XXX XXX the XXXX XXX of the schedule annexed
subscribed by Edward Brookes boatswain of the said shipp was produced
for an accompt of the XXX taken into the said shipp in the
River of Thames, and XX said boatswainn
XXXX and acknowledged, but the said XXX XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX that for the Captaine Jocelyn
confessed and affirmed that the rest of the provisions and victualls
XXXX in the second part of the said schedule from the words
MORE PROVISIONS paid xr more by one XXXXX and produced and received
aboard the said voage, and the most part of this his accompt was
XXX said arbiTXXXX allowd him accordingly, and XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXprovisions of the ship the James, and that the ship XX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXX TAYLOR His signature
7. JOHN DAVIS servant unto M:r XXXX the pXXtie producent
aged 18 yeares or thereabouts XXXX and XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
P1090584
f. Xv.
?Bagnall and Rider
26:O ffebruary 1650
Super XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
JOHANNES CREAMER paXXXXX Sancti Michis Crooked Lane
London civis et XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX London annas agens 24 XX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX productus et iucatus
Ad quaritum, quinted, sxtum et septimum aclos dicti XXX deponiz et dictit
that in the yeare 1648 this deponent then master XXXX William Noyes a
ffishmonger dwelling in Thamestreete XXX at ?Yarmouth to buy
XXXX for accompt of the aclate John Robinson and XXXX
and the said ?herringe being thence brought up in a hoy into the River
of Thames, and the hoy by his said masters order going aboard the
shipp the sum aclate to deliver the said Robinson ?heringe aboard XX the
boatswain (as the master of the hoy came and informed this deponent)
refused to take them in , whereupon hee this deponent went to the said
M:r Robinson and acquainted him with the said refusall, whereupm
M:r Robinson gave this deponent a note and order to the boatswaine
to take in this said XXXXX, & ?provisions the marke thereof, and
this deponent goeing aboard the said shipp in the river of Thames
and giveing the boatswaine the said note, hee thereupon received and
tooke in the said M:r Robinsons said herringe out of the hoy, then
lying abroad the said shipp, but the number of barrels hee remembreth
not, and at the XXX time this deponent ?ordered the said hoyman
named Gabriel ?Storey (and being the older of the two hoymen of that name)
tell the said boatswaine of the summe that hee had order to deliver
him aboard for said shipp a quantitie of herringe (XXX quantities
particularized, but this deponent XXXX remembreth not the
particlaritie thereof) for accompt of M:r Bagnall,[5] XXXXX of
M:r Bagnall to produce, and desired him the said boatswaine
in this deponents presence and XXXing to take the XXXX in, w:ch
XXX the said boatswaine refused, saying hee had noe order for the
XXXX ad this was immediately after the receipt of the said
M:r Robinsons herringe aboard; and this deponent XXX XXX
the worke XXX was XXX for, returned, and the said hoyman
came up with him to acquaint the said M:r Bagnall with
the boatswaines his refusall to receive this his herringe, and
they going next XXX to the Exchange (it being then time of
the day when XXX landed) & the said hoyman ?desireing him this
deponent toXXX XX M:r Bagnall (because as XXX XXX XX
knowe him not) had this deponent brought gim upon the exchange
to the said John Bagnall the ?hinderance, XX whereXX the said
hoyman and told him of the said refusall, the said Bagnall
?went presently with him to the said M:r Robinson
and in this deponents presence and hearing aquainted him
with the refusall of the herringe ?after said ?carriage aboard
the XXXX, and they falling the deponent to XXX and angry words
this deponent XXXX XXX the said M:r Bagnall tell the said M:r Robinson
that XXX would not take XXX dammages for the refusall of
taking his herringe board the said shipp or to that effect, and
soe this deponent departed leaving XXX in hot and angry
debate thereabouts; and this XXXX XXX was in or about the
moneth of December 1648; XX al XX X depoXXXX
Ad Interria
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
JOHN CREMER (sic) H[is signature]
P1090585 (ALSO IMAGED AS P1090590)
f. ?r.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3. WILLIMUS WHEELER pXXXXX XXX SXXXX Majore in
Thames street London Porter annos agens 5X
XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX productes et juratas
Ad 1:nd 2:nd et 3:nd aclos nesuit depXXXX
Ad quartum aclum dicta allegaconis deponit et dictit that
hee this deponent being a Porter of and belonging to y:e Custome
House London was imployed by the producent M:r ?Rappaport
to
XXXX
P1090586
f. ?r
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Garland con Searchfeild
Suckley. Smith
27:o ffeb. 1650.
Sup allus aclate ex ptXXXX dei Searchfeild dat
examinatus
EDWARDUS PARKE junior poia SXX Dunstan in orientalis
London Wine Coop annos agens 26 ant XXXXX
testis productus et iuxatus
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
this deponent was not at Leghorne when the said Oyles in controversie were
laden abord the ship the Lisbo:o Merchant aclate
P1090587
f. Xv.
Image is unreadable
P1090587
f. Xr
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
EDWARD CLARKE JUNIOR [His signature]
P1090589
f. Xv
2:dus GEORGIUS BOWCKER famulus et Apprentecens Rowland
Searchfeild ptis producen annos agens 18 XX XX
testis productus et iuxatis
Ad XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad quartum aclim dicta allegacones deponit et dictit that hee this
deponent being servant to the producent Rowland Searchfeild
was commanded by his said master to goe Downe to Buttolphes
Wharfe upon the River of Thames and there to receave the Oyles
which were brought XXXX in the ship the Lisbo Merchant
by the aclate Roger Garland from Leghorne w:ch hee did
accordingly And saith that of all the whole complemen:t
of Oyles soe brought herein ?part was only fortie two caskes whereof
diverse of w:ch hee saith did want a great quantitie of Oyles
some of themwanting 20 & above 24 XXX of XXXX XXXXXXsse
& what there should have bin in them soe that in all there was
not more trhan xxvi [twenty-six] Tonnes and a halfe or thereabouts
delivered to & taken up by this deponent at Buttolphes wharfe as
aforesaid Besides hee saith there were two caskes pte of
the whole number w_ch were laden at Leghorne abord the said ship
XXXX XXXX for the producents accompt that were quite broken and
squeezed together abord the said ship & doe soe at thus present
remaine in the warehouse of this prXXXX Edward Carke
XX XXXXX XXXX this deponents as aforesaid
the pson that was imployed to takeing the said Oyles for his said
Masters use and seing the ?gage made XXXXX (by a sworne gager
for that purpose shown) upon the heads of XXXX one of the said
Caske alX nesait
Ad 5:nd XX fuit depoXXXX for that hee cannot remember y:e
certaine Gage of the two vessells or caske aclate als necessit
Ad Septum octum deponit that the whole quantitie of the
44. Caskes of Oyle laden abord the said ship the Lisbo Merchant aclate
by the aclate Edward Parke att Leghorne at the time of the
XXXXX thereof heere in this port did not conteyne more
than the number of 26 Tonnes and a halfe of Oyles
or neere thereabouts soe that there was the quantitie
of six Tonnes and a halfe and upwards w:ch was wanting
of the full complement of the said producents Oyles & XXXX
in truth the said 44 Caskes would really have XXX XXX
according to the Gage made and taken thereof by the said
sworne Gager whoset the true contents of
each of the said Caskes upon the head thereof in figures, A true
coppie of w:ch Hahe this deponent tooke in writeing and
has bey ?same now w:th him for his better remembrance of the XXXX
als nesuit
P1090590
f. Xr. (runs on from P1090589)
Ad 7:nd deponit et dictit that every of the said Tonnes of
Oyles soe wanting as is predeposed were and was
well worth the somme of 96 pounds pe Tonne and for soe
accomp has XXXX all the rest of the oyles
in question were of this deponents knowledgeXX sold XXXX
XXX at bought XX same of this deponents said Master
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Idem XX Interria
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
GEO: BROWCHER [His signature]
3. WILLIMUS WHEELER (see also above)
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
P1090591
f. Xv.
WILLIAM WHEELER [His mark]
P1090592
f. Xr.
1:o March 1650.
2. WILLIAM KENDAL of Plimouth in the County of Devon
Mariner, aged 60 yeares or thereabouts, sworne before the
XXXXXX John Exton doctor of lawe one of the Judges of
the high Court of the Admiraltie, saith and deposeth by
virtue of his oath asfolloweth, viz:t
That hee this XXXX was commander of the Maria ffliboate, and
was lately commander of the Henrietta Maria, and of the John ffrigat in the
service of this Commonwealth of England, and saith that in and about the
necessarie fitting, furnishing, and setting outthe said vessell to sea in the
said service, XXX this exXXXXX disbursed and laid out the severall and
respectivesummes of money menconned and expressed in the schedule of
accompt hereunto annexed, XXXXX which was and is a iust and
true accompt both in debitor and creditor for the disbursement and
all other the particulars therein menconned and XXXXXX, and saith
the contents of the said schedule or accompt were and are true
and XXXX and done as therein is contained.
K [?His mark]
Primo Martij 1650
Garland con Searchfeild
Sup XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Searchfeild
dat examinatas
4:tas JAMES WHEELWRIGHT paia Saint
Olabe Hartstreete London Porter annos agens 63
XX XXX testsis productas et iucatus
Ad 1:nd 2:nd et 3:nd aclas XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ad 4 & 5 aclos dicta allegacones deponit et dictit that hee this dep:t
being a Porter by profession & belonging to the Custome House
London together wi:th his preXXXX William Wheeler was about
a twelve moneths since XXXX had hired by the producent Richard
Searchfeild Merchant to repaire downe to Buttolphes wharfe
London there to take up such Oyles, as were there brought hence
in the ship theLisbo Merchant whereof y:e late Roger Garland was
M:r and Comander w:ch hee did accordingly. And saith that XXX
and then there was not delivered out of the said ship at the said
Wharfe more than the quantitie or Number of fortie two caskes
of Oyles diverse of w:ch hee saith were very emptie and wanted
very much of what they would have conteyned as appeared
to this deponent & hi said prcesser upon their XXX and XXXXing
of the same to and fro XX out of the lighters & allsoe XXX they
unladed the same into the Cellar or warehouse of the said producent
& for XXXX saith that there were two caske of the Number of 44
caske brought ?thence in the said ship for y:e said producents accompt w:ch
were quite staved out head for head & had noe oyle at all in them
but in case they had bin full would as hee verily beleiveth have
held the quantitie of one Tonne & XXX quarters or thereabouts
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX deponand
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MATHEW HOLWORTHY of th pishe of S:t Gabriell
ffenchurch London Merchant aged 42 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and examined deoseth as
followeth. viz:t
To the first Arcle of the said Allegacon hee saith and deposeth that hee
this deponent being a Merchant by profession hath for diverse yeares
past together traded in Oyles and durein the said tymes of such
his tradeing & dealing that diverse tymes Laden & sent hme great quantityes
of Pyles from Provence (w:ch is ?wneh a little as farre
sistant from London as Leghorne is) to this post and of all
that XXX hee att any tyme soe laded great XXXX had saith hee never had above
two Tonnes leakage in y:e hundred but hath XXXX often sent
?such oyles w:th a Tonne and a Tonne and a halfe Leakage & some
tymes not soe much But what leakage of oyles is usually allowed betweene
Masters and Merch:ts from Leghorne to London hee saith hee knoweth not because
hee for his pt never XXXXX or sent any from Leghorne And otherwise he cannot depose
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f. Xv.
To the Last Interrorie hee saith that what hee hath predeposed is true
To the Crosse Interries
To the first Interrie hee answereth negatovely saying hee hath
not any share or Interrest either in the oyles or cause in question
To the second Interrie hee saith that hee hath traded
in oyles by the space of theise 20 yeares together from provence
to this port & XXX in England & now hath at this instant some oyles coming &
w:ch hee expected from thence in the ship the Daniel of London
And further hee saith hee cannot answeare
To the Third Interrie hee saith that hee was never at Ligorne
but saith that hee doth beleive that y:e Oyles w:ch came from
a port from ?w:ch?hence is constant tradeing for that comodity and
more carefully fitted XXXX & XXXX unto than they are where thy are
not soe frequently Laden. And further hee saith hee cannot depose
To the fowrth Interrie hee saith that if Oyles bee not put into
very good caskes they are a very leaky Comodityes. And
otherwise hee saith hee knoweth not referring himselfe
to his former deposicon
To the fifth Interrie hee saith that hee hath heard of 20
Tonnes and more leakeage in Oyles p XXent comeing from
y:e River of Genoa thither. but saith hee bever heard if more
than two ships ladeing that had soe much leakeages & of
?these hee saith came home about ?eighteene yeares since & had XXXXXXX
To the sixth Interrie hee saith that hee for his pt doth not knowe generall
use and Custome amongst Merch:ts who have any extraordinarye
leakage of Oyles in any ship because hee
never had any such leakage in any ship as yet wherein hee
had any part or interest. nor did hee as yet ever receave
any himselfe at this port- but hath sent many a Tonne hother
Repeated before D:r Clarke
MATHEW HOLWORTHY [His signature]
On y:e first day of may 1650
Captain William Goadson a:gt
James ?Jonson and Company
Upon the allegaccon given on the behalfe of the
said Goadson and Company Examined
NICHO,AS DANSEY of Wapping in the p:ishe
of Stepney and County of Midds Marriner
aged 24 yeares or thereabouts sworne and
examined deposeth as followeth
To the first arcle of the said Allegaccon hee saith an deposeth
that when and for all the tyme allegate the producent Captaine
William Goodson was Captaine and Commander of the ship
the Hopefull Luke w:XXXXX and dureing all y:e said tyme was
in Newfoundland & other places in y:e ymediate service of
This Comon Wealth which hee knoweth because ?that dureing all
the said tyme predeposed hee this deponent was Carpenters
Mate XX and abord the said shippe And further hee saith
hee cannot depose
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f. Xr.
May y:e 7:th 1651.
On the behalfe of Edward
Gibbons touching a losse w:ch
hee susteyned by the XXXXX
Upon the Allegaccon on the behalfe of the said
Gibbons Examined
EDWARD WINSLOWE[6] of Marshfeild in the
Governm:t of New Plymouth in New England Esq:r
aged 56 yeares of thereabouts sworne and
examined deposeth as followeth. viz:t
To the first arle he saith an deposeth that XX in the tyme allegate
the aclate Monsieur de la ?Torre whom this deponent well jknowe
was possessed of a certaine ?Fort in the Northerne parts of
New England w:ch either hee or his father whXX the said tyme
at theire owne propper costs and charges did build from y:e
Ground upon y:e River of S:t Johns there for doeing whereof
the said La Torre had not only here patents from the ffrench King but
allsoe from the Late King of England as this deponent hath credibly
bin informed & as y:e said La Torre told this depon:t The premisses hee knoweth to bee true because
hee this deponent being then Governour of y:e Province of New Plymouth there was
in those pts when y:e said ffort was soe built as is predeposed
and well knoweth that it was done by and at y:e proper costs and
Charges of the said La Torre. And otherwise referring himselfe
to his former deposicon hee saith hee cannot depose
To the second arcle of the said Allegaccon hee saith and
deposeth that XX in the tyme aclate and whilst the said De La Torre
(after such his building of the said Fort) was in full and quiet
possession of the same, hee did come unto
the producent Major Generall Gibbons & ?agent of the principalls
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f. Xr.
The claime of Robert Hammond of
London Merchant for goods in the XXXX
of XXX XXX
The 26:th of May 1651
Examined upon an allegacon made on the
behalfe of ?Robert Hammond
ARNOLD BEKE[7] of the citie of London Marchant, aged
42 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the first, 2.3.4.5.6.7.8 and 9:th acles of the said allegacon and to the
schedules annexed hee saith and deposeth that about foure moneths since (as hee
remembreth the time) the producent Robert Hammond came to this deponent in the
Exchange London and desired him this deponent to recommend him to a factor in
Bordeaux that would there sell some Pilchards XXX and this deponent
at this said request XX XXXXX him to Leyn Allard and Laurance Allard, two dutch factors
there residing being partners; and wrote unto them on his behalfeto
XX XXX Pilchards for him at XXXX XX are ?com in abd XXXX and unto
them. And after the premisses viz:t about two moneths since the said
factors Leyn and Laurance Alalrd (corresponding with this deponent)
wrote unto him amongst other advice that they had laden a shipp of wines vinegar and XXXX
for the said M:r Hammond to goe from (OR, for) Scotland, and that they had XXXXX to M:r Hammonds direccons given the XXXXX XXXX XXXXX the order
to XXX and abide in the Downes, and assoone as hee arived here to send
up an expresse to the s:d M:r hammond to advise him of the said arrivall
And further hee saith that hee having had laonge XXXX XXXX and XXXXX
by letters with the said Lyn and Laurance Allard, is thereby very well
acquainted with their XXXXX, and ?have gee us assured and is as confident
as of ought that hee did nor XXX downe that the XXXX, third and fourth
and XXX schedules abbbexed were XXXX unto him were and
are wholly written withthe proper hand of the said Lynn Allard
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f. Xv.
ARNOLD BOWKE (sic) [His signature]
The same day
Examined upon the allegacon aforesaid
2. ELIAS BEKE of the citie of London Merchant aged 33 yeares
or thereabouts, sworne and examined
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f. Xr.
ELIAS BXXXXX [His signature]
WILLIAM DANVERS
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f. Xr
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5:o May 1651
Upon the allegacon aforesaid
LUKE LUCE of the parish of S:t Catherin Coleman London Merchant
aged 38 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid
To the first rle of the said allegaccon hee saith and deposeth that it is an usuall
and ordinary course and a matter accustomed for and amongst merchants and factors
who lade goods in ffrance to be delivered in Holland, London or other places or ports
whatsoever, to send the bills of ladiXX
LUKE LUCE [His signature]
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f. Xv.
WME SEYMER [His signature]
THOMAS PAPILLON of the pyshe of
S:t Gabriell ffenchurch London Merchant
aged 28 yeares or thereabouts & William ?Finch
of the pyshe of S:t Andrew Undershaft London Merchant
aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne the day abovesaid before
the right wor:le W:m Clarke Doctor of Lawes one of the
Judges of the high Court of the Admiralty and examined
touching y:e truth of y:e contracts of a Petition and of
certaibe papers and a booke thereunto annexed ?preferred top
y:e right hono:ble the Council of State by the said Smith LangXXX
Chamberlayne & Company doe by vertue of theire oathes respectively sweare
& depose. That they the said deponents being servants to and liveing w:th
the said Thomas Chamberlayne one of the pties producent at such
tymes as the said Chamberlan together with the said Smith and
Langhirne & Company did sett out the shipp the John of London
of the Burthen of about 120 Tonnes whereof Thomas Turgis was
Commander in or about the Moneth of May 1649. and allsoe y:e ship the
Samuell of London of the Burthen of about 200 Tun & of wch Jo:n
Lade was Commander in or about December next following as in the
Petition hereunto annexed is sett forth and declared The contracts
of wch said Petition these deponents doe sweare and averre to bee
true in every part thereof XXXXX XX setting forth & ?getting away of y:e said shipps giveing reason of XXX XXX knowledge
of the premisses because these deponents were respectively imployed
by the said Chambrelan & Company in and about the setting forth
and fitting of the said ships upon the vovage and designe in y:e Petcon
annexed
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f. Xv.
annexed mentioned and because they were and are the psons
who did transcribe and enter the severall instruments
wch were made and agreed upon by and betwixt y:e said Petion.rs
and y:e respective Masters of the said ships touching the then
voyages and designes upon them they were XX sett ffore france this
Port. Wcg saud Instruments orders & letters in y:e said bookes
are true copies of theire Originalls & are the same wch XXXX
did & have entred in the said Bookes, wch Booke beginnes XXXX
INVOYCES of GOODS Laden abord the Benjamin Bonadventure for Ginney XX
and soe continueing written more & less for the Number of 26 leaves
of paper only from the said beginning excepting one leafe thereof was
XXXX is yet nothing written. And they doe further depose that in
estimonie of the truth of the said letters orders & instruments theise
Deponents have sett theire hands to such of them as were and are
entred into the said books by theire sd originalls: And otherwise they
and either of them say they annot depose. saveing that had be said
W:m Finch for his pt XXXX deposeth that y:e Letter or paper annexed
to y:e said Petition is a true Coppie of an Abstract of an Originall
letter wch came from M:r Jo:n Lad from the Barbadoes bearing date XX
the 9:th of March 1650 old stile and wch hee knoweth thereof hee hath
compared the same wth the originall letter wch hee now hath wth hjim
& in testimonie thereof hee this dep:t hath allsoe sett his hand thereunto
as XXXXX being thereunto had may plainly appeare
- ↑ Daniell Crofford. Identity unclear (See PROB 11/239 Alchin 303-356 Will of Daniell Crofford, Mariner of Ipswich, Suffolk 15 February 1654
- ↑ Jacobus Man. Probably James Man, London merchant, who in 1666 was resident on the "east Side" of Mark Lane in the parish All Hallows, Barking in a house of ten hearths. In his will, written in 1668, he stated he was "att present of the parish of Mortlake in the County of Surrey," but also mentioned "the Lease of my house scituate in Mark Lane London wherein I did lately dwell and now is in the occupation of George Boddington which I hold by Lease of the Right worshipfull Company of Drapers in London of which Company I am a member." James Man traded in a number of geographies, including Turkey, Livorno, and Jamaica. Two of his sons, James and George Man, were located in Livorno and presumably served him there as factors. At the time of writing his will, in 1668, his Jamaica based son John Man was deceased. Another son, Francis Man, went out to Jamaica at some stage, where he wrote his own will in 1674, in which he referred to extensive investments in Jamaican plantation land. Until the discovery of this HCA deposition nothing had been known about James Man's trading activities ( PROB 11/335 Duke 1-53 Will of James Man of Mortlake, Surrey 02 March 1671
- ↑ S:r Jacob Garrad. Sir Jacob Garrad (b. ?, d. ca. 1666), of West Ham, Essex (PROB 11/322 Mico 139-184 Will of Sir Jacob Garrad of West Ham, Essex 03 November 1666)
- ↑ Thomas Taylor. Probably Thomas Taylor (b. ca. 1605, d. ca. 1659, shipwright, of Wapping, parish of Stepney, Middlesex (PROB 11/286 Pell 1-49 Will of Thomas Taylor, Shipwright of Wapping, Middlesex 10 January 1659)
- ↑ M:r Bagnall. Just possibly John Bignell (alias Bagnell) (b. ?, d. ca. 1688), of St Michael Crooked Lane (PROB 11/389 Foot 133-172 Sentence of John Bignell of Saint Michael Crooked Lane, City of London 18 June 1687)
- ↑ Edward Winslowe. Edward Winslow(e) (b. 1595, d. 1655). Pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620; a leader at Plymouth colony; three times governor of Plymouth colony; returned to England in 1649 and served as London agent for the colony
- ↑ Arnold Beke. Possibly Arnold Vander Beake (b. ?, d. ca.1675), who was probably the same person as 'Arnoll Beake,' who in the 1666 hearth tax returns resided in Butolph Lane west, in the parish of St George Botolph Lane in a building of nine hearths, adjacent to Elias Beake, who was in a building of seven hearths (PROB 11/348 Dycer 52-105 Will of Arnold Vander Beke 22 July 1675; PROB 11/324 Carr 59-116 Will of Elias Vander Beke, or Vander Beak of Saint Olave Hart Street 03 July 1667)
