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<document-start>
1. port in Spaine ˹Portugal˺ or Italy or XXXX from Spaine ˹Portugal˺ or Italy to Saint Malo's, Roane
2. Newhaven, fflanders or dover X the masters and companies use by
3. XX XXXXXX to XXXX ˹for average˺ to XXX XXXX bale of strangers goods one Ryall at least
4. upon every docket freight and for ˹English goods a royall XXX Xall bale good and thXXX XXXX upon XXX XXXX˺ and this customary allowance hee saith is
5. comprized under the names of primage and average, or more properly
6. of primage and average, a part from the freight, This custome
7. and usage hee saith hee hath knowne for theise thirtie yeeres last during
8. which space hee hath frequented the sea as a Mariner, and gonne to
9. and from severall of these places, and saith the same custome prevailed
10. and is observed for other ports and places within and without the Streights.
11. To the second article hee saith and deposeth that for divers yeeres last past
12. that ˹wherein˺ English shipps have gonne from Engl Lisbone to Brazilie
13. manned with English, there hath constantly a certaine average bin
14. used to be expressed in every Charter partie and bill of lading for
15. and in lieu of average over and besides the freight expressed in the
16. said Charter parties and bills, which said average, (as being belonging
17. to the masters and mariners and not to the owners of the shipps) hath
18. bin accustomed constantly to be paid and allowed by the ffreighters, and
19. that they XXXX XXXX not more is XXXX understand to be allowed or given
20. to the owner of the shipp imployed, but to the masters and company
21. as an encouragement and regard in regard of the danger they undergoe
22. and their care and diligence of in stowing and performing the lading as
23. much as in them lives, and depending the same against men of warr
24. or otherwise hazarding their lives for the same; and alsoe as an earnest
25. or obligation upon them to be carefull of the said lading, in asmuch
26. as by their receiving the said average, they stand liable for dammage
27. that shall happen by ill stowage or XXXXX of due XXXXXXing and
28. performing their bounden duties in that XX alsoe, which hee knoweth
29. for the reasons aforesaid, and for that hee hath gonne the said voyage
30. from Lisbone to Brazile, as X commander of the shipp Scipio
31. which was manned with English, and this deponent had his Charter
32. partie and bills made accordingly.
33. To the third hee saith that besides their wages there is noe other
34. allowance whatsoever to the masters and mariners of any English
35. shipps that goe to the Brazila but only the said average expressed
36. in the said charter parties and bills, which hee knoweth for the reasons
37. aforesaid, and having bin a commander of shipps for theise twenty
38. yeeres last and upwards. And otherwise cannot depose.To the fourth hee cannot depose.
39. To the fifth hee saith that the said average doth really and soly
40. belong to the master and company, and not to the owners or any other
41. and this hee saith was and is publique and notorious. And otherwise
42. saving as aforesaid hee cannot depose.
43. To the sixth hee saith that usually and accustomably ˹at London˺ there is in all
44. charter parties made for ˹other˺ voyages (and not for the Brazile) the summe
45. for freight in particular expressed, and besides the freight theras is
46. commonly expressed primage, average and pettitloadmonage amongst
47. (or pettilodsmoney) accustomed, and with the said primage, average and
48. pettiloedemonage hath from time to time belonged and doth alwaies belong
49. <margin value="Bottom right, below main text, as led to next page">to</margin>
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