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away at Bahia from Thomas Wise Purser of t … away at Bahia from Thomas Wise Purser of the sayd shipp ''Mary and John''. 7 Elephants teeth<br />
worth 30. millrees; and from John Cobb masters mate of the<br />
sayd shipp one neger worth. fifty millrees - and from<br />
John Haynes Boatsman of the sayd shipp one neger worth fifty<br />
millrees and from Richard Rawl Carpenter of the sayd shipp one neger worth 48 mill=<br />
rees and from Robert Pearce and James Large. one neger worth<br />
eight and forty millrees. And this he knoweth to be true, seeing the<br />
seizure made in manner as aforesayd And further deposeth not.
To the last hee saith that the Interest or use of moneyes att the<br />
usuall and low rate is well worth. six per Cent per anno. and<br />
after that rate he doth conćeyve his Owners ought to have<br />
satisfaction of and from the King of Portugall and his<br />
subiects for the want of their moneyes that shall appeare<br />
liquidated and due to them according to the proportion of<br />
tyme that the same doth or shall appeare to have bene due<br />
to them and kept from them. And otherwise or further deposeth<br />
not.
Recognit coram Com:rÿs
ffran Hurrdidge [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Examined <u>upon</u> the same allegation
4th Augusti 1654.
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'''John Haynes''' of Wapping in the parish of Stepney<br />
alias Stebonheath Mariner, aged 34 yeares,<br />
late Boate=swaine of the said shipp the ''Mary''<br />
''and John'', a wittnes produced and sworne before the right<br />
worshippfull the Commissioners for the English and Portugalls<br />
and being examined he deposeth and saith as<br />
followeth./
To the first article of the said allegation he deposeth and<br />
saith that the arlate Thomas Adams, Thomas hollis and<br />
Thomas Briggs and Company were in the yeares<br />
arlate videlicet in the yeares 1648. 1649. 1650 and 1651 the<br />
true and Lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the arlate<br />
shipp the ''Mary and John'' and of her tackle and furniture<br />
and that the arlate ffrancis hardidge (sic) was in all the<br />
said yeares Master of her, The premisses he knoweth<br />
being Boat=swaine of her during all the said time<br />
And further he cannot depose.
To the 2d article of the said allegation he deposeth and saith<br />
that about the month of March 1648 old stile the arlate<br />
ffrancis hardedge (sic) did on the behalfe of the Owners of the said<br />
shipp lett the ''Mary and John'' lett her out to freight at<br />
Lisbone by license of the king of Portugall to certaine<br />
Portuguese Merchants to proceed on a voyage from Lisbone<br />
to Madera, and thense to Angola, and from thense to<br />
Bahia in Brazil and for to returne back againe to Lisbone<br />
and he sayth that the said shipp did depart from<br />
Lisbone on her said voyage in the month of June 1649<br />
and safely arrived in Angola about the beginning<br />
of Aprill 1650 (as he best remembreth) and that the said<br />
shipp being soe arrived at Angola, The Governour<br />
ofed at Angola, The Governour<br />
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