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The 17th of August 1654 (sic). [CENTRE HEA … The 17th of August 1654 (sic). [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Rowland hill, humphrey hill,}<br />
and other English merchants, owners of the shipp}<br />
the ''hopegood'' (John heyward master)}
'''John Heyward''' of Wapping Mariner<br />
aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts late<br />
commander of the said shipp the<br />
''hopegood'' sworne before the right worshipfull doctor<br />
Walker and the rest of the Commissioners in the<br />
Portugal businesse and examined upon certaine<br />
Interrogatories ministred on the behalfe of the said<br />
owners, saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee this<br />
exáminate was Commander of the said shipp the ''hopegood'' at such<br />
time as shee was seized by the Portugueses (as is hereafter mentioned)<br />
And saith that Rowland hill, humphrey hill, John hill and other<br />
English marchants of London were then the true and lawfull owners and<br />
proprietors of the said shipp and of her tackle and furniture and<br />
for such commonly accompted, which hee knoweth being then commander<br />
of her as aforesaid.
To the second Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that the said<br />
shipp in or about the moneth of August 1650 at Newfound land<br />
tooke in her lading of ffish, and set saile about the end<br />
of the said moneth for Port a Port in Portugall, where shee<br />
arived with her said lading on the thirteenth of October 1650 old<br />
stile, and that on the same day of and after her said arivall, the<br />
said shipp with her said lading of ffish were at Port a Port<br />
seized upon by the king of Portugalls officers, and the same<br />
day alsoe this deponent and all his company were by the said<br />
officers turned and taken out of the said shipp and imprisoned<br />
in the Castle there by the said officers of the king of Portugall.
To the third hee saith that the names of his this deponents mariners<br />
were John ffowler who was imprisoned<br />
tenn monethes and upwards, and by the chardges thereof and the losse of<br />
his wages and otherwise hee the said ffowler hath suffered losse and<br />
damage to the summe of twenty pounds sterlinge, whereof there is<br />
seaventeene pounds due to him for wages. Nathaniel Jay, who was<br />
imprisoned five monethes and hath suffered losse and dammage by the<br />
said seizure and imprisonment twelve pounds sterling, whereof 9 ''li''<br />
for wages. Walter Bickford who was imprisoned two monethes, and<br />
hath suffered losse and dammage 15 ''li'' sterling, whereof<br />
10 ''li'' 15 ''s'' for wages. Peter Bartlet this deponents mate who was<br />
imprisoned tenn monethes who in wages, clothes and Instruments hath<br />
sustained dammage 45 ''li'' sterling, whereof for wages 38 ''li'' - 5 ''s''.<br />
harry Lane who was imprisoned tenn monethes, hath in wages, tooles<br />
(being Carpenter) and clothes, and losse of<br />
fish which hee had aboard to the quantitie of five quintells and a halfe)<br />
sustained dammage 47 ''li'' sterling, whereof his wages come to 32 ''li'' 6 ''s''<br />
Samuel Parnell, who was detained prisoner tenn monethes and hath<br />
suffered dammage in wages and clothes [?XXX] [?chardges] 27 ''li'' 15 ''s'' sterling<br />
whereof for wages 22 ''li'' 12 ''s''. and Robert Thompson who was imprisoned<br />
seavenpson who was imprisoned<br />
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