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To the fifth sixth and seventh articles he … To the fifth sixth and seventh articles hee saith and deposeth That in or about September<br />
1657 the said shipp which the said goods soe laded aboard her consisting in [XXX GUTTER]<br />
Perpetuana's, bayes, hatts, linnens, wines, Spicerie and other goods (To the<br />
valew of five and twenty hundred pounds sterling or thereabouts)<br />
from Amsterdam, and afterwards arived at Trinidad, Comana, [?at GUTTER]<br />
Truxhillo and honduras in the said West Indias, where this deponent<br />
sold and trucked them away for Indigo, drugs, hides, and Sassaparilla<br />
for his said Imployers the producents their account, namely [XXXX] for the<br />
account, of the said expected goods made and pro[?vided] and laded aboard [?the GUTTER]<br />
said vessell two hundred and eightie chests of Indico, twenty two chests<br />
of drugs, two small barrells and two small potacks of druggs, foure<br />
hundred seaventie and six hides and one thousand ninetie and foure [?arobes GUTTER]<br />
of Sassaparillla, which traffique hee saith was truely and really donne [XXX GUTTER]<br />
homewards goods pro[?cured] of his certaine knowledge who was that<br />
person that vended the one and bought the other and managed the whole<br />
affaire of the said trade in the West Indias for the said producents advantage<br />
And having finished the taking in of the said homewards goods, the said<br />
shipp departed from the said West Indias to come to the downes there<br />
to receive instructions for her discharge, but by fowle weather was put<br />
into the other Channell and soe came to Milford haven with<br />
her said goods soe taken in and brought from the West Indies. And<br />
further hee cannot depose.
To the eighth and nineth articles hee saith and deposeth that shortly after<br />
such comming in of the said shipp and goods to Milford haven this deponent<br />
came thence to London to advise the said ffernandez and others his Imployers<br />
here aforenamed of the said shipps arivall, who thereupon applying<br />
themselves to the Commissionars of the Admiraltie and [XXXX] obtained<br />
a warrant for a man of warr to Convoy the ''Hope'' and her lading from the [XXX GUTTER]<br />
, and sent this deponent downe againe there with accompanied [XX GUTTER<br />
the said mr dunkin, but within three or foure dayes after their comming from<br />
Milford haven, the said shipp was made stay of by a another warrant<br />
or order (as was [XXX] from the same Comissioners And further hee cannot depose
To the tenth article hee saith that as the time of the said stay made and of<br />
putting (as was said) a waiter aboard the said vessell the ''Hope'' at Milford by vertue of<br />
the said last warrant all the said goods soe laded at the West Indias were<br />
aboard her, and thence[?forth] came to the possession of the officers of the<br />
State, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid
To the eleaventh hee saith that the said two hundred and eightie chests<br />
of Indico , twnety to chests of drugs two small barrells and two small<br />
potaccoes of driggs foure hundred seaventie and six hides and one<br />
thousand ninetie and foure arobes of Sassaparilla, were the proceed of<br />
the goods and really and truely bought provided and laded aboard the<br />
said shipp ''Hope'' for the sole account and adventure of the said Antonio<br />
ffernandez, John Page, Gowen Paineter, Andrew dunkin, [?Antonio GUTTER]<br />
Robles, John Chanterwell, and John Tilley, and<br />
noe Spaniard or other enemie of this Comonwealth or person whatsoever other then the [?said GUTTER]<br />
producents had (at the seizure) or have any interest therein, which hee knoweth for the reason[?s GUTTER]<br />
aforesaid.
To the twelveth article hee saith and deposeth that the said Gowen Painter<br />
John Page and Andrew dunkin were and are commonly accounted<br />
English men and subiects of this Commonwealth, and of his knowledge<br />
both they and the said Antonio ffernandez and Antonio Robles were and<br />
are Marchants of and dwellers in this citie in subiection to this Co[?mmonwealth GUTTER]<br />
this deponent having bin at the houses of them the said parties in this<br />
citie, saving of the said dunkin. And further deposeth not.
Tosaid dunkin. And further deposeth not.
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