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And saith that the said James Jenkins seni … And saith that the said James Jenkins senior sent an Adventure consisting of severall merchandizes<br />
in the said ship the said Voyage upon his owne private<br />
Account by Richard Thomas: who was the said Jenkins his man<br />
and went Supracargoe of the said shipp which said private<br />
Adventure amounted to Eighty three pounds three shillings and Nine pence, And the said ship having received<br />
the said Cargoe and the said Private Adventure onboes<br />
her shee departed from hence with the same in December 1657 for the Coast<br />
of Affrica where (namely at Bengall.) shee was by the<br />
Governour[?s] of Bengall and Angola seized upon together<br />
with most of her said outwards Cagoe, and some Negroes<br />
and soe Elephants teeth which shee had there taken in in returne<br />
of the rest of her said outwards Cargoe as this deponent hath<br />
bin Credibly informed by some of the said Ships<br />
Company. And by that meanes the said Owners were and<br />
are dispoyled and deprived thereof to their very great<br />
losse and dammage. et alr nescit./
Ad 5um et 6um nescit deponere./
Ad 7um dicit, that there was the time aforesaid and at<br />
this present is Peace and Amity betweene this Kingdome<br />
of England and the Crowne of Portugall et alr rescit.
Ad 8um dicit that the said Owners of the said ship<br />
and Cargoe aforesaid have by meanes of the said seizure<br />
sustained greate losse and dammage but how much hee<br />
knoweth not./
Ad ultimum nescit deponere./.
James Jenkkins Junior [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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27 October 1660. [CENTRE HEADING]
Blake et al[?XX] pred}<br />
[GUTTER ?Touching the] ''Unitie''}
Super allone pred examinatus.
'''[GUTTER ?XXX Sept. 1659. 2'''
'''Thomas Parker''' parochia Sancta Michaelis Cornehill London Mercator<br />
annos agens 22 aut circiter testis productus et juratus.
Ad prium dicte allonis deponit et dicit that hee well knoweth the<br />
producent William Blake and saith that hee and Mr Billidge whilest hee lived<br />
(and since his death Mr Morrice Tompson as his Executor) have bin for the time arlate<br />
and are and ought to be the true and lawfull owners and proprietors of the shipp<br />
the ''Unitie'' arlate (whereof his precontest William Jourdain was then commannder)<br />
and of her tackle and furniture and for such accompted, and further that the<br />
said mr Blake and mr Billidge whilest hee lived (and since his death mr<br />
Tompson aforeasid) as alsoe the arlate Thomas Hopkins and company were the<br />
time arlate and are and ought to be owners of all and singular the goods wares<br />
and merchandizes specified in the schedule annexed to the said allegation, now<br />
showed unto him and by him perused, and that they were in quiet and peaceable<br />
possession of the said shipp and goods, and for lawfull owners, and to have bin<br />
soe in possession, the said parties were commonly accompted and reputed<br />
The premisses hee deposeth and knoweth for then hee was shipped factor of [?XX XXX XXXX] the<br />
said vessell and went along to assiste in the disposall of the said goods in her voyage,<br />
and saw the lading of them at Ballasor and other parts thereabouts
Tot Ballasor and other parts thereabouts
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