Arthur Perkins her master, and arived in the safety with the said lading on board her in the port of Bengall on the coast of Africa in or about the month of June 1658. Which he knoweth for that he arrived there in her. Et alr nescit deponit. Ad 4um Arlum dicit et deponit That on the very next day on some other shorte tyme after the said ships arrivall at Bengall afosesaid there was a treaty had betweene the Governor of Bengall (whose name this deponent doth not well remember) and the foresaid Master of the ''Hopewell'', and Mr Jenkins his man (who went supra cargo of the said ship the said voyage) concerning the trucking of the whole ships lading for Negroes and Elephants teeth; during which Treaty he saith the foresaid Governor of Bengall and the Governor of Angola combined togeather about seizing the ''Hopewell'' and her lading, and accordingly two ships were sent from Angola (by the Governor of the said place) both manned with Portugeses some of them seamen and others land soliders, who came armed, and in a violent and hostile manner seized the said ship ''Hopewell'' in the port of Bengall, and also fetcht away The most past of her lading, which was put into a warehouse at Bengall (in order to the trucking the same away as aforesaid) and carried both the ship and lading to Angola, where they disposed thereof at their pleasure and utterly deprived and dispoiled the said Jefferys and Company thereof to their very great losse and damage, the whole designe of the voyage being thereby overthrone, which he knoweth for he was an eye witnes therefore, and carried as a prisoner on board and of the said Portugall ships to Angola, whereby this deponent and the rest of the ''Hopewells'' Company were [?XXXX GUTTER] ashore and put to shift for themselves. Et alr nescit./ Ad 5um arlum refert se ad predeposita et aliter nescit Ad 6um Arlim dicit et Deponit That the said ship, and her Tackle and furniture together with the provisions on board her were at the time of the said surprizall well worth in this deponent’s Judgement. The summe of one thousand seaven hundred pounds sterling, or thereabouts et aliter nescit deponere./ To
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