HCA 13/71 f.403r Annotate

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To the 7th hee saith that since the end of the voyage in question the
shipp Alexander hath made an other voyage to Virginia by order
(as hee beleeveth) of the arlate Mr Howe who for this last voyage
was and is reputed Owner of the sayd shipp
this hee deponeth goeing Steward of the sayd shipp the sayd last
voyage And further hee cannot depose/

To the 8th hee saith that hee hath used the trade to Virginia for these
fowerteene or fifteene yeares last and thereby knoweth that amongst
Marchants and Mariners tradeing thither fower Virginia hogsheads
of tobaccoe and noe lesse number are accompted to bee a tonne of Virginia
Tobaccoe and that it is a thing well knowne there and taken for granted
amongst Merchants and Mariners that hee that agreeth to bring a
Tonne of Tobaccoe thence agreeth to bring fower Virginia hogsheads
and that the freight of a Tonne of Tobaccoe, and of fower Virginia hogsheads
of Tobaccoe to bee brought from thence is commonly accompted
one and the same And further hee cannot depose/

To the 9th 10th 11th and 12th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith
the sayd shipp the Alexander the tyme arlate was there fully
laden with Tobaccoe and came home to England soe laden and
that hee well knoweth the sayd shipp if shee could have taken in
any more might have had great quantities of tobaccoe laden
aboard her which came afterwards in Captaine Swanleys shipp who
was at Virginia at the same tyme, and stayed after the Alexander And
saith that One Thomas Ball after the Alexander had rowed aboard
her as much ladeing as shee could did bring about fowerteene
hogheads of Tobaccoe to the Alexanders side and desyred the sayd
Watson to take them aboard the sayd shipp but the sayd Watson
refused to take the same aboard and said hee could not for hee
had as much allready on board as his shipp could carry and soe left
the same behinde in Virginia this hee deponeth being supra cargoe as
aforesayd and thereby well knowing the same

To the 13th hee saith that since the sayd Watson came home from
Virginia hee hath heard him acknowledge and confesse that hee
was (the voyage in question) proffered a hundred and fifty hogsheads
of tobaccoe to be laden aboard the Alexander over and above the
sixe hundred seaventy and odd hogsheads of Tobaccoe which hee brought
home in her thence And further saving his foregoeing deposition
hee cannot depose/