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30th May 1650. [CENTRE HEADING]
Vassall e … 30th May 1650. [CENTRE HEADING]
Vassall et alij con Jacket.}
Super lilo in [?hac] causa date examinattus.
'''Rp. jus.'''
'''Georgius Dethick''' de Poplar in comitatu Middlesex gentleman aetatis 24 annorum<br />
aut [?eo] circiter testis productus et juratus.
Ad primum arlum dicti lili deponit et dicit that hee hath well knowne the shipps<br />
the ''Mayflower'', the ''Peter'' and the ''Benjamin'' arlate for and during all the time<br />
arlate, of which shipps or vessells the producents Samuel Vassall, Richard<br />
Crandley and company were the said time the true and lawfull owners and<br />
proprietors and of their tackle apparrell and furniture and soe commonly<br />
accompted and reputed, reddens [?XXXXem] scientia sua ut infra. Et alr nescit.
Ad secundum tertium et wuartum arlos dicti lili deponit that within the time aforesaid<br />
the said Samuel Vassall, Richard Crandley and company did fitt and<br />
furnish out the said shipps and vessells the ''Mayflower'', the ''Peter'' and<br />
the ''Benjamin'' on a trading voyage from this port of London for Ginny<br />
and thence to certaine places and parts in the West Indies and soe<br />
to retourne back againe to this port of London, and did lade and<br />
put on board them for their uses and accompts a cargazon of goods<br />
and merchandizes of severall sorts and qualities of the valewe of<br />
5000 ''li'' sterling - (as hee hath heard the same estimated) to be trucked<br />
bartered and traded away upon the said voyage, and constituted and<br />
sent out the arlate William Jacket Captaine and cheife commannder<br />
of all the said vessells, and cheife factor or agent for the trucking away<br />
and disposing of the said cargazon the said voyage for the best<br />
benefitt and advantage of them the said Vassall Crandley and<br />
company, and the said Jacket had and tooke upon him the charge and<br />
governement of the said three shipps or vessells and the disposing<br />
and trucking away of the said goods and merchandizes to the use aforesaid,<br />
All which hee knoweth going out in the said shipp the ''Mayflower'' on<br />
the said voyage one of the masters mates, and being one of the company<br />
during the voyage untill the said shipp was seized as hereafter followeth.<br />
alr nescit.
Ad quintum arlum deponit et dicit that within the time aforesaid and<br />
before the said Captaine Jackets proceeding with the said vessells and goods<br />
on the said voyage, they the said Captaine Cranley, Mr Vassall and<br />
company ordered and gave directions unto him that when hee should<br />
come to trade and traffique (the said voyage) in any of the kinges of<br />
Spaines dominions or Territories in the West Indies, hee should<br />
not bringe or suffer any of the said three shipps to be brought within<br />
the Commannd of any fort, castle or garrison, and that hee<br />
should not goe on shore himselfe nor trust any considerable quantitie<br />
of goods, wares or merchandizes or Negro's out of his shipps on shore<br />
amongest the Spaniards, unlesse hee had sufficiencie of retournes<br />
first on board his shipps in lieu thereof, signifying withall unto him<br />
in the said orders, that unlesse hee had and tooke especiall regard and care<br />
both to himselfe and shipps the Spaniards would betray him, and therefore Spaniards would betray him, and therefore +
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