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Moreton contracted for and tooke to freigh … Moreton contracted for and tooke to freight the said shipp ''fortune'' for the<br />
transportation of their goods and Merchandizes thence to London, And saith this<br />
deponent observed and saw the said Valentine Austin at or about the time aforesaid<br />
lade a very great quantity of sugars in butts and hogsheads and some Tobaccoes<br />
aboard the said shipp, which goods were then and there commonly and generally observed reputed and knowne to be the proper goods of the said Valentine<br />
Austin and to be the provenue of her goods, which hee the said Austin had<br />
formerly brought to and disposed off in the said Island, and saith the said<br />
goods were to be brought thence for the said Island, and saith the said<br />
goods were to be brought thence for this Port of London in the said shipp<br />
''fortune'', and were, as hee for the reason predeposed is fully assured in Conscience<br />
the proper goods and for the proper accompt of the said Valentine Austin, But<br />
what the exact quantity, quality or worth of the said goods were, this examinate saith<br />
hee cannot depose:-
To the third hee saith, That the said shipp the ''fortune'' with the said sugars<br />
and tobaccoes to the said Austin belonging sett saile from Mevis aforesaid<br />
bound for London in or about the moneth of July last as hee remembreth, and that the<br />
said shipp and goods in their Course towards London were about twentie leagues<br />
to the West-ward of Scilly mett withall surprized and taken by an Irish<br />
man of Warr pretending a Commission from the titular king of Scotts,<br />
armed with 12. peeces of Ordinance, which brought the said shipp ''fortune'' with<br />
her whole lading and particularly the said Valentine Austins goods to<br />
a place called Port Lewis in ffrance and saith the said Master and Companie<br />
of the said shipp used all possible care and endeavour to preserve the said shipp<br />
and lading from the said seizure, but all in vaine, being exceedingly overpowered<br />
by the said man of warr being so potent in gunns and having about fourescore<br />
men aboard her, and this deponent with the said valentine Austin were<br />
brought in the said man of warr to Brest in france and there landed<br />
from whence travelling to Morlaix in ffrance they had certaine intelligence<br />
there amongst English Merchants that the said shipp ''fortune'' and her<br />
whole lading were condemned and made Prize at Port Lewis aforesaid<br />
and that thereby the said Austin was utterly deprived of the goods and<br />
Merchandizes which hee had so laden as is predeposed, And further<br />
cannot depose, saving his foregoeing deposition and saving the said seizure<br />
happened in the moneth of September last past./
Repeated with his precontest before<br />
doctor Clerke:-/
hamlet '''HF''' Fisher [MARKE, RH SIDE]/
hamlet '''HF''' Fisher [MARKE, RH SIDE] +
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