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tackle, furniture, apparrell, with her gun … tackle, furniture, apparrell, with her guns and appurtenance were in his<br />
estimation worth the summe of one thousand pounds sterling or thereabouts,<br />
and that the said shipp and lading upon the said seizure come to the<br />
possession and disposall of the English Commissioners upon the place;<br />
and that the said master and company being turned ashore, the master<br />
went for the Leeward Ilands, but the companys are scattered up and<br />
downe hee knowes not where and this deponent got passage thence<br />
for England in an English shipp, named the ''Providence'', Captaine<br />
[?Nevet] commannder.
To the 6 hee saith that 151 pipes of the said wines were belonging<br />
to the said common owners of the said shipp, and that 32 other pipes thereof<br />
were belonging in particular to this deponent and the said master, and<br />
that the Stiersman Augustine Altecart a fflushinger had eight<br />
pipes, and the rest of the said wines and other goods were belonging<br />
to the shipps company (all dutch and subiects of the said States)<br />
and other merchants dutch and English, namely harman<br />
houterhove an Amsterdammer dwelling at Garrachico, and Joseph<br />
[?Leukell] an English merchant dwelling at Dalagunn in Teneriff,<br />
Thomas Brasse English merchant dwelling at Oratavo, and another<br />
English man of Garachico, And that each pipe of the said wine was<br />
worth 30 ''li'' pounds sterling at the time of the said seizure<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving as aforesaid
Pieter Warnier [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 19th of July 1655. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of the Ginney company}<br />
concerning a losse in the ''James'' of London}<br />
George Colden. Commander}
'''Smith dt.'''
'''William Crafford''' ffoxes lane in Shadwell in the<br />
County of Middlesex mariner aged 44 yeares or<br />
thereabouts sworne as in the acts of Court<br />
and examined on Interrogatories on the behalfe of the<br />
said company saith as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee this deponent well knew<br />
and was Gunner of the shipp the ''James'' interrogated at the time of her<br />
going and proceeding on her last voyage to Ginney, Binney and parts and<br />
places thereabouts, and saith that the said voyage shee went and proceeded<br />
from Ginney to the Barbada's, but the time of her arivall at the<br />
Barbada's hee cannot call to minde, but thinketh that it was about a<br />
twelve moneth after her departure hence, which was in or about March or Aprill<br />
last was two yeeres.
To the second hee saith that after such the said shipps arivall at the Barbada's<br />
there were sugars laden aboard her for the Ginney<br />
Companies accompt by one mr [?Gomes] to be brought to this port for the<br />
said companies accompt, but the quantitie of the said sugars hee remembreth<br />
not, and saith the said sugars were (as hee beleeveth) the proceede of<br />
Negro's brought from Ginney for the said accompt. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that at such time as the said shipp departed<br />
from Barbada's the said voyage homewards, there were not any goods remayning<br />
aboard her which shee brought from Ginney, Binney and places thereabouts<br />
andney and places thereabouts<br />
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