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and were not dischardged at the Barbada's& … and were not dischardged at the Barbada's<br />
that hee knoweth of, for hee saith hee knoweth of noe goods<br />
brought from those parts to the Barbada's but Negro's and provisions of victualls<br />
for them, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that the said shipp departing with her said sugars and<br />
other goods from the Barbada's for this port, comming betwixt the Westerne<br />
Iland, met with very fowle and tempetuous weather of a longe [?continueing]<br />
and contrary and asverse windes which forced her into Passage in Ireland<br />
where being extreame leakie, and halled ashore to have her leakes stop, the<br />
water came in soe fast that there was noe preventing thereof her company<br />
being sick, weake and spent with labour and sicknes, by which meanes the<br />
greater part of her lading was spoiled, and amongest the same all the<br />
said sugars, saving about 6 chests and hogsheads of sugar which were saved<br />
some whereof the master disposed of towards the mens charges<br />
and otherwise hee cannot depose, nor remembreth the time of their<br />
coming from the Barbadas
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
William Croford [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 24th of July 1655.
The claime of Adrian Goldsmith of Antwerp}<br />
and others for goods in the ''hare in the feild.''}<br />
John kein Master. Budd. Suckley.}
Examined upon the allegation on the behalfe<br />
of the said claimers
'''dt. Tivell'''
'''.j.'''
'''John Nicholas''' of London Merchant, aged 32. yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined
To the fourth article of the said allegation and the schedule or pilicie of<br />
Assurance therein mentioned nowe showed unto him hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in the month of May last the arlate John Tivell of this citie<br />
merchant caused or procured the summe of two thousand pounds sterling<br />
to be assured upon seaven and fourtie bales of linen laden aboard the<br />
shipp the ''hare in the ffeild'' of Middleborowe (John kein master) in the<br />
assurance office London, from haver de Grace in ffrance to Cadiz and<br />
Saint Lucar and any ports and places thereabouts, which hee knoweth because<br />
hee this deponent was and is one of the assurers thereof, and hath<br />
subscribed the Policie of Assurance in that behalfe made and passed<br />
being the schedule annexed which hee saith was and is the originall policie<br />
for the same, and that the contents thereof were and are true and soe had<br />
and donne was therein is contained. And saith that before this deponents<br />
said subscription as an assurer, the said Mr Tivell produced and<br />
showed him a letter, purporting that the said goods were laden for the<br />
accompt of mr Goldsmith of Antwerp and (as hee remembreth) other<br />
friends of hamborowe; and saith that in and by that letter the said<br />
Mr Tivell, was ordered to make the said assurance. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that hee this deponent is a native of this citie<br />
and hath lived here about 7 yeares last and before that in Spaine, And<br />
otherwise negatively.
To And<br />
otherwise negatively.
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