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shipp ''Endeavour'' if her ladeing had not … shipp ''Endeavour'' if her ladeing had not consisted of wynes, as it did, for that, as hee<br />
also then said to this deponent, they knewe the peace betweene france and England<br />
was agreed upon, and that they had stayed severall daies at Rochell in expectation of<br />
Letters of Marq or Reprizall against the English, but could not get any from the<br />
king of ffrance in regard of the said peace agreed upon, or words to that or the<br />
like effect. And further cannot depose/:./
To the 8th Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That shortly after the surprizall<br />
of the said shipp and her ladeing by the french as afóresaid, the said french Officer<br />
who was putt in and constituted Commander of the said shipp ''Endeavour'', likewise<br />
told and declared to this deponent, that the said french shipps under the Command<br />
of the said de La Roche should have gone to Lisbone or to some other place in<br />
Portugall there to have taken in their provision of wyne, but that they were<br />
diverted by contrary winds and weather, and thereupon did expressely steere their<br />
Course towards the Canarie Islands in expectation thereabouts undoubtedly to meete up with<br />
shipps laden with wynes, the season of the yeare being then very proper and<br />
convenient for such their designe, or words to that or the like effect: And<br />
further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 9th hee saith That the said Captaine de la Roche and Companie presently<br />
after the surprizall of the said shipp the ''Endeavour'' did take and plunder from this<br />
deponent and the rest of the said shipps Companie all or most of their cloathes from<br />
their backs, leaving many of them covered only with raggs which the said frenchmen<br />
gave them in exchange and tooke away all their Sea instruments and their private<br />
adventures utterly depriving them thereof, Which hee this deponent knoweth by [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
experience being an Eyewittnesse and participant in the sufferings premised. And<br />
further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 10th hee saith That the said shipp the ''Endeavour'' with her tackle and ffurniture<br />
were at the time of her said surprizall really worth Two Thousand ffive<br />
hundred pounds sterling or thereabouts in this deponents best judgment and estimate, shee<br />
being a shipp of about eight score or 200. tunns, and about 4. or 5. yeares old, [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
with sixteene peeces of Ordnance, and every way provided with very good and<br />
sufficient tackle and ffurniture, And saith that the ffraight due for the voiage<br />
which shee was taken as aforesaid did amount to about the summe of seaven hundred<br />
eighty two pounds ten shillings according to the computation of 4li: 15s: sterling or<br />
thereabouts per tunn as this deponent hath credibly heard and understood, and that the said<br />
Companies wages at the rate of 50:li sterling per moneth for the space of eight<br />
moneths from the time of their entring into the said shipps service till the time that this<br />
deponent and others arrived in England from Guiney did and doe amount to 400:li sterling<br />
And their Cloathes Sea-Instruments and private adventures to the summe of<br />
350:li sterling at the least, as this deponent both by the computation of his owne particular<br />
losse, and by a conscientious valuation of the respective losses of others of the [?same GUTTER]<br />
shipps Companye was and is fully convinced and assured. And further hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 11th article hee saith, That in case the said Three hundred and thirteene<br />
pipes of Canarie wynes had arrived in safety at and in this Port of London<br />
they would have yielded Thirtye pounds sterling per pipe cleare of all [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
charges, the sayd wÿnes being of the best and choycest Canarie wynes which the<br />
season produced, and after that rate wynes of that nature did att and about the<br />
time of the surprizall aforesaid were sould for here in London, as this deponent<br />
by credible information of Merchants of quality hath since bin sufficiently<br />
assured. And further cannot depose./
To the 12th article hee saith, That hee this deponent is well assured, That the said<br />
Robert Oxwicke and Companie by reason of the detention<br />
of their said shipp and fraight and for want of the use thereof are very much<br />
(damnifiedereof are very much<br />
(damnified +
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