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The 17th of November 1656
'''Rp. 3'''
'' … The 17th of November 1656
'''Rp. 3'''
'''Antonio Rodrigo Robles''' of London Merchant, aged 37<br />
yeers or thereabouts, sworne before the said Judge, saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth.
That the shipp the ''Black boy'' was freighted and hired by him this<br />
deponent of and from his precontest Robert Gale (owner of her)<br />
on or about June last to make a voyage to the Canarie Islands to<br />
lade wines and other merchandizes, and to retourne therewith and to follow the freighters order<br />
And that hee soe freighted her for account of himselfe and<br />
other Portugeses living in this citie, and then they laded her<br />
outwards with serges, cloth and other goods, and then at the Canaries<br />
there were laden for their account 149 pipes of wines as by the<br />
papers transmitted thence hether hath bin manifested to this<br />
And saith that the said shipp coming from thence with the said<br />
wines for the downes, was about fourteene days since cast away<br />
by storme and fault or error of the mariners at Brooke in the Ile of Wight<br />
as this deponent hath by letters bin informed, and thereupon he sent<br />
his precontest Thomas Sneath downe thither to look after<br />
the salvage of the said wines, or what might be saved thereof,<br />
and by him and otherwise hee hath bin advertised that there is a<br />
small quantitie of the said wines saved, and that some of the<br />
anchors, cables and other appurtance of the said shipp are alsoe<br />
saved. And lastly saith the said Gale is commonly accounted (with<br />
his company) owner of the said vessell and appurtance (sic).
[?John R] Robles [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 19th of November 1656 [CENTRE HEADING]
[GUTTER hopwood] and others against the}<br />
''Stamboline'' aforesaid}
Examined upon the foresaid libell and schedule.
'''Rp. 6.'''
'''Nicholas Oliver''' servant and apprentice of Thomas Abrahall<br />
of the parish of All hallows Barking London Ship<br />
Chandler, aged 22 yeers or thereabouts sworne and<br />
examined.
To the second, fourth, 5th and 6th articles and the eighth schedule<br />
annexed to the libell was showed unto him and by him perused, hee<br />
saith and deposeth that in or about the moneth of Aprill 1654<br />
there were delivered at and from the shopp of the said Thomas Abrahall<br />
and by his order at the instance and upon the bespeaking of the libellate<br />
John Case all and singular the goods and materiall schedulated to and for<br />
the use and setting out of the said shipp ''Stamboline'', which was then<br />
outwards bound on a voyage, which hee knoweth for then hee this deponent<br />
as servant to the said Abrahall made delivery thereof, and before<br />
the delivery the said Mr Case bespake the same, and they were sent aboard<br />
by his order, this deponent afterwards speaking with the waterman<br />
that carried them aboard, and heard him say they were put on board the said shipp.<br />
And further that the said respective goods and materiall were worth the<br />
severall and respective sumes schedulated, amounting in all to 25 ''li'' 4 ''s'' 5 ''d'',<br />
and then the like goods were then commonly sold at those rates for ready money<br />
And lastly that the said Thomas Abrahall was to the time of the said delivery<br />
owner of the said goods. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Nicholas Oliver [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]ose.
Nicholas Oliver [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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