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wine, a bale of paper, a fardle of goods t … wine, a bale of paper, a fardle of goods the contents hee knowes<br />
not, but heard they were East India stuffs, two chests of fine earthen ware<br />
and a parcell of course earthen ware, and a parcell of salt, and<br />
saith the said Jeggles sold some of the said wines at Virginia to Captaine<br />
[?XXar], but what quantitie of at what cost hee knoweth not, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith that about the beginning of december 1655 (as<br />
he remembreth the time) the said shipp after losse of her foremast<br />
foretop mast, foretop saile, and all the rigging belonging to the said masts<br />
by stresse of weather, (whereby shee and her men were in danger of perishing<br />
in the sea) arrived at Virginia from Barbadas with ballast and a<br />
few goods, And otherwise hee cannot depose, not knowing ought further<br />
thereof nor ought of the letter or order therein mentioned.
To the seaventh hee saith that the said shipp staid at Virginia about or<br />
neere five monethes and then not getting a freight for other place<br />
(albeit the master as this deponent was informed frequently endeavoured<br />
to get one) set saile for England with lesse than one third part of<br />
her lading, namely with neere two hundred hogsheads of tobaccoes, and saith<br />
the said shipp was then of the burthen of two hundred and thirtie<br />
tonnes or thereabouts, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the eighth hee saith that the said Jeggles having at Virginia<br />
received goods aboard to be delivered at Gallaway in Ireland upon freight,<br />
put in thither to deliver the same in his comming for England, and<br />
staid eight or nine dayes there, five whereof hee saith that the<br />
said Jeggles (as this deponent was informed) was by covenant to stay<br />
there, and the rest was occasioned by contrary winde, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the ninth hee saith that the said Jeggles in his comming from<br />
Gallaway with the said shipp for London put into Plimouth with<br />
her, where hee saith shee delivered some goods, and proffered to deliver<br />
all if hee might have a free and full discharge, and<br />
some other differense happened there betweene him and the merchants<br />
but the ground thereof hee doth not perfectly remember, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the tenth hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
[GUTTER '''Smyth dt.''']
To the first hee cometh required by Mr Cowse to testifie the<br />
truth in this businesse, and that hee is noe wayes concerned or<br />
expecteth any profitt thereby, nor is of any kinne to Mr Cowse.
To the second hee saith hee was not present at nor such time as<br />
Mr Jeggles was hired, and therefore cannot answere thereto.
To the third hee saith hee was never at Port a Port save the time<br />
predeposed, and then found it a very dangerous port to goe into,<br />
and saith it was there commonly said that noe shipp useth to come<br />
in without a pilott, by reason of the said dangerousnesse, and<br />
saith the said Jeggles shott of two gunns as hee remembreth for<br />
a pilott to come aboard, but none came./.
Toilott to come aboard, but none came./.
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