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of such shipps; which hee knoweth for that … of such shipps; which hee knoweth for that hee this deponent<br />
from the yeare 1633 to the yeere 1651 or thereabouts lived at<br />
Lisbone as a Merchant, and was in that time part owner<br />
of diverse English shipps, which were freighted to goe<br />
thence for the Brazile and to retourne for Portugall,<br />
manned with English, and as being soe part owner, received<br />
his proportionable share of average accordingly, over and<br />
besides the freight contracted for by Charter partie, and is<br />
yet to receive average for the ''hanibal'' (an English shipp<br />
lately commanded by Captain Tatam) the accounts not being<br />
as yet adiusted or cleared. And otherwise cannot depose saving [XXXX]
Richard Bere [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was spoken unto by one (whose name hee<br />
knoweth not) who said hee was one of the owners of the shipp the<br />
''Peter'' to come and testifie the truth in this cause, and very well<br />
understandeth the nature of primage and average having<br />
bin a merchant these fourtie yeeres, and saith that they are<br />
mentioned in all bills of lading and generally in Charterparties<br />
and for primage hee conceiveth it to be a guift to the mariners<br />
for hoyssing in of the goods, which being one of their primage<br />
primary workes, it hath thence the name as hee conceiveth<br />
and it is in Portugese called Guindage, and that average hath<br />
many significations in maritime matters, as upon casting out<br />
of goods, with lesse of sailes and anchors, but the average in question<br />
hee saith is not (soe farr as hee hath heard) given in<br />
any countrey but in Portugall, and saith the primage belongeth<br />
to the mariners, and average somtimes to the shipp and somtimes<br />
to the merchants, but the average in question being upon a<br />
Portugall designe, belongs and is given to the owners of the<br />
shipp, but the reason hee knoweth not, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith there is somthing due to the master and<br />
mariners upon taking in the goods or signing the bills of lading<br />
being the foresaid primage, but as to the average in Portugall<br />
voyages aforesaid there is none due to the master, unlesse hee<br />
be a part owner, and then tis done in respect of his ownershipp<br />
and not of his mastershipp; But saith that in respect of<br />
the greate averages that are due and belonging to the owners [?upon]<br />
Brazila voyages from Lisbone and back, the said owners have<br />
bin content and have usually given somthing thereout at the[?ir]<br />
discretion to the master as a gratuitie, which hee knoweth having<br />
severall times bin an Arbitrator betweene owners and masters<br />
upon the occasion, and then the master hath noe other<br />
matter due to him for these voyages but his primage and wages, being to st[XXX]<br />
to the owners courtesie for what hee shall have besides, nothing<br />
duehall have besides, nothing<br />
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