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seaven hundred pounds lawfull money of Eng … seaven hundred pounds lawfull money of England, which they might<br />
in this deponents Judgement have clearly benefitted in the transport=<br />
ation of their goods and merchandises remaining in Virginia to this<br />
port of London, And beleeveth in conscience, that the Master and<br />
Mariners of the said shipp and the Losse of their Cloathes, goods,<br />
necessaries and wages have suffered losse and dammage (,the Losse<br />
of their time therin comprised) to the summe or valew of fifteene<br />
hundred pounds sterling or thereabouts. And further or otherwise<br />
to this article hee cannot depose:-/
To the Last hee saith, hee cannot of his owne knowledge depose any thing<br />
as to the Contents of this article, saving hee verily beeleveth the Owners<br />
of the said shipp ''Sarah'' and of the Negroes therein laden, and of the<br />
Master and Mariners of the said shipp in the Losse of their Cloathes<br />
necessaries goods and wages, to have beene all of them exceedingly<br />
damnified, but to what summe or valew hee saith his Judgement doth<br />
not extend./.
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin:-/
Tho: Brome [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 10th day of March 1656:-
Examined upon the said allegation.
'''Rp. 3.us/'''
'''Anthony Fell''' of East-Smithfield in the parish of<br />
White Chappell in the County of Middlesex Grocer late Purser of the shipp<br />
the ''Sarah'', whereof Arthur Perkins was Master<br />
aged 23. yeares or thereabouts a Wittnesse sworne<br />
before the Judges of the said High Court of Admiraltie<br />
of England saith and deposeth as followeth
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That hee this<br />
deponent well knoweth the shipp the ''Sarah'' arlate, and first came<br />
to knowe her in the moneth of January which was in the yeare<br />
1655. English style, And having served as Purser in and aboard her<br />
the Voiage in question hee well knoweth That Thomas Thompson<br />
Captaine Wildy and Companie Merchants of London ever<br />
since the time predeposed were and still ought to bee the true and<br />
lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the said shipp the ''Sarah'', and of<br />
her tackle apparrell and furniture, and alsoe well knoweth that<br />
the arlate Robert Lewellin alsoe Merchant of this City of London<br />
was the freightor of the said shipp the ''Sarah'' from this Port of<br />
London to the proceed upon a Voiage to the parts of Guinney, and<br />
thense to the Barbadoes, and soe to retourne to London: Which hee<br />
affirmeth being constituted Purser of the said shipp for the voiage aforesayd<br />
by the said Mr. Lewellin the said shipps sole freighter and<br />
imployer. And further to this article hee cannot depose
To the second hee saith, That hee canot of his owne knowledge<br />
depose any thing thereunto, having never knowne nor seene the<br />
shipp ''Rappahannacke'' arlate, till after the time of her seizure<br />
hereafter deduced./er seizure<br />
hereafter deduced./ +
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