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To the fourth article hee saith that the s … To the fourth article hee saith that the sayd ship ''Mary and John''<br />
did retourne out of the sayd warlike ymployment with a lading<br />
of salt to Angolla, and there remained twenty dayes before her salt<br />
was unladen and upwards besides the four monethes aforesayd<br />
for which twenty dayes and upwards noe alloweance att all was<br />
made by the sayd Governour, but aććording to the Agreement<br />
and rate aforesayd there was and is due for the same the summe<br />
of four hundred millres. And further that besides the sayd<br />
four monethes and sayd twentye dayes there were twentye dayes<br />
more spent in her stay att Angola for her necessary repair of<br />
such dammage as she sustayned in the sayd service for he saith<br />
that the sayd Governour keeping this deponent as a prisoner in Angola<br />
his people and such as he intrusted with the management of the<br />
sayd shipp in that service rann her, as should seeme, upon the<br />
rockes and did splitt her sterne post and broke off the Irons<br />
from the sayd post and rudder, for which twenty dayes he<br />
ćonćeyveth four hundred millres are due, there being as<br />
yet noe satisfaction made for the same. the premisses he<br />
knoweth to be true, for the reasons aforesayd. And further deposeth<br />
not.
To the fifth article he saith, that the charge of workemen and materials<br />
att Angola is great. a millres per diem being the ordinary hire<br />
of an Artificer there, that the repair of the foresayd dammage<br />
cost this deponent in materialls Carpenters Caulkers and Smiths<br />
worke the summe of two hundred and fifty millres att the<br />
least. And further deposeth not.
To the sixth article hee saith that this deponent by his sayd Imprisonment<br />
having a great stick of goods in the Countrey which he could not<br />
looke after suffered a greater dammage on behalfe of his sayd<br />
Owners than he is able to estimate: but saith that the Charges<br />
and expenses of his imprisonment, and the defence of a suit<br />
of law which the sayd Governour caused to be there commenced<br />
against this deponent to colour his sayd imprisoning of him<br />
did amount to three hundred millres, and the sayd impri=<br />
sonment was oććasioned upon this ground bećause this deponent on<br />
behalfe of his Owners did demand that a Charterparty might be<br />
made for the sayd warlike expedition aććording to the Agreement<br />
aforesayd, which the sayd Governour not onely refused but imprisoned<br />
this deponent for requiring it, and then ćaused the Lord cheife<br />
Justice there to imp[?lead] this deponent criminally for going<br />
about to preiudice the King of Portugalls service. And<br />
further deposeth not.
To the seventh article he saith that after the sayd shipp was discharged<br />
of her salt and repaired, this deponent receyved and tooke on board his<br />
sayd shipp by the order of the sayd Governour and Officers of the<br />
King of Portugall 917. Negers besides children for the<br />
aććompt of Portugalls whereof seven hundred eighty seven negers<br />
besides Children were landed alive att the Bay of Brazell.<br />
Andve att the Bay of Brazell.<br />
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