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And further that there were there videlice … And further that there were there videlicet att Angolla rećeyved on<br />
board the sayd shipp for Accompt of this deponent, and his sayd<br />
Owners the number of one hundred eighty four Negers and 18<br />
Children, and four thousand Alquiers of salt which the sayd<br />
Governour forced this deponent to take in leiw of eight hundred<br />
millres part of the wages earned by the sayd shipp in the<br />
before mentioned warlike ymployment. All which sayd Negers<br />
were to be transported to Bahia in Brazil, And this deponent<br />
contracted for and was to have for the freight of every of the<br />
sayd Negers for the Portugalls accompt that should be landed<br />
at Bahia from three mill 800 rees to 4 millres per head,<br />
and that there were seven hundred eighty seven negers safely<br />
landed att Bahia, the freight whereof besides the children, after<br />
the rate aforesayd did and doth amount unto thirty thirty three thousand<br />
eighty nine millres and 800. rees. And Lastly saith that of<br />
this deponents and sayd Companies Negers there were landed att<br />
Bahia aforesayd one hundred fifty nine Negers and sixteene<br />
Children, all which he presently remembreth having his dispatches<br />
and papers of the sayd Negers in his Custody. And further<br />
deposeth not.
To the eighth article he saith the sayd shipp the ''Mary and John'' sett<br />
sayle under the Comand of this deponent from Angola and arrived<br />
with the sayd Negers and salt att Bahia in Brazill on or about the seventh day of<br />
ffebruray 1650. English stile or 17th of ffebruary 1651.<br />
newstile: And saith that immediately upon such arrivall<br />
the Ministers of the King of Portugall att Bahia entred upon<br />
and seized the sayd shipp and freight and negers and salt and<br />
all that was in her or belonging to her for the Aććompt of<br />
the English. videlicet the sayd shipp tackle and furniture the<br />
foresayd salt, the freight for the Portugalls negers, and<br />
the sayd 159 negers and 16 Children for aććompt of<br />
this deponent and his owners, and allso the negers hereafter<br />
mentioned which ćame allso from Angola and were for Accompt<br />
of the Pilot and Company of the mariners of the sayd<br />
shipp being 26. in all in manner hereafter sett forth<br />
And the sayd 159 negers belonging to this deponent and<br />
his sayd Owners were worth some of them sixty some fifty<br />
millres as this deponent saw them sold, and heard that the<br />
Governour sold some of them att 80 millrees per heade. so as<br />
they were well worth per head one with another the summe of<br />
forty five millrees a peice, which in the whole comes to<br />
seven thousand one hundred fifty five millrees. the premisses<br />
he knoweth to be true for the reasons aforesayd. And further<br />
cannot depose.
To the 9th. hee saith the sayd shipp was a large and able shipp with<br />
24 gunnes and was in Portuguese tonnage of the burthen<br />
ofuese tonnage of the burthen<br />
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