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That the said John daniell had aboard the … That the said John daniell had aboard the said shipp at the time of<br />
the seizure by the officers of the king of Portugall at Bahia de Todos<br />
los Santos in the yeere 1650 or thereabouts there tenn chests of sugar<br />
namely eight chests of white and two of muscovadas, which were laden<br />
by him the said John daniell and for his owne accompt,<br />
And that Peter Tatam late commander of the shipp ''haniball'' had aboard<br />
her two chests of white sugar which were laded by Robert Taylor for<br />
accompt of the said Peter Tatam, which they knowe to be true being of<br />
the said shipps company and seeing the said respective chests of sugar laden,<br />
and this deponent Richard Rose kept an entrie thereof in writing,<br />
which hee hath still in his custodie; and further they say that all<br />
the foresaid sugars were seized amongest the rest of the said shipps<br />
lading, and were and are thereby lost to the said persons; and that<br />
the bill of lading nowe showed unto them for the said John daniells tenn<br />
chests, was and is the true and reale bill for the same, signed by<br />
the said Robert Tailer then master of the said shipp. And lastly<br />
then the said Peter Tatams two chests were marked '''PTP'''.
Richard Rose [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]<br />
Michael Taylor SC [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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On the behalfe of Ralph fflower of London}<br />
Merchant, touching a bale of fustians seized<br />
and taken by the kinge of Portugall}
The 28th of August 1654.
'''John Bushell''' of London Merchant<br />
aged 37 yeeres or thereabouts sworne<br />
before the right Worshipfull the Commissioners<br />
appointed in the Portugall businesse<br />
and examined on certaine Interrogatories<br />
on the behalfe of the said Ralph fflower<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet.
To the first, second and third Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth<br />
that Ralph fflower of London merchant having laded aboard the shipp<br />
''Sarah'' of London (Thomas Grannt master) nine packs or parcells of goods<br />
marked '''$''' for the port of Lisbone, consigned the same in the name of<br />
George Saunders to be delivered to this deponent a merchant then resident at<br />
in Lisbone to be by him this deponent disposed of for the accompt of the<br />
said Ralph fflower, and who sent this deponent the Invoice and bill<br />
of lading for the same, And this hee saith was in or about the yeere<br />
1648. And saith then the said shipp arived with the said goods at Lisbone<br />
and after such her arrivall all her lading and amongest that all<br />
the foresaid goods were landed and put into the king of Portugalls<br />
Alfand{ego} or custome house at Lisbone, whence this deponent dispatched<br />
eight of the said packs or parcells and disposed thereof for the said<br />
Mr fflowers use but the nineth parcell being a bale of fustians<br />
and contayning (according to the said Invoice) 55 halfe peeces of fustians was as hee beleeveth remayning in the said<br />
Alfandego when the Generall sequestration of the English<br />
merchantsation of the English<br />
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