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The 9th of August 1654
On the behalfe of … The 9th of August 1654
On the behalfe of Captaine John Lynes late}<br />
Commander of the shipp the ''Sampson'' of London}
'''R. 1'''
'''Thomas Miller''' of Wapping in the County of Middlesex<br />
Mariner, late master of the said shipp the ''Sampson'' aged<br />
59 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the right Worshipfull<br />
William Clarke and John Godolphin doctors of lawes<br />
Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie saith<br />
and deposeth by vertue of his oath.
That the said shipp ''Sampson'' being in the porte of Bahia in Brazile was there<br />
seized by the authoritie of the king of Portugall in or about the moneth<br />
of May 1649 together with her lading of sugars. And that at the time of<br />
the said seizure there were aboard her for the proper accompt of the said<br />
John Lynes seaventie chests and tenn feaches of sugar, whereof six chests were<br />
muscovada's and all the rest whites, all which sugars hee saith were seized<br />
by the officers of the said king,<br />
which hee knoweth to be true for that hee<br />
this deponent was then master of the said shipp under the said Captaine<br />
and present and sawe the said seizure, whereby the said Captaine and<br />
company were put out of possession of the said shipp and lading and<br />
were most of them imprisoned upon the said seizure by the said kings authoritie,<br />
And saith that afterwards the said shipp under the said seizure which the<br />
lading of sugars aboard her were carried from Bahia da Todos os Santos<br />
to Rio de Janero in Brazila where shee arived in the moneth of November<br />
in the yeere 1650 or thereabouts, and after such her arivall at Rio de Janero<br />
all her lading of sugars (amongst which were the said sugars of the said Captaine<br />
Lines) were unladen and taken out of the said shipp, and the said shipp<br />
haled upon the Careene by the Portugeses, and that after the said taking<br />
out of the said lading, diverse of the said John Lines his sugars<br />
(namely thirtie chests) were taken sold and disposed of by the Portugeses and the said Lines<br />
deprived thereof, which hee alsoe knoweth being there alsoe present<br />
and seeing the same soe donne. And saith that afterwards the said shipp<br />
was reladen at Rio de Janero, and the greatest part of her said former lading<br />
of sugars put againe aboard, and then shee departed thence for Lisbone<br />
(still under the said Sequestration or seizure) and arived at Lisbone 29th<br />
of November 1651, this deponent going in her; And after her said<br />
arivall at Lisbone all her said lading brought from Rio de Janero was<br />
taken out and put into the Alfandigo or Customshouse of the said kinge<br />
of this deponents sight and knowledge, And saith that afterwards namely<br />
about foure monethes after such her arivall at Lisbone the generall Sequestration<br />
of the goods of the English, being released, there were 45 and noe more of<br />
the said Captaine Lines sugars restored unto him the said Captaine being<br />
fourtie chests white and five muscavados, And all the residue of his said sugars<br />
being 30 chests namely 29 whites and one chest muscovada, were disposed of or<br />
detained by the said kings officers and authoritie and hee the said Lines utterlie deprived thereof,<br />
which this deponent knoweth being present and taking notice of the premisses<br />
and taking an accompt of what was soe released and what was wanting and<br />
quite destroyed.
Thomas Miller [SIGNATURE. RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''R. 2.'''
'''Roger Roberts''' of Shadwell in the County of Middlesex<br />
late Gunner of the said shipp the ''Sampson'' aged 40 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined as aforesaid,<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet
That and deposeth as followeth videlicet
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