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at the time of the said seizure would have … at the time of the said seizure would have yeelded if the said seizure<br />
had not bin made at this deponent verily beleeveth in his conscience<br />
The premisses hee deposeth being masters mate of the said shipp and<br />
taking notice of the said lading, and saving the tobaccoes aboard, and<br />
being there made acquainted with the freight, and with<br />
the value of tobaccoes, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
[?Colbard ?Garres] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''R. 2'''
'''Milner Muckford''' of the parish of Saint Giles Cripplegate London,<br />
Late Gunner of the said shipp the ''Robuck'', aged 32 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid.
To the said Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee was Gunner<br />
of the said shipp the ''Robuck'' at such time as shee was seized at<br />
Lisbone by Prince Rupert, which was in the yeere 1649, and thereby<br />
well knoweth that shee had 220 tonnes of goods aboard her upon freight at the time<br />
of the said seizure, which goods this deponent helped to stowe and tooke<br />
notice of the said complannent, and saith that the owners of the said<br />
shipp were to recieve nineteene mil res per tonne for freight of each<br />
tinne of the said goods, besides averidge accustomed and had received the same in case the said seizure<br />
had not bin made. And further saith that at Lisbone at the time<br />
aforesaid of the said seizure, tobaccoes bore the rate of and were well<br />
worth (cleare of all chardges) seaven vintens per pound, and soe much<br />
each pound of tobaccoe seized aboard the said shipp would have given and<br />
yeelded there at the least, which hee knoweth being ashore fully made<br />
acquainted with the price of tobaccoes, and knowing that they<br />
would have yeelded rather more then lesse, the ordinary price in shopps<br />
of that sort of tobaccoes being twelve vintens per pound, and<br />
further hee doth not depose.
Milner Mugford [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTE HEADING]
'''R. 3.'''
'''John Prynn''' of London Mariner, aged 25 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and examined at aforesaid.
To the first and second interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee this<br />
deponent, was Coxon and servant to William hargrave commander of<br />
the shipp the ''Roebuck'' interrogated in the yeere 1649 when shee was<br />
seized neere Lisbone by Prince Rupert, at which time hee saith shee<br />
had 220 tonnes of goods aboard her upon freight, and saith that her owners<br />
were to have received and had received (if the said seizure had not bin made)<br />
nineteene Mil Rés per tonne for freight of each tonne of the<br />
said goods together with averidge accustomed. And further that tobaccoes which shee had then aboard<br />
her would then at Lisbone have yeelded and given seven vintens<br />
cleare of all chardges per pound one pound with another at<br />
the least, that being then and there the ordinary and common<br />
rate and value of such tobaccoes cleare of all the chardges, whereof<br />
hee was throughlie informed when hee came there ashore. and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
John Prynn [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
and the said deponents being further interrogated of and touching the<br />
priceated of and touching the<br />
price +
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