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The fifth of October 1657.
Cowell and Com … The fifth of October 1657.
Cowell and Company against the}<br />
Tobaccoes in the ''Successe'' aforesaid}
'''dt Rp. 2'''
'''Captaine Zachary Browne''' late<br />
Commander of the shipp the ''Successe''<br />
in the immediate service of this Commonwealth<br />
sworne and exámined as aforesaid saith<br />
and deposeth as followeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that there were certaine<br />
tobaccoes namely about thirtie thousand weight of tobaccoes<br />
(as hee supposeth the quantitie to be) laden aboard the said shipp the<br />
''Successe'' (whereof this exáminate was Commander) at Jamaica<br />
in or about the middle of Aprill last, to be brought to this<br />
port of London. And saith that hee this deponent was at sea<br />
when the said tobaccoes were soe brought to Jamaica, but upon<br />
his retourne thether, hee found them there landed, and there understand that<br />
the said tobaccoes were brought thither in a Spanish shipp, and<br />
came from a port in the Island of Cuba under subiection of the<br />
king of Spaine, and were belonging to Spaniards. And saith<br />
that about a day or two after the putting the said tobaccoes aboard<br />
the said shipp the ''Successe'', this deponent set saile therewith<br />
from Jamaica, and arived in this port with the saje about<br />
the beginning of August last, this deponent being then<br />
commander of the said vessell and ariving here in her.
To the second, Interrogatorie hee saith that shortly after the arivall if<br />
the said shipp in this port, the interrogated Thomas Cowell<br />
came aboard her, and saying that hee had a Commission<br />
to make seizure of the goods of the king of Spaine or his subiects<br />
(or words to that effect) did make seizure of the said parcell<br />
of tobaccoes, soe brought from Jamaica on the said shipp the<br />
''Successe'' whereof this deponent was commander, and was sthen<br />
present aboard, but the said Cowell did not then show his said<br />
Commission. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Za: Browne SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
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The sixth of October 1657.
'''Rp. dt. 3.'''
'''Abraham Barnaby''' of the little Tower hill one<br />
of the Customehouse waiters, aged 30 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that there were<br />
certaine tobaccoes namely three hundred and thirteene Canasters and<br />
or thereabouts and five thousand and odd Manucoes of tobaccoe<br />
brought to this port of London in the shipp the ''Successe'' (whereof<br />
his precontest Zachary Browne was comander) ariving in this<br />
port from Jamaica in or about the beginning of August last, upon<br />
whiching of August last, upon<br />
which +
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