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which her arivall this deponent entred upo … which her arivall this deponent entred upon her as a waiter for the<br />
customeshouse, and afterwards sawe the said tobaccoes taken out of her<br />
into a lighter and in which they nowe are at the Customes house key,<br />
And saith that there came one Captaine Garret[XXX] (or having some<br />
such name) a dutch man passenger in the said shipp; who as hee said<br />
in this deponents presence and hearing aboard<br />
the said shipp, had taken the said tobaccoes of or from the Spanish<br />
in the West Indies, and that the said Tobaccoe was of the growth<br />
of Cuba in the dominion of the king of Spaine in the said Indies<br />
soe much alsoe this examinate aboard often heard the said Captaines<br />
boatswaine named Peter, and a Mulatto named John ffrancisco (who<br />
alsoe came in the ''Successe'') say and acknowledge, who long continued<br />
in the said shipp after this deponents comming to waite aboard her, and<br />
are still attending the said Lighter. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that after the arivall of the said<br />
shipp the ''Successe'', the interrate Thomas Cowell made seizure of<br />
the said tobaccoes as being belonging to Spainards, which hee knoweth<br />
being then present and seeing the said seizure, and a person<br />
out aboard to waite for the said mr Cowell. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving the said Thomas Cowell said hee<br />
had a Commission to make the said seizure.
Abraham Barnabye [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The sixth of October 1657.
Vanbroughs and Nicholas against}<br />
the ''Abrahams Offering'' and Rois.}<br />
Smith. Suckley}
Exámined upon the Libell.
'''Vide 2us in A.14'''
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Baldwin Mathewes''' of Middleborowe<br />
Merchant aged 37 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first second third and fourth árticles hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knoweth the producents and that the time arlate the producent<br />
William Vanbrughs was owner and Proprietor of one fatt of black<br />
and browne thredd, of the marke in the margent, and that then the
'''No. WB 25.''' [MARKE, LH MARGIN]
arlate ffrancis Rois was master of the shipp the ''Abrahams offereing''<br />
arlate and had the command of her as master, and for such they<br />
were respectively and comonly accounted and reputed. And further that within<br />
the monethes and yeere mentioned in the said first article (as hee<br />
remembreth the time) hee this deponent as factor of and for the said<br />
producent William Vanbrugh did at fflushing or Middleborowe<br />
the said shipp for the use and account of the said William to be thense<br />
transported to this port of London, and here to be delivered to his [?XX]<br />
saidbe delivered to his [?XX]<br />
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