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said lane as aforesaid, were deducted and … said lane as aforesaid, were deducted and defalked out of the said<br />
freight, and soe was lost to the said producent and company, and<br />
such losse happened and came and was occasioned by the saud ''hart''<br />
by the meanes aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the twelveth hee saith hee verily beleeveth the losse and<br />
dammage of the said producents touching the busines at Lisbone<br />
and the Azore Ilands aforesaid amounted to foure hundred pounds sterling<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To he 13th hee cannot depose.
To the 14 hee saith the said hart is a subiect of this Commonwealth.
To the Interrogatories/ [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is sonne to the said Thomas Amory as<br />
aforesaid, and comes at his instance to be examined in this cause<br />
who well knew that this examinate was well acquainted with<br />
the premisses.
To the second hee saith that hee this deponent was assistant or<br />
advisor of the said ''hart'' in letting the said shipp to freight from<br />
Lisbone for te Azores, but did not goe in the said shipp from<br />
Lisbone, but saith hee was aboard her there [XXXXXX] in the [XXXX ?of] lisbone the<br />
next day before her setting saile thence for the Azores, and saw<br />
severall passengers in her that went thence in her the said voyage,<br />
and saith the said said passengers were by [XXXXXX XXXXXXX in] their owne<br />
provisions, saving [?forward] and [?water] as aforesaid. And otherwise<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 3 hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and conceiveth<br />
a master of a shipp bound to make good his boat swaines receipts<br />
of goods aboard the shipp And otherwise hee cannot depose saving<br />
as aforesaid.
To the fourth hee saith the said lane asked this<br />
deponents busines in lisbone in this deponents absence, And<br />
otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
[XX] Amory [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The second of January 1657
Affidavit touching the}<br />
shipp ''Benjamin''}
'''Rp.'''
'''John Carter''' Purser of the shipp ''Beniamin'' of London, '''Arnold'''<br />
'''Browne''' commander, aged 21 yeares or thereabouts, '''Richard'''<br />
'''harris''' masters mate of the said shipp, aged 26 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts, Pia[X] Bowers, mariner in the said shipp aged<br />
18 yeeres or thereabouts, and '''daniel P[?ensax]''' also mariner<br />
in the said shipp aged 21 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right Worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawes one of<br />
the Judges of the high Court of the Admiraltie say and depose<br />
respectively by vertue of their oathes as followeth, videlicet
Thattheir oathes as followeth, videlicet
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