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27 February 2013 +
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| First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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27 +
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HCA 13/72 +
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'''Constant Silvester: secondary sources'' … '''Constant Silvester: secondary sources'''
[http://archive.org/stream/abrieferelation01davigoog#page/n10/mode/2up Foster, Nicholas, A briefe relation of the late horrid rebellion acted in the island Barbadas (i.e. Barbados) in the West-Indies: wherein is contained, their inhumane acts and actions, in fining and banishing the well-affected to the Parliament of England (both men and women) without the least cause given them so to doe : dispossessing all such as any way opposed these their mischievous actions : acted by the Waldronds and their abettors, anno 1650 (London, 1660: Reprinted London, 1875)]<br />
Smith, Frederick, 'Disturbing the peace: Constant Silvester in Barbados', ''Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society'' 44: 38-53.<br />
Smith, Frederick H. & Karl Watson, 'Urbanity, sociability, and commercial exchange in the Barbados sugar trade: a comparative colonial archaeological perspective on Bridgetown, Barbados in the seventeenth century' in ''Int J Histor Archaeol (2009) 13:63-79in ''Int J Histor Archaeol (2009) 13:63-79 +
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The 8th of May 1657
Touching the ''ffortu … The 8th of May 1657
Touching the ''ffortune'' aforesaid}<br />
George Paris Master}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''4'''
'''Thomas Clarke''' of Redriff in the County of Surrie<br />
Mariner, aged 42 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth the arlate Constant<br />
Silvester an English man and subiect of this Commonwealth, who<br />
with his company (who are alsoe reputed English and subiects as aforesaid)<br />
were commonly reputed owners of the shipp ''ffortune'' arlate and of her<br />
tackle and furniture at the time of her seizure.
To the second, third and fourth and 5th articles hee saith that in the moneth of<br />
September last hee this deponent in the shipp the ''Rappahanack''<br />
whereof hee was commander, arived at Cape Lopez in the coast of Guiney in a<br />
voyage, and coming thither where hee found the said shipp the ''ffortune''<br />
(George Paris lately master) in the possession and under the seizure<br />
of two dutch shipps, one called the ''Mary'' of Amsterdam, and the<br />
other the ''Unicorne'' of Middleborowe, both under the command<br />
of John Scrole a dutch man, and subiect of the States of the United<br />
Netherlands, which Scroll as hee this deponent was then afterwards<br />
informed both by the said George Paris (who was there kept prisoner) and others<br />
had seized upon the said shipp ''ffortune'' there about two monethes before<br />
together with an hundred ninetie and two Negroes's which shee had taken<br />
aboard. And saith the said Paris and company were of his sight utterly dispoiled<br />
and dispossessed of the said shipp and Negro's ) by the<br />
said Scroll and his people, who had as this deponent was informed<br />
taken out and disposed of the said Negroe's into another shipp, and<br />
afterwards the said dutch man having taken out all the shipps sailes<br />
masts, materialls and goods, they of this this deponents sight and<br />
knowledge, set fire on her hull and consumed the same. And<br />
saith the said shipp ''Mary'' was dutch built, and acknowledged by<br />
her dutch company to have bin built at Amsterdam, and the ''Unicorne''<br />
was originally Portugall built, and afterwards built upon by the<br />
dutch, and they both carried the dutch colours, and were commonly<br />
there said and acknowledged to be belonging the ''Mary'' to Amsterdam and<br />
the ''Unicorne'' to Middleborowe, and to have bin set out thense on<br />
that voyage for the coast of Guiney. And this deponent heard<br />
at the said Cape that the Heer Vandergoos of Middleborowe<br />
was setter out or one of the setters of them out on the voyage; And<br />
saith the said Scroll was and is commonly reputed a native of<br />
Mouickendam, and a subiect of the said States, and saith the officers<br />
and the most part of the companies of his said two shipps were<br />
alsoe dutch and commonly reputed subiects as aforesaid, And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before Collonel Cock
To the 6. 7 and 8 hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid
Thomas Clarke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]resaid
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