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his Average in Brazeele voyages as good an … his Average in Brazeele voyages as good and as much as the freight<br />
for that the owners have usually extraordinary freight for such voyages<br />
And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose/
To the 7th hee saith that hee was at Lisbone at the tyme when the<br />
foresayd Nye Talam and Wills proceeded on their voyage from Lisbon to the<br />
Brazeele and alsoe William Ell and Thomas Bell in the fifth article of the<br />
sayd allegation mentioned went their voyage from Lisbone to<br />
Brazeele but sawe not their contracts for the sayd voyage And further<br />
to this Interrogatorie hee cannot depose/
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The sayd '''Roger Paxton''' to the allegation given<br />
in on the behalfe of the sayd dobbins the fifteenth<br />
of ffebruary 1657
To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee this deponent goeing Boate=<br />
swaine of the shipp ''Peter'' (whereof the arlate Joseph dobbins was Master<br />
the voyage in question knoweth that the sayd dobbins was whole<br />
factor or Agent aboard the sayd shipp the sayd voyage, as well to procure<br />
her imployment as to sayle her, and did as hee beleeveth without any helpe<br />
of the Owners of her procure the freight of her from Lisbone to the<br />
Brazeele and back againe, and enter securitie by him selfe and other goods sureties in a very considerable some for the true<br />
performance of the sayd voyage, without which assurance given (hee<br />
verily beleeveth the sayd employment could not have bin procured, it<br />
being then usuall (as this deponent there heard, and beleeveth) for the<br />
Portugueses at Lisbone to take security for the returne of say[d] shipps<br />
as they imployed to goe thence to the Brazeele, And hee this deponent<br />
being Boatswaine as aforesayd knoweth that the sayd dobbins was necessitated to spend many dayes and weekes on shoare to procure<br />
the sayd imployment and sureties for the same, and could not choose<br />
as this deponent beleeveth but bee at extraordinary expence of<br />
money about effecting the same and alsoe at the Brazeele in<br />
delivering out and receaving in of his ladeing to bee delivered at Lisbon the sayd voyage<br />
And likewise in procuring a freight for the sayd shipp from Lisbon to London And further to this article hee cannot depose/
To the 2 article hee saith that hee knoweth that it is a frequent custome<br />
in voyages to most places, that Masters of shipps who take upon<br />
them to negotiate the shipps businesse on shoare are allowed<br />
by the Owners of the shipp a peece of eight at least a day beside<br />
the primage and Average, And hee hath knowne a Purser of an<br />
shipp upon a voyage to Biscay in the dominions of the King<br />
of Spaine bin allowed by the Owners a peece of eight a day for<br />
negotiating the shipps businesse a shoare there, beside what was<br />
allowed to the Master who caused him to negotiate the same, And<br />
hee saith that hee this deponent being Boatswaine as aforesayd knoweth<br />
that the sayd dobins the Master did spend on shoare at Lisbon in procuring<br />
the sayd Imploment and on shoare at the Brazeele about the procuring<br />
of her Lading back for Lisbone and on shoare at Lisbon at his<br />
returne thither for procuring satisfaction for his freight and procuring and Imployment for the said shipp home from Lisbon to London<br />
nyneome from Lisbon to London<br />
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