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28 July 2013 +
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First transcriber
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Colin Greenstreet +
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Folio
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15 +
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Parent volume
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HCA 13/73 +
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Uploaded image; transcribed on 28/07/2013 +
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Transcription
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The 20th of January 1658.
(The ''ffrancis … The 20th of January 1658.
(The ''ffrancis and<br />
John'')
'''James Berblok''' of Poplar in the Parish<br />
of Stepney and County of Middlesex Mariner aged fiftie<br />
one yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne before<br />
the right worshippfull John Godolphin doctor of Lawes one of the Judges<br />
of the high Court of Admiralty and examined<br />
for perpetuall remembrance of the matter upon<br />
certayne Interrogatories ministred on the part and<br />
behalfe of George dethick late Supracargoe of the<br />
Shipp ''ffrancis and John'' (whereof Lawrence Browning<br />
was Master) touching the clayme of the sayd<br />
dethick for his goods in the sayd shipp, saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet./
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knoweth the Interrate<br />
George dethick and hath knowne him for these twelve yeares<br />
last past and saith that hee being Pylott of the shipp ''ffrancis and''<br />
''John'' during the voyage in question knoweth that the sayd<br />
George dethick was Supracargo of the sayd shipp at such tyme<br />
as the sayd shipp ''ffrancis and John'' and her ladeing were taken and<br />
surprized by certayne shipps belonging to and being in the service<br />
of the dutch East India Company/
To the second and third Interrogatories hee saith hee knoweth that the Interrogate George<br />
dethick had on board the sayd shipp the ''ffrancis and John'' upon his owne proper<br />
Accompt at such tyme as the sayd shipp and her ladeing wer surprized<br />
and taken by the Commander and Companies of the dutch shipps in<br />
service of the dutch East India Company thirtie bales of white<br />
pepper, each bayle conteyning one hundred thirty two pounds neat<br />
English weight This hee the better knoweth ffor that the sayd<br />
pepper was delivered on board the sayd shipp to this deponent by<br />
order of Captaine Browning the Commander of the ''ffrancis and John''<br />
and for that hee this deponent did see the same stowed in the sayd shopp<br />
And saith every pound of the sayd pepper was and is worth (according<br />
to the usuall rates of white pepper in England) the summe of eighte]?ene GUTTER]<br />
pence sterling money And hee further saith that hee alsoe knoweth<br />
that the sayd dethick alsoe had on board the sayd shipp the same<br />
tyme some Jarrs of greene ginger for his owne proper Accompt<br />
but the certayne number of Jarrs hee knoweth not every Jarr of<br />
which greene ginger hee saith was and is worth according to the market<br />
price at London three pounds tenn shillings sterling per Jarre<br />
And hee this deponent alsoe knoweth that the sayd George dethick<br />
had then alsoe on board the sayd shipp provisions of victualls which<br />
hee provided at his owne proper Cost (as rack sugar geese hens<br />
goates and other provisions for his homeward bound voyage<br />
soe much as cost him the sayd dethick at Bantam about a hundred<br />
dollars accompting each doller at five shillings all which pepper<br />
ginger and alsoe the most part of the sayd provisions were taken<br />
[?seized GUTTER]ns were taken<br />
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