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Arthur Perkins her master, and arived in t … Arthur Perkins her master, and arived in the safety with the said<br />
lading on board her in the port of Bengall on the coast of<br />
Africa in or about the month of June 1658. Which he knoweth<br />
for that he arrived there in her. Et alr nescit deponit.
Ad 4um Arlum dicit et deponit That on the very next day<br />
on some other shorte tyme after the said ships arrivall<br />
at Bengall afosesaid there was a treaty had betweene the<br />
Governor of Bengall (whose name this deponent doth not<br />
well remember) and the foresaid Master of the ''Hopewell'', and<br />
Mr Jenkins his man (who went supra cargo of the said<br />
ship the said voyage) concerning the trucking of the whole<br />
ships lading for Negroes and Elephants teeth; during which<br />
Treaty he saith the foresaid Governor of Bengall and the Governor<br />
of Angola combined togeather about seizing the ''Hopewell''<br />
and her lading, and accordingly two ships were sent from Angola<br />
(by the Governor of the said place) both manned with Portugeses<br />
some of them seamen and others land soliders, who came<br />
armed, and in a violent and hostile manner seized the said ship<br />
''Hopewell'' in the port of Bengall, and also fetcht away<br />
The most past of her lading, which was put into a warehouse<br />
at Bengall (in order to the trucking the same away as aforesaid)<br />
and carried both the ship and lading to Angola, where<br />
they disposed thereof at their pleasure and utterly deprived<br />
and dispoiled the said Jefferys and Company thereof to their<br />
very great losse and damage, the whole designe of the<br />
voyage being thereby overthrone, which he knoweth for<br />
he was an eye witnes therefore, and carried as a prisoner<br />
on board and of the said Portugall ships to Angola, whereby<br />
this deponent and the rest of the ''Hopewells'' Company were [?XXXX GUTTER]<br />
ashore and put to shift for themselves. Et alr nescit./
Ad 5um arlum refert se ad predeposita et aliter nescit
Ad 6um Arlim dicit et Deponit That the said ship, and her<br />
Tackle and furniture together with the provisions on board<br />
her were at the time of the said surprizall well worth<br />
in this deponent’s Judgement. The summe of one thousand seaven<br />
hundred pounds sterling, or thereabouts et aliter<br />
nescit deponere./
Tot aliter<br />
nescit deponere./
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