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The hands of the said Dutch Captains and a … The hands of the said Dutch Captains and and Companies the<br />
seizure. Which said goods and merchandises he sayeth were then<br />
worth the summe of fifty thousand pounds sterling<br />
at least in this deponents Judgement of all which the said<br />
Bretton, Delboe, Middleton and Company by means of the<br />
said seizure and uttetly dispoiled and dispossessed as this<br />
deponit readily beleeveth. Et alr nescit./
Ad 22um deponit et dicit that the ''Experience'' was and is a<br />
ship of the burthen of foure hundred Tonns and upwards<br />
and had in her at the seizure thirty great guns and<br />
victualls and provisions, tackle and furniture for a voyage<br />
of two or three and twenty moneths. And that she and<br />
her provisions, tackle and furniture and all belonging to her<br />
could not be lesse worth, nor more they (in this deponents judgement)<br />
lesse worth then five thousand five hundred pounds sterling.<br />
The premises he deposeth for that he hath used the seas<br />
for many years last together and thereby it well acquainted<br />
with the rates of ships and of the tackle and furniture unto<br />
them belonging ./
Ad ultimate Arlum dicit that the producents Thomas Bretton,<br />
Simon Delboe, Andrew Middleton and Company have by<br />
means of the said seizure of their ship the ''Experience''<br />
and her lading, and of her tackle apparell and furniture<br />
and provisions in manner as is predeposed, suffered losse<br />
and dammage to the value of fifty five thousand pounds<br />
sterling and upwards, reddens causas scientiae sua ut<br />
supra./
Thomas Annott [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repetit coram Doctor Exton Surrogat
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15.o Octobris 1660./
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'''Ambroseus Goodwin'''de Stepney in Comitatu<br />
Middlesex nauta annos numerans 23. aut do<br />
circiter testis in hac causa productuss, iuratus<br />
et super Allegatione predicta examinatus dicit<br />
et deponit put sequitur videlicet.
Ad 1um 2um et 3um Arlos dicta Allegationis dicit and deponit that this<br />
deponent very well knoweth the producents Thomas Bretton,<br />
Simon Delboe and severall others of their company, who he<br />
sayeth were and are the true and lawfull owners and proprietors<br />
of the ship the ''Experience'' arlate and of her tackle, apparrell<br />
and furniture and so have been of this deponents certaine knowledge<br />
ever since June last was twelve month, and for sure they<br />
were and are generally accounted reputed and taken. And<br />
further sayeth that in or about the latter and of July beginning<br />
of August in the year 1659 they the said Thomas Bretton, Simon<br />
Dolboe, Andrew Middleton and Company did here in this<br />
port, cause to be put on board the ''Experience'' a cargo of goods.board the ''Experience'' a cargo of goods. +
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