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'''P.P.'''
The fifth day of October 1653. … '''P.P.'''
The fifth day of October 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Lewellyn Austen and others against Powell}<br />
Clements. Suckly.}
Examined upon an allegation on the behalfe of the sayd<br />
Powell.
'''1.'''
'''John Lacy''' of the parish of Saint Mary Maudlin in the County<br />
of Surrey Mariner, aged sixty three yeares or thereabouts<br />
a witnes sworne and examined, deposeth and saith as followeth.
'''Powell dt.'''
To the first article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith and deposeth that he<br />
hath knowne the arlate shipp the ''Hopewell'' whereof Henry Powell was master<br />
for two yeares now past and upwards, and saith the sayd Henry Powell for<br />
and during the whole voyage in controversy was Owner and Proprietor of<br />
one eighth part of the sayd shipp the ''Hopewell'' (which was lost in the<br />
sayd voyage) and did sett forth his sayd eighth part as a ffreighter and<br />
Adventurer upon the sayd voyage, and when the sayd shipp ws taken the<br />
same Powell did loose one full eighth part with the sayd Lewellin<br />
Austen Mackrell and Jauncey, the premisses he knoweth being Gunner<br />
of the sayd shipp the voyage in question, and having seene the deed of<br />
ffreightment. And otherwise cannot depose
To the second and third he saith that the sayd Henry Powell was by the Joynt<br />
consent of the rest of the Owners Lewellin Austin and others appoynted<br />
master of the sayd shipp the voyage in question, and had besides his sayd<br />
eighth part of the shipp a good quantity of goods aboard upon his owne Accompt<br />
and Clothes Instruments and other things of good value, and allso one 8th<br />
part of the proceed of the Negroes brought from Guiney, of the value of 250 ''li''<br />
sterling. All which were absolutely lost by the seizure of the sayd shipp, which<br />
this deponent knoweth being one of her Company the voyage in question, And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the fourth fifth and sixth articles This deponent saith that<br />
the sayd shipp the ''Hopewell'' arrived att Antego the 14th day of October 1652<br />
and not before, and upon the .15. and 16th dayes of the sayd moneth the sayd<br />
shipp wanting repaires in her wailes was careened and amended, by some of<br />
the shipps Copany and her Master, and others went a shoare to Cutt wood to stowe<br />
the sugars being a necessary worke, and saith the .17.th day being the<br />
Sabbath there was noe worke done, and upon the .18.th day of the sayd month the<br />
shipp ''Hopewell'' was haled aboard the ''Recovery'' arlate, and the Company of<br />
the ''Hopewell'' cast out her ballast to make roome for the sugars, and tooke aboard<br />
some of the ''Recoveryes'' gunnes,<br />
And upon the 19th day tooke in the rest of the ''Recoveries'' gunnes and<br />
stowed them in the ''Hopewell'', And upon the 20th day (being the soonest<br />
that possibly that worke could be done) did begin to take the sugar and other goods<br />
out of the ''REcovery'' into the ''Hopewell'', and used all possible endeavour from<br />
the tyme so farr as nature and strength in that hot Clymate might<br />
of could endure to dispatch that worke with the greatest speed that might<br />
be, which this deponent knoweth being all the sayd tyme present and assisting<br />
att and in the busines and worke aforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
Toforesayd. And otherwise cannot depose.
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