| Transcription
|
knoweth that in the moneth of November 165 … knoweth that in the moneth of November 1655 arlate there were<br />
at Burdeaux (beside one tonne of ffrench wine there laden aboard<br />
the sayd shipp for Accompt of her Company) laden aboard her there<br />
for Accompt of the arlate Neavin and Company nynteene tonnes of<br />
french wine, every tonne of the sayd whole twenty tonnes then worth<br />
in this deponents Judgment and by common repute at Burdeaux) the<br />
summe of thirty sixe pounds sterling, And alsoe saith there were there<br />
then laden aboard her for Accompt of the sayd Neavin and Company<br />
(beside the wines aforesayd) lookeing glasses Ribbons hatts earthen ware<br />
and some vinegar and other goods worth in his this deponents Judgment and or hee<br />
conceiveth and beleeveth forty pounds sterling at least, and there were alsoe<br />
ribbons and earthen ware for accounte of the sayd shipps company, all which goods<br />
being soe laden the sayd shipp sett sayle from Burdeaux and therewith<br />
bound for London derrie in Ireland and by the way upon the Coast<br />
of ffrance neere the seames was mett with by two ffrigots Brest men<br />
of warr (of Which ffrigotts the arlate Adrian Vandimon Swert and Jacob<br />
Johnson Governer, wer Captaines) upon the twenty fowerth day of<br />
November one thousand sixe hundred fiftie five and by the sayd<br />
Captaines and their Companyes (not withstanding the yeare betwixt<br />
England, and ffrance) violently seized and shee and all her sayd<br />
ladeing being then on board her carried into Brest in Brittanie<br />
and there disposed of according to the will of the sayd seizure and<br />
the arlate Nevin Kerr and Company spoiled and dispossed thereof<br />
And saith in his this deponents Judgment the sayd shipp and her<br />
tackle and furniture (beside the goods aforesayd seized in her) were at her<br />
seizure worth about a hundred and three score pounds sterling<br />
her rigging being of this deponents knowledge then the most part of it new<br />
and shee a strong shipp built but a five yeares before her seizure And<br />
further to this article hee cannot depose
To the 3 hee saith hee being of the shipps company as aforesayd knoweth<br />
that the sayd Neavin did at the sayd shipps departure from Bordeaux leave<br />
in this deponents custodie a chest (the key whereof hee alsoe left with this deponent)<br />
in which Chest was of this deponents knowledge a suite of Cloathes<br />
and some linnens as shirtes and handerchiffes, which upon seizure of<br />
the sayd shipp were taken away by the seizers which Cloathes and linnen<br />
hee beleeveth and in his this deponents Judgment were well worth tenn pounds<br />
sterling at least And saith the sayd Neavin did at the same tyme leave<br />
with the foresayd Kerr the Master of the ''Speedewell'' some money but<br />
how much hee knoweth not which as hee beleeveth was alsoe lost upon the<br />
sayd seizure And saith hee alsoe knoweth that the arlate Kerr had<br />
on board the sayd shipp at her seizure a parcell of beere for his owne<br />
Accompt worth seaven or eight pounds sterling and cloathes bookes and<br />
sea Instruments worth in this deponents Judgment above seaven pounds<br />
sterling they being all good and many of them, all which were lost, by as<br />
alsoe were the cloathes and other Adventure in wine and other goods belonging to the<br />
shipps company by reason of the sayd seizure and the sayd Neavin<br />
Kerr and Company, and the shipps company pillaged and despoiled<br />
thereof and this deponent and the rest of the shipps Company after they<br />
were brought prisoners to Brest were turned out of the shipp the ''Speedewell''<br />
and after some few dayes sent thense to Morlaix And further hee cannot<br />
of his knowledge depose but saith hee hath heard that Monsieur Senterre<br />
Governour of Brest did by his officers in behalfe of the ffrench King<br />
take the tenth of the sayd shipp and goods notwithstanding the peace<br />
betwixt ffrance and England./<br />
betwixt ffrance and England./ +
|
