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− | '''HCA13/129'''
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− | '''Editorial history'''
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− | 26/04/12, CSG: Created page
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− | __TOC__
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− | ==Summary information on volume==
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− | Worked on HCA 13/129
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− | Personal answers, October 1658- August 1662.
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− | This Volume is ca. 10 in x 6 in x 1 in
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− | Bound in leather, with original cover, and two leather straps to close
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− | No foliation or page numbering
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− | No index or contents
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− | ==Transcriptions==
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− | P1100949
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− | DIGITAL IMAGE OF LEATHER FRONT COVER
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− | ===Personal answers of Robert Oxwick, William Weilday and John Jefferyes: Allegation: John White & others: Date: 4th Feb. 1658===
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− | P1100950
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− | [328 word count]
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− | //The personall Answeres of Robert Oxwick
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− | William Weilday and John Jefferyes made to
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− | the posXXXns of an Allegacon given in ag:t
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− | them on behalfe of Thomas White & others
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− | doe followe.
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− | 1. To the first pretended posicon they and every of
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− | them answere and beleeve that Henry ?Tyler, John
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− | Hall, ?Chidock Newby, Ambrose Baxter, Cristopher
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− | Oberman & Thomas White, John White, Richard Crispe
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− | Thomas Salter, John ?Picknell, John Phillips, Sum?ner
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− | Sputtée, Richard Spunier, were as they have heard
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− | and beleeve hyred by Godfrey Jones the M:r of the
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− | Ship the ''Content'' to serve in the said shipp from hence
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− | to Ginny, & to other ports & places in the West Indies
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− | and so home againe to this port of London but what
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− | time they entred into pay, or when they began the said
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− | voiage or how long they continued therein theis rendents
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− | know not, nor know not well what to beleeve in regard
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− | it is so long afgoe, about eleven yeares since or there
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− | -abouts, but they beleeve that the sd ship did dept from
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− | Gravesend about September or October 1647. & from thence
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− | (as they have heard & beleeve went to Ginney & there
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− | tooke in Negroes, & with them sayled to Barbadoes on
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− | their owne accord without any order from theis rendents
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− | or any of the other fraighters or Own:rs as they beleeve
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− | but neither put any goods or passengers on shoare ther
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− | as they beleeve, and soe goeing to the West INdies
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− | shee and all her ladeing were as they beleeve cast
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− | away, & never made any port as they beleeve, but
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− | about what time the same was theis rendents know
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− | not, nor know what to beleeve for the reasons aforesd
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− | they not being there, nor never seeing the M:r of the
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− | sd ship afterm hee dyeing before hee came home, And
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− | otherwise they nor any of them doe not beleeve the
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− | sd posiccon to be true in any ?jot thereof saveing their following Answeres-//
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− | P1100951
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− | [276 word count]
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− | //2. To the second p:rted posicon they & every of them
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− | answereth & beleeive that the voiage arlate the sd ship
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− | did carry out Iron, Strong Water, Wine, & other commodities
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− | to the value of about three thousand pounds, & sailed therew:th
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− | as they beleive to Ginney, and there as they beleeve & have
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− | heard tooke in 100: and some odd negroes for
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− | pt of the sd ladeing and therewith & the other goods went
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− | away for the West Indies where they were lost & cast away
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− | without makeing of any port of discharge as they beleeve
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− | and theis rendents beleeve that the
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− | said ship and marrin:rs before expressed did
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− | abide well the said ship at Ginney by the space
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− | of Three moneths & not above as they beleeve & that from
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− | the time of her departure from Ginney was about the
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− | space of six moneths and not above as they beleeive
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− | And othewise they nor any of them doe not beleeve
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− | the sd posicon to be true -
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− | 3. 4. To the Third and fowrth prtded posiccons they
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− | answere & refer themselves to their former answeres
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− | & beleeve that from Gambo (sic) the sd ship sett saile, &
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− | without any order from theis rendents or the other
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− | Own:rs sailed to Barbados and there stayed as they
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− | have heard & beleeve avout three weeks to take in
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− | fresh water but neither tooke in to delivered out
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− | any goods or merchandizes & then went towards
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− | Margaritta & there in the way was lost & cast
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− | away and they beleeve that the foresaid pties
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− | were hyred by the M:r of the sd ship as they beleeve
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− | to serve//
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− | P1100952
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− | //to serve in her the sd voiage but whether any others were
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− | hyred or did serve in here or whoe, or at what rates theis
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− | rendents know not nor know what to beleeve, in regard they
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− | did not hyre them or have noe list of whoe were by XXXX or
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− | at what reates, And otherwise they doe not beleeve the sd
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− | posiccon to be true in any part, saveing they beleeve the
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− | pties mencconed in theis rendents answers might be hyred
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− | for the sewall summs expressed in the schedule hereunto
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− | annexed & not more as they beleeve -
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− | 5. To the fifth prtded posiccon they & every of them answere
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− | & beleeveth that this rendent Robert Oxwick was fraighter
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− | of three sixteenth pts of the sd shipp the sd voiage and
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− | noe morem this rendent John Jefferyes fraighter of one
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− | sixteenth pt and noe more, this rendent William Wildye
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− | Owner & fraighter of one sixteenth pte & noe more, And
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− | otherwise they doe not beleeve the said possicon to be trie
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− | 6 To the sixth prded posiccon they answere that for their
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− | pts they doe not beleeve the sd posicon to be true -
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− | The Schedule
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− | Henry Tylor Surgeon ............50:s p moneth
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− | John Hall Quarter master..... 23:s p moneth
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− | Chid?ork Newby................... iij:li x:s p mo:
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− | Ambrose Bayrer................... 35:s p mo:
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− | Cristofer Overman............... 40:s p mo:
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− | Thomas White & servant..... iij:li p mo:
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− | John White.......................... 32:s p mo:
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− | Rich: Crispe......................... 24:s p mo:
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− | Tho: Salter.......................... 30:s p mo:
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− | John Picknall....................... 20:s p mo;
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− | John Phillipps...................... 23.s p mo:
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− | Samuell Sputtle.................. 24:s p mo:
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− | Robert Oxwick [His signature]
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− | 4:° ffeb:ry 1658 Rich: ?Pumer
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− | Repeated before ?D:r ?Coll
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− | XX Cocke in his Chamber xr
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− | by M:r Oxwicke onely
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− | ?Will Wildey [His signature]
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− | '''There is a page on verso side of the above page which has not been digitally imaged'''
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− | P1100953
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− | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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− | ===Personal answers of Thomas Ewens: Allegation: Humfrey ffosse, John Tucker & Charles Howgate: Date: XXXX===
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− | //XXXXXX
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− | The personal Answeres of Thomas
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− | Ewens made to the posiccons of an Allon
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− | given in ag:t him on the behalfe of
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− | Humfrey ffosse, John Tucker & Charles
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− | Howgate do followe
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− | 1. To the first prded posiccon he answereth
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− | & beleeveth y:e same to be true -
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− | 2. 3. To the 2. & 3:d prded posicons he answereth
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− | & beleeveth That y:e time arlate this rendent
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− | was designed & went out with his sd ship
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− | from home for Genoa & Legorne, & there this
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− | rendent was to seeke any Implyment hee
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− | could meete with ther and at Genoa the
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− | rendent did let out y:e sd ship to goe for Smirna//
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− | P1100954
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− | [300 word count]
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− | //and that at Geneva this rendent tooke in
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− | some pte of her lading & was to goe to Legorne
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− | to take in y:e remainder, & at his arrivall
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− | at Legorne the merchant who freaighted this
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− | rendents ship failed so that this rendents
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− | designe was overthrown, & then this
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− | rendent went from thence to Allegant (sic)
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− | thinking there to get a fraight for Venice
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− | with wools but at his arrivall there by
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− | reason the ffrench taking so many of o:r English
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− | ships the Spaniards would not lade any goods
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− | on board this rendents sd ship, and from ?there
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− | this rendent tooke a Lading ofSpa?rte to Lisborne where this rendent safely
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− | arrived with his sd ship, where after hs arrivall
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− | there were also found foure other English ships
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− | all of w:ch came out of y:e Straights & other places
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− | thereabouts, & at Lisborne this rendent did w:th
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− | his sd ship take a fraight for Brazeele & back
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− | againe to Lisborne in y:e Service of the Brazeele
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− | Company & all y:e other English ships as he beleeveth
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− | did the like, & this rendent beleeveth y:t he did
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− | hirey:e sd ffosse, Howgate, & Tucker to serve
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− | him in y:e sd ship to y:e ports of Genoa & Legirnbe
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− | & from thence to any port or place whatsoever
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− | where this rendent could get Imploym:t for & this
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− | rendent beleeveth he did agree to give them as
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− | much wayges as is or was usually given to such
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− | men for y.e Brazeel?es & he further beleeveth y:t
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− | marrin:rs will servce in a ship at as lowe rates
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− | from Lisborne to Brazeele & back
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− | againe as from London to y:e Straights & back
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− | againe & the danger is no more as he beleeveth
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− | And otherwise for his pt he doth not beleeve
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− | y.e sd posicon to be true//
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− | P1100955
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− | [352 word count]
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− | //4. To y:e 4:th prdded posicon he answereth & beleeveth that
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− | y:e arlate ffosse Tucker & Howgate were hired by this
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− | rendent to serve in y:e sd ship the ''Scipio'' from home
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− | to Genoa & Legorne & soe to any ports or places
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− | whatsoever where this rendent should or could get
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− | Imploym:t & so back againe for London at y:e sewall
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− | rates hereafter expressed vizt the sd ffosse at 22:li p Anna both at sea & on shoare, & so he had con
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− | -tinued upon y:e sd ship as he beleeveth by y:e space
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− | of 12. or 13. yeares before, the sd Tucker at 25:s p
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− | moneth the sd voiages & the sd Howgate at 16:s p
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− | moneth the sd voiage & no more. And otherwise
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− | he doth not beleeve the sd posicon to be true in
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− | any pt, Saving this rendent beleeveth six moneth
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− | of every of w;ch wages this rendent was still to keepe
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− | in his hands the better to ingage their stay with this
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− | rendent in the sd ship
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− | 5. To the 5:th prdded posiccon he answereth & beleeveth
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− | y:t the arlate ffosse Tucker & Howgate did after their
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− | said hireing pceed upon y:e sd voiage w:th this rendent
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− | in y:e sd ship to genoa & there this rendent discharged
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− | pt of his ladeing & then went to Legorne
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− | & there discharged the remainder, & from thence went
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− | to Allegant (sic) & so to Lisborne, & after this rendent had
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− | arrived there & had taken a fraight to Brazeele
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− | the sd ffosse Tucker & Howgate having about Eight
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− | moneths wages then due to then, would not goe
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− | & pceed upon y:e sd voiage unles this rendent would
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− | pay unto them their whole wages due unto them
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− | without keeping six moneths pay in his hands
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− | according to custome & agreem:t, & also pay them
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− | what was soe due in dollars at 4:s 6:d p dollar
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− | whereas the same wa worth 6:s p dollar, & also
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− | prmise to pay ç augment there wages, which this
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− | rendent beleeveth he was forced to doe, &
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− | must have done or else his designe would//
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− | ===Personal answers of Augustine Coronell: Allegation: John Charker: Date: June 23rd 1659===
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− | P1100964
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− | //The personall answeres of Augustine
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− | Coronell made to the pretended posiccon of
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− | an allegacon given on the behalfe of
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− | John Charker concerning the possession
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− | of 200 quintalls of Brazeelewood
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− | brought to this port of London in the
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− | shippe the ''Jon and Abigall'' of which Thornao Mor Peijio Cap:t as followeth.
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− | To the first hee answereth that hee beleeveth that the
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− | allegate S:r Marcuo Verolo de Silvera, was for all
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− | the tome allegate and is resident at Lixbon and
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− | the said Duarte Munez de la Costa for all the
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− | time aforesaid hath beene and is resident att
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− | hamburgh and is a merchant ther, but hee doth
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− | not beeleeve there is any Correspondency of
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− | trade betweene him the said De la Costa and
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− | ffrancis pardini And otherwise hee doth
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− | not between the said arle to bee true in any parti.
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− | To the 9:th hee answeareth and beleeveth that the
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− | said Silvera did really cause the sd Brazeelewood
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− | to bee laden on board the arlate shipp for the accomt
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− | of the said Brazeel Comp:a and consigned y:e same to
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− | the said ffrancis Pardini And otherwise hee doth
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− | not beeleeve the said posicon to be true in any pti
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− | P1100965
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− | P1100966
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− | To the tenth hee answereth that hee doth
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− | beleive the said Brazeele Company seldome
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− | or never lade any goods in their owne name
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− | but doe generally make use of the
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− | name of the said Duarte Munez de Coasta
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− | because hee is a gree person, who was they
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− | are or were subiects to bee taken either by
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− | Spanisg or dutch shipps or such as may p:rtend
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− | power from either of them and other wise hee
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− | doth not beleive the said article to bee true in
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− | any part.
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− | To the 11:th & 12:th & 13:th hee answeareth that hee
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− | doth beleive the said da Silva is the agent
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− | of y:e Brazeele Company and hee this rendent
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− | hath often receaved goods for their account
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− | laden by him and yet expressed for the
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− | account of the said Munez da Costa who
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− | is bow menconned and otherwise saveing
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− | his former answeares hee doth not beleive
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− | the said articles ar either of them to bee true
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− | in any part.
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− | ANGUISH COWXXXX
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− | June y:e 23:th 1659
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− | Repeated before dror
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− | Godolphin In his Chamber
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− | XX
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