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Transcription

at the time of the said seizure would have yeelded if the said seizure
had not bin made at this deponent verily beleeveth in his conscience
The premisses hee deposeth being masters mate of the said shipp and
taking notice of the said lading, and saving the tobaccoes aboard, and
being there made acquainted with the freight, and with
the value of tobaccoes, and otherwise hee cannot depose.

[?Colbard ?Garres] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]

R. 2

Milner Muckford of the parish of Saint Giles Cripplegate London,
Late Gunner of the said shipp the Robuck, aged 32 yeares
or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid.

To the said Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee was Gunner
of the said shipp the Robuck at such time as shee was seized at
Lisbone by Prince Rupert, which was in the yeere 1649, and thereby
well knoweth that shee had 220 tonnes of goods aboard her upon freight at the time
of the said seizure, which goods this deponent helped to stowe and tooke
notice of the said complannent, and saith that the owners of the said
shipp were to recieve nineteene mil res per tonne for freight of each
tinne of the said goods, besides averidge accustomed and had received the same in case the said seizure
had not bin made. And further saith that at Lisbone at the time
aforesaid of the said seizure, tobaccoes bore the rate of and were well
worth (cleare of all chardges) seaven vintens per pound, and soe much
each pound of tobaccoe seized aboard the said shipp would have given and
yeelded there at the least, which hee knoweth being ashore fully made
acquainted with the price of tobaccoes, and knowing that they
would have yeelded rather more then lesse, the ordinary price in shopps
of that sort of tobaccoes being twelve vintens per pound, and
further hee doth not depose.

Milner Mugford [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The same day. [CENTE HEADING]

R. 3.

John Prynn of London Mariner, aged 25 yeeres or
thereabouts sworne and examined at aforesaid.

To the first and second interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that hee this
deponent, was Coxon and servant to William hargrave commander of
the shipp the Roebuck interrogated in the yeere 1649 when shee was
seized neere Lisbone by Prince Rupert, at which time hee saith shee
had 220 tonnes of goods aboard her upon freight, and saith that her owners
were to have received and had received (if the said seizure had not bin made)
nineteene Mil Rés per tonne for freight of each tonne of the
said goods together with averidge accustomed. And further that tobaccoes which shee had then aboard
her would then at Lisbone have yeelded and given seven vintens
cleare of all chardges per pound one pound with another at
the least, that being then and there the ordinary and common
rate and value of such tobaccoes cleare of all the chardges, whereof
hee was throughlie informed when hee came there ashore. and
otherwise hee cannot depose.

John Prynn [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

and the said deponents being further interrogated of and touching the
price