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To the first ánd second Interrogatories he … To the first ánd second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in the moneth of May last past hee this deponent with Thomas<br />
Mayo and William Wills (all wine coopers) bought twelve butts of<br />
Malaga wine of the said John Tivell, which as hee the said Mr Tivell<br />
said and affirmed, were parcell of a greater quantitie of wine<br />
which hee had here received out of a certaine shipp called the<br />
''Noahs Arke'', and saith that when they soe bought them, hee<br />
this deponent sawe lying in the same sellar where they were at<br />
Gally key, other wines which seemed to this deponent to be and<br />
were affirmed by Mr Tivell to be of the same parcell. And<br />
further saith that being informed that there had bin tenn butts<br />
of the better sort of the parcell, taken out of the said shipp<br />
at some place whether shee had bin carried in, hee saith that<br />
if they were but soe good as those wines which this deponent and<br />
the said Mayo and Wills soe bought of Mr Tivell, they were<br />
well worth and would here have yeelded two and twenty<br />
pounds sterling per butt one with another, if they had<br />
arrived here in good condition about Christmas last or before or in January last, as it was said they<br />
might have donne had they not bin hindered by some that seized<br />
them, and if they were better than those they soe brought<br />
(as it was affirmed they were) they were then worth and could<br />
have yeelded a greater rate than two and twenty pounds per butt.
John Bellamy [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 4th of July 1656.
Bawrock and Bawrock against}<br />
harris and Chambers}
Exámined upon an allegation given in on the<br />
behalfe of the said harris and Chambers.
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Christopher Neck''' of Redriff in the County of Surrey<br />
Mariner aged 29 yeeres or thereabouts sworne and<br />
exámined.
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the arlate Christopher Mitchell (the voyage in question) carried in<br />
the shipp the ''Little George'' (whereof hee was Master) from the Canaries<br />
to the Barbada's, seaven pipes of wines for his owne account and from the Barbada's to the coast of Barbary hee carried for<br />
his owne account in ninetie three Rolls (or thereabouts) of tobaccoe<br />
being the proceeds of the said wines, which hee knoweth because<br />
hee this deponent was boatswaine of the said shipp and tooke<br />
an account of her lading, but what freight was payable for<br />
the same, or whether hee the said Mitchell carried any servant<br />
from England to the Barbadás, for which passage ought to be paid<br />
hee saith hee knoweth not, saying that hee this deponent and William<br />
Peters were his servants, but serving as mariners, there was noe<br />
passage payable for them. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Tothem. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
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