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the said shipp, gunns, sailes, shrowdes, p … the said shipp, gunns, sailes, shrowdes, powder, ammunition, tackle apparell<br />
and furniture were at the said time of spoile and seizure worth thirteene<br />
hundred pounds sterling, and her lading of copper barrs, and other goods, necessaries<br />
and provisions worth the like summe of thirteene hundred pounds or<br />
neere thereabouts in this deponents estimation. And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the seaventh hee saith the said shipp at the time of the said seizure<br />
was in pay of the said Naylor and company for and after the rate of<br />
fiftie pounds per month for seaven or eight monethes, and<br />
was upon her comming to the Barbada's from Ginney to have bin delivered<br />
to her owners or their use; and saith shee would have made in freight<br />
from the Barbada's to London four hundred pounds cleare of all<br />
victualls and expences, and soe much profitt other shipps of that<br />
burthen doe usually make which hee knoweth having bin twice at<br />
the Barbadas as a mariner in shipps. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
John burnetts [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 4.'''
'''Lewes Maddock''' of Limehouse in the County of Middlesex Mariner<br />
aged 40 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne and exámined.
To the first article hee saith hee well knoweth the producents Thomas<br />
Wade and company, and saith they were the time arlate the true and<br />
lawfull owners and Proprietors of the shipp the ''Justice'' of dover (of<br />
which John ffishbell was master) and of her tackle apparrell and furniture<br />
and for such commonly accounted, which hee knoweth being one of her<br />
company the voyage allegate.
To the second article hee saith hee well knoweth John Naylor, John horne<br />
and company arlate, subiects of this Commonwealth, and that they within<br />
the time aforesaid hired and tooke the said shipp to freight of the said<br />
owners for a voyage for Ginney and thense for the Barbada's, and<br />
laded her with copper barrs, and other goods for their owne account, to be<br />
disposed of at Ginney for their advantage, and that they were the true<br />
proprietors of the said goods, and for such commonly accounted, yeelding<br />
for reason of his knowledge as aforesaid, and seeing the said goods soe laded<br />
as aforesaid.
To the third hee referreth himselfe to the articles of Peace arlate, which<br />
peace hee saith was and is publique and notorious.
To the fourth and fifth articles hee saith that the said shipp with her<br />
said lading being in the moneth of January last past at Cape<br />
Sierra -Leone in Ginney to take in wood and water as (as iit<br />
was and is there free to the English to doe) was there met with by one<br />
Monsieur de la Rose commander of a ffrench shipp called the<br />
''dutches'', Admirall of other ffrench shipps which hee had in his company<br />
all belonging to the king of ffrance or his subiects, which<br />
Monsieur de la Rose and company going about in a<br />
violent manner to seize the said shipp ''Justice'', the said John ffishbell and<br />
others of his company told and acquainted them with the Peace<br />
made betwixt England and ffrance and therefore desired them to<br />
forbeare committing violence on those that were in amitie with them<br />
howbeitre in amitie with them<br />
howbeit +
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