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To the fourth article of the sayd allegati … To the fourth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith, that the sayd<br />
shipp did returne out of the sayd voyage into Angola laden with salt<br />
and there remayned twenty dayes before she was dischardged<br />
of the sayd salt besides the four monethes aforesayd<br />
and saith that for the sayd twenty dayes nothing<br />
att all was allowed by the sayd Governour, how beit aććording to the<br />
monthly rate aforesayd four hundred millrees ought to have been<br />
payd and are now due for the same. And further that in the<br />
sayd warlike serviće the sayd shipp by the Portugueses was runn upon<br />
the rockes and thereby splitt her sterne post and broke of the<br />
Irons from the post and likewise her rudder, so as of necessity<br />
she was to be repaired, and saith that after her such dischardging<br />
of her salt, twenty other dayes were spent in the mending<br />
her and rećovering her from her sayd dammage before she ćould<br />
goe to sea againe from Angola. And for this last mentioned<br />
twenty dayes the summe of four hindred millrees according to the<br />
monethly proportion aforesayd were and are due over and besides<br />
the salt allowed for the sayd four monethes, and the 400. millrees<br />
first above mentioned. the premisses he deposeth, serving<br />
in the sayd shipp as aforesayd. And further deposeth not.
To the fifth and sixth articles he saith that the repaire of the sayd<br />
shipp after her sayd dammage in Carpenters worke Calkers, Smiths and<br />
other necessary Charges did Cost the sayd ffrancis Hurdidge<br />
the summe of two hundred millrees att the least. and he verily<br />
beleiveth that the Charges of the sayd Captaine Hurdidge his imprisonment<br />
and troubles of suits that the sayd Governour (to iustify his indirect<br />
imprisoning of the sayd Captaine) did commence and bring against him, did<br />
Cost him the sayd ffrancis Hurdidge the summe of two hundred millrees<br />
more att the least. which he deposeth seeiing the sayd repaires done<br />
and well knowing how Costly a place Angola is And further<br />
saith not.
To the seventh article he saith and deposeth, that after the sayd shipp was<br />
discharged and repaired att Angola the sayd Captaine Hurdidge<br />
receyved on board her there nine hundred and seventeene Negars<br />
besides Children for the aććompt of Portugalls, by the Order of<br />
the sayd Governour and Officers of the King of Portugall, And also<br />
one hundred eighty four Negers and eighteene Children for accompt<br />
of the Owners of the sayd shipp and him her sayd master and Company<br />
and allso about fourthousand Alquiers of salt which salt the sayd<br />
Governour forced him as aforesayd to accept in the stead of eight hundred<br />
millrees, all to be transported to Bahia. And saith that the sayd<br />
ffrancis Hurdidge was to have for the freight of every of the sayd<br />
Negers for Portugalls accompt that should be landed att Bahia in<br />
Brasilia aforesayd from three mill eight hundred Rees to four<br />
millight hundred Rees to four<br />
mill +
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