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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2.' … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
'''Rp. 2.'''
'''John Bushell''' of London Merchant aged 36 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne before and examined as aforesaid saith and deposeth<br />
as followeth, videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith and deposeth that hee well know the<br />
shipp interrogated named the ''Mayflower'' whereof Thomas Bell was<br />
commander, and that in the moneth of August 1647 or thereabouts the<br />
said shipp arived in the port of Lisbone, which hee knoweth being then there<br />
and taking notice of such her arivall, and saith there were then brought<br />
in the said shipp to Lisbone foure drie fatts of fustians marked as in<br />
the margent and numbred 1. 2. 3. 4 for the accompt of William Carter<br />
of London Merchant and consigned to him this deponent then resident at<br />
Lisbone, and companie which hee knoweth because hee this deponent there received the bill of lading for the<br />
same by the said shipp subscribed by the said master, and for the other<br />
reasons following.
To the second and third hee saith that forthwith after the said shipps arivall her<br />
lading (according to the manner there) was put into the Alfandigo<br />
or Custome house of the king of Portugall at Lisbone, where this deponent<br />
sawe them said foure drie fatts of fustians and dispatched three of them thence, and that the fourth<br />
was remayning in the said Alfandigo after this deponents said dispatch of<br />
the said three thence, and this deponent saw the same there remayning<br />
within a few dayes after before the sequestracon or seizure of the goods there of<br />
the English was there made, by the kinge of Portugall and the same fatt soe remayning<br />
contayned according to Invoice one hundred and twelve halfe or fiftie<br />
six whole peeces, of fustian and further that the same never came to this<br />
deponents possession, nor was dispatched out of the Alfandigo by him, but the<br />
said fatt of fustians together with other goods consigned to this deponent<br />
were taken away and disposed of after and by meanes of the said seizure which the said kinge<br />
or his ministers, and the proprietors dispoyled thereof, and never any<br />
satisfaction was given for the same.
To the fourth hee saith hee this deponent hath certificates from the<br />
king of Portugalls officer, appointed (by command of the Provedor), of all such goods<br />
as hee this deponent dispatched out of the said Alfandigo in the yeares<br />
1647. 1648. 1649. and 1650, and saith the said drie fatt of fustians that was seized is not<br />
mentioned in the said certificates, which certificates hee saith are true.
To the fifth hee saith that the said three drie fatts soe dispatched by this deponent<br />
out of the Alfandigo contained 288 halfe or 144 whole peeces of fustian<br />
referring himselfe for the particular content of each drie fatt to the<br />
said certificates, and saith the said fustians soe sequestred and taken<br />
away were then worth at Lisbone one end or halfe peece with another both woaded and<br />
unwoaded 2 Mill six hundred Res or thereabouts, which hee knoweth because<br />
hee sold a good part of those in the three fatts by him dispatched after<br />
that rate.
Jno. Bushell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]t rate.
Jno. Bushell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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