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John Browne was master of the said ship fo … John Browne was master of the said ship for and during<br />
all the voyage in question untill the said ships seizure, and<br />
was master of her for some monethes before the begininnging of<br />
the said voyage. And well knoweth that the said<br />
John Browne, one Walter Browne and Robert Browne and Company were<br />
the Owners of the said shiip during the foresaid time. And soe<br />
Commonly accomted. And the said Brownes caused<br />
the said ship to be built at Rotterdam, where the said John Browne became<br />
master of her in or about September 1658 et alr nescit.
Ad 2.udum et 3.um arlos dicit that hee hath bin Credibly Informed<br />
that the arlate Antonio ffernandez Carvajall did ffreight<br />
the said ship by Charter party for the voyage in question to<br />
goe from hence to Nants, there to take in a lading and<br />
carry the same to the Canaryes, and to the rest hee referreth<br />
himselfe to the Charter party made for the said<br />
voyage./
Ad 4.um dicit that the said ship ''Mary'' set saile from<br />
Gravesend on the said voyage on or about the 4th of<br />
ffebruary 1658., and was ready to have departed hence about<br />
tenn Dayes before but was hindred by the winde and weather<br />
And at the time of her departure hence shee was of this<br />
deponents knowledge a new strong and stanch vessell, and<br />
very well victualled, and provided and furnished with all<br />
tackle Apparrell Guns Ammunition and other things<br />
fit and necessary for such a ship, and such a voyage, as<br />
the voyage in queation, and sheee was manned all the said voyage with 11 men<br />
and 2 boyes besides the master, and for some partes of the voyage<br />
shee had another man belonging to her, and they (or soe<br />
many of them as were requisite were ready att all due<br />
times to serve the merchant that went in the said ship as hereafter<br />
is mentioned as hee pleased [?et ?alr] nescit./
Ad 5.um 6.um et 7.um dicit that the said ship sailing from hence<br />
as aforesaid arrived in the Road of Nants, where the foresaid ffernandez<br />
ffactor caused a Lading of goods to be put on board the<br />
said ship consisting in Pipe staves, Herrings, and severall<br />
Bales of merchandizes, and the same being soe loaden on board the saide ship<br />
shee carried the same (by order of the said ffactor to<br />
Oratava in Teneriffe, and the same were there delivered<br />
to the ffactor there of the said ffernandez, which said ffactor<br />
let the said ship to ffreight to a Genoa Merchant, who<br />
came onboard her at Garachico, and continued in her till<br />
her seizure, and the said ship being ballasted shee sett<br />
saile from Oratava by order of the said ffernandez his ffactor,<br />
which said ffactor ordered the said John Browne the master of the<br />
said ship to goe to such Ports and places as the said merchant<br />
([XXXX GUTTER]e said merchant<br />
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