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rootes, plants, pynes, corne and all provision fit for men, 
and carryed from thence about thirty men, women and 
children Indians. And that when they came back to 
the Barbadoes there came another ship thither, whereof 
Mr. IRISH was Commander, and this Examinate further 
saith, that they went out upon Sr. Wm. CURTEENES 
account which this Examinate knowes, for that they 
went out for my Lord CHAMBERLAINE. Saith that Capt. 
Henry Powell was sent out by his brother. Sr. Wm. 
CURTEENE was part Owner and Victualler and set out the 
shipp, and afterwards saith, that Sr. Wm. CURTEENE was 
whole and sole Owner, but Capt. POWELL had a parte. 
And further saith, that they went downe as a Man-of- 
Warre, and that both the POWELLS came out of England 
as men of warre, and went out with letters of Marte (Sic). 
NICHOLAS BROUNE saith, that he went Quarter-master 
to Capt. Henry Powell in the shipp Wm. and John, 
neere 20 yeeres agoe this Aprille as he thinketh by his 
Marriadge and Children, and that the ship was set out 
by old Sr. WILLIAM CURTEENE, that they were shipped 
in his name and paid at his house, that they arrived first 
in the Barbadoes whether they carryed passengers to 
inhabite, and landed about 40 there, that the Island was 
not planted nor any people there, heathen or Christian 
before they came, that they stayed not longe there 
but went to Aroonoto,* and brought Sugar Canes and 
all kinde of plants from thence to Barbadoes, and that 
the shipp John came then there, that the Peter was pin- 
nace to their shipp, that JOHN POWELL, Capt. POWELL'S 
Sonne was left Governour there, and that they left two 
Gunns and a third parte of their provision. 
* Orinoco. 
