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==Initial text of the deposition==

[[HCA 13/71 f.1r Annotate]]

A.1.

The eleaventh of ffebruary 1655.

[[Person::William Williams::Williams]] and Company against [[Person::Rowse]]}
and others}

Examined upon the foresaid allegation

Smith dt.

2.

[[Mariner::Deponent::Person::Aron Estes::Aron Estes]] of [[Place::Deale]] in kent [[Mariner::Mariner]] aged
[[Age::24]] yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined

To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth
that hee well knoweth the producents [[Person::William Williams::mr william williams]] and others
the producents, and alsoe well knoweth the shipp the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]]
and of which shipp hee saith the said [[Person::William Williams::Mr williams]] and Company and
were owners or at least freighters the time arlate, at which time
the arlate [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::humphrey hardwick]] was sopra Cargo or factor of and for
the said producents [[Person::William Williams::mr williams]] and company, and for such as aforesaid
they were respectively commonly accounted and reputed, which hee knoweth
going [[Masters Mate::Masters Mate]] of and in the said shipp the voyage in question,
on which shee was sett out by the said [[Person::William Williams::Mr Williams]] and company as
owners or freighters aforesaid.

To the second article hee saith and deposeth that in or about the
moneth of September last the said shipp the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]]
and alsoe the arlate shipp the [[Ship::Caesar]] whereof one [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement harby]]
was Sopra Cargo or factor were and remained in the [[Place::Roade of
Nathalago]], whense hee saith they were both bound to [[Place::Petras]]
to buy and lade curranse, and the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::humphrey hardwick]] hee saith
was aboard the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] in [[Place::Roade of Nathalago::the said Roade]] as factor
aforesaid, which hee deposeth being present in her and seeing the
premisses.

To the third 4. and 5th and 6 hee saith that the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::humphrey hardwick]] and [[Person::Clement::Clement
harby]] having in the said [[Place::Roade of Nathalago]] agreed to the effect arlate
namely that the [[Ship::Ceser]] alone should goe to [[Place::Petras]], and that the
Curranse there to be laden should be shared betwixt and before the
account of both their principalls, this deponent was by agreement
betweene the said two factors put aboard the [[Ship::Caser]] to goe in her
to [[Place::Petras]] to the end (as both the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::hardwick]] and [[Person::Clement Harby::harby]] declared upon
this deponents going out of the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] into the [[Ship::Cesar]],
that hee this deponent should take an account at [[Place::Petras]] of what
Currance should be there laden aboard the [[Ship::Caser]], and marke the
one halfe of them for the accompt of the said [[Person::William Williams::mr williams]] and
Company, to be thense brought in the [[Ship::Caeser]] to [[Place::Argastall]]
where the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] was to meete and receive the
halfe of the on board her; and saith that in persuance and for
the better effecting the said matter of taking the said currance aboard
the [[Ship::Caser]] that were to be laden aboard her at [[Place::Petras]] for the account
of the said [[Person::William Williams::william williams]] and company, the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::humphrey Hardwick]]
out of the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] put aboard the [[Ship::Caser]] the summe
of three thousand dollers into the custodie of the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement
harby]]

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harby for the account and as the money of the said [[Person::William Williams::William Williams]] and
Company and for their service to be imployed in the said buying and ladeing
of Currants at [[Place::Petras]] as [[Person::Clement Harby::mr harby]] said and acknowledged which moneys [[Person::William ffudge|captaine ffudge]] commander of
the [[Ship::Caesar]] tooke out of the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]], and carried or sent
the same to be put aboard the [[Ship::Caesar]] of this deponents sight and knowledge,
and as this deponent was informed, the said [[Person::William ffudge::Captaine ffudge]] gave
a bill of lading under his hand for receipt of the said moneys of the said
mr hardwick, but this deponent did not see the signing thereof.
And further saith that after the premisses, namely on or about
the [[Date::twelveth day of September last]], the said shipp the [[Ship::Caeser]]
and therein the said [[Clement Harby::mr harby]] and this deponent departed from
[[Place::Nathalgo]] for [[Place::Petras]], where they safely arived in her the next
day, or very shortly after such their departure, and the said money was
carried alonge with them in the said shipp [[Ship::Caesar]], And otherwise
cannot depose.

To the seaventh hee saith that after the arivall of the said shipp [[Ship::Caesar]]
at [[Place::Petras]], the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement harby]] there bought and procured a
greate quantitie of currans, in the buying and paying for which, hee laid out and
imployed the said three thousand dollers soe received of [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::mr hardwick]] towards
payment for the same and having soe bought the said currans
hee thereof caused to be delivered unto this deponent (soe specially
paid along to that end) thirtie seaven butts; five Carratels and
three quarterolas of the same, and this deponent tooke and
received the same accordingly, and put them into caske for and on
behalfe of the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::hardwick]], and marked the same for the
use and accompt of the said [[Person::William Williams::mr williams]] and company with the mark

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in the margent, having order from the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::mr hardwick]] upon this
deponents departure from him as aforesaid, to marke the currants hee
should receive with that very marke.

To the eighth árticle hee saith and deposeth that after such this
deponents receipt and possessing himselfe of the said currants for and to the
use of the said [[Person::William Williams::William Williams]] and Company, hee this deponent with
the privitie of the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement harby]] laded and caused the same to be
laded aboard the said shipp the [[Ship::Caesar]] at [[Place::Petras]], for the said use and
account, to be received and transported therein to [[Place::Argastall]], and
there to be delivered to the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::humphrey hardwick]] or order for the
use and account of the said [[Person::William Williams::William Williams]] and company. And that
it was both by the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::harby]] and this deponent at the time of the said
lading of the said curranse at [[Place::Petras]] on board the [[Ship::Caesar]], signified
and made knowne to the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] that the same were accordingly
to be delivered at [[Place::Argastall]] to the person or order of the said
hardwick for the use and account aforesaid, and the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] tooke
notice thereof and acknowledged the same.

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To the nineth hee saith that at and upon the lading of the said
curranse aboard the [[Ship::Caesar]] both the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement Harby]] and this deponent
demanded bills of lading for the same to be signed by the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]]
Commander of the shipp and to be delivered to this deponent;
but the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] refused to give and did not nor would give any,
And thereupon the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement harby]] made a protest against
the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] his refusall, all which hee knoweth because
hee was present and sawe and heard the same and sawe the said
[[Person::Clement Harby::mr harby]] tender a bill (ready filled up for the said curranse) to the
said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] to be by him signed, this deponent alsoe urging him to
signe the same.

To the tenth and 11th hee saith that shortly after the said lading the said
currans aboard the said shipp at [[Place::Petras]], shee departed therewith for
[[Place::Argastall]] where shee safely arived with the same, and this deponent
and the said [[Person::Clement Harby::harby]] alsoe went and arived there in her, and there found
the said shipp the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] riding with the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::humphrey
hardwick]] in her expecting the [[Ship::Caesars]] comming, and there the said
[[Person::Humphry Hardwick::hardwick]] upon the [[Ship::Caesars]] arivall demanded of the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]]
the said thirty seaven butts, five Carateles and three quarteroles
of currans to be delivered unto him to be put onboard the said shipp
the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] for the use of his said principalls the
producents, for and the said [[Person::Humphry Harwick::harby]] then and there alsoe severall
times required the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] to deliver the same accordingly; all
which notwithstanding, the said [[Person::William ffudge::William ffudge]] did not nor would
deliver the same but resolutely denied and refused to deliver them;
The premisses hee deposeth because hee was present and sawe and
heard the same. And being soe come to [[Place::Argostell]] hee this deponent
went out of the [[Ship::Caesar]] and retourned aboard the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]]
where hee sawe and tooke notice that there was roome amongst to have
taken in and stowed the said curranse and to spare. And otherwise hee
cannot depose.

To the twelveth article and second schedule annexed hee saith and
deposeth that hee very well knoweth the hand writing of the said
[[Person::Clement Harby::Clement harby]], and verily beleeveth the said schedule to be all of
his hand writing, and to be by him subscribed. And otherwise saving
as aforesaid hee cannot depose.

To the 13th article and three schedules annexed now showed unto him
hee saith that the same was and is the true and originall Invoice
of and for the said Curranse under the said harby, and was
alsoe as hee beleeveth usually written and subscribed by him, and
as hee beleeveth delivered by him to the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::hardwick]]. And otherwise
hee cannot depose.

To the 14th hee saith that the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] after receipt of part of the
said curranse aboard confessed and acknowledged that hee was to carry
them to [[Place::Argostell]] and there to deliver them to the said shipp the [[Ship::Elizabeth
and Anne]]. And otherwise hee cannot depose saving as aforesaid.

To the 15th hee saith that the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clement harby]] at [[Place::Petras]] had
and

(4) [[HCA 13/71 f.2v Annotate]]

ánd received the like quantitie of curranse for his owne principalls
as were as aforesaid delivered to this deponent and laden aboard the
said shipp [[Shiip::Caesar]] for the accompt of the said [[Person::William Williams::william williams]] and
company namely 37 butts, 5 carrateles and three quarteroles; which
curranse soe alsoe had and received by the said [[Person::Clement Harby::harby]] for his owne
principalls were alsoe laden aboard the said shipp [[Ship::Caesar]] at
[[Place::Petras]], of this deponents sight and knowledge, and were as hee
beleeveth brought home in her to this [[Place::port of london]] And
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee conceiveth [[Person::mr Alderman langley]]
[[Person::mr w[?ych]]] and Person::mr Moyer]] to be the said [[Person::William Williams::mr williams]] his company in the
matter in question. And otherwise negatively.

To the second hee saith the said currants were brought by the peoples of
the countrey in boates to the side of the [[Ship::Caesar]], some in sacks and the
rest (being the most of them) loose shott in the boates, and this deponent
doth not knowe who had the proprietie of the caske into which they
were steeved, but conceiveth those caskes into which the said curranse
for [[Person::William Williams::mr williams]] and companies accompts were put, were mr
hardwicks caskes for his said principalls, [[Person::Clement Harby::mr harby]] being (as hee
confessed to this deponent) to find [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::mr hardwick]] casks for his
currants: and saith the [[Ship::Caesars]] company and some Greekes, from
the shoare steeved the said currans soe laden for [[Person::William Williams::Mr Williams]] and
company aboard the shipp and that the same were brought part from
[[Place::Vestichia]] and part from [[Place::Lepantei]]: and otherwise saving as aforesaid hee
cannot depose, saving that those that [[Person::Clement Harby::Mr harby]] received for his owne
principalls were from [[Place::Petras]], and soe as hee remembreth did one
of [[Person::William Williams::Mr Williams]] and company their carrateles, and [[Person::Clement Harby::Mr harby]] not having
enough of [[Place::Petras]] curranse to make up his halfe, had one boats[?] [XXXX] the other,

To the third hee saith the said [[Person::Clement Harby::Clemant harby]] (whom this deponent
very well knoweth) was ashore at [[Place::Petras]], but this deponent doth not
knowe either of his or of the said [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::hardwicks]] being at [[Place::Lepanto]] or [[Place::vestichia]]
And otherwise hee cannot answere saving as aforesaid./

To the 4th hee saith hee for his part was never Supercargo of
any shipp, neither ever tooke notice of any one exercising
that office or charge, unlesse appointed there to by the owners or
freighters. And otherwise cannot answer

To the 5th hee saith hee [[Person::Aron Estes::this deponent]] is not nor was [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::mr hardwicks]]
servant, and that [[Person::Clement Harby::mr harby]] told this deponent that hee
was to be intertained and accomodated aboard the said [[Ship::Caesar]], but
who was to pay for his diet or passage, hee knoweth not,
supposing that he be understood betwixt [[Person::Humphry Hardwick::mr hardwick]] and [[Person::Clement Harby::mr
harby]] upon the agreement, nor had this deponent any discourse
with [[Person::William ffudge::Captaine ffudge]] thereabout. And otherwise saving as aforesaid
hee cannot depose.

To the 6th hee saith hee sawe the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] carry the said
money out of the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]] into his boate to bee
carried aboard the [[Ship::Caesar]], And otherwise hee cannot depose
not knowing ought of the bill of lading in question, saving as aforesaid.

To the 7th negatively for his part and otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the 8th hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

To the 9th hee cannot answer.

To

(5) [[HCA 13/71 f.3r Annotate]]

To the tenth hee saith that while this deponent was in the [[Place::Roade of
Nathalago]] as aforesaid hee heard of the death of the interrate [[Person::William ffowke::Consul
ffowke]], and there was a rumor that hee was poisoned. And
otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the eleaventh hee saith the said [[Person::William ffowke::william ffowke]] was while hee
lived Consull of the [[Place::Morea]] for the English nation, and [[Person::Thomas
Oliver]] his Vice-Consull, and for such commonly accompted. And
otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the 12th hee saith that the said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] was in [[Place::Nathalago
Roade]] at the time the contract in question was commonly reported
and said to be made, And otherwise hee cannot depose, saving the
said [[Person::William ffudge::ffudge]] there came diverse times aboard the [[Ship::Elizabeth and Anne]].

To the Interrogatories in the second place. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee hee saith that of the currance soe received and laden
by [[Person::Clement Harby::mr harby]] for his owne principalls, there came the most part
aboard steeved from [[Place::Petras]] in severall caskes of butts and carrateles
and came there out of warehouses, And otherwise hee cannot
answer. saving as aforesaid.

To the second hee saith that all the said other currants, namely
those that were received and laden for the accompt of [[Person::William Williams::mr
williams]] and company, came from [[Place::lepante]] and [[Place::vestichia]] as
aforesaid unlesse a carratell or thereabouts as aforesaid that
came from [[Place::Petras]], and that some were brought as aforesaid
by people of the countrey, namely Turkes and Greekes in boates
to the side of the [[Ship::Caesar]], and there they received money in
part of payment for the same. And saith that one [[Person::hammet
Bashaw]] who was said to have bin servant or Janizary to [[Person::William ffowke::Consull ffowke]]
came in one of the said boates, aboard the [[Ship::Caesar]] at [[Place::Petras]]. And
further hee cannot depose./

Repeated before [[Person::doctor Godolphin]].

[[Person::Signature::Aaron Estes]] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The 12th of ffebruary 1655.

The claime of the said Lauson in the}
hare in the feilds.}

Examined upon the fore said allegation.

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