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To the 17th hee saith that he alwaies plied his voyage himself
and never staid for company or Convoy, nor doe went with Convoy
and that the Imployers orders herein are to be observed. And otherwise
hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.

To the 18th hee saith that the prizes of the goods interrogated, at the places
Interrogated are sometimes more and sometimes lesse, and this deponent
know not of any brought there in the yeere 1652, and otherwise hee cannot
answer.

To the 19th hee saith hee knoweth the interrate hughes, and knoweth
not but that hee is an honest man and ˹will˺ doe his best for his
freighters., and otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the 20th hee said hee never commanded any Convoy
in the streights are sware, and otherwise hee cannot answer.

To the 21st hee said hee would follow his Imployers orders.
and otherwise cannot answer.

Brian Harrison [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated in court before two judges

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The 13th of March 1655 [CENTRE HEADING]

On the behalfe of the foresaid}
Mr Batson, touching ffrancis ffords}
Estate}

Mark Mortimer of the parish of Saint
Dunstans in the East London, Grocer, aged
34 years or thereabouts, maketh answer and
deposeth to the Interrogatories ministed on the behalf
of Richard Batson Adminstator of ffrancis fford as
followeth, videlicet

2.3 and 4th

To the first Interrogatorries he saith and deposeth that about
nine yeers since he once in London accidentally sawe the Interrate
Marke Muffet ffrancis fford and not at any other time, and therefore
hee cannot say hee knew him at the time of his death which (as this
deponent hath bin informed) happened about in or about June 1654
and as this deponent hath heard that hee was Mr Batsons servant
factor or agent at the Barbade’s, and saith that within the space
of six or seven years before his death this deponent living in
London received severall goods from the said fford livng at the Barbada’s
such as Indiae's sugars coffies gingers tobaccos and elephants teeth, and
the same came consigned under the from the said fford unto this deponent
who from time to time made him returnes thereof and therefore
according to to his the said ffords orders, and this deponent hath
alsoe received severall bills of exchange from him for receipt of
money to his the said ffords use, which this deponent hath received
accordingly, namely on or about the 18th of November 1649 hee received 180 li of
Mr Batson and 14 li of Mr John wood and on or about the 24th
of ffebruary 1652 106 li of Mr Michae Deviston, which ˹severall˺ moneys this deponent
hath returned the said fford in goods according to his order saving such
moneys out of the said foresaid bills and goods as (according to his
the foresaid ffords order) this deponent hath desired
and

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