'''TNA''' PROB PROB 11/296/306 Will of Humphry Hardwick, Merchant of London 08 December 1659
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The 9th day of ffebruary 1655/ Examined upon an arlate allegation and schedule given in on the behalfe of the sayd William Williams and Company./ William Williams and Company against 37 butts five} Caratells and 3 quarter Rolls of Morea Curranse} marked as in the margent laden aboard the Shipp} the ''Cesar'' whereof William ffudge is Master} and brought to this Port of London and} against Thomas Rowse ffrancis ffowke and} Company coming in for their Interest: Smith} Budd} '''Jus''' '''Humphrey Hardwick''' of Saint Nicholas Lane London Merchant aged twenty nyne yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./ To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee well knoweth that in the moneth of September 1655 the arlate William Williams and Company were the Owners and freighters of the arlate Shipp the ''Elizabeth and Anne'' and soe commonly accompted this hee deposeth of his owne certaine knowledge being the arlate humphry hardwick and by them then imployed as Supra Cargo of ffactor aboard the sayd Shipp And further to this article hee cannot depose To the second third and 4th articles of the sayd allegation hee sayeth that in the moneth of September aforesayd the arlate Shipp the ''Elizabeth and Anne'' did with this deponent as Supra Cargo on board her and likewise the arlate Shipp the ''Cesar'' the arlate Clement harby then Supra Cargo or factor on board her remayned together in the Roade of Nathalagoe both bound for Petras to buy Curranse and saith that during their aboade there hee this deponent as ffactor and Supracargo of the sayd ''Elizabeth and Anne'' and the sayd Clement harby as factor and supracargo of the Shipp ''Cesar'' did in regard they were both bound for Petras to buy Curranse the better to avoide disputes which might thereupon arise and feareing that their both goeing might be an occasion to raise the price of Currans there although hee this deponent had formerly concluded and agreed with the Inhabitants of the Morea and Gulph of Lepanto whereof Petras is a part for the Curranse in question concluded and agreed together that only the Shipp ''Cesar'' and the sayd Clement harby should goe to Petras and that what hee Curranse hee should there buy should bee for the Accompte of this deponents, and the sayd harbyes principalls, and should be equally shared betixt them videlicet one halfe for the Accompt of˺ this deponents principalls, and the other halfe for the Accompte of the sayd harbyes Principalls, And it was alsoe further agreed by and betweene this deponent and the sayd harby that the Curranse bought by the sayd harby for the Accompt of the sayd William Williams and Company should bee brought in to the shipp ''Cesar'' aforesayd to Argostoll arlate and there delivered to this deponent aboard the sayd shipp the ''Elizabeth and Anne'' for the use of his this deponents principalls freight free, the dangers of the Sea excepted, as more at large will appeare by the originall agreement drawne in writing and to this allegation annexed to which writing hee referreth him selfe, And further to these articles hee cannot depose/ To the 5th and 6th 7th 8th and 9th articles of the sayd allegation and the bill of ladeing in the sayd fifth article mentioned hee saith that hee this deponent being the arlate humphrey
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