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the shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' of L … the shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' of London then being also there; and seeing<br />
and observing both the arrivall and departure of the said ''dart frigatt''.<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the second hee saith, That the shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' arlate<br />
was not fully laden or cleared at Ciprus by the arlate Roger ffowke and<br />
Richard Chewne ffactors and Agents for the arlate Alderman ffrederick<br />
and the rest of her ffraighters untill about the 8th or 9th day of June <u>1652</u><br />
arlate, And that sewerall baggs of Cotton wooll were between the 15th of May<br />
and the said 8th or 9th of June <u>1652.</u> brought and laden aboard the said shipp the<br />
''Thomas Bonadventure'' at Ciprus amounting as this deponent remembreth to about 20. or 30<br />
And saith so farr as this deponent now remembreth<br />
the last of the said Cotton woolls were brought aboard the said shipp upon or<br />
about the 7th or 8th day of the said moneth of June <u>1652</u>. and that the said goods were<br />
so received on board by the direction of the said Richard Chewne; The premisses<br />
hee well knoweth being at the time aforesaid in the quality of Purser of and<br />
aboard the said shipp, and in that quality upon the 8th or 9th day of the said moneth<br />
signed and firmed bills of lading for the said goods so received as is predeposed<br />
And further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 3. 4. and 5th articles hee saith and deposeth, That there was notice<br />
and intelligence at Ciprus upon and about the 5. 6. and 7th of June <u>1653</u><br />
arlate, and for about a moneth before during the time the said shipp the ''Thomas''<br />
''Bonadventure'' remained there, That 6. or 7. Tripoly men of warr of great<br />
force were about that time not farr from Ciprus ready to seize upon the<br />
shipps and goods of the English then and now in hostility with them of Tripoly<br />
And that about the same time it was there reported by the English Consull and some<br />
others, that there was a very great apparence of a breach between the English<br />
and the dutch. And saith it was then and there notorious That the hollanders<br />
had about that time sewerall men of warr in the straights, as they usually<br />
have, but how many this deponent did not heare at Ciprus. hee also saith<br />
That it was about the time predeposed a generall report at Ciprus aforesaid<br />
That sewerall french men of warr of great force were then in and about the<br />
Straights in the usuall Course from Ciprus to London. The premisses hee deposeth<br />
being as aforesaid Purser of and belonging to the said shipp the ''Thomas''<br />
''Bonadventure'' for all the time preddeposed, And thereby observing and taking<br />
notice of the premisses. And further hee cannot depose./
To the 6. and 7th articles hee saith and deposeth, That the arlate Captaine<br />
Bodiloe came to and arrived at Ciprus upon or about the 16th day of<br />
May <u>1652</u>. as this deponent now remembreth, being come thither expressely<br />
(as was then and there commonly reported) to be a Convoy for English shipps then<br />
remaining in the Straights, and so much hee saith was then and there<br />
publique and notorious, And saith That thereupon it was generally held<br />
fitt amongst Merchants and factors having there any disposall of English<br />
shipps that the same should attend the departure of the said Captaine Bodiloe<br />
and to saile away with him as their Convoy and for their security from all<br />
(or anyheir security from all<br />
(or any +
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