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fferrara from the said Captaine hughes. An … fferrara from the said Captaine hughes. And further cannot depose
To the 2d hee saith, hee doeth not know nor hath heard any thing<br />
concerning the suite interrate:-
To the .3. hee saith hee this rendent served in and aboard the shipp the<br />
''Thomas Bonadventure'' interrate so long as shee was in the service of this<br />
Commonwealth, and had fiftie shillings by the moneth for his wages in that<br />
service, and had 40 ''s'' per moneth for each moneth hee served in the former<br />
Voyage interrate, And saith hee doeth not know neither hath he heard<br />
how much was paid or to be paid monethly for the said shipps service done to<br />
this Commonwealth. And further cannot depose./
To the 4th hee saith hee was at Porta Longoone interrate when the English<br />
shipps were there blocked up by the dutch, and doeth not at present<br />
remember when the dutch shipps withdrew from thence, for that hee hath not<br />
at present his journall booke wherein hee tooke notice thereof.//
To the 5th hee knoweth one Mr ffowke a Merchant residing at Ciprus<br />
but remembreth not his Christian name, and saith hee hath knowne him<br />
for about 4. or five yeares, And further or otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving the said Fowke was and is accompted a factor for severall Merchants:-
To the 6th hee saith, hee this rendent hath been three times besides that<br />
Voyage in question at Cyprus, where hee heard of the hostility betwixt<br />
the English, and those of Tripoly, and saith hee hath for severall yeares<br />
before heard that the Tripoly men did seize English shipps, and for some<br />
yeares since that ffrenchmen of warr have done and doe the like<br />
and so much hee beleeveth hath for severall yeares bin, and is notorious<br />
amongst Sea men and others And further cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith hee doeth not knowe or remember, that at his last being<br />
at Cyprus hee saw any such person as the interrate William ffowke, nor<br />
doeth hee personally knowe any man of that name, neither did this rendent<br />
heare any discourse at Cyprus between the persons interrate, And therefore<br />
cannot further depose to the demands of this Interrogatorie/:-
Repeated before doctor Clerke:-/
Edward Courtt [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 15th day of december <u>1654:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said Allegation:-
'''2us./'''
'''Henry Hughes''' of deptford in the Countie of<br />
Kent Roape Merchant aged 23. yeares or<br />
thereabouts. a Wittnes sworne and examined saith and<br />
deposeth as followeth videlicet/
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
the Vessell the ''dart friggatt'' arlate arrived at Ciprus upon or<br />
about the 15th day of May .<u>1652</u>. arlate, as this deponent remembreth<br />
being fully laden and after two or three daies remaining there departed<br />
thence for England; this deponent then being at Ciprus in and belonging<br />
(toat Ciprus in and belonging<br />
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