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The ffrenchmen of warr did seize and surpr … The ffrenchmen of warr did seize and surprize English shipps where<br />
they could meet them at Sea. And further cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith, hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition to the 7th<br />
article interrate And further cannot depose.
To the Crosse Interrogatories exhibited. the 15th of december <u>1654:</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith, That it doeth not at all concerne him this rendent
To the second hee saith, That hee this examinate was at Leghorne in or<br />
about the moneth of december <u>1652.</u> interrate, and saith a dutch fleet was<br />
then before that place. And further hee cannot depose./
To the third hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof.
To the 4th and schedule therein mentioned hee saith hee knoweth<br />
nothing thereof./
To the 5th hee saith, That the first rumour this deponent heard of a likelihood<br />
of hostility betwixt the English and hollanders was by the English Comvoy<br />
aforesaid at their arrivall at Cyprus as aforesaid, and saith it was afterwards<br />
reported at Cephalonia that the hollanders had a fleet of shipps of warr then in the Straights<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the 6th hee referreth hi,selfe to his precedent deposition to the 14th article of<br />
the said Allegation, And further cannot depose./
To the 7th and 8th hee saith, hee hath not so deposed to the articles interrate:-
To the 9th hee saith, the goods and Merchandizes interrate were delivered<br />
into the Lazaretta interrate in the same manner as they were received<br />
aboard the said shipp, that is by the number of baggs and not otherwise,<br />
And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee saith hee cannot depose, saving<br />
that so farr as this deponent observed, and to the best of his Judgement the said<br />
goods at such their delivery were in a very good condition/
To the 10th negatively for his part, And further cannot depose./
To the 11th hee saith, the interrate shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure''<br />
was and is an English built shipp and was mounted with 24. gunns<br />
having aboard her about 46. men and boyes all English, as hee beleeveth.<br />
and that shee was and is of the burthen of about 300. Tonns./
To the 12th hee saith hee cannot depose, saying hee hath never been in Turkey<br />
before the Voiage in question./
To the 13th hee saith, this rendent was not at Cyprus in the moneths<br />
of July August and September interrate, but being arrived at Porta<br />
Longoone, hee was there informed that the shipp the ''Imployment''<br />
interrate was within the moneths interrate departed from Cyprus<br />
for London. And further cannot depose:-
To the14th hee saith that the Currance interrate were unladen at<br />
Porta ferrara togeather with the rest of the said shipps lading, and<br />
saith that a Certaine quantity of Currance was brought in the said<br />
shipp for London, but for whose account or by whose order hee knoweth<br />
not./
To the 15th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoing deposition And further<br />
cannot depose./
To the 16th and 17th hee saith hee hath not so deposed./d 17th hee saith hee hath not so deposed./ +
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