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of ligorne weight, that then the said Geor … of ligorne weight, that then the said George hughes did deliver short<br />
of what the Rotolo's 30390 of galls should containe, 11096 and a<br />
halfe of ligorne pounds, which make English weight 74 hundred one<br />
quarter and six pounds as hee hath cast the [?sume] up, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the 29th article hee saith that about the time that George hughes<br />
with the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' was a Cyprus the ''Affrican'' and<br />
''dart frigots'' came thence without the Convoy of the [?men] of warr and came<br />
home safe, and the ''Imployment'' came thence in the moneth of August<br />
or September 1652 without convoy, and came home in safetie, and<br />
soe by Gods blessinge, might George hughes have donne alsoe with<br />
the ''Thomas Bonadventure''. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 30th hee saith that it is publique and notorious to all merchants<br />
trading into the Levant that for five or six yeares last past diverse<br />
shipps of warr of greate [?strength] belonging to the ffrench have<br />
molested those seas and in the way somtimes from Cyprus to<br />
London, and that Tripoli men of warr have infested the<br />
said seas theise tenn yeares and longer, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the 31th article hee saith that the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' is an<br />
English built shipp by common repute, And saith that<br />
notwithsatnding the Tripoli and ffrench men of warr it hath<br />
bin and still is thought dishonorable, and noe cause of soe greate<br />
feare as to make a well man'd and well armed English shipp<br />
either desert her voyage or alter her designe through feare of<br />
meating with them. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 32th article hee saith and deposeth (as hee understandeth<br />
the custome of merchants) noe factor can give order or direction for<br />
his principalls businesse, or order ay man therein out if<br />
the place where the said factor usually resideth without a speciall<br />
order from his principall soe to doe, neither ought any master<br />
of a shipp to take notice of any factors advise or direction out of<br />
the place of his residence, except hee produceth some speciall<br />
order of the principall. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 35th hee saith that the shipp ''John and [?Conrard]'' arlate<br />
departed from Genoa (as this deponent had advice)<br />
in or about the moneth of ffebruary 1652 and came and arived<br />
here in this port (of this deponents knowledge) in or about the<br />
moneth of June next following, for this deponent was<br />
privie to the receipt of goods that came hether in her. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 36 hee cannot depose, saving that if the cottons and galls<br />
had come home in the shipp the ''John and Conrard'', hee [?conceives]<br />
noe more freight would habe bin demannded then seaven pounds<br />
per tonne for Cotton and five pounds per tonne for galls, for hee saith<br />
that the freight paid for goods brought home in her was not above that [?proportion]<br />
or thereabouts.
Toroportion]<br />
or thereabouts.
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