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(whereunto hee referreth himselfe) the who … (whereunto hee referreth himselfe) the whole grosse weight of the Galls which<br />
were delivered to the said George Norleigh for the accompt of the<br />
said Alderman ffrederick and others, was<br />
187981 pounds of Cyprus, of<br />
which hee saith the tare of the Ropes and Canvas was and ought to<br />
be eight Ligorne pounds and one third (or foure ounces ligorne) per<br />
bagg for very bagg; which tare amounteth to 4075 pounds<br />
ligorne, and that being deducted out of the aforesaud 187981<br />
pounds, ligorne, the neate weight delivered to the said George<br />
Norleigh appeares to be 183906 pounds ligorne neate, soe that<br />
the said George hughes appeares to this deponent to have delivered<br />
short of the galls aforesaid in Ligorne weight 8564 pounds ligorne<br />
which make an amount to in English weight fiftie seaven hundred [?weight GUTTER]<br />
one quarter and eleaven pounds. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 29th article hee saith and deposeth that the said George<br />
hughes in the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' might by Gods blessinge<br />
and in all probabilitie have come with as much safetie<br />
from Cyprus to London in company with the ''dart'' or the<br />
''Affrican frigot'' arlate notwithstanding any men of warr of<br />
Tripoli or any ffrench men of warr, as hee might in the<br />
company of the shipp commanded by Captaine Badiley,<br />
for hee saith the ''dart'' amd the ''African frigot'' albeit they<br />
came severally, and each of them (as he taketh it) alone, yet<br />
they came home hether in safetie, And soe did the shipp the<br />
''Imployment'' arlate which came in or about July or August 1652<br />
and arived here in November next following or thereabouts.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 30th article hee saith hee having bin abroad in the<br />
straights as a marchant and comming and going for theise twenty<br />
yeares last past, hee well knoweth that the<br />
straights and mediteranean seas, and the seas about<br />
Cyprus, and betwixt [?that] and England have for all that<br />
time bin infested by Tripoli men of warr, and for theise five<br />
or six yeares last by ffrench men of warr of greate strength,<br />
by whom this deponent hath had much losse in those seas, and<br />
that those seas have bin soe infested was and is publique<br />
and notorious to and amongest marchants trading in and into<br />
those parts. And otherwise referring himselfe to the<br />
Charter partie arlate hee cannot depose.
To the 32th article hee saith hee hath seene and well knoweth<br />
thatth seene and well knoweth<br />
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