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To the [?fiftenth] hee saith that the Turk … To the [?fiftenth] hee saith that the Turkey company usually<br />
pay for goods outwards a doller per cloth and homewards for Cotton<br />
woolls 6 ''li'' per tonne, for Galls 4 ''li'' per tonne, and for silkes<br />
7 ''li'' per tonne, only of late yeares there hath upon severall shipps<br />
bin more paid. And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as<br />
aforesaid./
To the 18th hee beleeveth the freighters arlate are of the<br />
Turkey company. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 21 hee conceiveth that if none of the cotton woolls<br />
or galls be stolne or lost, there will be little or noe wast And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the 22 hee saith hee hath bin at Cyprus, Aleppo, and<br />
Scanderon, and by his order Cottons and galls have bin laden<br />
namely Cottons at Cyprus and Galls at<br />
Scanderon are weighed before they are shipped. And hee holdeth<br />
it reasonable that all masters or pursers of shipps should take<br />
notice of the weight of goods before they are shipt, and that they<br />
should make good the weight upon delivery. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the 24th hee referreth himselfe to his foregeing deposition.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot answer.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the<br />
partie producent.
Repeated before the three Judges.
John <u>Nelson</u> [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 19th of ffebruary 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of John hart of}<br />
London marchant touching the taking of}<br />
the shipp ''Cock'' of London (William}<br />
Gilbert master) and lading by the ffrench}
'''verat quia non'''<br />
'''solvit.'''
'''dt.'''
'''Adam Lugg''' merchant, servant<br />
of the said John hart, aged<br />
twenty yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne before the right worshippfull<br />
William Clarkes doctor of lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the high<br />
Court of the Admiraltie<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth
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saith and deposeth as followeth
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