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The 22th Aprill <u>1656:</u>
… The 22th Aprill <u>1656:</u>
haselgrave against Chowne and}<br />
Fowke. Suckley. Budd}
Examined upon the said Allegation
'''See the first in'''
'''Rp. 2us'''
'''William Deeping''' of the parish of Saint Nicholas Olaves<br />
Chirurgion aged 49. years or thereabouts a Wittnes sworne<br />
and examined saith as followeth videlicet:/
To the first Article of the said Allegation hee saith, That in the month of<br />
October <u>1654.</u> last past and for sewall months before and since. the arlate<br />
Captaine John hasilgrave Alderman Slye, Mr Dashworth, Mr Lewis<br />
and Companie were the true and lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the shipp<br />
the ''Levant friggatt'' arlate and of her tackle apparrell and furniture, and for<br />
said as such Owners the said hasilgrave and Companie were and are well knowne<br />
and observed. The premisses hee knoweth for that he this examinate served three<br />
severall voiages (whereof the voiage arlate was one) Chirurgion in and aboard the said shipp and thereby came<br />
to be informed and take notice of the Owners and Propriety aforesaid and<br />
further cannot depose.
To the second article of the said Allegation he saith, That in the yeare 1654. arlate<br />
and before the said shipp proceeded from Gravesend the voiage arlate, which<br />
was in the moneth of July in the same yeare, the said Captaine John Hasilgrave<br />
and Companie sett the said shipp the ''Levant friggat'' to freight upon a voiage from<br />
the Port of London to Genoa, [X] henry Chowne and Companie arlate which<br />
voiage shee performed and delivered her outwards lading in safety at Genoa which hee knoweth<br />
for that this deponent in the quality aforesaid sayled and served in the said shipp, and<br />
hath had in his this deponents custodie the Charterpartie made for the said voiage.<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the third (the schedule or charterpartie therein mentioned not being annexed) hee<br />
saith hee cannot depose; this deponent not being present when the said Charterpartie was<br />
signed, sealed or delivered by the parties arlate./
To the 4th he saith, That the said shipp having received aboard her in this port<br />
of London her outwards ladeing proceeded therewith upon the voiage arlate to<br />
Genoa and there discharged the same as aforesaid, and from thence sayled to the<br />
Island of Lepora, where shee received in a ladeing consisting of three<br />
thousand barrills of raisins for the accompt of the said henry Chowne and<br />
Company, and brought the same in safety to this Port of London where the<br />
same were discharged. The premisses he knoweth upon the grounds predeposed<br />
And further cannot depose:/
To the 4th: article he saith, That immediately upon the receipt of the said<br />
3000. barrills of raisins aboard the said shipp (which was fully accomplished<br />
upon the 17th day of October 1654.) the arlate Mr Abraham hopgood<br />
(who had laded the said goods as factor for the said Chowne and Companie)<br />
being aboard the said shipp at or neere Lepora aforesaid, the said Captaine<br />
John hasilgrave demanded of him in the hearing of this deponent and severall<br />
others of the said shipps Companie, whether hee the said hopgood had any<br />
more goods or merchandises to bee laden aboard the said shipp for the accompt<br />
aforesaid, to which the said hopwood replyed, that the 3000. barrills of<br />
raisins aforesaid was the said Marchants full complement, and that it was<br />
all that hee had order for, or knew of to bee then laden aboard the said vessell<br />
And saith that the said hopwood being further demanded and urged by the<br />
said hasilgrave hee replyed that hee (videlicet the said hopgood) had not any<br />
money of the said Merchants wherewith to buy any more goods for them<br />
or words to like effect, and the said hopgood than desired the said<br />
hasilgrave to sett saile with his said shipp and the goods aboard her for<br />
London, All which the premisses this deponent heard and observed aboard the<br />
said shipp, and saw the said hopgood then also deliver the dispatches to the<br />
said haselgrave in order to his said voiage, requiring him to sett saile with<br />
the first convenience of wind, which was the very next day being the<br />
18th day of October aforesaid accordingly performed And further hee cannot depose.y performed And further hee cannot depose. +
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