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soone as to prevent the Embargo, yet there … soone as to prevent the Embargo, yet there was liberty obteyned by this deponent<br />
ánd the sayd Stephens on the behalfe of the sayd fferdinando Boddy<br />
for her to take in goods in case she ćame after the Embargo, and<br />
to that purpose Dutch dispatches and [?pays] were provided to have bene<br />
given to the master of her to have taken in her lading quietly<br />
ánd freely without danger: And aććordingly of this deponents<br />
sight and knowledge by such like meanes severall English shipps<br />
were laden and departed from the Canaries in safety after the sayd Embargo<br />
came thither. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 19th article of the sayd Libell, This deponent saith, that whilst hee<br />
stayd att Teneriffe (from whence hee came in November last and not before)<br />
severall English shipps arrived att the Canaries, which as was then sayd<br />
and as hee beleiveth came from this port toward the latter end of August<br />
<u>1655</u> last past. And the sayd shipps receyved their ladings of wynes<br />
there and are since arrived safely in England. And so might the<br />
sayd shipp ''Little Mary'' have done had she proceeded upon her sayd<br />
designed voyage, as this deponent for the reasons aforesayd is well<br />
assured. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 20th hee saith he cannot depose further than as aforesayd.
To the 21th article he saith, that the sayd fferdinando Boddy by the<br />
meanes aforesayd in that the sayd shipp did not proceed upon her sayd<br />
designated voyage, and in losse of his outward market, and wynes they<br />
which his goods might have produced and losse of the sayd seventy<br />
pipes or thereabouts provided as aforesayd (in case they be lost as is most<br />
probable for the reasons aforesayd) hath suffered dammage in this<br />
deponents Judgment and estimat to the value of two thousand<br />
pounds sterleing or more thereabouts. And otherwise hee saith<br />
he cannot depose.
To the 22th. 23th. and 24th. articles of the sayd Libell. he referreth<br />
himselfe to the Law, the Acts of this Court and his preceeding deposition<br />
which he saith is true) And otherwise cannot depose.
To the Crosse=Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatory he saith he comes to be a wittnesse att the request of<br />
the sayd fferdinando Boddy, whom he acquainted what he could depose<br />
[?videlicet] to the effect predeposed. and expecteth nothing for his<br />
deposition. And further otherwise than negatively cannot answere
To the second he saith he was not present when the sayd fferdinando<br />
Body gave his dispatches here, nor when the sayd shipp was disptached<br />
att waxford. And further otherwise than negatively cannot depose.
To the third hee saith he was not att Kinsale, or any port in Ireland<br />
the tyme interrate.
To the 4th. hee saith he was not att ffalmouth nor knoweth any thing<br />
thereof.
Toknoweth any thing<br />
thereof.
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