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The 7th of July 1656.
Travers con against … The 7th of July 1656.
Travers con against Burridge and}<br />
others. Baker. Smith}
Examined upon the aforesaid allegation.
'''vide jus in A. 16.'''
'''Rp. 2'''
'''William Clapham''' of London Merchant aged 29 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined
To the first article of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that hee<br />
well knew and knoweth the shipp the ''Martin'' wherefore Roger Paxton<br />
arlate was master, and well knoweth the producent Thomas Burridge<br />
and saith that hee and company the time arlate were freighters of the said<br />
shipp for a voyage to be made with her from this port of London to the<br />
Canaries and back again, which hee knoweth having seene the Charter<br />
partie for the said voyage.
To the second and third árticles hee saith and deposeth that upon the said<br />
shipps arrivall the said voyage at the Canaries (in or about October last)<br />
there being disagreement betweene England and Spaine, noe English shipps<br />
were permitted to trade at the Canaries, unless the Governor were paid<br />
a summe of money (as they could agree with him) there called Indulto<br />
money; and saith the said Thomas Burridge being then there,<br />
was necessitated to agree with the said Governour, before hee could get<br />
libertie of trade for the said shipp, and to pay him (for such his indulto<br />
or leave) and his officers, the summe of three hundred pounds sterling, namely<br />
soe much in Spanish money as amounted to three hundred pounds sterling<br />
and upwards, and this hee saith was and is publique and notorious<br />
and further that upon payment of the said summe and not before the<br />
said shipp the ''Martin'' was permitted to trade, and then and not<br />
before the said Thomas Burridge began and preceeded to send wines<br />
aboard her, which hee knoweth because hee this deponent was then there<br />
in the like imployment for the ''Elizabeth'' of London, and paid a greater<br />
summe for Indulto for her, and was specially acquainted with the said<br />
mr Burridge his proceedings, and hee with this deponents, they<br />
assisting each other. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth fifth 6th and 7th articles hee saith that while the said mr Burridge<br />
was un lading his wines for London for the account of himselfe and<br />
company the producents, hee from shore in a morning sent this deponent a note<br />
in writing aboard the shipp the ''Elizabeth'' (riding neere the ''Martin'')<br />
advising this deponent that hee had the night before sent tenn<br />
pipes of wine in a Spanish boate to be carried aboard the ''Martin'' as<br />
part of his said intended lading, and that the said wines in stead<br />
of the ''Martin'' were put aboard the ''John and Mary'' (William Webber<br />
master) there alsoe riding, and desired this deponent to take some<br />
order for recovery thereof aboard the ''Martin'', whereupon hee this deponent<br />
spake to mr Paxton master of the ''Martin'', who with his boate<br />
went aboard mr Webbers shipp, and brought back word that<br />
hee could not get them, mr Webber refusing to deliver them and<br />
saying they were stowed away, and the like answer the said Webber<br />
made to this deponent, demanding them of him; And touching<br />
the marke hee saith mr Burridge sent the same to this deponent in his<br />
said note, and this deponent hath the Receipt of the said Webber given<br />
to the said boatman of the Spanish boate for receipt of tenn<br />
pipesoate for receipt of tenn<br />
pipes +
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