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deponent did by vertue of a power from Wil … deponent did by vertue of a power from William Coles, William<br />
[?PenhXXX] and Simon kelsey Marchants of Southampton make a stop at Sevill of<br />
thirtie nine thousand Rialls of plate which were in the hands of William<br />
Pridaux and company Marchants of Sevill, which was then to be recovered<br />
by Captaine William knowles late Commander of the shipp ''ffrancis''<br />
of Southampton, who was surprized by the dutch and came to<br />
Sevill to recover this money for Assurance of his said shipp and goods,<br />
and had recovered three and twenty thousand Rialls of plate thereof this being<br />
the Remainder, and by consent of the said knowles this deponent was to<br />
recover it for the account of the above mentioned merchants of Southampton;<br />
And this deponent declareth that hee know noe other interessed<br />
in the said jurneys then the above mentioned marchants of Southampton,<br />
although Captaine William knowles hath since pretended severall<br />
other of his owners to be interessed in the said summe, pretending some<br />
papers wherein they were equivocally mentioned, but saith that the<br />
intent of these papers were only to expresse the interest of the<br />
above mentioned merchants of Southampton, who were both owners and<br />
freighters, not intending any other of the owners who were to<br />
be satisffied out of the moneys particularly recovered by the said knowles<br />
who was their sevant, this deponent not knoweing any other man<br />
and soe hee conceiveth not impowered to recover any other mens<br />
money.
James: wilson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The tenth of March 1655 [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of Richard}<br />
Batson administrator of ffrancis fford}<br />
touching the said ffords estate}<br />
at the Barbada's}
The deposition and answers of '''Charles'''<br />
'''hilliard''' of London Goldsmith aged 40 yeares or<br />
thereabouts made upon and to certain Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of Richard Batson administrator<br />
of ffrancis fford, followe.
To the first Interrogatorie hee answereth and saith that hee knew<br />
the interrogated ffrancis fford deceased, and saith the said fford about six<br />
yeeres space together and to the time of this deponents comming from<br />
the Barbada's (which was about three yeares since) lived in a house at or neere<br />
the Indian Bridge there, which house was commonly reputed to be the<br />
interrogated mr Batsons house, but whether hee the said fford was his the<br />
said Batsons servant or apprentice, or were his factor or agent at the time<br />
of his death, this deponent saith hee knoweth not, and therefore cannot<br />
answer further to this Interrogatorie.
To the second hee answereth and saith that hee this deponent hath knoweth<br />
the interrogated ffrancis fford for the space of tenn yeares or thereabouts<br />
next before his death; And saith that hee this deponent hath had<br />
severall dealings with the said fford for severall merchandizes as tobaccos<br />
cottonsrchandizes as tobaccos<br />
cottons +
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