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did amongst others subscribe his name as a … did amongst others subscribe his name as a wittnes to the truth of the sayd<br />
Coppie, and well knoweth the sayd words henry Sheere subscribed amonsgt others<br />
at the bottome of the sayd Coppie to bee his deponents owne hand writeing<br />
And further to the sayd articles and schedule therein mentioned hee cannot depose.
To the 4th article of the sayd allegation hee saith hee well knoweth that the second daye<br />
after the receipt of the sayd letter, videlicet on the nynteenth day of the sayd moneth of<br />
October (old style) and not before all the English shipps in the sayd Roade of Oratava and<br />
amongst them the sayd shipp ''Prosperous'' and this depondents shipp the ''Richard'' departed<br />
out of the sayd Roade and this deponents shipp ''Richard'' and the ''Prosperous'' and some<br />
other English shipps went to the Maderas and there tooke in fresh water<br />
and beveridge wines for the better provision of their shipps and provideing them<br />
selves with what they thought necessarie for the better accomplishing their designe<br />
of ladeing their shipps at the Teneriff aforesayd and stayed at the Maderas only one daye and Night and saith that<br />
the sayd shipp ''Prosperous'' and the shipp ''Richard'' (this deponent Master) and the<br />
''Katherine ffrigott'' the arlate Jervase Russell Commander, returned from thense<br />
together to the Teneriff this deponent with danish Colours the ''Catherine''<br />
''ffrigott'' with hollands Colours, and the ''Prosperous'' with hamburrough colours<br />
And further to this article hee cannot depose./
To the 5th and sixth article hee saith hee hath hearde and beleeveth that the<br />
factors who laded his this deponents shipp the ''Richard'' and those who laded the<br />
''Katherine'' and the ''Exchange'' and other English shipps at the Teneriff did procure<br />
of the Governour there licence (in the tyme the sayd shipps were soe<br />
gone from the Teneriff and before their returne thither) to lade them, And hee<br />
this deponent well knoweth that his shipp the ''Richard'', and also the sayd<br />
Shipps the ''Catherine'' and ''Exchange'' were by their severall factors laden<br />
with wine and other goods at Teneriff and returned home laden from thense to<br />
London, which hee beleeveth they did by virtue of the sayd licence obteyned<br />
of the sayd Governour, And hee this deponent verily beleeveth that the<br />
factors of the arlate Mr Ingram Mr Body Mr Page and Mr Kendall might<br />
if they would, and would have gone to the charge thereof, have procured<br />
the like licence from the sayd Governour there, and there have laded<br />
the sayd ship the ''Prosperous'', and this deponent knoweth that there was<br />
a letter delivered to this deponent dated from Garachico the<br />
two and twentith of November 1655 (new stile as hee beleeveth) and written<br />
(as he beleeveth) with the hand writeing of Mr Arthur Ingram a correspondent<br />
of the sayd Mr Rowland Ingram Mr Boddy, Mr Page and Mr Kendall freighters of the<br />
sayd shipp ''Prosperous'' the voyage in question or of some or one of them, expresse<br />
amongst other things that had his other Merchants (meaning as hee this deponent beleeveth others<br />
who corresponded with the sayd Rowland Ingram Mr Body Mr Page and Mr Kendall<br />
bin as willing and able as him selfe the sayd Arthur Ingram hee the sayd<br />
shipp the ''Prosperous'' might have bin as well laden as other ships, (meaning<br />
this deponents shipp the ''Richard'' and other shipps that were then taking in at their<br />
ladeing at Teneriff) were, which letter the sayd Arthur Ingram did in the<br />
(sameArthur Ingram did in the<br />
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