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Owner of a shipp of that name lately fraig … Owner of a shipp of that name lately fraighted and imployed by this<br />
deponents said master and Companie for Biscay in Spaine And more<br />
saieth not to this Interrogatorie/:-
To the second Interrogatorie this deponent saieth, That in or about the moneth<br />
of may last past the said Thomas hopkins and Companie to witt<br />
Richard hopkins, John Isard, Richard Barker and Thomas<br />
Smith all Merchants of London and Subjects of this Commonwealth<br />
did by John Booth this deponents precontest cause a quantity of bees<br />
wax, stockins and deale boards for chests (the certaine quantity<br />
he remembreth not) to be Laden and putt on board a certaine shipp<br />
called the ''hope'' in the River of London to be transported to Biscay<br />
in Spaine, which said goods did belong to the said Thomas hopkins<br />
and Companie, and went adventured for and upon their accompt, as<br />
this deponent hath observed and is fully induced to beleeve by the bookes of accompte<br />
transactions and trading of the said Thomas hopkins his said<br />
Master. And further saieth not to this Interrogatorie./
To the third Interrogatorie hee saieth, That the said outward Lading of<br />
the said shipp was and went consigned to one Mr John Read an<br />
English Merchant residing in Biscay aforesaid, who was and is<br />
ffactor and Agent there to and for the said Thomas hopkins and<br />
Companie aforesaid, as this deponent by meanes of his relation aforesaid<br />
hath credibly heard and understood, and that the said Mr Reade in<br />
returne thereof was to relade the said shipp for this Port of London<br />
with Lemmons and oranges, (if that Countrey did affoard a convenient<br />
quantity of such fruit for the lading of the said shipp) which were to<br />
be consigned and delivered at this Port to the use and for the<br />
accompt of the said shipps affreightment before mentioned, as this deponent<br />
for and upon the reasons aforesaid is full convinced and induced<br />
verily to beleeve, And further to this Interrogatorie hee saieth not/:-
To the fowerth Interrogatorie hee saieth, That as this deponent hath understood<br />
by a Letter of advise sent to the said Thomas hopkins from<br />
Morlaix in ffrance, bearing date the 28th of July 1658. new<br />
style, the said shipps homewards lading taken in at Larido<br />
in Biscay did consist of 485. and 1/2 doyble barrs of iron,<br />
sixty fower thousand and one hundred of Lemmons and 12000<br />
oranges or thereabouts for the accompt of the said Thomas<br />
hopkins and Companie aforesaid, and to be delivered to them<br />
at this Port of London for and as the proceed or part of the<br />
proceed of the said shipps outwards Lading aforesaid, and of other<br />
goods and effects of the said Thomas hopkins and Companie<br />
then remaining in the hands of the sayd Mr Read their factor<br />
And further to this Interrogatorie hee deposeth not./:to this Interrogatorie hee deposeth not./: +
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