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R. C. Anderson, 'English Fleet-Lists in th … R. C. Anderson, 'English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War', ''The Mariner’s Mirror'', Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938<br />
R. C. Anderson, 'List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964' (cited in Blog entry, Thursday, December 23, 2004: English captain: Bartholomew Kitcher (or Ketcher)UNIQ8fec310d2b9564a6-ref-000008A5-QINUr)UNIQ8fec310d2b9564a6-ref-000008A5-QINU +
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for this Port of London, where shee safely … for this Port of London, where shee safely arrived, with the<br />
said goods in her well Conditioned, and here delivered to the [XXXX]<br />
said Groome and Company, or their order, to their use, and<br />
behoofe, The Premisses hee deposeth for the reasons aforesaid<br />
and for that hee helped to unlade and lade all the foresaid goods
To the 21th. hee saith, that all the foresaid Voyage both at<br />
Canaryes Maderas, and on the Coast of Barbara and all<br />
other places the said Ship the ''Lisbone ffrigot'' was at the Voyage<br />
in question. the said Bartholomew Ketcher, did doe and<br />
use his best, and Utmost endeavour in the management of the<br />
said Voyage, both in endeavouring to get Prattick<br />
at the Canaryes, and alsoe in the selling and disposing of the<br />
Cargoe of goods to the best benefitt and advantage of the<br />
said ffreighters, And [?els]: likewise in all other things during<br />
the said Voyage, Yeilding reasons of his knowledge as above<br />
and further cannot depose :/.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING[
To the first hee saith hee being Boatswaine of the said Ship<br />
all the said Voyage, was there by acquainted with the said<br />
Ketchers transactions aforesaid, and saith hee cometh required<br />
by Mr Ketcher to be produced and Examined in this busines, and saith hee hath<br />
not received his wages as yet, but hath bin proferred the same<br />
by the said Ketcher. but this deponent having noe occasion<br />
for any moneyes at present, desired the said Ketcher to keepe<br />
the same in his Custody. untill this deponent gooes in the<br />
Country which will be about the begining of the next weeke<br />
(God permitting): and otherwise negatively:
To the 2d hee saith hee cannot depose thereof; having never seene<br />
the Interrate Charterparty:
To the 3d hee saith the said ship the ''Lixon ffrigot'' was Laden<br />
at Ligorne with Oyle Rice Silke Stockings, and Rope, and some<br />
other Comodityes, (but the vallue thereof, or for whose account hee knoweth not, and<br />
were to be delivered at Oratava to the ffactors or ffactor of the<br />
said ffreighters if they could get Prattick for the same, and further<br />
cannot answer./:
To the 4th hee saith the said ship having receaved the foresaid goods<br />
on board her, Set saile with the same for Oratava Road, where<br />
shee safely arrived and saith the said ffactors of the said<br />
ffreitors did not as hee beleeveth procure prattick, for the said<br />
ship there, and otherwise cannot answer saving negatively for<br />
his part, and saving as aforesaid./
To the 5th hee saith the said Ketcher did not ever refuse to<br />
let the Interrate Tye goe on shore but did allwaies<br />
perswade him soe to doe, and otherwise negatively for his part<br />
saving as aforesaid:/:
To the 6th hee saith hee answereth negatively saving his foregoeing<br />
deposition to which hee Referreth himselfe:/:
(Toon to which hee Referreth himselfe:/:
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