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To the 18th hee saith the freighters inter … To the 18th hee saith the freighters interrogated are of the Turkey<br />
company, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 19th hee cannot depose.
To the 20th hee cannot depose.
To the 21 hee cannot depose.
To the 22 hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, and<br />
that hee was never personally present at the lading of any<br />
galls at Scanderon saving the time aforesaid. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving that it is the masters owne<br />
fault if hee receives not his goods aboard at Cuprus and<br />
Scanderon by weight.
To the 23th hee saith it is usuall to steeve cottons with<br />
engines, but hee was never aboard to see the doing thereof,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 24 hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition and<br />
cannot otherwise depose.
To the last hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Clerke.
Edward ffowke [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 3[?1]th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''7.'''
'''Michael ffrancis''' of the parish of Saint Martin Ludgate<br />
London Merchant, aged 34 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined.
To the 25th article of the allegation of 45 articles hee saith<br />
and deposeth that Captaine Badiley as hee went to Cyprus<br />
sailed to Zant, and left word there that hee intended to<br />
retourne thither from Cyprus as this deponent comming thither about a fortnight after such his departure was there informed and saith that hee did retourne accordingly<br />
to Zant on or about the twelveth day of July 1652, which<br />
hee knoweth to be true for that hee this deponent was then at<br />
Zant and sawe such his retourne,<br />
And saith that after such<br />
retourne of the said Captaine Badiley to Zant, this deponent<br />
went and was severall times aboard his shipp with him in<br />
the Roade of Zant and was present with him when from Mr<br />
Charles Longland of Ligorne, Agent there of the Commonwealth<br />
of England and under the [?XXXX] of the said Mr Longland<br />
there came letters to the said Captaine Badiley from Generall<br />
Blake, purporting rgar gee doubted a breach with holland,<br />
which letters this deponent heard read. And saith that before such<br />
comming of the said letters there was a rumour but noe feare at Zant that there<br />
was likelihood of a breach with holland, howbeit this deponentbreach with holland, howbeit this deponent +
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