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out of command, and had discourse with mr … out of command, and had discourse with mr holding her master about<br />
her lading, and then and there this deponent heard the said mr holding<br />
speaking to the said mr whitly say, I intend to goe further in the<br />
roade and neerer the lading place to morowe, or words to the same effect<br />
to which the said mr whitly answered and said, noe, forbeare till further<br />
order, because of the goods that are aboard and are to be delivered,<br />
or in words to the same effect, and soe shortly goeing off the shipp<br />
to goe ashore, hee the said whitly speaking to the said holding said<br />
send your boate ashore betimes to morrowe morning, at which this deponent<br />
was present and heard the same, and saith the said boate was next<br />
morning early sent ashore accordingly, namely soe early, that the<br />
said boate was ashore by six of the clock in the morning or neere<br />
thereabouts. And otherwise hee deposeth not.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee answereth negatively.
To the second hee saith hee hath bin twice at Mallega, and<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith that one of the butts was in the tackle of the<br />
said shipp ''freindshipp'' at her side, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee hath not soe deposed.
George Phillips [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./.
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The 26th of March 1656./
On the behalfe of the fore said Greene}<br />
touching the ''Lilly''.}
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'''John Chaworth''' of London Marchant aged 33 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and examined.
To the first second and third Interrogatories and the bill of lading thereunto<br />
annexted nowe showed unto him hee saith and deposeth that hee beleeveth<br />
the said bill of lading to be true and reall and the contents thereof<br />
to be had and donne in all things as therein is contained, in regard<br />
that before the departure of the shipp the ''lilly'' interrogated from<br />
Genoa the voyage in question Signor John ffrancsisco Ghorsi therein<br />
mentioned (who is this deponents correspondent) wrote from Genoa unto him<br />
this deponent residing in London of the lading of the goods mentioned in the said bill<br />
aboard the said shipp for the account of the producent John Greene<br />
and this deponent well knoweth that the said mr Greene gave<br />
Commission to the said Ghorsi for the lading thereof for his the<br />
said Ghorsis accompt, this deponent being from time to time<br />
acquainted with the letters and advices passed betweene them to that<br />
purpose, and using to interprete those of mr Ghorsi (which<br />
were written in Italian) to the said mr Greene.
J Chaworth [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./.SIDE]
Repeated before Doctor Godolphin./. +
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