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in the weight upon such their reweighing, … in the weight upon such their reweighing, And by those who delivered some<br />
goods at Porta fferrara, and afterwards saw and procured the same to be<br />
weighed over againe at Leghorne, this deponent was credibly informed, that<br />
in such weighing and reweighing of swerall goods there was found to be one<br />
in three hundred weight advance or thereabouts. And further cannot depose,<br />
saving, that as ths deponent for the reasons before recited verily beleeveth the<br />
difference aforesaid did proceed from the badnesse of weight or Stillyard<br />
at Porta fferrara, and the carelessnesse or partiality of the weighers
To the 5th hee saith, That the weight at Porta fferrara and Legorne<br />
are generally observed and ought to be one and the same, as being both of them places<br />
in obedience to one and the same Government of the Great duke of Tuscanie<br />
And so much this deponent well observed and was by Merchants of Creditt<br />
and quality informed and assured during his residence in those parts. And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith and deposeth, That the goods in question<br />
were taken aboard the said shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' at Scanderoone<br />
and Cyprus onely by tale or number of baggs, and not by weight,<br />
And saith that in such a Case as now is in Controversie, it is not usuall<br />
for goods so received to be delivered in any other manner then as they are<br />
received aboard, Which hee knoweth having in the voiage in question observed and<br />
been credibly informed and assured by Merchants inhabitants in Legorne<br />
that it was not nor is the usuall practice in those parts for goods to be<br />
discharged by weight And further hee saith hee cannot depose.
To the 7th hee saith, That it is publique and notorious, That Cotton woolls<br />
Galls and other Merchandizes laden aboard shipps at Scanderoon<br />
Cyprus and other parts and places of Turkey are usually rammed and<br />
steeved in with Engines expressely made for that purpose, in such manner<br />
that upon their unladeing, many of the sacks so steeved and rammed are<br />
usually torne and broken in the discharge, so that the Merchants or their<br />
Agents therein concerned are usually necessiated to provide Canvas, twine and<br />
other necessaries for the reparation of the same, and so much hee saith<br />
the factor did provide and procure upon the receipt of the goods in<br />
Controversie at Porta fferrara. And further hee cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith, That Norleigh the factor of the said ffrederick<br />
Chewne and Companie, at the delivery of the goods in question at Porta<br />
fferrara perceiving severall baggs of goods to be torne and broken did<br />
himselfe provide and procure Canvas twine and other necessaries for<br />
the reparation thereof, but saith that this deponent being present both at<br />
the discharge of the said goods, and at the delivery of the same to the<br />
said Norleigh out of the Lazaretta saw and well observed that none<br />
of them were purloyned or stolne away, but came to the hands and<br />
possession of the said Norleigh. And further hee cannot depose./:
To the 9th hee saith, That the rates of affraightment of shipps from London<br />
to Turkey is at the rate of 9. 8. or 7. pounds sterling according as the<br />
goods are which are received aboard, so farr as this deponent hath observed<br />
orthis deponent hath observed<br />
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