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Richard Chewne for about three yeares last … Richard Chewne for about three yeares last past, and was first acquainted<br />
with him at Aleppo in Turkey during the Voiage in Controversie, And<br />
saith That the English Convoy that came to Cyprus consisted of the shipp<br />
''Paragon'' Captaine Bodiloe Commander, the ''Phaenix'', whereof one<br />
Wadsworth was Commander and the ''Elizabeth'', Jonas Reeve Commander<br />
And further to this Interrogatorie hee cannot depose, not knowing any thing<br />
of the factorie or imployment of the interrate Richard Chewne./
To the fourth hee saith, That hee this rendent was not at Cyprus when<br />
the ''dart'' and the ''African friggat'' interrate were there or departed<br />
thence. And further saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose./:-
To the 5th hee saith hee hath not deposed nor doeth hee know of any such Order<br />
as is interrate.
To the 6th hee saith That the Convoy and ''Thomas Bonadventure'' interrate<br />
departed from Cyprus upon the 10th day of June <u>1652.</u> last past.
To the 7th and 8th hee saith hee hath not so deposed./
To the 9th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And further cannot depose./
To the 10th hee saith hee hath not so deposed to the article interrate./
To the 11th hee saith the English Convoy and ''Thomas Bonadventure'' interrate came into<br />
Porto Longoone, as this rendent now remembreth, upon or about the 30th of<br />
August <u>1652:-</u> and remembreth not that any Merchant shipp departed out of<br />
Porto Longoone aforesaid till about ffebruary <u>1652.</u> English style/
To the 12th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition And further cannot depose.
To the 13th hee saith the said shipp ''Thomas Bonadventure'' was by the interrate<br />
Captaine Bodiloe and Mr Longland order commanded into the service of this Common<br />
wealth at Porto Longoone, this rendent being then aboard the said shipp the<br />
''Mary Rose'', which then was also commannded into the same service, And beleeveth<br />
the said shipps were so commannded by order from the then Supreme power<br />
of this Commonwealth./
To the 14th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition, And further<br />
knoweth not.
To the 15th hee saith, That hee well knoweth the interrate Roger ffowke<br />
who was then and is Consull for the English at Cyprus in which Condition this<br />
deponent knew him in the moneth of May <u>1652.</u> interrate, And further knoweth<br />
not nor can depose otherwise then negatively.
To the 16th hee saith, That hee this renden well knoweth the Ports of<br />
London Cyprus Porta fferara abnd Zant and Porto Longoone interrate<br />
And further cannot depose./
To the 17th hee saith hee beleeveth and hath Credibly heard that in 3. moneths time a<br />
shipp with convenient wind and weather may come from Cyprus to London, and<br />
that such a Voiage hath bin severall times performed, And further cannot<br />
depose not being a person versed in Navigation./
To the 18th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./
To the 19th hee saith That Porto Longoone is under the dominion of the<br />
king of Spaine and Porta fferrara under the duke of fflorence
To the 20th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof./ +
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