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To the .9th. he saith he hath not sayled f … To the .9th. he saith he hath not sayled from Salina Road att any tyme in a direct line<br />
to the Streights mouth. but from places not farr from thence he hath sayled<br />
to the sayd Streights or neere the same the wind being favourable. And att some<br />
tymes he hath bene forced by reason of crosse wind in sayling from those<br />
parts to tack to and againe ˹to gaine a quicke passage˺ taking care still to keepe as neere the direct<br />
Course as may be in such sort as he hath predeposed; and it is true that in so doeing<br />
where the Channell is narrow as about Majorca it happens that the Christian<br />
Shore may be discovered one day and the Barbary shore another day, and<br />
many leagues may in that manner be run{n} more than the direct Course<br />
according to the Continuance of Crosse winds, and ćannot exactly be told but<br />
by him that measures his such severall traverses to and fro: And further<br />
saving his precedent depositions to which he informeth he cannot depose;
To the 10th he saith it is usuall for ffactors to protest against Masters of shipps<br />
that make a breach of their XX ˹or˺der by staying or not staying in Port or<br />
otherwise, but that such protests are not allwayes made in those cases<br />
and therefore that it ćannot be concluded that a master hath performed<br />
his duty though noe such protest be made. And further he ćannot<br />
answer.
To the 11th. hee saith that when a shippe is lett to freight, and the factors have not sufficient<br />
lading of the ffreighters goods to lade such shipp, they usually provide<br />
other goods of other men. to make a full freight, which other mens goods<br />
if the factors doe require it, this deponent beleiveth the master in such case is<br />
obliged to receyve on board him, that he may not retourne home whith a dead<br />
freight. for which he would otherwise be lyable to make satisfaction as this<br />
rendent conceyveth. And otherwise he ćannot answere.
To the 12th he saith that having little knowledge in the steeving of woolls he<br />
cannot depose.
To the 13th he saith that the galls as they come from Aleppo are sound, but by being<br />
shott loose, or by dammage happening to them in the shipp many tymes became<br />
rotten, and the sayd merchandize of galls is commonly taken in att Scand Smirna<br />
unweigh'd, this Rendent never seeing any weighed so farr as he remembreth<br />
but how woolls are taken in att Ciprus he knoweth not. And he saith that when<br />
a master of a shipp takes in galls without weight ˹he˺ is not bound as he ćoncey=<br />
veth to deliver them by weight. And for making or not making satisfaction<br />
for such weight as falls short of the entries made by the factories for such goods<br />
receyved in by tale and not by weight, he conceyveth that a master of a shipp<br />
is not in such case lyable to make satisfaction unlesse it appeare he hath embezled<br />
the same. And otherwise refering himselfe to the law in the sayd question<br />
propounded he cannot depose.
To the 14th he saith that the baggs of galls are sübject to breake, and in such<br />
cases the baggs breaking are to be mended or the galls putt in other sacks<br />
by which meanes some small dammage but not to any considerable value<br />
doth often happen, and such inconveniencies ćannot allwayes be avoyded. And<br />
he beleiveth that Cotton Sackes are subject to the like. And otherwise he<br />
cannot depose.
To the 15th he saith he never was {a}tt Porta fferara.
To the 16th. he saith he knoweth nothing thereof.
To the 17th. he saith that if his shipp were ready to sett sayle from Ciprus and<br />
a Convoy were ready there and would depart in some short tyme, he this Rendent<br />
would notwithstanding observe the order of his principalls or ffreighters, and<br />
so doeing conceyveth, he should not be practichable or lyable to satisfy any losse<br />
that might befall by not attending such Convoys; howbeit he saith that if the<br />
factors would sufficiently secure him from his Charterparty and the Convoy would<br />
sayle directly home, he would then, and not otherwise, stay for and attend<br />
such Convoyes And otherwise he ćannot depose
Toonvoyes And otherwise he ćannot depose
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