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To the 6th 7th 8th and 10th articles hee saith that hee this deponent
being then a factor resident in Saint Lucar aforesayd did negotiate for the sayd
Keene in the disposall of certaine goods which the sayd Keene had then on
board the sayd Ketch John and Elizabeth for his owne Accompt, as alsoe in
endeavouring to procure Mariners to have proceeded in the sayd Ketch on her
voyage to Palma, and thereby knoweth and tooke notice that the sayd
Keene did cause the goods on board his sayd Catch to bee unladen for the [?neere] comodious repayring the sayd Catch and,
sawe the goods on board her for the use of Mr Cowes deposited in the
hanads of the arlate Peter Probie and Edward Watts (English Merchants
resident at Saint Lucar) to be safe kept by them untill the sayd Ketch was
repaired and fitted with Mariners to proceede her voyage to Palma
And alsoe hee well knoweth that the sayd Keene did him selfe use all
endeavour hee could, and this deponent alsoe in his behalfe did use all the
endeavour hee could possible to have hyred men to proceede on the sayd
voyage to Palma, but saith hee well knoweth that notwithstanding
such their endeavour, there were noe mariners could be gotten
to proceede on the sayd voyage, save two dutch men and one more whome
this deponent beleeveth was a Scott, which dutch men and Scott after they had
bin on board about a weekes tyme did runne awaye, and as hee
hath credibly heard andbeleeveth did before their running away breake open
a locker in the sayd Mr Keenes Cabin and tooke away divers peeces of
eight and gold with them to the value of 7 li or 8 li sterling
And hee this deponent further saith that hee well knoweth that the
sayd Keene seeing him selfe soe forsaken and robbed by the dutch men and
Scott aforesayd, did endeavour to hyre certaine Mariners belonging to a shipp
newly cast away at Chippiona neere Saint Lucar to have navigated
his sayd Catch on her intended voyage to Palma, but of his this
deponents knowledge the sayd Mariners refused to goe in her that
voyage, and would not goe for any wages whatsoever but told
the sayd Keene if hee would goe for England they would serve
him to dartmouth but noe further, whereupon the sayd Keene seeing
hee could get noe Mariners to proceede to Palma was forced to
leave the goods of the arlate Cowse and did leave them, safely deposited
in the hands of the sayd Proby and watts and returne with his
sayd Catch by helpe of the sayd mariners for Dartmouth
the premisses hee deposeth for the reasons
aforesayd being imployed by the sayd Keene as aforesayd and seeing
the sayd Cowse his goods safely delivered into the hands of the sayd
Proby and Watts for the use of the sayd Cowes And this deponent
well knoweth that the sayd Cowes was by the sayd Proby and Watts
advised