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Voiage in Controversie at Scanderoon, and … Voiage in Controversie at Scanderoon, and shortly after at Cypru, at both<br />
which laces, the said Richard Chewne was Commonly accompted and reputed<br />
ffactor and Agent for and concerning the Lading in Controversie, and saith That<br />
during the said shipps remaining at Cyprus in the said Voiage, there arrived<br />
there a Convoy of English men of warr ordained, as they then gave out for<br />
the Convoying of all English shipps from the parts of the Straights, And saith<br />
That the Master or Commander of the said shipp ''Thomas Bonadventure''<br />
being then willing to depart from Cyprus and to proceed upon his intended<br />
Voiage, the said Richard Chewne aboard the said shipp in the presence of her said<br />
Master this deponent the shipps Carpenter and his Mates and the Boateswaine<br />
gave order that the said shipp should attend for and saile in Companie with<br />
the said Convoy, and to that effect, contrary to the said Master his liking<br />
hee the said Chewne required that the forepeeke of the said shipp should bee steeved with<br />
Cotton woolls which accordingly was done, the said Chewne then also sayeing<br />
that if any dammage happened upon the said steeving of the forepeake, and<br />
thereby attending the said Convoy, it should rest upon him, and for encouragement<br />
of the said shipps Company therein hee the said Chewne promised and have<br />
them a hogshead of Cyprus wyne. The premisses ths examinate deposeth upon<br />
his certaine knowledge of, by sight and hearing, whilest hee served as Gunner<br />
in and of the said shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' And further to this<br />
Article hee cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith, That the said shipp ''Thomas Bonadventure'' by the direction<br />
aforesaid coming in Company with the said Convoy to Zant and thence to<br />
Cephalobia there were then and there taken into the said shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure''<br />
certaine butts of Currance, the exact number unknowne to this deponent) but so farr as<br />
hee knoweth or now remembreth, thee same were so laden by the order and direction<br />
of the said Richard Chewne who went along in the said shipp from Cyprus to Porto Longoone, Which hee<br />
deposeth for that hee this deponent, as aforesaid, was Gunner of and aboard the<br />
said shipp all the Voiage in Controversie. And further cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith, That the said shipp being as aforesaid at Zant in<br />
order to her passage homeward , Captaine George hughes shewed and read<br />
in the oresence of this deponent and some others of the said shipps Companie a certaine<br />
letter of advise which hee said hee had then received from Legorne, being sent to<br />
him from Mr Northleigh and Mr Constable factors there to whom hee<br />
was addressed with his outward lading the Voiage in Controversie, and saith the<br />
said letter imported and gave the said Captaine hughes order, as this deponent<br />
then understood and observed the same, to keepe Company with the Convoy<br />
aforesaid by reason of the danger from the dutch or to that or the like effect<br />
which letter as this deponent findeth by his journall of the said Voiage, was deliveres<br />
to the said Captaine hughes immediatley after their said arrivall at Zant,<br />
which was upon the 24th day of July <u>.1652.</u> arlate. And further hee<br />
cannot depose./
To the 9th hee saith hee well knoweth, That the said shipp ''Thomas Bonadventure''<br />
being dispatched from Zant as aforesaid, shee togeather with the said<br />
(Convoyogeather with the said<br />
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