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from thence in October last, And that by h … from thence in October last, And that by his being there hee<br />
well knoweth that the custome in the Morea is that if any<br />
English Merchant is a factor come to buy any commodity they<br />
are to acquaint the Consull of the sayd Morea or in his<br />
absence his Vice=Consull and to take his assistance or advice<br />
in taking the Licence for Lading of goods and to take a Dr[?a]ggerman that soe what they goe to buy<br />
may be according to the custome of the place and that noe disturbance may arise and that for<br />
the same there is the duty of Consulage due and to bee payd<br />
unto the sayd Consull by the English Merchants and<br />
shipps, And further he deposeth not
To the 2d and 3d articles he deposeth and saith that the places<br />
arlate videlicet Nathalagoe, Vesticha, Lepanto and Petras<br />
doe all belong unto and are under the Consullshipp of the<br />
Morea and that the arlate Mr Richard Middleton (since<br />
deceased) was in the monethes of June, July August, September<br />
and October 1654 Consull for the English Nation in the<br />
Morea and that then he the deponent was his Vice Consull<br />
And he saith that in and about the arlate moneth of July<br />
1654 he this deponent being Vice=Consull did by the order and<br />
with the consent of the sayd Consull, and by the appointement<br />
and direction of the arlate John Taylor and Company the<br />
producents, contract and agree with the Bashaw and Vice=Bashaw<br />
of the Morea for all the curants of the sayd places videlicet<br />
of Nathalagoe, Vesticha Lepanto and Petras) for the proper<br />
account and adventure of the sayd John Tayler and Company<br />
And that the bargaine between him this deponent being Vice Consull<br />
then of the sayd Morea, for the sayd Currants for and on the<br />
behalfe of the sayd Tayler and Company, and the said<br />
Bashaw of Morea and Vice=Bashaw was that the sayd<br />
Tayler and Company showld have all the Currants of<br />
all the sayd places at the rate of two dollars and<br />
and halfe per sacke, in what condition soever they were good or bad<br />
And he saith that there was payd in persuyance of the<br />
said bargaine divers summes of money by or on the behalfe of<br />
the sayd Tayler and Company, and alsoe cloth and lead<br />
besides presents and dutyes to a great valew; The which premisses<br />
he well knoweth for that he being (as he hath predeposed) then ViceConsull<br />
of the Morea arlate he made the bargaine for all the said<br />
Currance of all the sayd places on the part and behalfe of<br />
the producents with the said Bashaw and his Vice Bashaw and<br />
for that he the deponent did with his owne hands pay severall<br />
summes of money in performance of the said bargaine concerning<br />
the sayd Currance, And his this deponents brother the then<br />
Consull there did of his this deponents knowledge, alsoe pay other<br />
suumes of money and other Merchandizes for the said<br />
Currance soe contracted for and bargained, And further he<br />
cannot depose./
To the fourth article he deposeth and saith that in pursuance<br />
of the sayd contract and bargaine soe made betweene him this<br />
deponent on the behalfe of the producents and the sayd<br />
Bashaw and his Vice=Bashaw, the sayd Bashaw did cause<br />
the Country people of the sayd places to bee summoned in<br />
and gave notice unto them of the bargaine of saile (sic)<br />
of all their Currance, which he had soe made, and required<br />
them to bring in their Currance with all speed to bee<br />
weighed with all speed to bee<br />
weighed +
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