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To the second article he saith that the ar … To the second article he saith that the arlate Mr Richard<br />
Middleton was in the moneths arlate videlicet June, July, August,<br />
and untill the 18th ofSeptember 1654 (on which day (as he<br />
taketh it) the deponent) Consull for the English Nation in the<br />
Morea, by the appointment of the Turkey Company, and<br />
that the arlate Mr Roger Middleton was in the said<br />
monthes and before and at and after his the said Richard Middletons<br />
death Vice Consull of the said place; Of this deponents certaine<br />
knowledge, who hath seene the Commissions for his being<br />
Consull of the Morea graunted aswell by the Turkey Company<br />
as alsoe by the arlate Sir Thomas Bendish the Embassador<br />
there, and for that he this deponent was present when the said<br />
Consull did constitute and marke the arlate Roger Middleton<br />
his Vice Consull, And further he cannot depose.
To the third article he deposeth and saith That he this deponent<br />
was at Petras arlate in the beginning of July 1654, when<br />
the arlate Roger Middleton did by the order of the Consull<br />
and according to the appointment and direction of the sayd<br />
John Tayler and Company goe from Petras unto [?Gastom] in the Morea where<br />
the Bashaw then resided, and that the said Roger Middleton<br />
meeting with the said Bashaw there or thereabouts they did<br />
strike up a bargaine for the buying of all the Currance of<br />
Nathalagoe, Vesticha, Lepanto and Petras for the use and<br />
Accompt of the said Tayler and Company, The premisses he<br />
knoweth for that he was present when the sayd Consull did<br />
subscribe unto a writing purporting the said bargaine ofbuying<br />
all the Currance of theise severall places of what<br />
condition soever they showld be of, for the proper use and<br />
account of the sayd John Tayler and Company, and for that<br />
he this deponent with his owne hands payd many summs of<br />
money for presents, dutys and in part of payment of the<br />
sayd Currance, In all about 1400 Dollars, And further
14000 [LH, MARGIN]
he cannot depose./
To the fourth article he deposeth and saith That the Country<br />
people had (without doubt) notice given them by the sayd<br />
Bashaw that he had bargained for and sold all their<br />
Currance for that his servants did helpe the Agents and servants<br />
of the producents in the busines, and that the said Country people<br />
did bring 200 horse loads in a day of the sayd Currance to the<br />
water side for the said producents account, And he saith that<br />
all the Currance of Nathalagoe and Vesticha were delivered<br />
unto the Agents of the said producents and laden aboard the<br />
''Morea Merchant'' arlate for their Account, And that alsoe<br />
the greatest part of the Petras and Lepanto Currance were<br />
according and in pursuance of the said bargaine received by<br />
the said producents Agents, and that the remainder of the<br />
sayd Petras Currants was calculated by this deponent and the<br />
remainder of the Lepanto Currance about 12 thousand, All<br />
which they were to take at the rate of 2 Dollars and an<br />
halfe per Sacke one with another good or bad though there<br />
was not roome in the said shipp for the receiving them, (for<br />
such the receiving them, (for<br />
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