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might have sold their Cotton woolls if the … might have sold their Cotton woolls if they had had them here<br />
which hee knoweth<br />
being a Turkey marchant, and thereby well acquainted with the<br />
prices and rates of such commodities. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 42th hee saith that the usuall Praemium upon goods from<br />
Porto fferara or Ligorne to London for all the time arlate hath bin<br />
and at present is after the rate of 5 ''li'' per Cent at least,<br />
and for the most part it hath bin more. Which hee knoweth for<br />
the reasons aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 43th hee saith that Alderman ffrederick, ffrancis ffowke,<br />
henry Chewne, and Thomas Rowse were and are merchants and<br />
men that use greate trade beyond the seas, and saith that by reason<br />
they had not their goods aforesaid delivered to them in London in<br />
or before September 1652 (as hee conceiveth the said hughes might<br />
have donne) they have lost the benefit of the proceeds thereof<br />
ever since, the interest for which after the rate of 6 ''li''<br />
cent (which is the least that ought to be allowed to merchants<br />
for their goods and moneys detained from them against their wills),<br />
doth amount to the summe or valew of 790 ''li'' sterling per annum<br />
(being upon 13178 ''li'' principall) and soe in proportion<br />
for a lesser time than a yeare, and soe much (hee saith) is<br />
reasonable that the said hughes should make satisfaction for,<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the second hee saith hee hath seene goods weighed at<br />
Ligorne, but not at Porto fferara, And otherwise hee saith<br />
hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith hee well knoweth all the persons interrogated<br />
And saith that all the three ffowkes interrogated are brothers to<br />
ffrancis ffowke one of the parties in this sute, and saith that<br />
none of the said parties lived or doe live at Scanderoon. but<br />
William and Edward ffowke and Richard Chewne have lived at<br />
Aleppo, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth Interrogatorie hee saith it were prudence in a<br />
master of a shipp at Cyprus or elsewhere in the straights<br />
with a convoy, to stay for such convoy and desire to [?him] his<br />
company, if it were a matter left to his libertie and discretion,<br />
but a master ought to followe his Charter partie and order<br />
of his imployers, although the course prescribed by them<br />
seeme not soe prudent unto him. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To him. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
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