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To the first Article of the said Allegatio … To the first Article of the said Allegation, hee saith, hee this deponent well<br />
knoweth the shipp or Vessell the ''Levant friggat'' allate, And that the<br />
arlate John haselgrave the Captaine and Commander of the said frigatt<br />
and one Mr Lewis a Merchant of this City of London togeather with<br />
other Marchants of the same Citie, were in the yeare <u>1654.</u> arlate,<br />
the true and Lawfull Owners of the said shipp, and of her tackle apparrell<br />
and furniture, and for such the said hasilgrave and Company were<br />
generally knowne and reputed. This deponent having as a Mariner sailed and<br />
served in and aboard the said shipp two severall voiages, whereof the voiage<br />
allate was one; and thereby coming to be well informed of the said Owners And<br />
further cannot depose:-
To the second Article hee saith, That in or about the moneth of June .<u>1654</u>:<br />
arlate the said shipp proceeded upon a voyage from this Port of London<br />
to Genoa with Cargazoon of goods which was there safe delivered; and<br />
that after such her discharge there, shee sett sayle for the Island of Leopora<br />
where shee tooke in 3000. barrills of raisins. which shee brought in safety to<br />
and discharged them at this Port of London to the allate Chownes and Companie.<br />
This deponent as aforesaid belonging to and serving aboard the said shipp the whole<br />
Voyage allate. And further cannot depose./
To the third Article, (to which the schedule or Charterpartie allate is pretended to be but<br />
is not annexed at the time of his examination, hee saith hee knoweth nothing<br />
thereof, having never seene any such Charterpartie:-/:-
To the 4th hee saith, That the said shipp proceeded, as predeposed, upon her<br />
Voiage to Genoa, where having discharged her outwards lading, shee sayled<br />
as aforesaid to the Island of Lepora, and there received aboard her the said<br />
3000. barrills of raisins which the said shipp brought and discharged in<br />
safety at this Port of London to and for the accompt of the said Chownes<br />
and Companie, which hee knoweth for the reason predeposed.
To the 5th hee saith the said 3000. barrills of raisins were at Lepora aforesaid<br />
Laden and putt aboard the said shipp by the arlate Abraham hopwood ffactor or agent of and for the said Chownes and Companie, this deponent<br />
not knoweing any thing more of the contents of this article:-/
To the 6th hee saith That the said shipp the ''Levant friggat''<br />
would with ease<br />
and convenience have brought five hundred barrills of Lepora fruit more<br />
and besides the 3000. barrills aforesaid for that hee was the Voiage aforesaid<br />
Masters mate of and in the said shipp and in that quality employed in the<br />
stowage of the said 3000. barrills and thereby observing that there was<br />
roome and convenience enough to have received aboard 500 barrills of<br />
fruits over and above the barrills Laden aboard as predeposed:- /And further<br />
hee saith hee cannot depose.-/
To the 7th hee saith, hee knoweth nothing thereof:-/
To the 8th hee saith, hee knoweth nothing thereof, but referreth himselfe to<br />
the Acts of this Court:-
To the Last hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true:/
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
Edmund Bushnell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]phin
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