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To the fourth hee saith that hee this depo … To the fourth hee saith that hee this deponent had not in the<br />
27th and 28th dayes of ffebruary last past or either of them in or at the<br />
time of making the attachement interrogated any goods, wares.<br />
merchandizes, bills of exchange, moneys or other goods or effects<br />
whatsoever in his this deponents hands, custody, possession or disposall<br />
belonging to the effects of the said ffrancis fford deceased.
C: Hillyard [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
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The 11th of March 1655.
ffrederick against keate and Jennings.}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation
'''Rp. 6.'''
'''Captaine Bryan Harrison''' of Wapping in the<br />
County of Middlesex Mariner, aged 67 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the fifth article hee saith and deposeth that the direct way of sailing<br />
to come from Salina Roade of Cyprus to London is to come to the<br />
Streights mouth, and that hee saith is publique and notorious, which hee<br />
knoweth having for many yeeres used the voyage of the Streights as a<br />
mariner, and bin severall times at Salina Roade, and come from<br />
thence to London:
To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that in case George hughes<br />
had sailed the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' either from Salina Roade aforesaid<br />
directly to the Streights mouth, or if hee had sailed directly from<br />
Zant to the Streights mouth, hee had not come to Corsica, and which<br />
hee knoweth being acquainted very well with the course of sailing in<br />
all those places and parts, which hee hath long frequented, And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh article hee saith that the direct way to saile from<br />
Salina Roade of Cyprus to the Streights mouth is 645 leagues or<br />
thereabouts and not above, and that to goe from Salina Roade aforesaid<br />
to Zant and soe to the Streights mouth is 17 leagues or thereabouts out of<br />
the right and nearest way of sailing from Salina Roade to the Streights<br />
mouth, which hee knoweth for the reasons aforesaid.
To the eighth hee saith that from Zant to saile directly to the Streights<br />
mouth is about 400 leagues, and to take Corsica the way is<br />
about 90 leagues out of the right<br />
and direct course of sailing from Zant to the Streights mouth is<br />
further by 10 or 15 or thereabouts than to saile from<br />
Corsica to the Streights mouth yeelding a reason of his knowledge as<br />
aforesaid.
To the nineth hee saith that from Salina Roade to saile to the Streights<br />
mouth and to goe to Zant and then to Corsica by the way is about<br />
750 leagues which is about 105 leagues out of the direct<br />
and neerest way of sailing from Cyprus to the Streights mouth,<br />
which hee knoweth from the reasons aforesaid. And further cannot depose.
To the sixteenth and 17 articles hee saith that the way and manner of steeving<br />
Cotton wools is to lay a certaine number of baggs underneath and as<br />
many on the topp of them, and then to steeve in betweene them: and saith<br />
that betweene them: and saith<br />
that +
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