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To the eighth negatively referring himself … To the eighth negatively referring himself to his forgoing deposition.
To the nineth hee saith it is not possible for a shipp to saile in a<br />
direct line from Salina Roade to the Streights mouth by reason of the<br />
shooting out of lands in the way, and saith that when the winde<br />
was contrary a shipp is likely to saile out while neere the Christian and<br />
another neere the Barbary shoare, as this deponent hath donne,<br />
and goe from one to the other, especially between Cape Bono and<br />
Sicilia where the sea is narrow, and in the Streights mouth<br />
and in some places those shoares are nearer and some other places further off<br />
and where shipps so traverse, it is to get ground through but a<br />
little sometimes is severall days. And otherwise saving as aforesaid hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the tenth hee saith it is usuall for merchants and factors to protest<br />
against a master (hired by the month) for not obeying their orders<br />
and saith a charterpartie may evince breach of contract by neglect of<br />
them where especially where a shipp is hired by the moneth for<br />
shee may sometimes come to places where there is neither factor nor<br />
merchants to pass upon or look to her managing her voyage, and<br />
otherwise he cannot answer.
To the eleventh hee saith it is usuall for factors of freighters who<br />
have not goods enough of their principalls to lade aboard, to suffer<br />
other men to supplie their tonnage, and the master is bound to take the<br />
same in aswell as the freighter goods unless he have order or covenant<br />
to the contrary, his orders and covenant herein being to his [XXXXX]<br />
.and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 12th hee saith that a shipp may and must staye a longer or<br />
shorter time before shee begin to steeve or take in woolls according to<br />
winde and weather and according to the readiness or unreadiness of<br />
her goods; and in case shee doe not very good provision for steeving<br />
she may stay as longe againe as shee and need otherwise to do about<br />
her [?weeke] yet oftentimes something may breake or faile and cause<br />
delay and otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 13th that sometimes some galls came not good from Aleppo, namely<br />
there will be some badd amongst the good sometimes, but this<br />
deponent had alwaies those that were good, and this deponent never<br />
took in nor know any galls or cottons taken in inor either the places<br />
Interrate without weight and the master or purser or some other for<br />
the master is bound to see to the weight, for hee must deliver them<br />
by weight and otherwise he cannot depose.
To the 14th hee saith the bagge will breake and teare as steeving and<br />
lading and unlading of cottons and gawles and the gaweles well [?must] in<br />
weight in starting, which the owners must make good, and the masters<br />
or owners of shipps must now adayes mend or cause the sacke to be<br />
mended, which in this deponents time of sailing was donne by the merchants,<br />
And further he cannot answer.
To the 15th hee saith hee was never at Porto fferara, and therefore<br />
cannot answer to this Interrogatorie
To the 16th negatively, for the weighers are bound to weigh indifferently<br />
and the masters or some for their use to see that they doe soe.
Toor their use to see that they doe soe.
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