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his agents five chests of Coffie and nyne … his agents five chests of Coffie and nyne baggs of pepper and hee the<br />
sayd Marco came aboard the sayd shipp ''Cesar'' therewith and went alonge therwith<br />
in the said shipp to Petras And further to these articles hee cannot depose./
To the 9th 10th and 11th articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that on or about<br />
the 21th of July 1655 hee this deponent in his shipp the ''Cesar'' in his Course betwixt<br />
Zant and the Morea mett with a shipp whereof the arlate Captaine Miller was<br />
Commander, and understanding that the arlate William ffowke was therein the sayd<br />
Marco the sayd fffowkes man who was aboard this deponents shipp and hee this<br />
deponent went in the ''Cesars'' boate aboard and sayd Captain Millers<br />
shipp, and there hee this deponent acquainted the sayd Consull William ffowke that hee was imployed<br />
by by the sayd Edward and Stephen Wright, and William Langhorne of Genoa<br />
factors for the sayd Thomas Rowse and ffrancis ffowke to bring for their<br />
the sayd Rowse and ffowkes Accompt in his sayd shipp the Currance of the Morea and the Nathalagoe where<br />
upon the sayd Consull William Fowke told this deponent that hee have<br />
bought all the Curranse of the Morea and Nathalagoe and by worde<br />
of mouth ordered this deponent to adresse himselfe to Thomas Oliver<br />
his Viceconsull then(as hee sayd) at Petras, and there to deliver unto him<br />
the fower thousand dollers receaved at Genoa or soe many of them<br />
or he should demande, and also to deliver him sayd five chests of Coffie<br />
and pepper taken aboard the ''Cesar'' at Zante for his the sayd Consulls<br />
Accompt for the further satisfieing, and paying for the sayd Curranse, And<br />
these of the like words passed between the sayd Consull and this deponent<br />
aboard the sayd Captaine Millers shipp in presence of the sayd<br />
Marco, And hee saith that in persuance of the sayd order hee this<br />
deponent and the sayd Marco arrived safely at Petras in the shipp ''Cesar''<br />
about the two and twentith or three and twentith of the sayd Moneth<br />
of July, and there hee this deponent and the sayd Marco acquainted the sayd Oliver with the sayd Consulls<br />
order and direction who told this deponent in presence of the sayd<br />
Marco that the Currans of the Morea and Nathalagoe bought<br />
and contracted for, and that hee hoped speedily to dispatch and lade his this<br />
deponents shipp ''Cesar'' therewith soe soone as the harvest was over or<br />
hee spoke words to that effect, And further saith that the sayd Oliver<br />
ordered this deponent to pay to the sayd Marco one thousand dollers.<br />
which this deponent did and told them out to him and receaved from the sayd Marco a receipt<br />
for the same which he and hee hath in his this deponent custodie And the sayd Oliver told this deponent in presence of<br />
the sayd Marco that hee would with those thousand dollers and other<br />
effects of the sayd Consulls which hee the sayd Oliver (as hee sayd)<br />
had in his hands, pay for the Petras Currans, and take them into<br />
the sayd Consulls ware houses and ordered him this deponent<br />
both by words of mouth and alsoe by letter under the hand (which letter hee this deponent hath) to sayle with<br />
his sayd shipp ''Cesar'' [XXXX XXX] and take in the Currans which were bought and contracted for there, soe<br />
soone as they could bee gotten ready, and sent the sayd Marco and alsoe<br />
outt the sayd Marco and alsoe<br />
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