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London to the Port of the said Citie of Be … London to the Port of the said Citie of Berghen in Norway<br />
and from thence to returne with a Lading of Norway goods to this<br />
said Port of London under this examinates Conduct according to the<br />
orders and instructions which hee this examinate upon that voiage or<br />
designe received of and from the said John Shorter as sole Owner<br />
and Proprietor of the said shipp with her appurtenances, and soe<br />
commonly reputed and esteemed both at the said Port and Citie<br />
of Berghen, and alsoe at and in this City of London, More to this<br />
Interrogatorie hee saith not/
To the Third Interrogatorie hee saith, That in or about the moneth of<br />
March aforesaid the said John Shorter did Lade or cause to<br />
be Laden in and on board the said shipp in this Port of London<br />
the quantity of sixteene weighs of salt or thereabouts, fower<br />
bales of woollen Cloath, one hundred fortie and two sacks of<br />
malt, each sack conteyning fower bushells, one and twentie<br />
hogsheads of strong beere, fower quarters of pease, fowerteene<br />
Castor hatts, 12 whereof were in a Chest, and two in a hat Case<br />
five baggs of nailes, and five baggs of hopps to be carried in the<br />
said shipp to the said Port of Berghen, and there to be unladen<br />
delivered and disposed of for the accompt and behoofe of<br />
him the said John Shorter, as this deponent declareth that hee well<br />
adnd assuredly knoweth as being Master of the said shipp for and<br />
upon the said intended voiage, and having order and especiall<br />
Command and direction of such the transport and delivery of<br />
the said goods at the port or place and to and for the accompt<br />
predeposed. More to this Interrogatorie hee saith not./:-
To the fowerth Interrogatorie hee saith, That about three weekes since,<br />
the said shipp the ''Charity'' having in and on board her<br />
the goods wares and merchandises predeposed to him the said Shorter appertaining togeather with<br />
six basketts or frailes of figgs, two hundred pounds of Varinas<br />
Tobacco, two bales, to witt one of Cloath, and another of Baies<br />
two Chests of sweet-meates or Confections, three barrells of<br />
Oatmeale, one barrell of fine wheate meale, six barrells of<br />
wheate, a bagg of nailes, and some other small goods and merchan<br />
=dises to him this examinate properly and solely belonging did sett saile<br />
from this Port of London designed and intended for Berghen aforesaid<br />
under the Conduct and Command of him this examinate. More to this<br />
Interrogatorie this deponent saith not/:-
To the fifth Interrogatorie hee saith, That the said shipp the ''Charity''<br />
being as aforesaid under the Command and Conduct of this examinate<br />
and proceeding with her said Lading from this Port of London<br />
towards Berghen aforesaid was betweene Gravesend and<br />
Tilbury hope violently and forcibly surprized and seized about three weekes since<br />
by a private man of warr under the Command of one Captaine<br />
(John Command of one Captaine<br />
(John +
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