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To the 13th article of the sayd Allegation … To the 13th article of the sayd Allegation hee saith hee being a dutch<br />
man and passing for master of the sayd shippp ''Golden ffortune'' at<br />
the Canaries for her more secure tradeing there, the sayd Aron<br />
ffrancke hath there bin severall tymes drunken ashoare, and when<br />
this deponent hath commanded him to goe aboard, or to doe any other<br />
busines there which hee this deponent had occasion to imploy him about<br />
the sayd ffrancke would and did constantly disobey this deponents commands<br />
and this deponent hath bin told by severall persons in the Canaries who<br />
know this deponent and loved him, that the sayd ffranck did in his drinke<br />
give out and declare that hee this deponent was not the Master of<br />
the sayd shipp ''Golden ffortune'' but one Morgan Jones an English<br />
man which this deponent by his sayd friends hearing of, was very<br />
fearefull that the sayd shipp would be by the sayd ffrancks talke<br />
in his drinke be betrayed, as well it might and therefore was forced though<br />
the sayd ffrancke refused to obey or doe any thing this deponent<br />
commanded him yet to speake him fayere, and by that meanes gett him<br />
aboard, where the sayd Jones the Master (this deponent having<br />
acquainted him with the sayd ffrancks carriage and speeches ashoare)<br />
to prevent the danger of the shipps being betrayed was forced to keepe<br />
the sayd ffrancke aboard, and keepe him from having any converse<br />
with Spaniards there And further hee cannopt depose./
To the 14th hee saith that by reason hee acted the shipps busines a<br />
shoare as master being a dutchman hee is well assured that<br />
the ffactor who laded the wines at the Canaries was never on<br />
board the sayd shipp during her stay there, neither doth hee beleeve<br />
that the sayd Bayley was on shoare at the Canaries or had any<br />
the least speech with the sayd ffactor And further hee cannot depose
To the last article hee saith hee knoweth that the arlate Jones did<br />
not nor any of his company as in his behalfe signe any bills of<br />
ladeing for the wines arlate neither were any bills tendered to<br />
him for the same by the lader, this hee knoweth for that hee this deponent<br />
being a dutch man and hee who was by designe Master of the ''Golden''<br />
''ffortune'' during her stay at the Canaries the better to secure her<br />
trade there did signe all the bills of ladeing for the wines laden<br />
aboard the sayd shipp at the Canaries, they being tendered by<br />
the lader, only to this deponent, to signe and not to the sayd Jones<br />
And further hee cannot depose./
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith that hee heard the sayd Jones in the sayd<br />
Cowse and Cowse their howse at Tower hill tell them, that hee had never<br />
bin a voyage at the Canaries nor Barbados which notwithstanding<br />
they did accept of him hee being formerly, and then Master of her and<br />
knowne to bee an able Seaman And further saving his<br />
foregoeing [?deposition TEAR IN MANUSCRIPT]oregoeing [?deposition TEAR IN MANUSCRIPT] +
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