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Merchant of London and hath and doth drive … Merchant of London and hath and doth drive a trade by way of merchandize<br />
from thence to the Canaries and other ports beyond the seas for wynes<br />
and other goods And for a Merchant soe tradeing hath bin and is Commonly<br />
reputed and accompted And further hee cannot depose/
To the 2: 3 and 4th articles of the sayd alleagtion hee saith that hee<br />
this deponent went in the shipp the ''Mary and Joyce'' arlate (whereof the<br />
arlate Phillip Stafford was Master, and the sayd Thomas Warren a<br />
part Owner) the voyage in question, which shipp hee saith had (as hee hath<br />
heard) bin formerly Vice Admirall of Salley, and thereby knoweth that the<br />
sayd Thomas Warren did in the moneth of June July or August<br />
one thousand sixe hundred fifty seaven for his owne Accompt cause<br />
to be laden aboard the sayd shipp Wollen Cloath, Callicoes, and other<br />
peece goods and Merchandizes to the value of three thousand pounds<br />
sterling or better to be transported from London to Tituan Sally<br />
Saphia and other parts beyond the seas and there disposed of for his<br />
Accompt; and thence with the proceede thereof the sayd shipp to sayle to the Canaries<br />
and lade wynes for his Accompt and transport them thence to London<br />
And saith that the said shipp having in the moneths aforesayd receaved<br />
such her outward Cargoe at London departed in some or one of the<br />
sayd moneths thence, and arrived with her sayd Cargo at the severall<br />
ports of Tittuan, Sallie, Saphia, and Santa Cruse, where William<br />
Warren the brother of the producent (who went the sayd voyage Supra<br />
Cargo of the sayd shipp and her ladeing in behalfe of the producent)<br />
did dispose of part of the sayd goods for Accompt of the sayd<br />
Thomas Warren and reinvested the proceede thereof in Gold, peeces<br />
of eight, and other Merchandizes to the value of five or sixe thousand<br />
pounds sterling, with which gold, peeces of eight and other Merchandizes<br />
and the residue of the sayd outward Cargoe undisposed of, and some<br />
other Merchandizes and moneys taken in at Saphia and Santa Cruze<br />
(the effects alsoe of the sayd Thomas Warren) the sayd shipp the ''Mary''<br />
''and Joyce'' arrived at the Canaries in the moneth of ffebruary one<br />
thousand sixe hundred fifty seaven (old style) where the sayd William<br />
Warren as Supracargo and factor of the sayd Thomas did dispose<br />
of the sayd Gold, peeces of Eight and other wares Merchandizes and effects<br />
of the sayd Thomas Warren, and with the proceede thereof did in the<br />
sayd moneth of ffebruary lade aboard the sayd shipp the ''Mary''<br />
''and Joyce'' then lyeing in the Port of Oratava arlate, a hundred and<br />
fifty pipes of Canary wynes for Accompt of the sayd Thomas<br />
Warren, to be thence transported for his the sayd Thomas his Accompt<br />
to London, and there delivered to him or his Assignes, This hee the<br />
better knoweth for that hee went in the sayd shipp as a servant to the<br />
saydshipp as a servant to the<br />
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