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The 29th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 29th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined on the said allegation fourtie five articles/
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'''Edward ffowke''' of the parish of Saint dunstans in the East<br />
London Merchant, aged 28 yeares or thereabouts sworne<br />
and examined.
To the third article of the said allegation of 45 articles and to the two bills<br />
of lading therein mentioned, annexed to the libell remayining in the<br />
file No. 128. hee saith and deposeth that the Galls mentioned in<br />
the said two bills of lading (nowe showed unto him) were<br />
(part of them) delivered to the arlate George hughes by weight at<br />
Scanderon, this deponent being present and seeing the same weighed<br />
in the presence of the said hughes who might of hee had<br />
pleased, either by himselfe or any otherm have seene them all weighed.<br />
And saith that the first schedule<br />
annexed to this allegation is two leaves of paper (nowe showed unto him)<br />
(doth containe the weight and quantitie of the said galls, and<br />
that all the contents of the said scjhedule or factories were and are true and<br />
soe had and donne as therein is contained, which hee knoweth being<br />
then and there present and privie to the same and imployed as a<br />
factor in the same businesse with Richard Chewne mentioned<br />
in the said schedule. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth article hee saith that all grosse goods (as galls)<br />
and all goods (except peece goods) that are laden at Scanderoone,<br />
are or ought to be weighed and laden by weight, for such hee saith<br />
is the custome of that place, and that there is a factor Marine<br />
for that purpose, who hath a certaine dutie and allowance for<br />
seeing them weighedm and that if the masters of shipps be<br />
soe negligent as not to passe upon the weight and looke to the<br />
weighing of such goods, yet the factor marine hath his said<br />
dutie paid him, whether the masters see them weighed or not, in such as<br />
the same ought (by the custome of the place) to be weighed;<br />
which hee knoweth having about seaven yeares lived at Aleppo<br />
as a factor, and going severall times to Scanderoone and Cyprus<br />
and being well acquainted with the customes and course of merchants<br />
in those places. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories given in, in the first place [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee cometh at the instance of the freighters<br />
(the producents) to testifie the truth in this cause, wherein hee<br />
saith hee hath noe share or interest, and otherwise negatively
To the second hee saith hee was factor at Aleppo to the producents<br />
in and about the shipp in question, shee being consigned to him<br />
and companie factors there resident, And saith hee this deponent<br />
met her at Cyprus in or about the beginning of Aprill 1652 and<br />
(wentnning of Aprill 1652 and<br />
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