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counselled Captaine [?SaXXXan] commander o … counselled Captaine [?SaXXXan] commander of the ''Sara''<br />
to stay for the comming from Ctorus of Captaine Badiley (who<br />
was not then come back) who answered this deponent that<br />
hee having the company of Captaine [?Spanrer] in the<br />
''Sara'' was not afraid of the dutch, nor feared any warr with them,<br />
howbeit hee resolved to depart for England in the company of the<br />
''Sara'' without expecting the retourne of Captaine Badiley,<br />
and did depart accordingly about two or three dayes before<br />
Captaine Badileys retourne, who was daily and almost hourely<br />
expected before such their departure, all which hee knoweth<br />
being then at Zant and seeing and knoweing the premisses to be<br />
soe donne. And sairg gee gad afterwards advice from England<br />
of the safe arivall there of the said shipps. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose, saving that when Captaine Badiley (after about<br />
a fortnights stay at Zant after such his retourne) departed thence there<br />
was only a rumor and noe certaintie of any breach with the dutch.
Upon the rest hee is not examined by direction of the producent.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the second hee saith hee hath not seene any goods weighed<br />
either ar Ligorne or Porto fferara, nor was ever at either of those<br />
places, And otherwise hee cannot answer saving as aforesaid.
To the third hee saith that hee was never at Cyprus or Scanderone,<br />
but knewe one Roger ffowke at Constantinople who was brother to<br />
the interrogated ffrancis ffowke, And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the fifth hee saith that in his iudgement a master of a shipp<br />
not knowing of any apparent danger, ought not to waite upon a<br />
convoy but to followe his imployment, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
answer.
To the 7th hee saith it is an usuall thinge for factors not<br />
having goods enough fully to lade a shipp for the freighters<br />
accompt, to lade goods for other men or permit others to lade<br />
to supplie the rest of her lading, and saith the master<br />
is bound to take the same in, And otherwise hee cannot answer<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the 10th hee cannot answer.
To the 18th hee saith hee doth not knowe who are the freighters<br />
of the ''Thomas Bonadventure'', And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the 21 hee saith that without all doubt rgere will be<br />
losse in the lading and unlading of Cotton woolls and galls<br />
though none of them be stolne.
To the 22 negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 23th hee cannot depose.
To the 24th hee cannot answer.
Upon the rest hee us not interrogated by direction of the<br />
partie ministrant.
Repeated in Court.
Michael fraunces [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]rt.
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