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To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
T … To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee was borne in Roane in Normandie, and otherwise<br />
negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith the said ffrancis was lately a batchelour, and whether<br />
hee be nowe married or not this deponent doth not knowe, And otherwise<br />
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the third and fourth hee saith that hee was not in the voyage in question<br />
nor knoweth ought thereof or of the ladeing, and therefore hee cannot<br />
depose thereunto.
To the fifth hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 6 and and 7th hee cannot answer for the reasons aforesaid, not<br />
being in the voyage nor knowing ought thereof.
To the 8th hee hath not soe deposed.
To the 9th hee saith hee verily beleeveth the goods claimed by the said producent<br />
to be truely and really belonging unto him, And otherwise cannot answer
To the 10. 11. and 12 hee cannot answer.
Repeated before Collonel Cock.
Manoel perrera [SIGNATURE RH SIDE]
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The twelveth of ffebruary 1655.
Wright and Company owners of the}<br />
''ffriendship'' (Barnaby holding master)}<br />
against Lenthall and others.}
Exámined upon an allegation on the<br />
behalfe of the said Wright<br />
and Company.
'''Rp .1.'''
'''Michael Batten''' of Wapping in the County<br />
of Middlesex Mariner, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the fifth árticle of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that<br />
the voyage in question the shipp the ''ffriendshipp'' arlate went to<br />
Mallega and there came to an anchor in Mallega Roade, about<br />
three miles distant from the towne, and out of command of the<br />
fort and artillery, according to the order of Mr Whitby the Sopra cargo<br />
for the freighters; and saith that on or about the 25th of October<br />
Last past, Barnaby holding master of the said shipp sent his boate<br />
ashore about six of the clock in the morning well manned according<br />
to the said factors order, and saith the boate attended upon him the said [XXXXX] and<br />
followed his orders and command, being in expectation to have had<br />
a raft of wine to have gonne off to the said shipp the said forenoone,<br />
and saith the weather was then good and the sea calme, and the said<br />
Mr whitby sent off wine that forenoone to other shipps, All<br />
which hee knoweth being then and there present and going in the said<br />
boate to attend on the said Mr whitby, this deponent being gunner<br />
of the said shipp the ''ffreindshipp''. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth hee saith in all the said forenoone or and part<br />
thereof the said mr whitby did not send any wine aboard the said<br />
shipp ''ffreindshipp'', aswell hee might have donne the weather being<br />
faire donne the weather being<br />
faire +
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