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The 21th of March 1655.
On the behalfe of … The 21th of March 1655.
On the behalfe of John Roy}<br />
of London Merchant in a cause}<br />
of Assurance.}
'''Rp. 1'''
'''Richard Biles''' of Waymouth Marchant aged<br />
31 yeeres or thereabouts sworne before the<br />
right Worshipfull John Godolphin doctor of<br />
Lawes one of the Judges of the high<br />
Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth<br />
by vertue of his oath.
To the first and second Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
hee well knew the shipp the ''Hope'' of Weymouth interrogated whereof<br />
david Barker was master, and well knoweth the producent John<br />
Roy of London Marchant and hath soe donne for theise three yeeres<br />
last past, And saith the said shipp in the moneth of September last<br />
past went from Wexford in Ireland<br />
bound for Marseille, laden with white and red herrings for the account<br />
of the said Mr Roy and company, which hee knoweth for the reasons following
To the third and fourth Interrogatories hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in or about the beginning of September last past hee this deponent<br />
by the order and appointment of the said John Roy and Company<br />
did at Wexford aforesaid lade aboard the said shipp the ''hope'' for the<br />
account of them the said Mr Roy and company her full lading of<br />
herrings white and Redd, to the number of five hundred and fourtie<br />
barrells of herrings or thereabouts, and saith the said Roy was<br />
particular and sole owner of a quarter part thereof, which hee<br />
knoweth because hee this deponent was imployed as aforesaid in the<br />
lading of the said herrings, part of which hee bought with the moneys of the<br />
said producents Mr Roy and company, who furnished every man his<br />
proportion of money by bills of exchange for payment for his share,<br />
and thereby hee knoweth the said Roy to be proprietor of a quarter part<br />
or share of the said herrings, And saith the said lading of<br />
herrings was consigned to be delivered at Marseille to Mr John<br />
holworthy an English merchant there, but in case the said shipp should<br />
by contrary windes be put into any port of Spaine, and that there her<br />
master should finde a good market, hee had private order to sell<br />
his herrings there or soe many as hee should finde opportunitie to sell<br />
and to carry the money with him and the rest of the herrings (if<br />
any were left) to Marseille to the said Mr holworthy, to whome the<br />
said goods were by bills of ladeing consigned. And saith the said shipp<br />
having soe received the said herrings aboard her departed from<br />
Wexford upon her said voyage, and afterwards this deponent in another<br />
shipp bound for Malaga without the Straights mouth on or about the<br />
16th of October last and kept her company as farr as Malaga<br />
Roade where they parted on or about the 21th of October last, the<br />
said shipp ''Hop''e prosecuting her voyage for Marseille; in which time<br />
of their sailing in company this deponent spake with the said<br />
master david Barker, aboard the ''hope'' and understood from him<br />
that hee had not bin in any part of Spaine nor disposed of any<br />
of Spaine nor disposed of any<br />
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