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To the third Interrogatorie hee saith, Tha … To the third Interrogatorie hee saith, That for the reason predeposed<br />
hee well knoweth That the said outwards Lading of the said shipp<br />
was consigned and ordered to be delivered to one Mr John Reade<br />
an English Merchant residing in Biscay who was and is there<br />
ffactor and Agent to and for the said Thomas hopkins and Companie<br />
and who was by their direction to relade the said shipp at the Port<br />
of L[?ardo] aforesaid or elsewhere in Biscay with Lemmons and<br />
Oranges (if there were fruit sufficient for such a Lading) to be thence transported and brought to this Port of London<br />
upon the adventure and for the accompt of him the said Thomas<br />
hopkins and Companie as this deponent hath observed by and in the<br />
letters or directions sent or given to that purpose, thereunto this<br />
deponent in the quality aforesaid was privy. An dfurther to this Interrogatorie hee saieth not.
To the fowerth Interrogatorie hee saieth, That hee this deponent hath beene<br />
credibly informed by a Letter of the said Robert Whitting and by him<br />
diverted to this deponents said master and bearing date at Morlaix<br />
the 28th of July <u>1658.</u> new style, That in or about the moneth<br />
of June 1658. there were laden and putt on board the said shipp<br />
the ''hope'' at or neere the Port of Lareda in Biscay fower<br />
hundred eighty five double barrs and a half of iron, sixty fower<br />
thousand and one hundred of Lemmons and 12000. oranges or<br />
thereabouts for the accompt of the said Thomas hopkins and<br />
Companie before severally mentioned, to be transported and carried in<br />
the said shipp from thence to this Port of London, and here to be<br />
delivered to them the said Thomas hopkins Richard hopkins, John<br />
Izard Richard Barber and Thomas Smith for their proper accompt,<br />
And this deponent further saieth, That by meanes of his relation and<br />
imployment asforesaid, hee was and is well assured, that besides the said<br />
outward lading of the said shipp, the said Mr Reade the ffactor and<br />
Agent for the said Thomas hopkins and Companie at and in the<br />
parts of Biscay had in his hands and custodie severall goods or effects<br />
belonging to the said Thomas hopkins and Companie for the providing<br />
and lading of the said homewards Cargaison for their use and accompt,<br />
And further saieth not to this Interrogatorie/
To the fifth Interrogatorie hee saieth, That hee hath credibly heard<br />
and beene certainely informed, That the said shipp the ''hope'' having<br />
received on board her the said severall quantities of iron, Lemmons<br />
and oranges, did therewith under the Conduct of the said Master<br />
Robert Whitting sett saile from Lar[?i]da aforesaid, and in her Course<br />
towards this Port of London was taken and surprized by a man<br />
of warr (the Captaine and Companie whereof did (as this deponent<br />
hath also understood) give out that they had a Commission from the<br />
(kingad a Commission from the<br />
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