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The 28th of October 1651
On the behalf of … The 28th of October 1651
On the behalf of Nicholas}<br />
Bond Ysquire touching his losses}<br />
at Lisbone}
'''Rp.'''
'''Nicholas Bond''' of the parish of the Savoy Esquire aged<br />
44 yeares or thereabouts sworne before the right worshipfull<br />
John Exton doctor of lawes one of the Judges of the high<br />
Court of the Admiraltie saith and deposeth.
That this deponent sent to Lisbone all and singular the goods and<br />
merchandizes mentioned and expressed in the first leafe of the account<br />
hereunto annexed, amounting to the severall summes therein specified, and<br />
that hee hath only received for the retournes thereof those mentioned<br />
in the second leafe of the said schedule or accompt, which said [?accompy GUTTER]<br />
(as by letter of advice by him received from John Ba[XXXX GUTTER]<br />
his factor there appeares) was and is true both in the summes and particulars<br />
therein expressed. to the best of this deponents knowledge and as<br />
hee verily beleeveth.
Nich Bond [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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19. October 1651.//
Middleton and others}<br />
Against Batt. All[?en]}<br />
Budd}
Examined on the allegation given in on the behalfe<br />
of the said Batt.
'''2us Rp E:A:'''
'''Peter Stoner''' of London merchant aged 48 yeares or<br />
thereabouts a wittness sworne and Examined deposeth as followeth
To the first hee saith and deposeth that in the voyage in question<br />
he this deponent did goe as ffactor or Supra Cargo for the<br />
arlate Thomas Batt in the said shipp the ''Elizabeth'' and [XXX GUTTER]<br />
arlate And had power to direct the said shipp to such places as hee should<br />
thinke convenient and there to trade for and on the behalf of the said<br />
Batt, and was dureing all the said vopyage so accompted and affirmed<br />
and had such power as aforesaid And further hee cannot depose.
To the 2d article of the said allegation hee referreth himself to the<br />
Charter partie mentioned therein And otherwise hee cannot depose
To the third hee saith and deposeth that in the monthes of<br />
december and January in the yeare 1644 hee this deponent<br />
being ffactor as aforesaid intending to trade at Tetuan in Barbary<br />
arlate did order that the said shipp should bee sailed thither where she<br />
safely arrived within the time aforesaid, and there hee saith hee went<br />
on shore to trade and traffique, and directed and appointed<br />
the said Thomas Middleton to anchor or ride with the said shipp nere there<br />
unto, that such goods aboard the shipp as hee should sell or barter<br />
bee unladen, and that the markett might bee made use for the best advantage<br />
of the said Batt [XXXX] voyage And otherwise hee knoweth not./
To the Fourth and fifth hee saith That he this deponent being att Tituan [XXX GUTTER]<br />
[XXX] said shipp which was laden for the next p[?ort] with a Cargazon of<br />
Tobaccos, The which att that time was a vendible Comoditie in that [?place GUTTER]<br />
had some treaties with the merchants at that place who had both money[?es GUTTER]<br />
wax and hydes (as they did offer) in payment or barter for the said [?Tpobaccoes GUTTER]<br />
and other goods which hee had to dispose of in the said shipp at Tituan<br />
And hee further saith that dureing the said Treatie betweene this deponent<br />
and merchants hee the said Thomas Middleton in the night time [?and GUTTER]<br />
without the order and direction and without the consent and knowledge of<br />
this deponent did saile out of the Roade of Tituan and went out of the [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
andt out of the [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
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