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men of warr, And saith, That at the time … men of warr, And saith, That at the time of the said shipps being and<br />
remaining at Cyprus, there was also a rumour there, that there were sewerall<br />
french men of warr enemies to the English in and about the Straights, The<br />
premisses hee deposeth upon the grounds predeposed. And further cannot<br />
depose/
To the 7th article of the said Allegation, hee saith and deposeth, That at the time of the<br />
said Convoy's arrivall and remaining at Cyprus for the Conduct and securitie of<br />
English shipps from thence and other parts in the straights, it was then and there<br />
a generall report amongst Mariners that all the English shipps then there were<br />
by the factors who had the disposall thereof ordered to attend and goe along with<br />
the said Convoy for such their securitie from Turkish Pirats or others, And<br />
saith That in particular, the arlate Roger ffowke English Consull at Saint<br />
helena in Cyprus being in the presence of this deponent and Mr Richard<br />
Chewne demanded by Captaine hughes then ashoare and neere the<br />
Custome howse of Saint Elena, whether hee should saile away with his said<br />
shipp or attend the Convoy aforesaid, the said Roger ffowke in this deponents<br />
presence and hearing answered that hee thought it best to tarry for the<br />
Convoy aforesaid, or to that or the like effect, and the said Richard Chewne<br />
then also present replyed thereupon, Yes by all meanes, you must stay for<br />
the Convoy, (meaning the Convoy predeposed,) or to that effect. And further<br />
hee cannot depose./
Yo the 13th article of the said Allegation hee saith and deposeth, That at and<br />
during such time as the said shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' remained at<br />
Cyprus there were then also in that Port the shipps the ''Richard and William''<br />
Captaine Wyse Commander and the ''Mary Rose'' Captaine Poole Commander<br />
which being Merchant shipps fully laden and bound for this Port of London<br />
did expressely stay and waite for the departure of the said Convoy, and during<br />
their remaining at Cephalonia the shipp ''William and Thomas'' also fully<br />
laden came from Smyrna in Companie of the ''Phenix frigatt'', and<br />
went from thence under the said Convoy together with the said shipp<br />
''Thomas Bonadventure''. The premisses hee well knoweth being in and<br />
belonging to the said ''Thomas Bonadventure'' as Chirurgions mate<br />
during the Voyage in Controversy. And further cannot depose./
To the 14th hee saith, That at such time as the shipp the ''Thomas''<br />
''Bonadventure'' was taken up at Porto Longoone for the service of this<br />
Commonwealth, the said shipps the ''Mary Rose'' and the ''William and''<br />
''Thomas'' were also impressed into the said service, and in order thereunto were<br />
constrained to unlade their Merchandizes at Porta fferara arlate<br />
of this deponents sight and knowledge. And further hee cannot depose/
To the 16th hee saith. That the goods and Merchandizes laden aboard<br />
the said shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' at Scanderoone Cyprus and<br />
Cephalonia on the voyage in Controversy were all unladen out of the<br />
said shipp at Porta fferara arlate, and were there disposed of into<br />
a place called the Lazaretta where the other ships lading were<br />
also disposed off, and saith that the said place being expresselysaith that the said place being expressely +
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