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The 19th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING] … The 19th of January 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
On the behalfe of John Bence of London}<br />
Merchant touching a losse in the ''fframcis''}<br />
of London, Edward Pelly Master.}
'''Rp. EA.'''
'''.J.'''
'''Edward Pelly''' of Poole in the County<br />
of dorsett Mariner late master of the<br />
said shipp the ''ffrancis'', aged 28 yeeres<br />
or thereabouts, sworne before the righ<br />
Worshipfull William Clerke doctor of lawes<br />
one of the Judges of the high Court of the<br />
Admiraltie and examined upon certaine Interrogatories<br />
ministred on the behalfe of the said John Bence<br />
saith and deposeth as followeth, videlicet.
To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee well knew and was master<br />
of the shipp the ''ffrancis'' arlate, at such time as shee was last<br />
at Allicant and Calp and thence bound for this port<br />
of London, and saith shee departed from Calp (her last port) on or<br />
about the 24th of October last past bound for London, which hee<br />
knoweth being master as aforesaid and then on board her.
To the second and third hee knoweth the producent<br />
John Bence and hath knowne him personally only since<br />
this deponents comming lately to this citie namely about two dayes<br />
space, and saith that this deponent with the said shipp making<br />
a voyage from the Ile of Wight to Newfoundland, and being<br />
at Newfoundland hee had in July last past advice by letters<br />
(that came thither in a shipp from England) from Mr William<br />
Newland of Newport (who sett this deponent out) signifying<br />
that the said producent Mr Bence had bought halfe the said<br />
shipp and halfe the produce of the said voyage, and therewithall<br />
this deponent his order from the said Mr Bence to goe for<br />
Allicant from Newfound land to deliver his cargo of fish<br />
to Mr Mico (Mr Bences factor) and relade fruite for London<br />
and this deponent accordingly went to Allicant with the said shipp<br />
where this deponent dischardging his said lading of fish, the<br />
said Mr Mico (Mr Bences factor) sent him to Calp aforesaid<br />
(a member of Allicant) there to lade fruite for the accompt<br />
of the said Mr Bence, and accordingly this deponent aboard<br />
the said shipp at Calp received her cargo of fruite about<br />
the twentieth of October last for this port for the said Mr<br />
Bence his accompt, namely fourteene hundred and eightie<br />
baskets of Allicant raisins, which were laden by the said Adam<br />
Mico for the said Mr Bence his accompt, to whom they were<br />
consigned to be here delivered.
To the fourth Interrogatorie hee saith that the said shipp having received<br />
the said goods aboard departed from Calp on or about the said 24th<br />
of October last bound for this port (her place of dischardge) and<br />
comming about fifteene leagues westward of Cape Saint Vincent<br />
in her said homewards course, shee was met with assaulted and<br />
taken by a Sally man of warr who thereupon directed<br />
his course for Sally with the said shipp and goods and shortly<br />
afterpp and goods and shortly<br />
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