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three hundred and fiftye tonnes is well worth to be lett to fraighte on a
voyage from London to the East Indies, the somme of one
hundred and sixtie pounds per moneth onlye for the weare
and teare of the sayd shipp tackle and furniture and munition, reddens
racionem scien sue: hee sayeth a shipp which goeth to the East Indies
must be double provided of Cables sayles ropes and other tackle
and furniture, and likewise oughte to be double sheathed and
have a farr greater charges bestowed uppon her then a shipp that goeth
on shorter voyages on this side of the lyne, and that he this deponent for theise ten yeares last or therabouts hath
bene part owner of a shipp called the Scipio of London of
the burthen of foure hundred tonnes or thereabouts, which shipp
hath for all the same tyme bene usually lett to fraighte
to severall places within the Straights and this deponent and the rest of
the owners have never had lesse than nynetie pound sterling per
moneth and that voyage on which she is nowe at sea they have and are to have one hundred for the hull of the sayd shipp and weare and teare of the sayd
shipp tackle furniture and munition, and the fraighters have victualled
and manned the sayd shipp and are to paye the marriners wages, and that the
last yeare a shipp called the Hercules of the burthen of foure hundred
tonnes or thereabouts, whereof this deponent was Captaine was lett
to fraighte to his Majestye on a voyage from London to Sallye for one
hundred and sixtye pounds per moneth only for the ware and teare
of the sayd shipp, being double provided in all points, and that if shee
had gone to the East Indyes shee must have bene better provided, and
the owners would have expected a greater fraight then 160 pounds
per moneth for her and that according to the rate aforesayd shipps of the like burthen are
commonly lett to fraighte, which he knoweth
to be true havinge bene master and part owner of divers shipps for these
twenty yeares last past Et alr nescit deponere./

Super reliquis arlis non examinat ex directione [?XX ?XXX]

Ideam super Interrogatoria

Ad primum rendet That hee favoureth the partyes litigant indifferently
and desireth that iustice may take place Et alr rendet negative./

Ad 2um rendet That he was warned to come to be examined in this
cause by David Spicer one of the officers of this Court, and the sayd
Spicer tould him that he was to give his iudgement about a shipp
that was lett to fraighte by Charter partye to goe to any
port or ports within and without the Straaights of Gilbraltar which went
afterwards to the East Indyes, and this rendent tould him that he could
saye nothinge to it unlesse he sawe the Charter partye made for
he sayd voyage, or knewe the effecte of it, and that he this deponent
since he was warned as aforesayd meeting with severall masters of shipps
did propound the same unto them and asked their opinions and iudgements
in it. Et alr rendet negative

Ad 3um rendet That if merchants doe desire to take a shipp to
fraighte by the moneth to any port or place within or without the
Straights, they doe usually acquainte the
owners with their designe, but if they have a desire to keepe the
deigne secrett and will not acquainte the owners therwith
yet they are usually limited to Charter partye to returne the shipp
within six or twelve m,onethes or eighte or sixteene monethes at
the most and never for any longer tyme at the first lettinge of a shipp but afterwards
to any port where his majestye hath league and amitye, and that the sayd
clause of saylinge to any port or ports within and without the Straights
of Gibraltar is comonly inserted because the freighters doe
purpose

[IN LH MARGIN]
They may come to a newe agreement
with the owners for a
longer tyme if occasion
require/