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some of the Companies of both the said shipps
did come abord and much converse each with the other
and in that tyme (as his precontest Ho[?j]ar Petro (who well
understood the Tongue in which they comonly discoursed) did
from tyme to tyme tell this deponent) that the Commander and
Company of the said shipp the Royall did affirme and sau
that they had receaved in theire then loading of Rice
abord the said ship at [?Raffi] and that the same was there put
abord her by one John Tra[X]isse Cordi for the account of him
=selfe and another of his Brothers at Leghorne, to which Port
the said ship was bound therewith. And otherwise hee
cannot depose saveing that hee was often present and in hearing
when the Commanders and others of both the said ships did meete and [?had]
conference together as aforesaid but because hee understood not
what they said hee therefore from tyme to tyme would
desire his precontest who was then present to tell him what they
said. which hee did accordingly and as hee is verily persuaded
in his conscience was by him never told any thing but the truth conceneing
the same.

To the rest of the articles hee is not Examined by direction of
the producent.

To the crosse Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first second third 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th and 9th Interrogatories
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition And otherwise
hee saith hee cannot answere thereunto because that hee
for his part knoweth nothing either of the said ship the [?Ryall]
or her loadeing save what hee hath predeposed and saveing
that shee was seized by 8 of the Parliaments ships under the
Command of Captaine Hall the same day that the ship
the Saint Martin aforesaid was seized.

Jeffrey Keble[?X] [SIGNATURE, LH SIDE]

[ARMENIAN SCRIPT] [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated before doctor Exton,/

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The 30th day of September 1651.

Bryan against Evans.}
Smith. Suckly.}

Examined upon the Libell given on the behalfe of
the said Bryan.

Rp. 2

Robert Chapman of Poplar in the parishe of
Stepney and County of Middlesex Marriner aged 25 yeares
or thereabouts sworne and examined deposeth.

To the first article of the said Libell hee saith and deposeth That
[?XXXX GUTTER]