Semantic HCA 13/71 f.3v Annotate

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith hee was borne in Roane in Normandie, and otherwise
negatively saving as aforesaid.

To the second hee saith the said ffrancis was lately a batchelour, and whether
hee be nowe married or not this deponent doth not knowe, And otherwise
hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.

To the third and fourth hee saith that hee was not in the voyage in question
nor knoweth ought thereof or of the ladeing, and therefore hee cannot
depose thereunto.

To the fifth hee hath not soe deposed.

To the 6 and and 7th hee cannot answer for the reasons aforesaid, not
being in the voyage nor knowing ought thereof.

To the 8th hee hath not soe deposed.

To the 9th hee saith hee verily beleeveth the goods claimed by the said producent
to be truely and really belonging unto him, And otherwise cannot answer

To the 10. 11. and 12 hee cannot answer.

Repeated before Collonel Cock.

Manoel perrera [SIGNATURE RH SIDE]

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The twelveth of ffebruary 1655.

Wright and Company owners of the}
ffriendship (Barnaby holding master)}
against Lenthall and others.}

Exámined upon an allegation on the
behalfe of the said Wright
and Company.

Rp .1.

Michael Batten of Wapping in the County
of Middlesex Mariner, aged 38 yeares or thereabouts
sworne and exámined.

To the fifth árticle of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth that
the voyage in question the shipp the ffriendshipp arlate went to
Mallega and there came to an anchor in Mallega Roade, about
three miles distant from the towne, and out of command of the
fort and artillery, according to the order of Mr Whitby the Sopra cargo
for the freighters; and saith that on or about the 25th of October
Last past, Barnaby holding master of the said shipp sent his boate
ashore about six of the clock in the morning well manned according
to the said factors order, and saith the boate attended upon him the said [XXXXX] and
followed his orders and command, being in expectation to have had
a raft of wine to have gonne off to the said shipp the said forenoone,
and saith the weather was then good and the sea calme, and the said
Mr whitby sent off wine that forenoone to other shipps, All
which hee knoweth being then and there present and going in the said
boate to attend on the said Mr whitby, this deponent being gunner
of the said shipp the ffreindshipp. And otherwise hee cannot depose.

To the sixth hee saith in all the said forenoone or and part
thereof the said mr whitby did not send any wine aboard the said
shipp ffreindshipp, aswell hee might have donne the weather being
faire