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To the fourth article hee saith and deposeth that shortly after the receiving of<br />
the said letter from the said producent. hee received another from the said Bass[?erada]<br />
and Copp[?i]ns from Nantes, ordering him to carry his said shipp to doulau in<br />
Quinparl[?e]y where they said they would lade her with corne for the said mr<br />
[?volaix] for fflushing according to directions which (as they wrote) they had received<br />
from him, and this deponent carrying the said shipp thither accordingly, the<br />
said Basserada came and laded him as aforesaid, And otherwise hee cannot<br />
depose.
To the fifth hee saith hee well knoweth the said Basserada and Coppins and<br />
saith they were and are dutchmen and factors to and for the producent and soe<br />
commonly accompted. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the sixth article hee saith and deposeth that about the last of June last<br />
(newe stile) the said shipp the ''winter kinge'' departed with her said lading of corne<br />
from doulau for fflushing, and in her course comming neere the Ile of<br />
wight, this deponent, intending to put in there to see if hee could meete<br />
with company to to goe for fflushing, was met with and seized by the arlate<br />
Captaine hurley in or about the thirteenth of July last and brought<br />
with the said lading into Portsmouth, where shee and her said lading have<br />
bin ever since and are detayned to the greate preiudice of him the said<br />
[?Vol?uix], and that his bill of lading, coquett and other writings<br />
were in and aboard his shipp at the time of the said seizure, and were<br />
taken from him by the said hurley and company, amongest which papers<br />
and writings there were the foresaid letter written him from the said [?Veluix]<br />
and the other written untohim from Basserada and Coppins, by him<br />
before deposed of, and other wise hee cannot depose.
To the seaventh article hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent upon<br />
his bringing into Portsmouth was put prisoner into a house there, and<br />
kept close prisoner for the space of seaven dayes and nights together,<br />
and none of his company or acquaintance suffered to come to him, during<br />
which space his corne was all unladen without his knowledge<br />
and brought ashore at Portsmouth, upon which this deponent assoone<br />
as hee could get out of the said house, came privately away, to complaine<br />
here of the premisses and seeke for redresse.
To the last hee saith his deposition aforegoeing was and is true.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is well assured that the said shipp and corne<br />
are free from being made prize and that they will be released, and<br />
therefore hee feareth noe preiudice by their condemnation, and otherwise<br />
hee answereth negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second hee saith hee hath well knowne the said Peter [?Veluix] about<br />
tenn yeares last, and saith hee was and is a thicj and middle statured<br />
man and as hee taketh it, of a brownish haire, and liveth in a streete<br />
in fflushing called the Groone [?wout]; behinde the greate church, where<br />
hee hath dwelt for all the said time of this deponents knowledge of him to<br />
his best remembrance.
To the third hee saith that hee carried from fflushing to Saint Mallo's<br />
hides, wooll, hopps, and st[?arch] some for accompt aforesaid of the<br />
producent and the rest upon freight of [XXXXX ?Rola] of Middleborow[?a] and delivered the same at Saint Mallo's to one whose<br />
[XXX] name was John but his sirname hee remembreth not, which goods<br />
were taken in at fflushing aforesaid. And otherwise hee cannot answer.
To the fourth hee saith hee can write and reade written hand, and<br />
understandeth some ffrench, English, and Spanish and otherwise negati[?velie GUTTER]<br />
saveing as aforesaid.
To the fifth hee saith that hee had not any charter parti[?a] [?made] for the<br />
said shipps ladeing brought from ffrance, they same being laden as aforesaid<br />
by the producents order and for his accompt, and touching the rest of the<br />
said Interrogatorie hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the sixth hee saith hee hath knowne the interrogated Basserada and Copp[?ins]<br />
for a yeares space last or thereabouts, and saith they live both together at<br />
Nantesy live both together at<br />
Nantes +
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