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ánd is so at this present; and saith that … ánd is so at this present; and saith that in the said yeares shee was upon<br />
a trading voyage imployed for and upon the accompt of John Roy, William<br />
Cockroft and James Nappier marchants, and then during the said trading<br />
voyage, namely on the thirteenth day of March last past old stile shee arrived<br />
at Barfleur a port within the dominions of the King of ffrance<br />
with two tonnes of Spanish Iron on board her and some mats to lay under beanes<br />
which were there intended to be laden for the accompt of the said John Roy,<br />
William Cockroft and James Nappier, (which was the designe of her voyage<br />
thither) and saith the said iron and matts were alsoe for their accompt,<br />
which hee knoweth being then master of the said shipp, and imployed on the<br />
said designe and voyage in their service.
To the second hee saith that about a weeke after such arivall of the said<br />
barque the ''John and ffrancis'' at Barfleur the said iron was there taken<br />
and delivered out to one mr John Hassam to whom it is was consigned, and<br />
hee received as it as factor of and for the accompt of the said mr Roy and<br />
company, and saith that from the said day of the arrival of the said ketch<br />
at Barfleur until the fourth of Aprill 1655 (being three weekes or<br />
thereabouts) shee was and continued in the possession of this deponent her<br />
master and company with out any disturbance or interruption of or by any<br />
person what soever, soe that this deponent and company could and might<br />
in that time have sailed her thence and come away at their pleasure<br />
if the winde had come faire, and soe they were purposed to have donne<br />
(but that they were hindered by contrary winde) before any restraint<br />
or seizure cane upon her; and saith the reason of such his intention<br />
to come so speedily away, was by because that beanes were so deare that<br />
the said mr Hassam declared that hee would not lade any. And therefore willed<br />
this deponent to depart for weymouth for new orders. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose, saving it was about a fortnight space between the said<br />
vessells discharge of her lading at Barfleur and of her restrainte by the<br />
ffrench.
To the third hee saith that on the fourth of Aprill last past the said<br />
vessell the ''John and ffrancis'' in the port of Barfleur was imbargoed<br />
or staid by the officers and authoritie of the king of ffrance; from which<br />
day shee continued under the said restraint untill the 27th of december<br />
last, at which time shee was released and redelivered to this deponent<br />
who with his company then took possession of her, and not finding<br />
other freight, hee (about a moneth after) tooke) in a parcel of beans<br />
which were laden there by one Abraham Coulliot a marchant of Roane<br />
who there freighted the said vessell to transport the said beanes to this<br />
port in where they were to be delivered to Charles le Pand marchant<br />
who was to pay ten pounds sterling for the freight thereof, the said beanes<br />
in quantitie amounting to 1248 ffrench bushells or thereabouts. and<br />
saith the said mr hassum and one mr Robins persued the said restitution<br />
who were therein imployed by mr Ricqueborough who<br />
[?seeing] this deponent order to take possession of her and bring her for England<br />
London.
To the fourth hee saith with that the said vessel after the said restitution<br />
was at Barfleur well and sufficiently repaired and victualled for her<br />
Intended voyage for London, and was put into a reasonable good condition<br />
and reasonable good condition<br />
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