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for the place of their meeting and offered … for the place of their meeting and offered to referr the business to them<br />
which this deponent refusing because hee understood than they were recently<br />
concerned in this matter as Adventurers with the said Goodwin and others<br />
hee agreed that the next morning hee and the other owners would meet<br />
at this deponents lodging at the George to make an end of this matter<br />
which next morning they not coming, this deponent<br />
went to looke after them but could not finde them, and thereupon this<br />
deponent went his way out of towne. and saith the said Goodwin<br />
acknowledged the seizure of some of the said serges by the said Swine<br />
but said there were not soe many peeces as this deponent demanded<br />
(which were 20 for the said John ffurley and tenn for the said John Page<br />
and that the said next morning hee would bring the said Captaine<br />
and six men to sweare soe, which this deponent declined, and said it<br />
would be in vaine to bringe them, unlesse the said lowe the master<br />
of the ketch and his men were there alsoe, And that this deponent would<br />
not reate for any fewer than 30 peaces
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee knoweth the interrate Jacobs, Goodwin,<br />
and Tiddiman and that hee take with the said Swine as aforesaid<br />
but is not sure hee should know him upon seeing him againe,<br />
nor did hee know the said Jacobs, Goodwin or Tiddiman before<br />
the time aforesaid, nor hath since seen them that hee knoweth<br />
only hee guesseth hee hath once since seen the said Goodwin in<br />
London. And otherwise negatively.
To the second hee saith the said Swine is a tall redd bearded man as this deponent remembers<br />
and hardly speakes English, being a ffleming and otherwise<br />
negatively for his part being as aforesaid.
To the third he hath not soe deposed, otherwise than as aforesaid<br />
to which his foregoing deponent hee referreth himselfe.
Stephen ffurly [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The same day [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the foresaid allegation
'''Rp. 4'''
'''John Dolens''' of London Merchant aged 43 yeares<br />
or thereabouts, sworne and examined.
To the 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6th articles of the said allegation hee saith<br />
and deposeth that this deponent being desired by Mr John ffurley<br />
the producent (this deponents correspondent) to take occasion when hee<br />
should meete with Mr Jacobs, Mr Goodwin or Mr Tiddiman of<br />
dover to treate with them or any of them about thirtie peaces of<br />
serges laden aboard an oister ketch at Colchester bound for Rotterdam for account of him and John Page<br />
and seized by derrick Swine a private man of warr, employed by<br />
them the said Jacobs, Goodwin and Tiddiman, this deponent abo[?ut GUTTER]<br />
ahis deponent abo[?ut GUTTER]<br />
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