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Request who heard of this Rendents late co … Request who heard of this Rendents late comeing from the Canaries, hee [?pXX GUTTER]<br />
[XXX] to sett forth; And otherwise negatively
To the .2. 3. 4 and 5th Interrogatories he answereth negatively.
To the Interrogatories. 2. loco [CENTRE HEADING.]
To the 6th Interrogatory he cannot depose.
To the 7th Interrogatory. he saith the news of the difference betweene England<br />
and Spaine, and the Embargo aforesayd came to the Canaries in October<br />
1655 last past. And saith there were some English shipps (whose factors<br />
made noe diligence to have them receyved) which coming to the Canaries<br />
after the sayd Embargo returned home for England empty, but how<br />
many knoweth not. And some shipps he saith att the first after this<br />
Embargo could not be admitted to be laden though diligence were used, but<br />
after the middle of November every factor that did endeavour it did<br />
procure license ánd dispatches for free lading. And this Rendent<br />
came home for England in the sayd shipp ''Elizabeth'' of London [?which GUTTER]<br />
he had laden as aforesayd. And further or otherwise ćannot answer[?e GUTTER]
To the 7th. (sic) he saith he for his part ćannot otherwise than negatively<br />
answer
Wm. Clapham [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before doctor Godolphin
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The xiijth day of May <u>1656.</u>
Examined upon the sayd Libell
'''5'''
'''Richard Owen''' of London merchant áged twenty five yeares<br />
or thereabouts sworne ánd examined saith.
To the first second, third fourth, fifth sixth and seventh articles of the sayd<br />
Libell This deponent saith, That being here in London in the moneth<br />
of September <u>1655.</u> last past, and being then resolved upon a voyage<br />
for the Canaries, The arlate fferdinando Body did acquaint this<br />
deponent that he had taken to freight a certayne shipp named the<br />
''Little Mary'' (being as he conceyveth and beleiveth the shipp arlate<br />
one George Do[?mes] being master, And that one White had putt in [?another GUTTER]<br />
Master, upon a voyage from this Port to Waxford (whither the sayd<br />
shipp as he then told this deponent was gone) there to take in a<br />
Lading of herings, beefe ánd pipe staves, and to transport the same<br />
to the Canaries, where she was to deliver the same to one Mr St[?ephens GUTTER]<br />
and by him or his meanes to be reladen with wynes for England<br />
she being to returne to this Port. And the sayd Body gave this<br />
deponent (who was to lade another shipp for him att the Canaries) orders<br />
and directions to be assistant to and in the disposing of the goods the<br />
sayd shipp ''Little Mary'' should bring thither as occasion should [?require GUTTER]<br />
And saith that he this deponent after his arrivall att the Canaries did<br />
expect the sayd shipp ''Little Maryes'' comeing thither, but shee came not<br />
howbeit this deponent then and there heard, that one Joy Master of a<br />
shipp that came from Ireland, and was departed from the Canaries before<br />
this deponents arrivall there (which was in November <u>1655.</u> Last past)<br />
brought and left newes touching the sayd ''Little Mary'' that shee was [?laded GUTTER]<br />
in Ireland before his the sayd Joyes comeing from thense and that<br />
she was to come to the Canaries, upon all which grounds this deponent<br />
[XX GUTTER]unds this deponent<br />
[XX GUTTER] +
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