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as a hollander, and received seemingly at … as a hollander, and received seemingly at the newes of the hollanders<br />
having beate the English, and all to colour his said voyage and designe<br />
ala negativa.
Ad 13 rendet that since the warrs betwwene England and holland, this<br />
deponent was shipped in a Portuguese bottom at Venice<br />
by one Lambert Peterson [?Ressam], a hollander, but having long<br />
lived in Venice, which shipp was to proceed on a merchant<br />
voyage with the Venetian [?colours], and saith that for three yeares<br />
last hee hath lived and sailed in the straights from and to one<br />
port or other there, but cheifly Venise, alr negativa.
Ad 14 et 15 refert [?sua] predepoita alr nescit.
Ad 16 rendet that to his best remembrance Gallipoli was the<br />
first place that the said [?XX] was acquainted that the [?said] [?XXX]<br />
was for London, and to follow this deponents orders.
Abra: Walwyn [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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Eadem die. [CENTRE HEADING]
Super allone predict Examinate
'''Rp.'''
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'''ffranciscus Raynsford''' famulas Apprenticius Aldermanni<br />
ffoote partis producend. annos agens 19 aut eo circiter testis
Ad primum nescit deponere.
Ad 2 arlum deponit that the arlate Alderman ffoote, daniel Porteene, and Edward<br />
Watts, are merchants of quality and Inhabitants of this city of London And<br />
the said Alderman ffoote hee saith hath traded and doth trade to Venice<br />
Gallipoli and other places beyond the seas, and keepeth his factors to that<br />
purpose, and particulerly he saith the arlate George Ravenscroft is the<br />
factor for the said producent at Venice aforesaid. And saith that about<br />
January 1665 old stile the said Ravenscroft informed the said producent<br />
Alderman ffoote that hee had freighted a shipp called ''Nostra Seignora del Gratia'' to goe to<br />
Zant and Gallipoli there to lade oyles and currants and to bring the<br />
same to London. And the oyles hee saith being three score ten tonnes or<br />
thereabouts are for the account and risgo of this deponents Master and partners and to<br />
his said factors at Venice: And to that purpose hee saith hee hath seene the<br />
letters sent to his said Master, who he was desired by the said Ravenscroft to receive<br />
the freight due for Currants then on board. Et alr referendo se ad primam<br />
schedulam qua credit esse veram nescit saving hee beleeveth the said schedule<br />
to bee of the said Ravenscrofts handwriting.
Ad 3 deponit that the said Ravenscroft informed the said producent Alderman ffoote that<br />
hee had hired the said arlate Abraham Walwyn to doe and act as is arlate<br />
the better to avoid seizure by ffrench or dutch, knoweth not where the<br />
said Walwyn was borne, but hath seene a womman in London whom the said Walwyn [?esteemed]<br />
to bee his sister. Et alr nescit.
Ad 4 deponit that the said Ravenscroft advised this deponents said Master<br />
that he had caused to bee laden at Gallipoli one hundred sixty three<br />
Caskes of oyle smale and great on board the sd shipp, marked as is arlate, for his said Masters [?XXX]<br />
account, and that hee had colourably used the name of the arlate Angelo del Oglies<br />
for feare of being mett with by the Enemys to this kingdome, which he knoweth<br />
having seene such letters and being made privy to all his said Masters transactions<br />
in merchandizing affaires and writing his letters and being booke keeper Et alr<br />
referendo se ad schedulam qua credit esse verant in hummodi arle [?XXXX]<br />
nescit deponere. arle [?XXXX]<br />
nescit deponere. +
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