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And further hee cannot depose./
To the 7t … And further hee cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith, That after the said shipp the ''Thomas Bonadventure'' had<br />
taken in her full ladeing as aforesaid, and was readie therewith to depart<br />
for England, George hughes the Master and Commander of the said shipp<br />
called the said shipps Companie togeather and amongst them all in this deponents presence declared<br />
That hee was ready and willing to sett saile for England, but that hee was<br />
hindred and commanded to the contrary by the said Roger and William<br />
ffowke and Richard Chowne, who enjoyned him to stay and waite for the<br />
Convoy aforesaid or words to the like effect And further hee cannot depose./
To the 8th hee saith, That during the time the said shipp ''Thomas Bonadven-''<br />
''ture'' being retarded as aforesaid to wait and expect for the said Convoyes<br />
Departure, this deponent never heard of any protest made by the said Roger or<br />
William ffowke or Richard Chowne arlate, or by all or any of them against<br />
the said George howes for his not departing thence before the said Convoy, neither<br />
doeth this deponent beleeve that any such protest was made, for that hee saith in<br />
such case, the shipps Companie or some of them should have had notice thereof<br />
which none of them had of this deponents knowledge who was and remained<br />
on board the said shipp for all the time predeposed. And further hee cannot<br />
depose./
To the 9th hee saith, That hee this deponent having been a seafaring person for<br />
about 22. yeares last past, and having beein in sewerall Merchandizing Voyages<br />
in that time, hee well knoweth, That it was and is usuall amongst Merchants<br />
and factors to make protests against Masters of shipps who disobey the orders<br />
and directions of such Merchants or ffactors by whom they are consigned and<br />
ordered to be directed concerning their Voyages. And in case no such protests<br />
be made, it was and is generally presumed that such Master or Masters of shipps<br />
have not disobeyed the directions of such Merchants or ffactors And further<br />
hee cannot depose./
To the 10th article and schedule thereunto annexed, and now showne to this<br />
examinate hee saith and deposeth, That during the Voyage in question<br />
the arlate George hughes was amongst the said shipps Companie commonly accompted and reputed a party<br />
ffreighter of the said shipp, but of how much, or how the same was made<br />
over or transferred unto him the said hughes this deponent knoweth not<br />
And for Otherwise, referring himself unto the said schedule or Indenture<br />
of sale or assignement, hee cannot further depose
To the 11th hee saith hee cannot depose./
To the 12th and schedule annexed and read to this examinate hee saith hee<br />
knoweth nothing thereof./
To the 13th hee saith, That at the latter end of May and beginning of<br />
June in the yeare <u>1652:-</u> there were in the Port of Ciprus<br />
the shipp the ''Mary Rose'' of London whereof one Poole was Commander<br />
and the shipp the ''Mary'' of London (as this deponent remembreth her<br />
name) whereof John Wise was Captaine, both which shipps laden<br />
with Merchandizes and ready to depart from thence for England did<br />
(thenm thence for England did<br />
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