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But saith they remained either in Port at … But saith they remained either in Port at an Anchor, or sayling about the<br />
Ports mouth of Porto Longone and the Island of Elba or Lilbo very [?neare]<br />
to Porto Longone so long as the English ships continued there in Port<br />
And otherwise cannot depose/
To the 5th hee saith hee hath knowne the interrate Roger ffowke at Cyprus since<br />
the latter end of the yeare 1651. English style, And saith hee is there accompted a ffactor or<br />
Agent for other English Merchants besides the interrate Alderman ffrederick<br />
Chewne and Companie. And further cannot depose./
To the 6th hee saith hee this rendent was never in Ciprus or Turkey before the<br />
Voyage in Controversie, and saith hee hath for manie yeares past heard,<br />
and that it is publique and notorious amongst Merchants and Mariners That<br />
those of Tripoli have for a long time been and still are in hostility against<br />
the English, and saith That it is also notorious That for severall yeares last past<br />
the ffrench have also surprized and seized and still doe seize and make<br />
prize of English shipps and goods, And saith That during the time the said<br />
shipp ''Thomas Bondaventure'' was last at Ciprus and thereabouts, it was then<br />
and there notorious that the Tripoly men had a farr more considerable [?XXX]<br />
of shipps of warr at Sea, then they had in manie yeares before, And<br />
that hee beleeveth, it was and is generally observed and knowne amongst<br />
Seamen and others that saile or trade for Turkey, that they are or maybe<br />
in danger to be taken by Tripoly men of warr or by the ffrench. And<br />
further cannot depose./
To the 7th hee saith hee never saw the interrate William ffowke at<br />
Ciprus, And saith hee never heard nor was present at any such discourse<br />
as is interrate. And further cannot depose./
To the Interrogatories exhibited 15 december <u>1654:-</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first Interrogatorie and schedule therein mntioned and now shewne<br />
unto and perused by this examinate, hee saith and deposeth, That<br />
the same was and is a letter written with the proper handwriteing of this<br />
rendent by the appointment of the said George hughes, and that this<br />
examinate by appointment as aforesaid sent the said letter from Porto<br />
Longone to the interrate Alderman ffrederick and Companie, And saith<br />
That the contents thereof were and are true. And further cannot depose
To the second hee saith hee this rendent was at Leghorne in the monethes<br />
of November and december <u>1652.</u> and saith That part of the dutch fleet<br />
was then there, the rest of the said fleet then remaining at or about<br />
Porto Londone, and saith hee cannot further depose./
To the third hee saith that hee this rendent is the person who delivered the<br />
goods interrate as by him is predeposed, and saith That 2. originall notes for the [?receipt]<br />
thereof were delivered to this deponent who hath since shewed the same to the<br />
said George hughes and Owners interrate, one of which receipts this deponents<br />
ledt and last saw in the hands and Custodie of Mr Jennings interrate<br />
(and of Mr Jennings interrate<br />
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