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saith that they and company (whereof hee t … saith that they and company (whereof hee taketh Albraham Stock of Dover to<br />
be one) were the time arlate and are owners and proprietors of the shipp<br />
the ''Sea=ffortune'' arlate and of her tackle and furniture and for such commonly<br />
accounted, which hee knoweth for that hee was acquainted with their buying<br />
of her, and afterwards sailed in her.
To the second, third and fourth árticles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that in or about the beginning of ffebruary last past hee this deponent<br />
being at Middleborowe and there spoken to by the said ffopp wessell<br />
(who lately before was come from the Canarie Islands to London with<br />
the said shipp in the imployment of the said Mr Antonio ffernandez Carravashell<br />
and was to retourne thither againe in the said servise as hee told this deponent.)<br />
and by him the said fop this deponent was asked if hee would goe with him to London and<br />
thense to the Canaries in the said shipp and service, to which this deponent<br />
condescended, and came over with him hither to this citie in the said<br />
moneth and went with him to the said Mr ffernandez his house, who<br />
was very glad of this deponents comming, and soe much the rather because<br />
this deponent spake Spanish, whereby hee might further his matters at<br />
the Canaries, and acknowledged that hee had freighted the said shipp of<br />
the said ffopp wessell for the said voyage to the Canaries to carry goods<br />
thither hense, and being back such goods thense as his factor should there<br />
lade, and saith hee this exáminate hath seene a schedule in writing which<br />
was said to be the Charter partie made for the said voyage, but being<br />
(this is his remembrance) in English, this deponent could not read it nor<br />
knoweth the contents thereof. And further hee deposeth that after such<br />
this deponents comming, there were of this deponents sight in this port laded in the name of the<br />
said ffernandez foure and twenty thousand pipestaves, and some hoopes,<br />
in or about the moneth of March last, wherewith the said shipp<br />
by the said Mr ffernandez his order set saile from this port, and in or about the<br />
moneth of Aprill last safely arrived therewith at the Canaries, and there the said ffopp<br />
wessells made delivery of the said goods soe exported to don Christopher<br />
da Alvara da Baramonte to whom they were consigned by the said ffernandez,<br />
and saith that while the said goods were in delivery, the said ffopp and this<br />
deponent severall times spake to the said Antonio don Christofer to<br />
make ready and prepare his goods for their relading, that they might make<br />
what speed back to London they could or to that effect, and hee answered them<br />
that when they had delivered their outwards lading brought from England,<br />
they should see what hee would doe or to<br />
the same effect, and this hee saith was and is publique and notorious,<br />
all which hee knoweth being present and seeing and hearing the<br />
premisses soe donne and spoken.
To the fifth and 6th article (sic) hee saith that after the said ffopp wessells had<br />
bin and staid with his said shipp at Oratavo in the Canaries neere a<br />
moneths space namely till about the fourteenth of May last, the said don<br />
Christofer da Alvara plainly confessed and told the said ffopp and this<br />
deponent and others that there were noe wines or other goods to be<br />
gotten wherewith to relade the said shipp the ''Seaffortune'', and therefore<br />
willed them speedily to be gonne with her, and this hee did although<br />
hee and this hee did although<br />
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