Mr. Bates upon his Examination Deposeth,

THat Sir Bazil Firebrace did apply himself to him to use his Interest for obtaining a Charter for the East India Company, the old Charter being forfeited, and told him, this Deponent, they would be very grateful for it, but cannot remember whether any particular sum was named.

That he, this Deponent, did use his Interest with the Lord President, who said he would do what service he could; and further saith, That the Lord President had delivered his Opinion publickly for confirming the Charter, and thought the forfeiture an hardship.

That the Lord President had often shewed himself his Friend.

That he received three Notes for 5500 Guineas in the whole, that he sent a servant for the Mony, but cannot say the time: that he told the Lord President what sum he had, and would have pass'd it upon my Lord, but my Lord refused; whereupon this Depo∣nent, in regard he could not tell mony himself, did ask leave of my Lord that his servant might tell the mony, to which my Lord answered, he gave leave, and accordingly Monsieur Robart did go and receive the mony.

That he had not the Notes till after one Charter had pas•d; but he saith that the Notes were given all together at one time, and that he, this Deponent, gave no counter Notes when he received them. But afterwards being Examined to the same matters, was not positive that counter Notes were not given. That he •hinks when he had the first treaty with Sir Bazil •ir… that Sir Bazil did say, he, this Depo∣nent, should have a sum, and thinks he named a par∣ticular sum.

That 500 Guineas were received before June last, and the other 5000 Guineas afterwards.

That the said Notes were not out of his Possession from the time that he first had them, to the time he gave them to Monsieur Robart to receive the mony, who after he had received the mony, brought the same to him, which hath remained in his, the Deponent's, Pos∣session in his own House, till he paid 4400 Guineas thereof back again to Sir Bazil, which was upon Monday or Tuesday last, as he takes it; and being ex∣amined again to the same matter, saith, that these 4400 Guineas paid back to Sir Basil, were in four Bags, with 11 hundred Guineas in each, brought to him by Ro∣bart within a Month last past. As to the 6•0 Guineas remaining of the 5 00; he at first said he had spent the same; and being afterwards examined to the same matter, did say they were at home in his Study, but he may have spent some.

The reason why he paid back the 4400 Guinea's was the noise that it made: and that People may think that he did not deserve them.

That the 5500 Guineas were for his own private use, and that he might have given them to his Foot∣man.