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//true that the Comp:tts the governor and company of Marchants had severall shipps which lately returned from the East Indies by the bill XXX forth and// | //true that the Comp:tts the governor and company of Marchants had severall shipps which lately returned from the East Indies by the bill XXX forth and// | ||
| − | //that the severall psons named in the said bill to be?their severall M:rs were the M:r of the same | + | //that the severall psons named in the said bill to be?their severall M:rs were the M:r of the same And it is true that this deft was M:r of the said shipp called the// |
| − | //Constantinople and this def:t further sayeth that the shipp called the Constantinople of | + | //Constantinople and this def:t further sayeth that the shipp called the Constantinople of which this deft was M:r was freighted as this deft beleiveth with// |
| − | //Calicoes Indico Peper and other commodityes And this def:t doth not knowe | + | //Calicoes Indico Peper and other commodityes And this def:t doth not knowe what the other ships menconed in the said bill of comp:lt were// |
| − | //freighted with all | + | //freighted with all but conceiveth they may be of the like commodityes And this deft further sayeth that this deft doth not knowe what// |
| − | //agreem:t | + | //agreem:t the other Masters of the said shipes made with the comp:lts but this deft did agree with the Comp:lts to have five ?in ?a hundred// |
| − | //provided | + | //provided it was not of those goods that were prohibited or ???mulstable And this deft doth deny all combinaccon with the other Masters// |
| − | //named in the said | + | //named in the said bill or with any other of the defts or that this deft ever had any dealeing in relaccon to any matters menconed in the// |
| − | //bill with | + | //bill with any of the defts or that they did to this defts knowledge or by his privity or direccons take or cause to be taken out of the// |
| − | //ship called | + | //ship called the Constantinople any goods or Marchandizes whatsoever as by the bill is pretended and this deft doth deny that he// |
| − | //brought over in his shippe and prohibited goods | + | //brought over in his shippe and prohibited goods except foure small bailes or parcells of calicoe, And this deft sayeth that what// |
| − | //goods or Marchandizes | + | //goods or Marchandizes the other defts tooke out of the other shipes or any of them this deft knoweth not. But this deft did// |
| − | //take out | + | //take out of the shipe called the Constantinople Marchant foure small parcells or bailes of calicoe aforesaid & some few// |
| − | //peeces of fine calicoe | + | //peeces of fine calicoe that did not exceed twenty peeces & three bailes of Indicoe as this deft doth remember and not peper// |
| − | // | + | //nor clowes Nutmeggs or Sinamon (sic) But such as were ?inventories and boxes for tokens (for this defts owne private use or)for |
//freinds. Without that that xr. | //freinds. Without that that xr. | ||
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| + | //Tho: Stringer [bottom RH side] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:20, October 25, 2011
C10/99/65 f. 1
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Abstract
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Transcription
//The answer of Robert Browne one of the defd:ts to the Bill of Comptt of the Governor & company of Merchants of XXXXX//
//trading to the East Indies//
//This deft saveing to himselfe now and at all times all advantages of excepccon to the manifold incertaintyes and insufficiencies of the said Comp:tts Bill of Comp:tt
//for answer thereunto or soe much thereof as materially concerneth this deft to answer unto this def:t answereth and sayeth That he beleiveth it to be//
//true that the Comp:tts the governor and company of Marchants had severall shipps which lately returned from the East Indies by the bill XXX forth and//
//that the severall psons named in the said bill to be?their severall M:rs were the M:r of the same And it is true that this deft was M:r of the said shipp called the//
//Constantinople and this def:t further sayeth that the shipp called the Constantinople of which this deft was M:r was freighted as this deft beleiveth with//
//Calicoes Indico Peper and other commodityes And this def:t doth not knowe what the other ships menconed in the said bill of comp:lt were//
//freighted with all but conceiveth they may be of the like commodityes And this deft further sayeth that this deft doth not knowe what//
//agreem:t the other Masters of the said shipes made with the comp:lts but this deft did agree with the Comp:lts to have five ?in ?a hundred//
//provided it was not of those goods that were prohibited or ???mulstable And this deft doth deny all combinaccon with the other Masters//
//named in the said bill or with any other of the defts or that this deft ever had any dealeing in relaccon to any matters menconed in the//
//bill with any of the defts or that they did to this defts knowledge or by his privity or direccons take or cause to be taken out of the//
//ship called the Constantinople any goods or Marchandizes whatsoever as by the bill is pretended and this deft doth deny that he//
//brought over in his shippe and prohibited goods except foure small bailes or parcells of calicoe, And this deft sayeth that what//
//goods or Marchandizes the other defts tooke out of the other shipes or any of them this deft knoweth not. But this deft did//
//take out of the shipe called the Constantinople Marchant foure small parcells or bailes of calicoe aforesaid & some few//
//peeces of fine calicoe that did not exceed twenty peeces & three bailes of Indicoe as this deft doth remember and not peper//
//nor clowes Nutmeggs or Sinamon (sic) But such as were ?inventories and boxes for tokens (for this defts owne private use or)for
//freinds. Without that that xr.
//Tho: Stringer [bottom RH side]
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