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The 6th of June 1656./

Examined upon an allegation given in and
admitted on the behalfe of the sayd Sir
John Barker the 14th of May in 1656./

Sir John Barker Baronett Executor of Robert Barker}
deceased against a quater pt of 156 pipes of spanish wines and}
1/4 pt of 100 barrells of Raisins brought to London}
in the shipp the Eve belonging to the sayd Robert deceased}
and to the sayd Sir John as his employer and against Gyles Travers}
coming in for his interest Smith Budd}

Thomas Bonfoy of London Merchant aged thirty
two yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne and
examined saith and deposeth as followeth vizt./

To the first article of the sayd allegation hee saith and deposeth that
within the moneth arlate in the yeare 1656 hee well knoweth that
there was laden aboard the shipp the Eve ( [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Byles Master)
a certaine quantitie or Cargo of tabaccoe to bee transported in the sayd
shipp to go to Spaine and there invested in wines and fruite of that Country
which tobaccoes hee saith was first laden aboard the sayd shipp (as the
arlate Gyles Travers told this deponent) solely for Accompt of him
the sayd Travers, and the sayd Travers alsoe told this deponent that
after the same was soe laden hee the sayd Travers did agree with the sayd ˹arlate˺
Robert Barker now deceased that hee the sayd Barker should goe partes
with him the sayd Travers for ˹and thane˺ one quarter part of the sayd tobaccoe
and receive a quarter past of such wines and fruits or other goods
as the same should bee invested in, upon returne of the sayd shipp
that voyage, and alsoe saith hee hath heard the sayd Robert Barker
about seaven or eight dayes next before his death, being in discourse
with this deponent about his the sayd Barkers merchandizing affayed
did alsoe declare unto this deponent that hee the sayd Robert was
partner with the sayd Gyles Travers in the Cargo of tobaccoe aforesayd
laden aboard the aforesayd and had a quarter part thereof belong
to him and that the other three quarter parts thereof was the sayd Gyles
Travers and that the whole quantitie of tobaccoe laden aboard her did
amount to about nynteene hundred pounds sterling and that hee the
sayd Robert Barker was to have and receive upon returne of the sayd shipp one quarter part of such wines and fruits or other goods as shown to
bee the proceeds of the sayd tobaccoe and the sayd Gyles Travers the
other three quarter parts thereof, and with all told this deponent
that the bills of lading for the sayd tobbacoes ran only in the name
of the sayd Gyles Travers and that the same was consigned to one
to dispose thereof and returne the proceeds of it And further to this article hee cannot depose./

To the 2 and 3 articles of the sayd allegation hee saith that hee
this deponent being interested after the death of the sayd Robert Barker

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