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ordering of the said shipp and master for … ordering of the said shipp and master for her owners (which hee conceiveth<br />
to be the arlate Peter Johnsen) hee this deponent received part of the<br />
said deales, and when hee had soe received some part, the said<br />
person (who as aforesaid undertooke to have command over the<br />
master) refused to suffer the rest to be delivered, and that the reason<br />
of such refusall (as hee told this deponent by an Interpreter)<br />
was because as hee said hee could get noe money for his freight<br />
and that hee would deliver noe more goods untill hee knew who<br />
should pay him his freight, whereas hee this deponent going and<br />
acquainting mr Southwood with what was answered him, and that the<br />
rest of said deales were denied to be delivered, hee the said Southwood<br />
willed this deponent to meete him the next day upon the Exchange<br />
which this deponent did, and went with him the said Southwood to the<br />
beare Taverne in Cornehill, whence the said Southwood sending for<br />
Sergeante, and the said person comming in to speake with mr<br />
Southwood, hee the said Southwood presently caused him to be arrested,<br />
and carried away, And saith that the next day<br />
or within a day or two after, there coming one to towne called mr Launder<br />
(who as it was said had freighted the shipp) and hee and the<br />
said Southwood and the said person, soe arrested, having spoken and<br />
agreed together, (but what such their speech or agreement was hee<br />
this deponent knoweth not) hee this deponent had the rest of the<br />
said deales delivered unto him.
Repeated before the two Judges in Court
Roger Morris [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 21th of November 1656/ [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the sayd allegation
''dt.''
'''Rp.'''
'''Robert Beebee''' of Saint Olaves Southwarke Waterman<br />
aged forty fower yeares or thereabouts a wittnes sworne<br />
and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet/
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith that after<br />
the arrivall of the arlate shipp the ''Justice'' at this Port of London with the<br />
goods in question hee saith the arlate Mr Southwood did send a Porter to this deponents<br />
house to will this deponent to come to him to the Kingsheads Taverne on New ffish<br />
streete hill and this deponent accordingly came to him and being come the sayd Southwood<br />
ordered this deponent to goe with lighters to the shipp the ''Justice'' and there receive<br />
of the arlate Christian [?Nogassen] and Peter Johnson the ladeing of ffish and deales and tarr<br />
and baulkes then on board the sayd shipp and laden aboard her for Accompt of him<br />
the sayd Southwood as hee the sayd Southwood affirmed, and told this deponent that the<br />
sayd Wogassen and Johnson were by agreement to deliver the sayd ladeing within<br />
seaven dayes and willed this deponent to give attendance diligently with lighters<br />
to receave the same, for that otherwise hee the sayd Southwood was liable to<br />
pay demorage for what tyme the sayd shipp should bee in delivery of her<br />
ladeing above the sayd seaven dayes whereupon this deponent and his servants went with<br />
fower lighters aboard the sayd shipp and this deponent there demanded the<br />
sayd ladeing of ffish deales tarr and baulkes to bee delivered unto him for the<br />
use of the sayd Mr Southwood and the sayd Wogassen and Johnson refused to deliver any<br />
of the sayd ladeing to the deponent and his servants, whereupon this deponent left the<br />
saydon this deponent left the<br />
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