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saving hee doth not knowe of the two pewte … saving hee doth not knowe of the two pewter compasses therein<br />
mentioned, and saith that all the said tackle, furniture, sailes<br />
and particulars were good and sufficient, but touching the valew<br />
of the said shipp tackle guns and appurtenances hee saith hee cannot<br />
estimate the same. And otherwise hee cannot answer
To the fourth hee saith that the said ship the ''Starr frigot'' at such<br />
time as the said Wood and company as aforesaid lost the possession<br />
of her was of the burthen of sixe score tunnes or<br />
thereabouts, and otherwise referreth him selfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 5th hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition.
To the 6 hee cannot answere./
To the 7th negatively.
To the 8th negatively, saving as aforesaid.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin:/
John Chery [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 22th of December 1656.
Tether against Bryan.}<br />
ffrancklin. Suckley.}
Examined upon an allegation given in in this<br />
court the 12th of November last on the<br />
behalfe of the said Tether.
'''Rp.. 1'''
'''Thomas Hall''' of the parish of Saint Pancras Soperlane<br />
London Copprise-man, aged 40 yeares or thereabouts.<br />
sworne and exámined.
To the first and second articles of the said allegation hee saith and deposeth<br />
that the true twelve hogsheads of Copperise arlate marked and<br />
numbred as in the margent were shortly before the ladeing thereof<br />
bought by the producent Anthony Tether of him this<br />
deponent, and the said Mr Tether then told this deponent that hee<br />
bought them to be laden aboard the shipp the ''Julian'' arlate whereof<br />
the arlate Richard Bryan was master, and gave this deponent<br />
order at the time of the said buying, to lade the same aboard the said<br />
shipp the ''Julian''. And saith further that after such buying of the<br />
said twelve hogsheads of Copperas (sic) and before the lading they sent<br />
aboard the said shipp, namely in or about the moneth of November<br />
1653, the said Mr Tether and this deponent upon the Old Exchange<br />
London, speaking together with the said Bryan at one and the same time about the lading<br />
the said twelve hogsheads of Copperas aboard the said shipp, the said<br />
Bryan then and there expressly consented to the lading thereof aboard<br />
the said shipp in theise or the very like words, (saying) I can carry<br />
three tonnes (or twelve hogsheads) of Copperas; and soe many I will<br />
carry, and therefore I pray you (speaking to this deponent of the<br />
said twelve hogsgeads of Copperas) send them downe aboard my<br />
shipp the ''Julian'', and the said Bryan then and there bespake this<br />
deponents speed and dispatch in soe sending them downe praying this<br />
deponent if hee could to send them downe the next tyde. And saith<br />
that the next tyde. And saith<br />
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