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in the way of merchandize both with the sa … in the way of merchandize both with the said John and the said Peter<br />
well knoweth that they the producents are traders in partnershipp<br />
and saith hee hath received goods from and sent goods to them upon their<br />
ioynt accompt as partners in trade, and severall times this deponent<br />
by order of the said John Taviell hath sent goods and merchandizes<br />
from this [?port] to Porto to the said Ayrall upon the said ioynt<br />
accompt. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith that in or about the moneth of May<br />
last the said Peter Ayrall at Porto aforesaid laded three chests<br />
of sugar of the marke in the margin aboard the said shipp thE ''Orange''<br />
''tree'' for the accompt of him and the said John Taviell to be caried in the
'''EVR''' [MERCHANT'S MARKE, LH MARGIN]
said shipp to Roane and there to be delivered to Beniamin Benzelin<br />
their factor or correspondent for their use, which hee knoweth having<br />
received letters of advise and the factory for the said sugars from the<br />
said Taviell to the same effect. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the third article hee saith that this deponent hath alsoe bin advised<br />
by letters from the said Taviell, that whereas the consignement of the<br />
said three chests of sugar was made to the arlate Abraham Pelt Phillips to<br />
Amsterdam, and as for his accompt, such consignement<br />
was mearly colourable and to preserve the said goods from seizure<br />
by the enemies arlate, and that the bill of lading and letter of consignement<br />
to that purpose, were mearely pro forma, and to avoide seizure,<br />
but in truth they were belonging to him and the said Ayrall, and were<br />
consigned truely to Beniamin Benzolin for their accompt. And saith the<br />
said Phillips is alsoe a factor or correspondent of the said Taviell and<br />
Ayrall; and they were and are all in amitie with this Commonwealth.<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith that this deponent in the moneth of June last<br />
received letters from the said Taviell to the effect arlate and therewith<br />
the foresaid factory which hee nowe bringeth and leaveth, and gave him<br />
this deponent intelligence that there was a letter and bill of lading to<br />
Abraham Pelt Phillips pro forma, and desired this deponent tO<br />
looke after the recovery of the said sugars for thm the said Taviell and<br />
Ayrall, And saith he said Taviell is a merchant of very good account<br />
and qualitie at Lile, and for such commonly accompted. And otherwise<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the Interrogatories. [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith hee is an English man borne at Canterbury<br />
and otherwise negatively saving as aforesaid.
To the second and 3 negatively for his part, and otherwise hee cannot depose<br />
saving as aforesaid.
To the 4th negatively, saying hee verily beleeveth the said sugars to be really<br />
belonging to the said claimers.
To the 5th hee beleevth the said Beniamin Benzelin to be a ffrench man<br />
and to have lived severall yeares in Roane, but saith hee doth not knowe [?him]<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the 6 and 7 hee cannot depose.
To the 8 hee saith hee sent 2 bales of clothes for Porto to the said Ayrall by order<br />
of the said Taviell, the 28 June 1654 in the ''James'' of London Richard [?Griffin]<br />
master, and 26 ffebruary last. by the shipp ''Valenttine'' Robert B[?auch] master<br />
4 bales of bayes clothes; And this deponent hath by order of the said [?Taviell]onent hath by order of the said [?Taviell] +
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