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The 17th of November 1656.
Corsellis and … The 17th of November 1656.
Corsellis and debenham against the ''Sara''}<br />
and Bilton and Trent}
Exámined upon the foresaid allegation.
'''Rp. 4.'''
'''Petr Descobeck''' of the parish of Saint Olaves in<br />
Southwarke Brewers Clarke, aged 64 yeeres or<br />
thereabouts sworne and exámined.
To the first second and third articles hee saith and deposeth that<br />
in the yeere 1650 (sic) and more particulalry in or about the moneth of May<br />
or June of the said yeere (as hee remembreth the time) there was<br />
delivered at and from the Brewhouse of the said Abraham Corsellis<br />
(knowne by the name of the harts horne brew house situat in<br />
East Smithfeild) sixtie tonnes, one<br />
hogshead and twenty nine gallons of beere and one last and a<br />
halfe of barrells to and for the use and setting out of the<br />
shipp the ''Salem'' arlate then lying in the River of Thames, and<br />
outwards bound, and commonly said to be belonging to the arlate [?Collonel GUTTER]<br />
Atkins, and ssaith the said beere and goods to the time of the said<br />
delivery were the goods of the said Corsellis, and the said beere was<br />
worth three pounds and twelve shillings per tonne at the ordinary<br />
and usuall rate of the like beare at that time, and the said [?barrells GUTTER]<br />
were worth three pounds, All which hee knoweth because hee<br />
was then Brewers clarke to the said Brewhouse, and tooke [?note GUTTER]<br />
of the said deliverie and entred it downe in the debt booke˹<br />
for account of the said Collonell Samuel Atkins, for whom the<br />
deponent made up an account thereof about September [XXXX GUTTER]<br />
following the said delivery, as alsoe of and for the [?fourtie GUTTER]<br />
tonnes of caskes arlate, which hee saith were alsoe delivered<br />
the [XXX XXXX] of the said brewhouse at or about the time of the delivery<br />
of the said beere, and belonged (till they were delivered) to the<br />
producent Andrew debenham, from whom they were<br />
sent into the said yard or house, And saith the said caske of the said debenham<br />
was well worth eighteene shillings per tonne, this deponent<br />
being well acquainted with the valew of that commoditie, [?having GUTTER]<br />
bin a Brewers clarke about 24 yeeres. And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the fourth hee saith the said Colonnell Samuel Atkins was<br />
commonly accounted owner of the said shipp the Salem. And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the fifth hee referreth himselfe to the Registr[?ie] of this Court.
To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]
To the first hee saith that the said beere was (to this deponents<br />
best remembrance) all strong beere.
To the second and 3 hee doth not remember that hee heard Colonell<br />
Atkins contract for the said beere or caskes, And otherwise hee<br />
cannot depose.
To the 4th hee saith that hee doth not knowe of any money paid either [XX GUTTER]<br />
the said beere or casks, but hee hath heard there hathbin some paid, but how<br />
much hee did not heare, And otherwise hee cannot depose.
Repeated before doctor Godolphin.
Peter descobecq// [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]n.
Peter descobecq// [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] +
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