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'''NNN''' The three and twentyeth day of December 1653 On the behalfe of John Harrison} Examined upon the sayd allegation '''pd''' '''3)''' '''William Neave''' of Dukes place London merchant aged 44 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith as followeth. videlicet. To the first and second and third articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that he this deponent was Resident att Riga in the monethes of July and August 1652. and there saw the sayd shipp ''Ostrich'' arrive under the Commannd of the sayd John Harrison who as this deponent then credibly heard had lately bought the sayd shipp tackle and furniture att Dantzyck from whence she then immediately came and saith that in the sayd monethes of July and August the sayd John Harrison did att Riga for his owne Accompt lade aboard the sayd shipp to be transported to this Port of London upon his owne Adventure the goods and merchandises hereafter following to say 68 bundles of hemp weighing 206 ship pounds English weight 670 ''lb'' of the value of about 34 ''s'' per ''C''. and 38 atts of fine Lettousse flax weighing 80 hundred pounds English weight which this deponent knoweth for that he saw the sayd John Harrison buy the sayd hempe and flax and saw the same weighed and sent away out of the warehouses where the same were bought, and saw them put aboard the sayd shipp all for his the sayd Harrisons owne accompt and knoweth that he did the tyme aforesayd lade aboard the sayd shipp for his owne accompt 1120 peices of wainscott of the value of 150 ''li'' sterling or thereabouts, and 800 four foot boards of the value of 80 ''li'' sterling and 1600 of three foot board, of the value of 96 ''li'' sterling. all which this deponent saw laden the tyme place and for the account aforesayd. and saith the sayd flax was worth 50 ''s'' per ''C''. and knoweth that the sayd Harrison was necessitated to sell att Copenhagen in Denmarke 52 mattes of flaxe over and above the foresayd 38 mattes. in the sale whereof he lost 80 [?''li''] or threabouts, this deponent being att Copenhagen and seeing the sayd 52 mattes so sold for providing of victuall and necessaries. for him the sayd Harrison and shipps Company of Mariners who had likewise severall parcells of goods laden aboard the sayd shipp the tyme and place aforesayd for their Accompt but the certaine quantity or value thereof he knoweth not And otherwise he cannot depose saving that the sayd John Harrison did acquaint this deponent att Riga the tyme aforesayd that he bought the sayd shipp at Dantzick much unfitted and in want of furniture, for 8000 guilders; To the fourth article of the sayd allegation he saith the sayd shipp ''Ostrich'' in the sayd monethes of July and August was a stanch shipp of the burthen of 200 tonnes and upwards. and was worth with her tackle and furniture having bene newly fitted and equipped the summe of one thousand pounds sterling in the Judgement of this deponent who beleiveth shee sould then have yeilded somuch moneyes to have bene sold att this Port of London. To the fifth article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the sayd shipp having taken in the sayd goods sett sayle from Riga and in her Course for London whither she was bound, putting into Copenhagen where this deponent saw her sayd Lading on bord her the
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