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To the first and second articles hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof To the third and 4th Articles hee saith and deposeth, That in or about the moneth of November 1653. last past hee this examinate by the order and direction and for the accompt of the lillate Anthony Tether a Merchant of this Citie, and by and with the expresse Consent and assent of the lillate Richard Bryan Master of the shipp the ''Julian'' lillate, did send to and cause to be laden and putt on board the said shipp then lyeing in the River of Thames within and under the jurisdiction of the high Court of Admiraltie of England, Twelve hogsheads of Copperes marked and numbred as in the margent containing between three and foure Tonnes nett to be transported in the said shipp to Roane in ffrance and there to be delivered according to the direction of the said Anthony Tether, as hee the said Tether expressed and declaared to this deponent at such time as hee gave him order to lade the same, And saith this deponent sent the said 12. hogsheads of Copperes from Saint Saviours docke in a lighter to be laden aboard the said shipp ''Julian'' and after they were received aboard, the Lighter men belonging to the said Lighter returned and Certified this deponent that the said Bryan and Companie had received the same into the said shipp. And further to these articles hee cannot depose./ To the 5th article of the said Allegation hee saith, That the said twelve hogsheads of CoppereS at the time of such their ladeing as aforesaid were really worth one with another between fifty shillings and three pounds sterling a hogshead and after that rate this deponent at or about that time sold 20. hogsheads of the like Commoditie to the said Anthonie Tether, And further to this article hee cannot depose./ To the 6th hee saith hee cannot depose. To the 7th and 8th hee saith hee cannot depose./ To the 9th hee saith, hee referreth himself to the Acts and proceedings of this Court, And further cannot depose./ To the 10th hee saith, the said Richard Bryan was and is commonly accompted a Subject of this Commonwealth, and thereby subject to the Jurisdiction of this Court as hee beleeveth./ To the 11th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings in this Court and Cause./ To the 12th hee saith his foregoeing deposition is true./ Repeated before doctor Clerke:-/ Thomas Hall [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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