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The 25th of September 1657. Russell against Rignall alias} Reynalds.} Clements. Smyth.} '''Rp. .j.''' '''9. 2nd in A. 8.''' '''Mathew Wallys''' of Wapping Wall, Clarke aged 35 yeares or thereabouts sworne and exámined To the first second and third árticles hee saith and deposeth that hee well knoweth the producent John Russell, who hee saith was the tyme arlate and is the true and lawfull owner and proprietor of one small blew callico-bagg, and as hee beleeveth of three pounds (or thereabouts) of black Amber-grijse, which Amber-grijse was as hee beleeveth within the said time sealed up in the said callico-bagg; And for and as such owner and proprietor commonly accounted and reputed And further that in the arlate moneth of January 1655 the shipp the ''Endymion'' (whereof Alexander Rignols alias Reynolds arlate was cheife-mate) was in the Straite of Sundra homewards bound for this port of London; and in the said Straight betweene the Islands of Java and Sumatra met with the shipp the ''Jonathan'' then going from Madras to Macassar; And this deponent having bin Minister or Passenger on board the ''Jonathan'' went out of the ''Endymion'' (wherein hee came passenger) on board the ''Jonathan'' to see and salute her Captaine and company; which having donne, and made some stay aboard, and being readie to retourne on board the ''Endymion'', the said John Russell, who was of cheife mate of the ''Jonathan'', and had bin formerly acquainted with this deponent, came unto this deponent and brought the said callico-bagg sealed up, and told this deponent that there were three pounds of black Amber-Grijse therein contained, which hee desired to send to his wife living in or neere Wapping and had a letter readie written unto her, which hee showed to this deponent, who read it, and found therein mention of the sending of three pounds of black Amber grijse by him unto her, in a callico bagg; aand then the said Russell sealed up the said lettere and delivered it with the said bagg of Amber Grijse to this deponent and desired him being bound for London to convey it unto his wife and either put it into his owne chest, or els deliver it to some of the ''Endymions'' officers from whom it might be safely received, that soe it might come to his wifes hands, and further told this deponent that therefore hee showed him what hee wrote, because some had bin soe false as to write letteres mentioning the sending of goods and tokens to their freinds in England, but in truth did not send such tokens or goods to the greate abuse of the carriers of the letteres, or to the same effect And then and there this deponent heard William downes [the GUTTER] Chyrugeon of the ''Jonathan'' say that hee had seen the said Amber
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