William Bird "London Hearth Tax: 16666: Hackney Hommerton '''William Bird 18 hearths''' Note: xviij"UNIQac96cbb175293c4e-ref-0000159C-QINU ... '''Edward Bushell''' 11 hearths Note: xj"UNIQac96cbb175293c4e-ref-0000159F-QINU
'''TNA''' PROB PROB 11/444/363 Will of William Bird or Birde, Merchant of Hackney, Middlesex 26 March 1698
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of this Commonwealth. And for such commonly accounted reputed and taken. And further cannot answer./ To the 27th he hath knowne Mr Blackborow for theise two yeares last or thereabouts, and saith he liveth within the Burrough of Southwarke near London And beleeveth him to be (according to common repute) and Englishman and subject of this Comonwealth And this deponent knoweth that he the said Blackborowe and one Mr Shirly doe use the trade of Timber, Balkes, masts and other commodities sold in Norway, and hath credibly heard that they keep ffactors and Agents in some parts of Norway for the trans= porting. the goods aforementioned to this port of London. And further cannot answer./ To the last he referreth himselfe to his foregoeing deposition./ Repeated before Doctor Godolphin. Henry lobery [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE] ********************************* The ''Brazeele frigot'' aforesaid./ The 21th day of September 1659./ Examined upon the first Allegation given in on behalfe of Edward and John Bushell of London Merchants, containing 21 articles. '''13:''' '''William Bird''' of Little Saint Ellens London Merchant, aged 31 yeares or there= abouts a witnes sworne and examined saith and deposeth by vertue of his oath as followeth videlicet/ To the third article of the said Allegation upon which alone he is (by direction from the producents Proctor examined, he saith that at Lisbone in or about the moneth of May 1659 before the said ships departure thence for the parts of Brazeele it was by Charterpartie covenanted and agreed on betwixt Thomas Heath (Commander of the said ship) on behalfe of Mr Edward and Mr John Bushell; and one |Manoel d'Al[XXX GUTTER] e'Mo[?s]ia freighter of her the voyage in questionm that the
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