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Transcription

The fifth day of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]

Pickering against certaine goods}
in the shipp the Castle Rammekins/}

Examined upon the sayd allegation in the second place
on the behalfe of the sayd Pickering.

3

John Crosse of the parish of Saint Marke London merchant
aged 60 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and
examined deposeth and saith as followeth videlicet./

To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the goods in
this cause Claymed by the sayd Timothy Gray and since by authority of this
Court appriased were att the tyme of the unlading thereof respectively
marked with the respective markes mentioned in the margent of the sayd
Appraisement, the premisses he knoweth for that he was present and aboard
the sayd shipp Castle Rammekins att the tyme of unladeing the sayd goods
respectively, and likewise att the tyme of appraising them and making
and draweing upp the sayd appraisement, and had the sayd goods under
his Custody from the tyme of unlading the same to the tyme of their
appraisement and thereby knoweth the premisses to be true of his certaine
knowledge and tight, and that neyther att the tyme of unlading the
sayd goods nor afterward to the tyme of drawing upp the sayd apprisement
any new markes were made upon the sayd goods or any of them. And
otherwise cannot depose.

To the second article he saith he cannot depose

To the Crosse Interrogatories

To the first Interrogatory he saith he comes to be examined in this cause att the
request of Mr Alexander Hatchet. and saith he favoureth no the parties
in this cause one before the other but favoureth Justice indifferently and
were it in his power would give the victory to him that hath best right. And
otherwise negatively.

To the second Interrogatory he saith he did not heare the sayd Gray saye the sayd goods
were prize, but saith he heard him say, that his goods were without markes,
and that the sayd goods appraised though they were marked and though
they were not his, yet should be his or that he would have them in stead
of his or to that effect. And the sayd words were spoken in the ware
house att Porters key where the sayd goods lay in the presence of this Rendent
and his precontest, Mr Primat, and Mr Aldwyn. and of the brother of
the foresayd Gray and about or a little or before noone of the day of appriasement
but the certaine day and month remembreth not. but therein referreth
himselfe to the sayd appraisement abiding as he beleiveth in the Registry
of this Court. And otherwise cannot depose.

To the 3d. Interrogatory negatively for his part.

To the 4th. Interrogatory he saith he was none of the apprizers of the sayd goods
but saith he had possession of the sayd goods in the warehouse aforesayd both
before and after the sayd appriasement videlicet till such tyme as they were
sold by order of this Court, and then this Rendent delivered the same to the
Buyer thereof, a gentleman whose name he taketh to be Josiah Primat.
And further cannot depose.

To the .5.th Interrogatory he saith he bought not any of the goods interrate.

To the Crosse Interrogatoryes in the second place./

To the sayd Interrogatories he saith that he hath knowne the sayd Timothy Gray about
four monethes, and first saw him the 11th day of August last past, and that
he is a man of middle stature and about 50 yeares of age as this Rendent
conceyveth, but remembreth not perfectly the colour of his haire and saith
he is not any of the Company of the [?2. sisters] nor hath deposed to the effect
interrate And otherwise cannot depose.//

John Crosse [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

Repeated before
[?Doctor] Clarke and Doctor Godolphin/