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Transcription

The sixth day of december 1653 [CENTRE HEADING]

Gilbert Keate Thomas Jennings and Company}
against a 16th part of the shipp the Prosperous}
and of her Tackle furniture and}
Apparrell lately belonging to dixewell}
Brent did attached by Authority of this}
Courtm and against whatsoever freight}
due for the same and against [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Brent}
the Administrator of all and singular}
the goods Chattells and debts of the sayd
dixwell Brent not administred}
by [BLANK IN MANUSCRIPT] Brent the father and Administrator}
of the sayd dixwell Brent in particular}
and all others in generall. Smith}

Captaine Richard Ell of Twickenham
in the County of Middlesex Esquire aged
54 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne
and examined deposeth and saith as followeth
videlicet./

To the first article of the sayd alleagtion This deponent saith That in orabout
the latter end of the yeare 1648. or beginning of the yeare 1649 the
tyme otherwise he remembreth not, hee this deponent did att Smirna
deliver divers goods wares and merchandises in tinn Cloth pepper
and other things to the value of 480 li sterling and upwards to the sayd dixwell Brent
then being att Smirna to and for the use and accompt of the arlate
Gilbert Keat Thomas Jennings and Companie. And the sayd dixwell
Brent in his life tyme had and receyved the same upon
the sayd accompt and promised to dispose of the same to and for the best
benefit and advantage of them the sayd Gilbert Keat Thomas Jennings
and Companie, and to give an Accompt of the same or of the proceed
thereof to them or some of them, or their Agents. And otherwise
cannot depose.

To the second Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that in the
yeares aforesayd and att the tyme of the sayd attachment made of the
sayd 1/16th part of the sayd shipp the foresayd dixwell Nrent was in debt
unto the sayd Gilbert Keat Thomas Jenings and Company in the anount
of four hundred and eighty pounds sterling and upwards for the foresayd
goods wares and merchndizes so by hom receyved as aforesayd from
the sayd dixwell Brent deceased in his life tyme nor any other for
his part and behalfe since his death hath made any payment or
satisfaction. And saith that the sayd dixwell Brent in his life tyme
and not long before his death did severall tymes by letters and
othewise acknowledge the sayd debt to him this deponent who hath
delivered the sayd goods to him att Smirna as aforesayd. And otherwise
cannot depose.

Richard Ell [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]

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The second day of December 1653.

Examined upon the sayd allegation

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Adrian Death of Saint Lawrence parish [?XX]
merchant aged 27 yeares or thereabouts a
witnes sworne and examined deposeth and saith as
followeth.

To the first and second Articles of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that
about the beginning of the yeare of our Lord 1649. the tyme of daye
att present he remembreth not there were of the sight and knowledge of
this deponent severall parcells of Tinn Cloth pepper and other
merchandizes of the value of three hundred pounds lawfull English
money and upwards delivered att Smyrna by the arlate Captaine Richard Ell
his Precontest to the said Dixwell Brent who [?XXXX]
in his lfetyme, but is since departed this life. And saith [?XXX]

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Richard Ell

Captain Richard Ell, who reputedly lived in Twickenham from 1648. The probate of his will dates from 1677, in which will he is described as a "Gentleman of Twickenham".