HCA 13/70 f.295r Annotate
| Volume | HCA 13/70 |
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| Folio | 295 |
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19/
B.13.
The 10th day of March 1654. [CENTRE HEADING]
The Lord Protector against}
Wainewright and Jeffryes.}
Bud. Smith.}
Examined upon the Interrogatories ministred by
Bud.
Rowe dt.
3
ffrancis Burton of the parishe of Saint
Christopher neere the Royall Exchange London
Cittizen and Cloathworker of London aged 40 yeares
or thereabouts a witnesse sworne and examined
upon the Interrogatories on the behalfe of the Lord Protector
deposeth.
To the first Interrogatorie hee answereth negatively to every part thereof
To the second third and 4th Interrogatories hee referreth himselfe to
his foregoeing deposition to the first second and third articles
of the first Allegation annexed to the Commission on the behalfe of the Lord Protector
and which hee made and signed att Portsmouth. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 5th Interrogatorrie hee saith that the producent did as hee beleeveth really
pay the summe of eight hundred and odd pounds to the Commissioners for the Customes, which was
the whole somme due for the Customes of the said Tobaccoes now in question, and which was
soe paid by the order of the Collectors for dutch prize goods as in part of the whole
somme contracted for and payable to them for the said Tobaccoes, which they by
theire bargaine were and are to allow unto the producents and company which bargaine was
and is that they the said Commissioners should pay and discharge all the Customes due
for and upon the summe in consideration of theire receipt of 4 d 3 farthings per
pound for the said Tobaccoes, And soe hee saith the said Collectors were by
Contract to allow the said eight hundred and odd pounds to the producents and the producents to pay
soe much the lesse unto them in the whole. Akk hee hath deposed in
his foregoeing deposition to the said Allegation to which he referreth And further
cannot depose./.
To the 6th 7th and 8th Interrogatories hee referreth himselfe to his
depositions to the 4th 5th and 6th articles of the first Allegation to the said Commissioners
annexed to which hee hath deposed his full knowledge herein And otherwise
cannot depose./.
To the 9th hee saith that hee cannot certainly and precisely remember
on what day it was that more than a penny per pound was demanded for
the Customes of the said Tobaccoes but beleeveth it was about the first
of deecember 1652. And saith that the vessell into which the said
Tobaccoes were laden could not have saild from thence therewith at the tyme interrogated
in regard they had not quite finished theire worke and ladeing thereof thereupon
untill about the last of November 1652. And that ymediately after shee was
seized upon and not permitted to [?steere] for Portsmouth untill 6 d per pound was
paid for the said Customes referring himselfe to his foregoeing depositions
to the said Allegation And further cannot depose./.
To the 10th Interrogatorie hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions to
the said first Allegation And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 11th and 12th Interrogatories hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing
depositions to the 7th 8th and 9th articles of the said Allegation And otherwise
cannot depose.
To the 13th Interrogatorie hee referreth himselfe to his foregoeing depositions
to the said Allegation wherein hee hath given particular and full satisfaction
to this Interrogatorie And further cannot depose./
To the 14th hee cannot depose not being present at the tyme interrogated
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