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deposeth that hee this deponet and the ssayd Thomas Wood arrived at Boston
in New England upon or about the twentith day of June 1654 (at which
tyme the shipp Saint John Baptist and goods in her were not arrived and come thither) and
this deponent and the sayd Thomas Wood and Mt James Garrett Commander of the hopewell
went all of them togeather the same day of their arrivall to the arlate Segewick and
Levert and this deponent delivered unto them a letter sent to them from the sayd
Arnold and Elias Beake and Company (which letter this deponent hath alsoe read and
passed) wherein the sayd Owners did acquaint the sayd Sedgewick and Levert
with their propriety in the sayd shipp Saint John Baptist and goods seized therein
and that they had sent him this deponent to signifie soe much to them and for
the better manifestation of the truth thereof had also by him sent coppyes of
the proofes by them made in the Admiralty Court of England touching their
propriety therein and alsoe the originalls of their owne affidavits made in Chancery to the
same effect and had ordered this deponent to demande the same shipp and goods and this deponent
then alsoe shewed and delivered the sayd Sedgewick and Levert the sayd examinations and
affidavitts attested as aforesayd who read and perused the same, and this deponent
did alsoe afterwards leave coppyes of the sayd examinations and affidavitts
with the sayd Sedgewick and Leveret, And this deponent desyred the sayd Sedgwick
and Leveret that in the respecte the Interest of the sayd Owners did soe plainely
appeare, they the sayd Sedgewick and Leveret would deliver or cause to be
delivered to him this deponent for the use of the sayd Owners the sayd shipp
the Saint John Baptist and her ladeing (shee being then but approaching neere
unto Boston ad the goods undisposed of) that soe hee this deponent might dispose
of them to the best benefit of the sayd owners and prevent as much damage
thereby as might be, but the sayd Sedgewick and Leveret answered
that they would not deliver the same, And hee alsoe saith that upon the
two and twentith of June 1654 and not before the sayd shipp Saint John
Baptist with her ladeing was brought into the port of Boston in New
England by those to whose trust shee was Committed by the sayd
Sedgewick and Leveret, And this deponent and the sayd Thomas Wood and Mr garret did on
the three and twentith of the sayd June goe againe to the sayd Sedgewick and Leveret
and this deponent againe before the sayd witnesses did then demand of
the sayd Sedgewick and Leveret the sayd shipp Saint John Baptist and her ladeing
(it being then come to Boston) for the use of the sayd Owners but the sayd
Sedgewick and Leveret then refused to deliver the same to this deponent and
sayd they would consider of the examinations brought from the Court of Admiralty
and the affidavits made in Chancery and returne an answere to this
deponent the next day Whereupon this deponent went the next day being the
twenty fowerth of June 1654 accompanyed with the sayd Thomas Wood
and James Garrett and againe demanded of the sayd Sedgewick and Leveret the
sayd shipp Saint John Baptist and ladeing for the use of her sayd Owners but
they the