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Transcription

B2

The 15th of August 1656/

Lisle [?Owner] of the Jane alias the handmayde}
against Stephens and Leigh Clements Smith}

Examied upon the Libell given in on the behalfe of the sayd Lisle

[GUTTER XXX the XXX A20/

Rp. 2

Arthur Minshen of the parish of Saint Andrew in holborne
gentleman aged eight and twenty yeares or thereabouth a wittenes
sworne and examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./

To the first second third fowerth fifth sixth and 7th articles of the sayd
libell and the respective schedules therein mentioned and now shewne unto
him and perused by him at the tyme of this his examination he saith that the
arlate Sampson Edwards did in the moneth of September 1653 come
to this deponents lodging on Safferon hill in the parish of Saint Andrew
holborne and shewed unto this deponent a bill of sayle made as he sayd
by one Synderby in the sayd bill of sale named of the frigott or vessell then
called by the name of the name of the Jane of London and her tackle and furniture and
told that this deponent that hee the sayd Edwards was by virtue of the sayd
bill of sale from the said Sinderby Owner of the sayd vessell the Jane and
had agreed with the arlate Tobias Lisle of Safferon hill aforesayd Esquire
to sell the sayd vessell and her tackle and furniture to the sayd Tobias and
willed this deponent to draw a bill of sale to that effect Whereupon this
deponent did draw the bill of bargaine and sale in the seaventh article of the
sayd libell mentioned in manner and forme as now it is and
appeareth and the sayd Edwards did upon the day of the date of the sayd
bill of bargaine and sale which appeareth to be the twenty seaventh day
of September 1653 signe seale and deliver the sayd bill according as is
therein specified to the use of the sayd Tobias Lisle in presence of this
deponent and Robert Bankes whose name is alsoe subscribed to the sayd bill
of sale as a wittnesse thereto And this deponent is well assured that
the bill of sale in the sayd seaventh article mentioned is all of it his this
deponents owne hand writing and also the subscription of his name there
to bee his this deponents owne hand writeing and sawe the sayd Robert Bankes
subscribe his name thereto as now it appeareth and will knoweth that the
sayd bill was signed sealed and delivered by the sayd Sampson Edwards and
verily beleeveth all the contents thereof to bee true and soe had and done as
therein is and expressed And further to these articles and the schedules in
them mentioned hee saith hee cannot depose./

To the 8th hee cannot depose/

To 9th he saith hee referreth him selfe to the Registry of this Court and
further cannot depose.

To the 10th hee saith hee knoweth not the arlate Stephens and Leigh and therefore cannot
depose to this article

To the 11th saving his foregoeing deposition hee cannot depose

To the last he saith his foregoeing deposition is true./

To the Interrogatories [CENTRE HEADING]

To the first hee saith he hath noe share or interest in the busines in
question neither will it be profitt or preiudice to him which soe ever of
the parties litigant prevaile in this cause./

To the 2 hee saith the bill of sale by him made and mentioned in his foregoeing
deposition was signed sealed and delivered by the foresayd Sampson Edwards
upon