MRP: C10/86/36 f. 2
C10/86/36 f. 2
Abstract
Transcription
//XXXX and John Buckworth & John//
//XXXX Jurati 17 die ??Marry 1667//
//Thomas Heatley Jur ?19 in Mariy 1667//
//??M:r Bramston//
//XX: ?Bennt//
//The Severall and Joint Answers of S:r William Ryder Kn:t S:r Richard fforde Kn:t John Buckworth John Sandys and Thomas ??ffox ffive of//
//the defendants to the Bill of Complaint of Edward Gibbon Comp:lt//
//All advantage of Excepcon to the incertainties & insufficiencyes of the sd Bill of Complaint to these def:ts now & att all times hereafter being saved & reserved for Answere to soe much thereof as XXXXXX//
//these def:ts make Answere unto these def:ts each for himselfe only speaking say that about the time in the Bill for that purpose set forth the shipp Eagle in the Bill named & was comanded by//
//Thomas Hendra in his life time and that the sd shipp was about the time in y.e sd Bill menconed outward bound from the port of London in a voyage to y.e coasts of Ginney & y:t these ?def:ts among//
//others were ffreighters & some of them alsoe ptowners of the s:d shipp and y:t these def:ts & others did Joyne with y:e sd owners & amongst them all did raise a stock of eleaven thousand pounds//
//(over and above y.e costs & charges in setting forth the sd shipp to sea in the sd voyage) in severall Goods & merchandizes w:ch were laden by these def:ts & others the ffreighters of the sd shipp//
//for the sd voyage in y:e sd shipp & another small vessell called the Eaglett for the Joint Accompt of these def:ts and y:e sd other adventurers in the sd stocke according to their severall??pporions//
//& shares each had therein which sd stock shipps & cargoe was all comitted to y:e Joint care & managem:t of Thomas Hendra Nicholas Pepperell and John Betts in these voyages as//
//ffactors & supra cargoes thereof to sell & dispose of these cargoes at Ginney for the Accompt & benefitt of these def:ts & other these Adventurers for Gold Elephants teeth & other comodities And these//
//ffactors were to render an Accompt of these cargoes & pceed thereof to these def:ts and other y:e sd Adventurers and were to have ffactorage for the same according to agreem:t made by the//
//def:ts & y:e sd Adventures (sic) or some or one of them with y:e sd ffactors severally And theise def:ts each for himselfe speakeing say that he doth not knowe a:t y:e sd Thomas Hendra had a stock or cargoe of//
//nine hundred ninety pounds as in the sd Bill p:rtended or any other stocke or cargoe of his owne or on his owne Accompt or y:t y:e comp:lt had any pt or share in any stock with y:e sd Hendra//
//in the s:d shipp or whither the comp:lt pd the one hundred ffifty pounds in y:e Bill Alleadged to be pd for his Interest therein or any or what other summe or summes of money he pd to the sd//
//Thomas Hendra for any share in any stock nor doe these def:ts nor either of them know whither the comp:lt had any Interest or share in any stocks whatsoever with the sd Thomas Hendra//
//in the sd voyage or otherwise But say y:t of any goods or cargoe y.e sd Thomas Hendra had on his owne Acc:t on board y:e sd shipp in y:e sd voyage it was contrary to his understanding w:th the//
//def:ts And thereby he the sd Thomas Hendra hath forfeited his bond of ffive hundred pounds penalty whereby he stood bound to these def:ts or some of them not to take on board the sd shipp any Goods or//
//m:chandizes whatsoever other than what was or should be laden by these def:ts and other y:e sd Adventurers save only by y.e pmission of these defts & others y.e sd adventurers first XXXX//
//under their hands & seales or y:e major pt of them for y:e purpose w:ch pmission to the sd def:ts or either of theire knowledge or beleife was never Granted to y.e sd Thomas Hendra for//
//himselfe or to or for any other pson or psons
//pt or share in these
//XXXX ?plaines since
//by Samuel Payne in the Bill
//?himselfe severally
//Hendra had or was to have betweene them or any thing in y:e Bill charged in relaconn thereunto they
//all the matters & transacconns in y:e sd Bill
//hold XXX that y:e sd Thomas Hendra
//with the p:rtended stock or stockes
//or y:t the sd Thomas Hendra had any such Goodes
//severally & each for himselfe
//as these def:ts before
//had XXXXXXXXXXXX
//XXXX only have heard
//should
//maXX
//Thomas Heatley
//by XXX Thomas Hendra
//what he did not
//himselfe
//stock or enter some such Answer
//XXXXXXXXX
//these
//belong & these def:ts severally & each for himselfe deny y:t he or any other for him or to his use ever had or
//whatsoever
//Adventurers
//Axxxxxxxxx
//as in the Bill
//XXXXXXXXXX
//or to any other for them
//before he went
//pt of these def:ts sd cargoe
//def:ts & y:e sd other Adventurers
//did & as they beleeve soe did
//deft Thomas Heatley
//XXX saith
//a contract
//to give satisfacon
//on his owne
//gunpowder at Ginney
//to y:e purpose y:t
//XXXXX
//or of any
//into your
//take notice
//XX deny all
//these def:ts
//XXXXXXXXXXXX
//Anth: ?Keck [Signature, bottom RH corner]
Commentary
See C10/86/36 f. 1
See C10/89/61 f. 1
See C10/89/61 f. 2
See C10/89/61 f. 3
See C10/89/61 f. 4
See C10/89/61 f. 5
