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The fifth day of december 1653. [CENTRE HE … The fifth day of december 1653. [CENTRE HEADING]
Pickering against certaine goods}<br />
in the shipp the ''Castle Rammekins''/}
Examined upon the sayd allegation in the second place<br />
on the behalfe of the sayd Pickering.
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'''John Crosse''' of the parish of Saint Marke London merchant<br />
aged 60 yeares or thereabouts a witnes sworne and<br />
examined deposeth and saith as followeth videlicet./
To the first Article of the sayd allegation This deponent saith that the goods in<br />
this cause Claymed by the sayd Timothy Gray and since by authority of this<br />
Court appriased were att the tyme of the unlading thereof respectively<br />
marked with the respective markes mentioned in the margent of the sayd<br />
Appraisement, the premisses he knoweth for that he was present and aboard<br />
the sayd shipp ''Castle Rammekins'' att the tyme of unladeing the sayd goods<br />
respectively, and likewise att the tyme of appraising them and making<br />
and draweing upp the sayd appraisement, and had the sayd goods under<br />
his Custody from the tyme of unlading the same to the tyme of their<br />
appraisement and thereby knoweth the premisses to be true of his certaine<br />
knowledge and tight, and that neyther att the tyme of unlading the<br />
sayd goods nor afterward to the tyme of drawing upp the sayd apprisement<br />
any new markes were made upon the sayd goods or any of them. And<br />
otherwise cannot depose.
To the second article he saith he cannot depose
To the Crosse Interrogatories
To the first Interrogatory he saith he comes to be examined in this cause att the<br />
request of Mr Alexander Hatchet. and saith he favoureth no the parties<br />
in this cause one before the other but favoureth Justice indifferently and<br />
were it in his power would give the victory to him that hath best right. And<br />
otherwise negatively.
To the second Interrogatory he saith he did not heare the sayd Gray saye the sayd goods<br />
were prize, but saith he heard him say, that his goods were without markes,<br />
and that the sayd goods appraised though they were marked and though<br />
they were not his, yet should be his or that he would have them in stead<br />
of his or to that effect. And the sayd words were spoken in the ware<br />
house att Porters key where the sayd goods lay in the presence of this Rendent<br />
and his precontest, Mr Primat, and Mr Aldwyn. and of the brother of<br />
the foresayd Gray and about or a little or before noone of the day of appriasement<br />
but the certaine day and month remembreth not. but therein referreth<br />
himselfe to the sayd appraisement abiding as he beleiveth in the Registry<br />
of this Court. And otherwise cannot depose.
To the 3d. Interrogatory negatively for his part.
To the 4th. Interrogatory he saith he was none of the apprizers of the sayd goods<br />
but saith he had possession of the sayd goods in the warehouse aforesayd both<br />
before and after the sayd appriasement videlicet till such tyme as they were<br />
sold by order of this Court, and then this Rendent delivered the same to the<br />
Buyer thereof, a gentleman whose name he taketh to be Josiah Primat.<br />
And further cannot depose.
To the .5.th Interrogatory he saith he bought not any of the goods interrate.
To the Crosse Interrogatoryes in the second place./
To the sayd Interrogatories he saith that he hath knowne the sayd Timothy Gray about<br />
four monethes, and first saw him the 11th day of August last past, and that<br />
he is a man of middle stature and about 50 yeares of age as this Rendent<br />
conceyveth, but remembreth not perfectly the colour of his haire and saith<br />
he is not any of the Company of the [?''2. sisters''] nor hath deposed to the effect<br />
interrate And otherwise cannot depose.//
John Crosse [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
Repeated before <br />
[?Doctor] Clarke and Doctor Godolphin/gt;
[?Doctor] Clarke and Doctor Godolphin/ +
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