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hee further saith, That hee this deponent … hee further saith, That hee this deponent att or about the time aforesaid<br />
received att Porto Porte aforesaid aboard his said shipp <u>165.</u> bailes of<br />
shomack marked '''IP.''' for which hee signed bills of lading to the<br />
use of the said Joseph de Prere Merchant of Amsterdam, as also 13.<br />
bailes of shomack, and two Chests of Tobaccoe marked '''I:P:''' And saith<br />
further, that there were some other goods [?XXX] to say 6/ chests of sugar marked with<br />
two different markes, which this deponent also received aboard his said shipp at<br />
Porto Port to be transported to Roane, but for whose accompt hee cannot<br />
otherwise declare then in the bills of lading taken aboard him and bow<br />
remaining in the Registry of this Court was and is expressed. And further<br />
as to the exact quantities or proprieties of the said shipps lading<br />
hee saith hee cannot further depose, but referreth himselfe to the papers<br />
writings and bills of lading seized in and aboard his said shipp by the<br />
sayd ''TYger friggatt'',
Repeated before doctor Clerke and doctor Godolphin./
Reijer Cornelisson [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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The 9th of July <u>.1655:</u> [CENTRE HEADING]
Titus Complaine against John Brandlyn}<br />
and others}
Examined upon the said Libell.
'''2us./'''
'''Lewis Byker''' of the parish of Saint Peters Cornhill<br />
London Grocer aged 62. yeares or thereabouts a<br />
Wittnesse sworne and examined saith as followeth:-
To the first position or article of the said Libell hee saith hee knoweth nothing<br />
of the propriety in the said article expressed:-/
To the second hee saith, That in or about the moneth of October <u>1653.</u> last<br />
past, this deponent by the direction of Titus Complaine an Apothecary living in<br />
Ipswich did send his servant and precontest John knight to bring the goods<br />
hereafter mentioned aboard the Vessssell or hoy called the ''Primerose''<br />
(whereof the lilate William Marsh was Commannder) to bee transported<br />
in the sad Vessell from this Port of London to Ipswich for the accompt of the<br />
said Titus Complaine, and accordingly this deponent caused the same with the<br />
name of the hoy and Master aforesaid to bee entred into this deponents booke<br />
of accompts. And further saving his subsequent deposition hee cannot depose.
To the third hee saith, That hee this deponent well knoweth, That in or about<br />
the moneth of October aforesaid, the said Titus Complaine being here in<br />
London did cause one Chest of sugar of the valew of fourtie one pounds<br />
fourteen shillings and five pence, one hogshead of Tobaccoe of the valew<br />
of twelve pounds fifteen shillings and 10 ''d'' one barrell packt with loose<br />
sugar, cinnamon, Cloves, pepper and liquorice, amounting to 17 ''li'' 08 ''s'' 10 ''d''<br />
besides a scarfe packed up in the same barrell of the valew (as hee beleeveth)<br />
of 12 ''s'' or thereabouts, being in all 18 ''li'' : 00: 10 ''d'' the predeposed goods wares<br />
and merchandizes amounting in all to 72 ''li'': 11 ''s'': 01 ''d'': sterling to bee laden<br />
aboard the said Vessell or hoy to be transported as aforesaid. The<br />
reasons of his knowledge are theise, for that the said Complaine<br />
bought the said goods of this deponent here in London at or about the time and for<br />
and at the rates predeposed, and accordingly the same were entred in this<br />
deponents booke of accompts, (the said scarfe onely excepted) and were (the said scarfe onely excepted) and were +
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