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To the second Article hee saith, That in o … To the second Article hee saith, That in or about the moneth of July <u>1653</u><br />
last past the shipp the ''Margarett and Elizabeth'' arlate under the Commannd of<br />
this deponent and Companie did meet with and surprize at sea a certaine dutch<br />
shipp called the ''pyd Cowe'' of Rotterdam laden with salt, which shipp and ladeing<br />
they afterwards brought to Newfoundland, and there by reason of the perishablenesse<br />
of that commoditie, this deponent caused the same to bee unladed and putt the<br />
same into the possession of George hopkins the partie querelate in this suite<br />
to whom this deponent caused 18 ''li'' sterling to bee paid for the same unlading<br />
and the said hopkins provided Warehouses to receive the same, and for<br />
his soe doeing this deponent contracted and agreed to allow the said hopkins<br />
three hogsheads out of every twenty hogsheads, whereupon the said hopkins permissed<br />
and undertooke to this deponent to deliver back upon demmannd 17:<br />
hogsheads of salt for every score of hogsheads soe received to the use and benefit<br />
of the said William Bennet and Companie as by an Instrument of Agreement bearing<br />
date the 26th of August <u>1653.</u> and beginning '''A Covenant and<br />
agreement''' remaining in this Court, and signed and sealed by the said<br />
hopkins and this deponent doeth and may amongst other things appeare<br />
And further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 3d hee saith, hee this deponents satisfaction to the contents of this<br />
article referreth himselfe to the said Contract Covenant or agreement<br />
the Contents whereof hee declareth to bee reall and true, And soe<br />
had and done as therein is conteyned. Annd further cannot depose:-/
To the fourth hee saith, That upon or presently after the said Agreement<br />
the said George hopkins tooke possession of the said ship at Newfound<br />
land in order to her bringing home from thence to Plymouth in<br />
pursuance of the said Agreement this deponent being the person who did<br />
deliver him possession thereof, but as in the rest of the said position hee<br />
saith hee knoweth nothing thereof:/
To the fifth hee saith, That the usuall price of goods transported from<br />
Newfoundland to Plymouth was and is 3 ''li'' a tunne soe farr as<br />
this deponent ever heard or observed, And further hee cannot depose:-/
To the 6th hee saith, That the salt aforesaid delivered out of the ''Pyed''<br />
''Cowe'' to the said hopkins consisted of sixe hundred sixty and eight<br />
hogsheads or thereabouts out of which hee was to have for the keeping and warehouse<br />
roome three hogsheads of salt, and the rest hee was to make good and redeliver<br />
to the said William Bonnet and Companie or their order, as this deponent agreed with him<br />
The premisses hee knoweth upon the grounds formerly expressed. And<br />
further cannot depose:-/
To the 7th hee saith, That a hogshead of salt was and is usually worth<br />
twenty shillings at Newfoundland, and for soe much this deponent hath<br />
sold the same. And further to this article hee cannnot depose:/
To the 8th hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof:-
To the 9th hee saith hee referreth himselfe to the Acts and proceedings of<br />
this Court:-/d proceedings of<br />
this Court:-/ +
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